Edward A. Ampofo

Publishing since 2000, latest 2026

Soil Science
Plant Science
Agronomy and Crop Science
Genetics
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology

In their own words

Soil and Water Conservation

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 262000–2026
Citations: 185to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 2.331.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 30%3 of 10 scored papers
Open access: 70%7 of the 10 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 244 citations, h-index 9 and i10-index 8 (162 citations and h-index 7 since 2021), as of October 3, 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

26 in all

Integrating biochar, NPK and green mucuna for sustainable soil fertility and yield optimization in sweet potato production
2026Agroforestry SystemsJournal1 citation10.1007/s10457-026-01434-6
Evaluating the socio-economic impacts of biochar initiatives on sustainable livelihoods among smallholder farmers
2026Discover Agriculture

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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

Soil Science623%
Plant Science415%
Agronomy and Crop Science312%
Genetics28%
Animal Science and Zoology14%
Ecology14%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics14%
Environmental Engineering14%
Food Science14%
Forestry14%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics3
Agriculture and Rural Development Research1
Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development1
Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems1
Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems1
Banana Cultivation and Research1
Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development1
Biological Control of Invasive Species1
Crop Yield and Soil Fertility1
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies1
Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock1
Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

20% of their 10 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Kenya1
Germany1
France1
Benin1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Cape Coast Technical UniversityGH3 papers
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le DéveloppementFR1 paper
Forschungszentrum JülichDE1 paper
West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land UseGH1 paper
Ministry of Food and AgricultureGH1 paper
University of NairobiKE1 paper
Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du BéninBJ1 paper
Université d'Abomey-CalaviBJ1 paper
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH1 paper

Where they publish

West African Journal of Applied Ecology4
University of Cape Coast3
Hydrological Sciences Journal2
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES2
Journal of Natural Sciences Research2
African Journal of Agricultural Research1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger6
13Climate action1
14Life below water1
15Life on land1

Most cited

Combining no-tillage, rice straw mulch and nitrogen fertilizer application to increase the soil carbon balance of upland rice field in northern Benin
Soil and Tillage Research2
201672 citationsWorld top 10%
A review of biochar's sustainability in climate-smart agriculture: Recent advances, emerging trends, and future directions
European Journal of Agronomy2
202518 citationsWorld top 10%
Heavy metal (Cu, Fe and Zn) pollution in soils: pig waste contribution in the Central Region of Ghana

Can soil amendment with or without fertiliser benefit the soil and upland rice?

2025West African Journal of Applied EcologyJournal0 citations

Comparison of Flora of Small-Scale Mined and Unmined-Sites in Dunkwa-East Municipality, Ghana

2019Environment and Natural Resources ResearchJournalOpen access4 citations10.5539/enrr.v9n3p86

Influence of Organic Mulches on Soil Physico-Chemical Properties and Maize (Zea Mays L.) Crop Performance.

2018Journal of Agricultural StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.5296/jas.v6i2.12771

Response of maize (Zea maysL.) to intermittent water application under tropical savanna condition

2018ARPN Journal of Agricultural and Biological ScienceJournalFirst author0 citations

Research article ISSN 0976–4402

2014INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCESJournal0 citations

Numerical modelling in improving subsurface drainage system for salt concentration control

2014ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied SciencesJournalFirst author0 citations

Assessing earthworm contribution to soil fertility in the coastal savanna region of Ghana

2007West African Journal of Applied EcologyJournalFirst author1 citation

Soil moisture dynamics in coastal savanna soils in the tropics under different soil management practices

2006Hydrological Sciences JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding14 citations10.1623/hysj.51.6.1194

'Tapak-tapak' pump: Water lifting device for small scale irrigation and rural water supply

2003AMA, Agricultural Mechanization in asia, Africa and Latin AmericaJournalFirst author0 citations

Hazard assessment of tractor operators engaged in food production in Botswana

2003Food, Agriculture & EnvironmentJournalSenior author3 citations10.5555/20043043692

An assessment of sediment loading into an agricultural reservoir in a semi-arid region of Kenya

2001West African Journal of Applied EcologyJournalFirst author4 citations

Predicting the liveweight of sheep by using linear body measurements

2000Ghana Journal of Agricultural ScienceJournalOpen access10 citations10.4314/gjas.v33i2.1872

Agroforestry Systems

AMA, Agricultural Mechanization in asia, Africa and Latin America1

How it can be read

70% free to read, of the 10 recorded

Diamond 3 · 12%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 4%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 8%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 3 · 12%Behind a paywall
Unknown 16 · 62%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

2 of 26 papers name a funder

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior1
Ghana Education Trust Fund1
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1

University of Cape Coast

Soil moisture dynamics in coastal savanna soils in the tropics under different soil management practices

Hydrological Sciences Journal14

200614 citationsOpen access · Bronze