Samuel A. Donkoh

University for Development Studies

Publishing since 2009, latest 2025

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Economics and Econometrics
Soil Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Plant Science
Business and International Management

Publications: 682009–2025
Citations: 1,670to those papers
h-index: 25i10-index 44
Field-weighted impact: 4.101.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 53%36 of 68 scored papers
Open access: 60%41 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

68 in all

Participation and output effect of a Block Farm Credit Programme in selected districts of Northern Ghana
2016Agricultural Finance ReviewJournalFirst author14 citations10.1108/afr-01-2016-0005
Commercializing innovations from agricultural research in Northern Ghana and farmers` willingness to pay
2016AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences4566%
Economics and Econometrics2232%
Soil Science1826%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics1725%
Plant Science1319%
Business and International Management1218%
Management Science and Operations Research812%
Sociology and Political Science46%
Animal Science and Zoology34%
Environmental Chemistry34%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Agricultural Innovations and Practices45
Agricultural risk and resilience17
Climate change impacts on agriculture15
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion13
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development12
Efficiency Analysis Using DEA8
Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets5
Organic Food and Agriculture5
Agricultural pest management studies4
Economic and Environmental Valuation4
Urban Agriculture and Sustainability4
Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

22% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Germany4
United States3
Nigeria3
United Kingdom3
Japan2
Australia2
Senegal1
Finland1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of IbadanNG3 papers
University of ReadingGB2 papers
International Fertilizer Development CenterUS2 papers
Southern Cross UniversityAU2 papers
The University of TokyoJP2 papers
United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of SustainabilityJP2 papers
University of GöttingenDE2 papers
Institute for Natural Resources in AfricaGH2 papers
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNG2 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH2 papers

Where they publish

Cogent Food & Agriculture7
Agricultural Finance Review3
Climate and Development3
Ghana Journal of Development Studies3
Scientific African3
African Journal of Agricultural Research2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger21
13Climate action15
8Decent work and economic growth6
1No poverty5
5Gender equality1
6Clean water and sanitation1
12Responsible consumption and production1

Most cited

Determinants of Choice of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Northern Ghana
Research in Applied Economics13
2014101 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Gender perspectives of climate change adaptation in two selected districts of Ghana
Heliyon13
201996 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Determinants of Choice of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Northern Ghana

2014Research in Applied EconomicsJournalOpen accessSenior author101 citations10.5296/rae.v6i4.6121

Food expenditure and household welfare in Ghana

2014African Journal of Food ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author50 citations10.5897/ajfs2013.1120

Smallholder adoption of soil and water conservation techniques in Ghana

2014African Journal of Agricultural ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding41 citations10.5897/ajar2013.7952

Improved rice variety adoption and its effects on farmers output in Ghana

2014Journal of Development and Agricultural EconomicsJournalOpen accessCorresponding35 citations10.5897/jdae2013.0544

Farmer Field Fora and adoption of yam integrated pest and disease management technologies in Northern Ghana

2014Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural DevelopmentJournalOpen accessCorresponding2 citations10.5897/jaerd2013.0568

Technical Efficiency of Rice Production at the Tono Irrigation Scheme in Northern Ghana

2013Journal of Experimental Agriculture InternationalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding63 citations10.9734/ajea/2013/1448

Estimating Technical Efficiency of Tomato Production in Northern Ghana

2013Journal of Experimental Agriculture InternationalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding24 citations10.9734/ajea/2013/1447

Estimating Technical Efficiency Of Tomato Production In Northern Ghana

2012Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen accessFirst author24 citations10.5281/zenodo.8206

Technical Efficiency Of Rice Production At The Tono Irrigation Scheme In Northern Ghana

2012Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.5281/zenodo.8208

How Efficient is Green Revolution Technology Adoption in Ghana?

2009Journal of the Ghana Science AssociationJournalFirst author4 citations10.4314/jgsa.v10i2.18046

African Journal of Science Technology Innovation and Development

Environment Development and Sustainability2

How it can be read

60% free to read

Diamond 24 · 35%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 13%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 27 · 40%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

13 of 68 papers name a funder

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung4
International Fine Particle Research Institute3
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung2
University of Reading2
Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie1
European Commission1
International Fund for Agricultural Development1
Japan International Cooperation Agency1

Assessing the technical efficiency of maize production in northern Ghana: The data envelopment analysis approach

Cogent Food & Agriculture2

201868 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond

Adoption of improved agricultural technologies among rice farmers in Ghana: a multivariate probit approach

Ghana Journal of Development Studies2

201967 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond

The perceived effectiveness of agricultural technology transfer methods: Evidence from rice farmers in Northern Ghana

Cogent Food & Agriculture2

201866 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond