Isaac Kofi Osei

University of Cape Coastper ORCID

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

Global and Planetary Change
Ecology
Ocean Engineering
Endocrinology

In their own words

Fisheries Biology (Finfish and Bivalve
Fish Stock Assessment (Finfish and Bivalve
Fisheries Management
Fis

Publications: 162011–2026
Citations: 142to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 1.381.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 14%1 of 7 scored papers
Open access: 86%6 of the 7 whose access is recorded

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is listed but not counted.

Google Scholar shows 169 citations, h-index 7 and i10-index 7 (154 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

University of Cape Coast

Education

MPHIL, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic SciencesUniversity of Cape Coast
PhD in Fisheries Sciences, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic SciencesUniversity of Cape Coast2016–2020

Publications

16 in all

Morphological Evidence of Phenotypic Plasticity in Shells of Oyster ( Crassostrea tulipa ) From Sub‐Habitats in the Densu Estuary, Ghana
2026Aquaculture Fish and FisheriesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1002/aff2.70170
A Situational Analysis of Small-Scale Fisheries in West Africa: From Vulnerability to Viability

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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

Global and Planetary Change744%
Ecology425%
Ocean Engineering213%
Endocrinology16%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies6
Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies3
Marine and fisheries research3
Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry2
Marine Ecology and Invasive Species2
Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity1
Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior1
Vibrio bacteria research studies1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

29% of their 7 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Nigeria2
United States1
Senegal1
Sierra Leone1
Australia1
Côte d’Ivoire1
Benin1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies1 paper
University of Rhode IslandUS1 paper
University of TasmaniaAU1 paper
Cheikh Anta Diop UniversitySN1 paper
University of IbadanNG1 paper
Swiss Centre for Scientific ResearchCI1 paper
Lagos State UniversityNG1 paper
Université Nangui AbrogouaCI1 paper
Université d'Abomey-CalaviBJ1 paper
Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementSN1 paper

Where they publish

Aquaculture Fish and Fisheries2
Journal of Fisheries and Coastal Management2
A Research Agenda for Sustainable Ocean Governance1
Agricultural sciences.1
Aquaculture International1
BSc. Dissertation, University of Cape Coast, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

14Life below water4
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Spotlighting Women-Led Fisheries Livelihoods Toward Sustainable Coastal Governance: The Estuarine and Mangrove Ecosystem Shellfisheries of West Africa
Frontiers in Marine Science
202236 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Demographic and profitability analyses of the West African mangrove oyster (Crassostrea tulipa) fishery in the Densu delta, Ghana
Journal of Fisheries and Coastal Management
202024 citations
Aspects of the biology of Sardinella aurita and Sardinella maderensis (Clupeidae) in the coastal waters of the central region, Ghana

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Understanding the ocean within the aquatic system for sustainable fisheries

2025A Research Agenda for Sustainable Ocean GovernanceBook chapter3 citations

Participatory assessment of shellfisheries in the estuarine and mangrove ecosystems of Ghana

2021Centre for Coastal Management (Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience) University of Cape Coast, Ghana and Coastal Resources Center, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode IslandJournalFirst author6 citations

Participatory Assessment of Shellfisheries in the Estuarine and Mangrove Ecosystems of Liberia

2021Centre for Coastal Management (Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience), University of Cape Coast, Ghana and Coastal Resources Center, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island. Narragansett, RI, USAJournalFirst author1 citation

Estimating accurate rope length to minimize wastage in cultch construction for mangrove oyster farming

2020Journal of Fisheries and Coastal ManagementJournalSenior author7 citations

Aspects of the biology of Sardinella aurita and Sardinella maderensis (Clupeidae) in the coastal waters of the central region, Ghana

2015Master of Philosophy Thesis, University of Cape CoastJournalFirst author16 citations

Food and feeding habits of some fishes from the Kakum River Basin, Ghana

2011BSc. Dissertation, University of Cape Coast, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic SciencesThesisFirst author0 citations

Centre for Coastal Management (Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience) University of Cape Coast, Ghana and Coastal Resources Center, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island1

Centre for Coastal Management (Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience), University of Cape Coast, Ghana and Coastal Resources Center, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island. Narragansett, RI, USA1

How it can be read

86% free to read, of the 7 recorded

Gold 3 · 19%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 1 · 6%Behind a paywall
Unknown 9 · 56%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

5 of 16 papers name a funder

United States Agency for International Development4
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council1

Master of Philosophy Thesis, University of Cape Coast