Jonathan Ampah

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

Food Science
Plant Science
Nutrition and Dietetics
Molecular Biology
Analytical Chemistry
Animal Science and Zoology

Publications: 142012–2026
Citations: 136to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 2.471.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 43%6 of 14 scored papers
Open access: 86%12 papers free to read

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

14 in all

Performance evaluation of a natural-convection gas-fired cabinet dryer for drying two banana varieties in Ghana
2026Food Research International ReportsJournalCorresponding3 citations10.1016/j.frinr.2026.100008
Molecular Architecture and Predictive Performance of Polysaccharide Hydrocolloids in Sustainable Food Processing
2026Journal of Food Process Engineering

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Food Science857%
Plant Science857%
Nutrition and Dietetics429%
Molecular Biology321%
Analytical Chemistry17%
Animal Science and Zoology17%
Aquatic Science17%
Building and Construction17%
Business and International Management17%
Civil and Structural Engineering17%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Food Drying and Modeling5
Food composition and properties4
Banana Cultivation and Research3
Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control2
Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management2
Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides2
Agricultural and Food Sciences1
Agricultural Engineering and Mechanization1
Agriculture and Rural Development Research1
Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth1
Building Energy and Comfort Optimization1
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

21% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Norway2
Germany2
United States1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH5 papers
University of GhanaGH5 papers
Institute for Scientific and Technological InformationGH5 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH3 papers
Federal Institute for Risk AssessmentDE2 papers
Norwegian Institute of Marine ResearchNO2 papers
University of BergenNO2 papers
University of Cape CoastGH2 papers
Ho Technical UniversityGH2 papers
Purdue University West LafayetteUS1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Food Science2
African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development1
Food Research International Reports1
Food Science & Nutrition1
Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science1
International Journal of Food Contamination1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
12Responsible consumption and production1

Most cited

Drying Kinetics and Chemical Properties of Mango
International Journal of Food Science
202229 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Drying Characteristics and Microbiological Quality Assessment of Solar-Dried Tomato
International Journal of Food Science
202228 citationsOpen access · Gold
Trace metal and aflatoxin concentrations in some processed cereal and root and tuber flour
International Journal of Food Contamination

Thin layer drying characteristics and chemical properties of two local plantain varieties

2025International Journal of Food Science & TechnologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1093/ijfood/vvag090

Drying Characteristics and Microbiological Quality Assessment of Solar-Dried Tomato

2022International Journal of Food ScienceJournalOpen access28 citations10.1155/2022/2352327

Drying Kinetics and Chemical Properties of Mango

2022International Journal of Food ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding29 citations10.1155/2022/6243228

Effect of variable chipping clearance and operational speed on the cassava chip geometry

2022Journal of Agricultural EngineeringJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.4081/jae.2022.1303

Status, challenges and prospects of food processing equipment fabricators in Ghana

2021Scientific AfricanJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding11 citations10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e00843

Performance evaluation of a chimney solar dryer for habanero pepper (Capsicum chinense Jacq).

2020African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and DevelopmentJournalOpen access3 citations10.18697/ajfand.92.18740

Trace metal and aflatoxin concentrations in some processed cereal and root and tuber flour

2016International Journal of Food ContaminationJournalOpen accessSenior author14 citations10.1186/s40550-016-0038-2

International Journal of Food Science & Technology

International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science1

How it can be read

86% free to read

Diamond 2 · 14%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 50%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 21%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 2 · 14%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 14 papers name a funder

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture1
Purdue University1
World Bank Group1

Effect of Drying on Selected Physical Properties of “Asontem” Cowpea Variety

ISRN Agronomy2

201212 citationsOpen access · Diamond