Wisdom A. Plahar

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Publishing since 1995, latest 2017

Nutrition and Dietetics
Food Science
Plant Science
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Animal Science and Zoology

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 181995–2017
Citations: 542to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 14
Field-weighted impact: 0.851.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 6%1 of 18 scored papers
Open access: 33%6 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

Publications

18 in all

Determination of the chemical and functional properties of yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urban) flour for food systems
2017Food Science & NutritionJournalOpen access63 citations10.1002/fsn3.574
Development and quality characteristics of shelf‐stable soy‐agushie: a residual by‐product of soymilk production
2015Food Science & Nutrition

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Nutrition and Dietetics1161%
Food Science950%
Plant Science844%
Biotechnology211%
Molecular Biology211%
Animal Science and Zoology16%
Aquatic Science16%
Biochemistry16%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience16%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics16%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Food composition and properties8
Phytase and its Applications6
Fermentation and Sensory Analysis3
Probiotics and Fermented Foods3
Proteins in Food Systems3
Child Nutrition and Water Access2
Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology2
Agricultural pest management studies1
Agriculture and Rural Development Research1
Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress1
Antioxidants, Aging, Portulaca oleracea1
Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

17% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Israel1
India1
United States1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH7 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH2 papers
Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchIN1 paper
Hebrew University of JerusalemIL1 paper
Tuskegee UniversityUS1 paper
Ghana Standards AuthorityGH1 paper
CSIR - Animal Research InstituteGH1 paper

Where they publish

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition3
African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development2
European Food Research and Technology2
Food Control2
Food Science & Nutrition2
British Journal of Applied Science & Technology1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger10
1No poverty1
3Good health and well-being1

Most cited

Volatile compounds produced by Lactobacillus fermentum, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida krusei in single starter culture fermentations of Ghanaian maize dough
Journal of Applied Microbiology2
2003103 citationsWorld top 10%
Determination of the chemical and functional properties of yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urban) flour for food systems
Food Science & Nutrition2
201763 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Cultivar and processing effects on the pasting characteristics, tannin content and protein quality and digestibility of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)

Nutritional enhancement of Ghanaian weaning foods using the orange flesh sweetpotato (Ipomea batatas)

2014African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and DevelopmentJournalOpen access22 citations10.18697/ajfand.65.13190

The prevalence of obesity among female teachers of child-bearing age in Ghana

2013African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior author24 citations10.18697/ajfand.58.11800

Adoption and impact of high quality bambara flour (HQBF) technology in the Northern Region of Ghana

2010Ghana Journal of Agricultural ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4314/gjas.v42i1-2.60642

Effect of soybean fortification on Ghanaian fermented maize dough aroma

2005International Journal of Food Sciences and NutritionJournal9 citations10.1080/09637480512331390655

European Journal of Medicinal Plants1

How it can be read

33% free to read

Diamond 1 · 6%Free to read and to publish
Gold 2 · 11%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 11%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 12 · 67%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

7 of 18 papers name a funder

International Development Research Centre3
Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance2
Department for International Development1
George Washington University1
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1
United States Agency for International Development1

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition2