Andrews Agyekumhene

University of Ghana

Lecturer, University of Ghana, since 2021per ORCID

Publishing since 2017, latest 2026

Nature and Landscape Conservation
Ecology
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Global and Planetary Change
Ocean Engineering
Parasitology

In their own words

Agyekumhene

Publications: 132017–2026
Citations: 156to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 2.281.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 38%5 of 13 scored papers
Open access: 77%10 papers free to read

4 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

Positions

Lecturer, Department of Marine and Fisheries SciencesUniversity of Ghanasince 2021
Protected Area Manager, Wildlife DivisionForestry Commission2009–2021

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Integrated Coastal Zone Management, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic SciencesUniversity of Cape Coast2014–2019
Master of Philosophy in Oceanography, Department of Marine and Fisheries SciencesUniversity of Ghana2006–2009

Publications

13 in all

Spatial Distribution, Contamination Levels, and Ecological Risk of Total Mercury and Methyl Mercury in the Gulf of Guinea Sediments
2026Water Air & Soil PollutionJournal0 citations10.1007/s11270-026-09789-3
A global assessment of microplastic abundance and characteristics on marine turtle nesting beaches
2025Marine Pollution Bulletin

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From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Nature and Landscape Conservation538%
Ecology431%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law431%
Global and Planetary Change323%
Ocean Engineering215%
Parasitology215%
Sociology and Political Science215%
Building and Construction18%
Demography18%
Earth-Surface Processes18%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Turtle Biology and Conservation5
Coastal and Marine Management4
Amphibian and Reptile Biology2
Bird parasitology and diseases2
Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies2
Marine animal studies overview2
Agricultural and Environmental Management1
Animal Behavior and Reproduction1
Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration1
Coastal and Marine Dynamics1
Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics1
Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

92% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2345678Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States8
Nigeria6
United Kingdom5
Germany3
Italy3
Venezuela2
Australia2
Mexico2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Florida Gulf Coast UniversityUS4 papers
University of LagosNG4 papers
Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine ResearchNG4 papers
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and AttractionsAU2 papers
Hellenic Centre for Marine ResearchGR2 papers
Universitat de BarcelonaES2 papers
University of PortsmouthGB2 papers
Universidad Autónoma de Baja CaliforniaMX2 papers
National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationUS2 papers
Mississippi State UniversityUS2 papers

Where they publish

Conservation Biology2
Oceanography2
Agricultural Sciences1
Anthropocene Coasts1
Chelonian Conservation and Biology1
Frontiers in Marine Science1
Geography1
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology1

How it can be read

77% free to read

Diamond 3 · 23%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 23%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 15%Open in a subscription journal
Green 2 · 15%A copy in a repository
Closed 3 · 23%

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

14Life below water7
13Climate action1
15Life on land1

Most cited

The Role of Taboos in the Protection and Recovery of Sea Turtles
Frontiers in Marine Science14
201742 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Mangrove Degradation and Management Practices along the Coast of Ghana
Agricultural Sciences14
202237 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Gillnet illumination as an effective measure to reduce sea turtle bycatch
Conservation Biology14
202033 citations
A global assessment of microplastic abundance and characteristics on marine turtle nesting beaches
Marine Pollution Bulletin14
202512 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Vulnerability of marine megafauna to global at‐sea anthropogenic threats
Conservation Biology
20258 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

BSc Oceanography and Fisheries, Department of Marine and Fisheries Sciences

Honours, memberships and service

Valedictorian at the 4th Session of 53 UCC Graduation Ceremony, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic SciencesUniversity of Cape Coast2020
Dean's Award of Excellence, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic SciencesUniversity of Cape Coast2020

Mangrove Degradation and Management Practices along the Coast of Ghana

2022Agricultural SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding37 citations10.4236/as.2022.1310065

Genetic structure of olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) in Ghana, West Africa

2021Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and EcologyJournalOpen access5 citations10.1016/j.jembe.2021.151614

Sea Turtle Nesting Activity in Ghana, West Africa

2021Chelonian Conservation and BiologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.2744/ccb-1487.1

The Role of Taboos in the Protection and Recovery of Sea Turtles

2017Frontiers in Marine ScienceJournalOpen access42 citations10.3389/fmars.2017.00237

Who funds it

6 of 13 papers name a funder

Global Challenges Research Fund2
Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics1
Australian Research Council1
California Institute of Technology1
College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan1
European Commission1
Florida Gulf Coast University1
Jet Propulsion Laboratory1