Gifty Sienso

University for Development Studies

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Economics and Econometrics
General Health Professions
Global and Planetary Change
Soil Science

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 132014–2026
Citations: 174to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 3
Field-weighted impact: 1.001.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 15%2 of 13 scored papers
Open access: 85%11 papers free to read

2 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Publications

13 in all

Does Farm Diversification Enhance Food and Livelihood Security? Evidence From Smallholder Cocoa Farmers in Ghana
2026Food and Energy SecurityJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1002/fes3.70241
Navigating destiny: A study of factors determining participation in artisanal fisheries insurance, level of risk and the dynamics of risk management

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Citations received each year

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To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences646%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics323%
Economics and Econometrics215%
General Health Professions215%
Global and Planetary Change215%
Soil Science215%
Animal Science and Zoology18%
Food Science18%
Horticulture18%
Management Information Systems18%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Agricultural Innovations and Practices6
Agricultural risk and resilience2
Agriculture and Rural Development Research2
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations2
Marine and fisheries research2
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion2
Child Nutrition and Water Access1
Climate change impacts on agriculture1
Coastal and Marine Management1
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy1
Efficiency Analysis Using DEA1
FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance1

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

15% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States1
Nigeria1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentGH3 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH3 papers
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityUS1 paper
Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNG1 paper
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM1 paper
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH1 paper
Ghana Institute of Management and Public AdministrationGH1 paper
Ekiti State UniversityNG1 paper
University of GhanaGH1 paper
Adekunle Ajasin UniversityNG1 paper

Where they publish

Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension Economics & Sociology3
Cogent Food & Agriculture2
Advances in Public Health1
Cleaner and Circular Bioeconomy1
Economy1
Food and Energy Security1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger5
1No poverty1
13Climate action1
14Life below water1

Most cited

Determinants of Choice of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Northern Ghana
Research in Applied Economics13
2014101 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Valuing postharvest losses among tomato smallholder farmers: evidence from Ghana
Cogent Food & Agriculture
202325 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Estimating the Efficiency of Maize Farmers in Ghana

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Welfare impacts of commercialization of rabbit production in Ghana

2023Cleaner and Circular BioeconomyJournalOpen access5 citations10.1016/j.clcb.2023.100049

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Does contract farming improve rice yield In Ghana?

2019Cogent Food & AgricultureJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.1080/23311932.2019.1643518

Factors Influencing Participation of Crop Farming Households in Non-farm Activities in Ghana

2015Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension Economics & SociologyJournalOpen accessFirst author5 citations10.9734/ajaees/2015/15814

Estimating the Efficiency of Maize Farmers in Ghana

2014Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension Economics & SociologyJournalOpen accessFirst author14 citations10.9734/ajaees/2014/11646

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction1

How it can be read

85% free to read

Diamond 6 · 46%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 31%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 2 · 15%Behind a paywall

Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension Economics & Sociology2

201414 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Participation, Income Effect and Challenges of Village Savings and Loans Program in Garu and Tempane Districts of the Upper East Region, Ghana

Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension Economics & Sociology1

20218 citationsOpen access · Diamond