Yakubu Amadu

University for Development Studies

Publishing since 2019, latest 2026

Pollution
Plant Science
Water Science and Technology
Economics and Econometrics
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Analytical Chemistry

Publications: 132019–2026
Citations: 115to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 0.761.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 15%2 of 13 scored papers
Open access: 69%9 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

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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

13 in all

Predicting Cocoa Prices in Ghana Using Machine Learning and Decomposition Based Hybrid Models
2026Statistics Politics and PolicyJournalOpen access0 citations10.1515/spp-2025-0042
Modelling the impact of climate variability on malaria morbidity in the Tamale Metropolitan Area: a time series analysis
2026BMC Infectious Diseases

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Subfields

Pollution538%
Plant Science323%
Water Science and Technology323%
Economics and Econometrics215%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health215%
Analytical Chemistry18%
Artificial Intelligence18%
Biomedical Engineering18%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering18%
Environmental Engineering18%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal3
Heavy metals in environment3
Agricultural Innovations and Practices1
Agricultural pest management studies1
Analytical chemistry methods development1
Bayesian Methods and Mixture Models1
Climate Change and Health Impacts1
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy1
Economic and Environmental Valuation1
Electrokinetic Soil Remediation Techniques1
Energy and Environment Impacts1
Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

15% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

Nigeria2
Sierra Leone1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Technology and Applied SciencesGH2 papers
Navrongo Health Research CentreGH1 paper
Food and Drugs AuthorityGH1 paper
Njala UniversitySL1 paper
Bayero University KanoNG1 paper
Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNG1 paper
Ahmadu Bello UniversityNG1 paper
Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development StudiesGH1 paper
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNG1 paper
International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNG1 paper

Where they publish

Bio Research Journal/Bio- Research2
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY1
Asian Journal of Probability and Statistics1
BMC Infectious Diseases1
Chemistry Africa1
Environmental Sustainability1
Ghana Journal of Science1
International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology1

How it can be read

69% free to read

Diamond 7 · 54%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 8%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 4 · 31%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 13 papers name a funder

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

6Clean water and sanitation2
13Climate action2
5Gender equality1
14Life below water1
15Life on land1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Review of Biochar Properties and Remediation of Metal Pollution of Water and Soil
Journal of Health and Pollution
202074 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Review on the effects and management of personal protective equipment waste on ocean resources
International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology14
202310 citations
Chemical characteristics of groundnut and sheanut shell biochars as adsorbents and soil conditioners in the era of ecological sustainability
Bio Research Journal/Bio- Research15
20227 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Factors influencing the adoption of improved cowpea varieties in the Sudan Savannas of Northern Nigeria
Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development5
20197 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
On the odd inverse exponential class of distributions: Properties, applications and cure fraction regression
Journal of Statistics and Management Systems
20225 citations

Exploring the Dynamic Interrelationships of Major Cereal Prices in Northern Ghana: An Empirical Analysis Using VAR Modeling

2025Asian Journal of Probability and StatisticsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.9734/ajpas/2025/v27i1700

Profiling of orange juice in the context of COVID-19 in India

2025Bio Research Journal/Bio- ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4314/br.v23i2.6

Review on the effects and management of personal protective equipment waste on ocean resources

2023International Journal of Environmental Science and TechnologyJournal10 citations10.1007/s13762-023-05093-3

On the odd inverse exponential class of distributions: Properties, applications and cure fraction regression

2022Journal of Statistics and Management SystemsJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1080/09720510.2021.1923944

Review of Biochar Properties and Remediation of Metal Pollution of Water and Soil

2020Journal of Health and PollutionJournalOpen accessSenior author74 citations10.5696/2156-9614-10.27.200902

Factors influencing the adoption of improved cowpea varieties in the Sudan Savannas of Northern Nigeria

2019Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior author7 citations10.5897/jaerd2019.1078

University of Reading1