Joris Gerald Niilante Amissah

University of Ghana

Senior Lecturer, University of Ghanaper ORCID

Publishing since 2002, latest 2026

Food Science
Nutrition and Dietetics
Plant Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Forestry
Agronomy and Crop Science

Publications: 222002–2026
Citations: 311to those papers
h-index: 10i10-index 10
Field-weighted impact: 6.341.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 56%10 of 18 scored papers
Open access: 77%17 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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Lecturer, Department of Family and Consumer SciencesUniversity of Ghana

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

22 in all

Integrative review on the use of sensory evaluation methods in consumer-led product development for indigenous fruits and vegetables
2026Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsJournalOpen access5 citations10.3389/fsufs.2025.1657001
Gender and Geography of the Perception and Consumption Patterns of Indigenous Fruits and Vegetables in Ghana
2026

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Food Science1464%
Nutrition and Dietetics1150%
Plant Science941%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics29%
Forestry29%
Agronomy and Crop Science15%
Ecology15%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences15%
Geography, Planning and Development15%
Sensory Systems15%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Food composition and properties9
Seed and Plant Biochemistry5
Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods4
Polysaccharides Composition and Applications3
African Botany and Ecology Studies2
Agriculture and Rural Development Research2
Organic Food and Agriculture2
Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies2
Agricultural Innovations and Practices1
Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact1
Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques1
Cassava research and cyanide1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

18% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

Switzerland2
United States1
India1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH5 papers
Institute for Scientific and Technological InformationGH4 papers
University for Development StudiesGH2 papers
Cornell UniversityUS1 paper
Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchIN1 paper
Michigan State UniversityUS1 paper
New York State College of Agriculture & Life SciencesUS1 paper
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH1 paper
Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionGH1 paper

Where they publish

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)4
Food Studies An Interdisciplinary Journal2
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems2
International Journal of Food Science2
Cogent Food & Agriculture1
Food and Humanity1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger7
3Good health and well-being1
5Gender equality1
6Clean water and sanitation1
12Responsible consumption and production1
13Climate action1

Most cited

Nutrient composition of bran from new rice varieties under study in Ghana
Food Control
200269 citations
The relevance of the number of categories in the hedonic scale to the Ghanaian consumer in acceptance testing
Frontiers in Food Science and Technology2
202338 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Physicochemical and microstructural characteristics of Frafra potato ( Solenostemon rotundifolius ) starch

Food Studies An Interdisciplinary Journal

Development and Sensory Characterisation of a Composite Vegetable Powder

2026Journal of Food Processing and PreservationJournalOpen access0 citations10.1155/jfpp/5991675

Processing, preservation, and value addition of indigenous food crops in West Africa

2025Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.3389/fsufs.2025.1657056

Sensory Profile of Xanthosoma sagittifolium (Kontomire), an Indigenous Green Leafy Vegetable in Ghana

2025Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)ReportOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.17903412

Sensory Profile of Colocasia esculenta (Kontomire), an Indigenous Green Leafy Vegetable in Ghana

2025Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)ReportOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.17901247

Survey Insights on Indigenous Fruits in Ghana

2025Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)ReportOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.17902234

Sensory Lexicon Development for Alasa (African Star Apple – Chrysophyllum albidum)

2025Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)ReportOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.17901740

Nitric Oxide Inhibition of Alcohol Dehydrogenase in Fresh-Cut Apples (Malus domestica Borkh)

2013Journal of Agricultural and Food ChemistryJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1021/jf4021224

Frontiers in Food Science and Technology1

How it can be read

77% free to read

Diamond 1 · 5%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 41%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 14%Open in a subscription journal
Green 4 · 18%A copy in a repository
Closed 5 · 23%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

6 of 22 papers name a funder

University of Ghana4
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation2
Nestec1
Nestlé1

International Journal of Food Properties

202332 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Physical, chemical, and rheological properties of flour from accessions of Frafra potato (Solenostemon rotundifolius)

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research

202429 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold