Yaa Ntiamoa‐Baidu

University of Ghana

Chair, Centre for Biodiversity Conservation Research University of Ghanaper ORCID

Publishing since 1991, latest 2026

Ecology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Infectious Diseases
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Global and Planetary Change
Nature and Landscape Conservation

Publications: 611991–2026
Citations: 2,050to those papers
h-index: 23i10-index 42
Field-weighted impact: 1.981.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 21%13 of 61 scored papers
Open access: 70%43 papers free to read

7 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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

ChairCentre for Biodiversity Conservation Research University of Ghana

Education

PhD, ZoologyUniversity of Edinburgh1976–1980

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

61 in all

The Muni-Pomadze Ramsar site
2000Biodiversity and ConservationJournal23 citations10.1023/a:1008954302319
Distribution and abundance of forest birds in Ghana
2000OstrichJournalFirst author13 citations10.1080/00306525.2000.9639925

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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.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Ecology3151%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics1931%
Infectious Diseases1728%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1626%
Global and Planetary Change1423%
Nature and Landscape Conservation813%
Virology813%
Parasitology711%
Genetics58%
Ecological Modeling35%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Viral Infections and Vectors16
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation16
Avian ecology and behavior14
Zoonotic diseases and public health13
Bat Biology and Ecology Studies11
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management8
Rabies epidemiology and control8
Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity6
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies6
Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research6
Marine and fisheries research4
Vector-Borne Animal Diseases4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

62% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2345679Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom27
United States11
Netherlands9
Australia6
Switzerland6
Germany4
New Zealand4
Indonesia3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Centre for African WetlandsGH27 papers
Zoological Society of LondonGB14 papers
University of CambridgeGB12 papers
Ghana Wildlife SocietyGH7 papers
University of OxfordGB5 papers
University of SussexGB5 papers
University of GroningenNL5 papers
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea ResearchNL5 papers
Ghana Wildlife DivisionGH5 papers
The Forestry Commission of GhanaGH5 papers

Where they publish

Ostrich4
Biodiversity and Conservation3
Biological Conservation3
Bird Conservation International2
Bulletin of Entomological Research2
EcoHealth2
Ecology and Evolution

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

14Life below water16
15Life on land16
1No poverty4
3Good health and well-being3
11Sustainable cities and communities2
13Climate action2
2Zero hunger1
6

Most cited

A framework for the study of zoonotic disease emergence and its drivers: spillover of bat pathogens as a case study
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences15
2012221 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Wild Meat Is Still on the Menu: Progress in Wild Meat Research, Policy, and Practice from 2002 to 2020
Annual Review of Environment and Resources11
2021188 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

Terrestrial birds of the Muni-Pomadze Ramsar site

2000Biodiversity and ConservationJournalFirst author3 citations10.1023/a:1008907914131

Conservation education in threatened species management in Africa

1995Bird Conservation InternationalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.1017/s0959270900001179

Seasonal changes in the importance of coastal wetlands in Ghana for wading birds

1991Biological ConservationJournalFirst authorCorresponding50 citations10.1016/0006-3207(91)90135-v

Conservation of coastal lagoons in Ghana: the traditional approach

1991Landscape and Urban PlanningJournalFirst authorCorresponding57 citations10.1016/0169-2046(91)90089-5

Open Journal of Ecology2

How it can be read

70% free to read

Diamond 4 · 7%Free to read and to publish
Gold 16 · 26%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 13 · 21%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 5 · 8%Free to read, no open licence
Green 5 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 18 · 30%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

43 of 61 papers name a funder

Natural Environment Research Council12
Sight Research UK12
University of Ghana10
Baidu7
Alborada Trust6
Wellcome Trust6
European Commission5
Carnegie Corporation of New York4

Clean water and sanitation

17Partnerships for the goals1

Uncovering the fruit bat bushmeat commodity chain and the true extent of fruit bat hunting in Ghana, West Africa

Biological Conservation15

2011185 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid