Ben K. Banful FGhIH

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Publishing since 1991, latest 2026

Plant Science
Forestry
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

In their own words

Soil health management
seed physiology
seed regulations
vegetable and fruit crops production

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Publications: 241991–2026
Citations: 420to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 9
Field-weighted impact: 2.731.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 33%1 of 3 scored papers
Open access: 67%2 of the 3 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 844 citations, h-index 15 and i10-index 23 (369 citations and h-index 11 since 2021), as of October 10, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

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

Publications

24 in all

Preserving crop genetic diversity through traditional seed systems: insights from farmer-saved fonio (Digitaria exilis (Kippist) Stapf) landraces in Northern Ghana
2026Genetic Resources and Crop EvolutionJournalOpen access2 citations10.1007/s10722-026-02824-6
Effects of Foliar Nutrition and varieties on Physicochemical, Nutritional and Shelf-life qualities of Sweet Pepper (Capsicum annuum l.) fruits in Ghana

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

Plant Science313%
Forestry14%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences14%

Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Banana Cultivation and Research2
African Botany and Ecology Studies1
Agricultural Innovations and Practices1
Cassava research and cyanide1
Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Agriculture1
Nematode management and characterization studies1
Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

67% of their 3 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Cameroon1
United Kingdom1
Kenya1
Nigeria1
Tanzania1
Uganda1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Royal Botanic Gardens, KewGB1 paper
University of SheffieldGB1 paper
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureTZ1 paper
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureUG1 paper
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureKE1 paper
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH1 paper
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNG1 paper
CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research InstituteGH1 paper
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureCM1 paper
University of GhanaGH1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology2
African Crop Science Journal1
Agric Innov Sust Dev1
Agricultural and Food Science Journal of Ghana1
Bananas and Food Security.(Picq C, Foure E, Frison EA). International Symposium1
Biological Agriculture & Horticulture1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger1
13Climate action1
15Life on land1

Most cited

Botanicals for the management of insect pests in organic vegetable production
Journal of Entomology and Nematology
2011132 citations
Nutritional composition of false horn'apantu pa'plantain during ripening and processing
African Crop Science Journal
199681 citations
Characterization of African eggplant for morphological characteristics
Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology
201074 citations
Effect of harvesting stages on seed quality characteristics of three soybean (Glycine Max (L) Merrill) varieties

Ghana Journal of Horticulture (JHORT)

Effect of Soil Amendment on the Functional and Pasting Properties of False Horn Plantain Flour

2018International Journal of Environment Agriculture and BiotechnologyJournalOpen access1 citation10.22161/ijeab/3.1.36

Effect of storage periods on seed quality characteristics of three soybean (Glycine max (L) Merrill) varieties

2016International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and TechnologyJournal19 citations

Botanicals for the management of insect pests in organic vegetable production

2011Journal of Entomology and NematologyJournal132 citations

Effect of seed drying on germination behavior and seedling growth of sweetsop (Annona squamosa)

2011Journal of Agricultural Science and TechnologyJournal6 citations

Characterization of African eggplant for morphological characteristics

2010Journal of Agricultural Science and TechnologyJournal74 citations

An Analysis of the Agricultural Science, Technology and Innovation System for Plantain (Musa spp.) in Ghana

2008IV International Symposium on Banana: International Conference on Banana and Plantain in Africa: Harnessing International 879Journal0 citations

Changes in soil aggregation in a plantain cropping system

2007Farming Systems DesignJournal4 citations

Evaluación multisitio de híbridos de la FHIA en Ghana

2000Infomusa, MontpellierJournal6 citations

Production of plantain, an economic prospect for food security in Ghana

1998Bananas and Food Security.(Picq C, Foure E, Frison EA). International SymposiumJournal16 citations

Sustaining food production in Ghana: the role of cereal/legume based cropping systems

1997Technology options for sustainable agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa, edited by T. Bezuneh, AM Emechebe, J. Sedogo, and M. Ouedraogo. Semi-Arid Food Grain Research and Development Agency (SAFGRAD) of the Scientific, Technical and Research Commission of OAU, Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoJournal15 citations

Plantain Development Project

1991Government of Ghana and International Development Research Centre, Canada. Final Technical ReprotJournal2 citations

Canada. Final technical report1

Farming Systems Design1

How it can be read

67% free to read, of the 3 recorded

Diamond 1 · 4%Free to read and to publish
Hybrid 1 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 1 · 4%Behind a paywall
Unknown 21 · 88%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

1 of 24 papers name a funder

Calleva Foundation1

Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research

Effect of storage periods on seed quality characteristics of three soybean (Glycine max (L) Merrill) varieties

International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology

201619 citations