Benedicta Essel Ayamba

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Also at Council for Scientific and Industrial Researchfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2017, latest 2026

Soil Science
Plant Science
Agronomy and Crop Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Waste Management and Disposal
Biomaterials

Publications: 172017–2026
Citations: 226to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 8.201.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 41%7 of 17 scored papers
Open access: 76%13 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

Citations received each year

Peerford

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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Education

PhD Soil Science, Department of Crop and Soil ScienceKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2015–2019
MSc Soil Science, Department of Crop and Soil ScienceKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2012–2014
BSc Agriculture, Department of Crop and Soil ScienceKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2008–2012

On their papers

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research18 works

Publications

17 in all

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From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Soil Science1165%
Plant Science741%
Agronomy and Crop Science635%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics318%
Waste Management and Disposal318%
Biomaterials16%
Environmental Engineering16%
Food Science16%
Forestry16%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences16%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics8
Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems4
Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques4
Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement4
Crop Yield and Soil Fertility3
Waste Management and Recycling2
Agricultural Economics and Practices1
Agricultural Science and Fertilization1
Agricultural Systems and Practices1
Agriculture and Rural Development Research1
Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems1
Banana Cultivation and Research1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

59% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Nigeria8
Netherlands2
Côte d’Ivoire2
Lebanon2
Egypt2
Uganda1
Brazil1
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH16 papers
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNG7 papers
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNG6 papers
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry AreasLB2 papers
ISRIC - World Soil InformationNL2 papers
Federal University of Agriculture, AbeokutaNG2 papers
University of AbujaNG2 papers
Africa Rice CenterCI2 papers
Desert Research CenterEG2 papers
Forestry Research Institute of NigeriaNG2 papers

Where they publish

Plant Production Science2
Agricultural sciences.1
Arabian Journal of Geosciences1
Circular Agricultural Systems1
Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis1
Elsevier eBooks1
European Journal of Soil Science1
Frontiers in Soil Science1

How it can be read

76% free to read

Diamond 3 · 18%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 41%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 12%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 4 · 24%Behind a paywall

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger11
12Responsible consumption and production1

Most cited

Current Problems Leading to Soil Degradation in Africa: Raising Awareness and Finding Potential Solutions
European Journal of Soil Science
202569 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Mechanisms for nutrient interactions from organic amendments and mineral fertilizer inputs under cropping systems: a review
PeerJ2
202338 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Economically Optimal Rate for Nutrient Application to Maize in the Semi-deciduous Forest Zone of Ghana
Journal of soil science and plant nutrition
202036 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Enhancing the Fertilizer Value of Cattle Manure Using Organic Resources for Soil Fertility Improvement: A Review
Journal of Bioresource Management2
202122 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Global rice production: Current status, challenges, and future scenarios
Elsevier eBooks2
202512 citationsWorld top 10%

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Agricultural sciences.

Efficacy of Selected Crop Residues and Rock Phosphate in Improving the Quality of Cattle Manure

2021Communications in Soil Science and Plant AnalysisJournalFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1080/00103624.2020.1862151

Economically Optimal Rate for Nutrient Application to Maize in the Semi-deciduous Forest Zone of Ghana

2020Journal of soil science and plant nutritionJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding36 citations10.1007/s42729-020-00240-y

Who funds it

6 of 17 papers name a funder

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation6
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa1
CAB International1