Daniel Brain Akakpo

University of Ghana

Lecturer, University of Ghana, since 2021per ORCID

Publishing since 2013, latest 2026

Plant Science
Agronomy and Crop Science
Cell Biology
Complementary and alternative medicine
Inorganic Chemistry
Management Information Systems

In their own words

Grain Legume Residues
northern Ghana
Animal production systems
smallholder farmers

Publications: 72013–2026
Citations: 100to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 1.821.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 29%2 of 7 scored papers
Open access: 100%7 papers free to read

2 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

Lecturer, Department of Crop ScienceUniversity of Ghanasince 2021

Education

PhD, Animal Production Systems/ Plant production SystemsWageningen University and Research Centre2014–2019

Publications

7 in all

Importance of Regulatory Frameworks for the Achievement of the Objectives of Modified Taungya System (MTS) in Ghana: Lessons From the United States and Canada
2026International Journal of Forestry ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1155/ijfr/6641028
Cowpea cropping systems, traits preference and production constraints in the upper west region of Ghana: farmers' consultation and implications for breeding

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Plant Science571%
Agronomy and Crop Science457%
Cell Biology114%
Complementary and alternative medicine114%
Inorganic Chemistry114%
Management Information Systems114%
Management Science and Operations Research114%
Molecular Biology114%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Agricultural pest management studies4
Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems4
Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis2
Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology2
Accounting and Organizational Management1
Business Strategies and Management Research1
Coconut Research and Applications1
Papaya Research and Applications1
Peanut Plant Research Studies1
Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases1
Plant tissue culture and regeneration1
Seed Germination and Physiology1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

43% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

Netherlands3
Kenya2
United Kingdom2
Nigeria1
Germany1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Wageningen University & ResearchNL3 papers
Roslin InstituteGB2 papers
University of EdinburghGB2 papers
International Livestock Research InstituteKE2 papers
Cocoa Research Institute of GhanaGH2 papers
University of BonnDE1 paper
University for Development StudiesGH1 paper
Ho Technical UniversityGH1 paper
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNG1 paper
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNG1 paper

Where they publish

American Journal of Plant Sciences2
Agronomy Journal1
Animal Feed Science and Technology1
CABI Agriculture and Bioscience1
International Journal of Forestry Research1
Small Ruminant Research1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger3
1No poverty1

Most cited

Effect of Indole 3-Butyric Acid and Media Type on Adventitious Root Formation in Sheanut Tree (Vitellaria paradoxa C. F. Gaertn.) Stem Cuttings
American Journal of Plant Sciences2
201426 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Maize–legume strip cropping effect on productivity, income, and income risk of farmers in northern Ghana
Agronomy Journal1
202025 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid