Abigail Ampomah Adaku

University of Ghana

Lecturer, University of Ghana, since 2013per ORCID

Publishing since 2015, latest 2026

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Economics and Econometrics
Business and International Management
Food Science
Plant Science
Soil Science

Publications: 132015–2026
Citations: 68to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 3
Field-weighted impact: 3.071.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 31%4 of 13 scored papers
Open access: 62%8 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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, Agricultural Economics and AgribusinessUniversity of Ghanasince 2013

Education

PhD, Agricultural EconomicKansas State University2017–2020
MSc, Agricultural Science and Resource ManagementUniversity of Bonn2010–2012
BSc, Agricultural Economics and AgribusinessUniversity of Ghana2004–2008

Honours, memberships and service

Young Professional

Publications

13 in all

Unpacking the reverse logistics onion
2026Discover AnalyticsJournalOpen access0 citations10.1007/s44257-026-00058-5
Farmer‐extension agent knowledge alignment and extension effectiveness in postharvest management: Evidence from Ghana
2026Natural sciences educationJournalCorresponding

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences754%
Economics and Econometrics431%
Business and International Management323%
Food Science323%
Plant Science323%
Soil Science323%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance215%
Strategy and Management215%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics18%
General Health Professions18%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Agricultural Innovations and Practices7
Agricultural risk and resilience3
Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability3
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development3
Food Safety and Hygiene2
Global trade and economics2
Organic Food and Agriculture2
Agricultural Development and Management1
Agriculture and Rural Development Research1
Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development1
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts1
Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

38% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written5555555Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States5

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kansas State UniversityUS4 papers
Economic Research ServiceUS1 paper
North Dakota State UniversityUS1 paper
United States Department of AgricultureUS1 paper
Ghana Center for Democratic DevelopmentGH1 paper
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH1 paper
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH1 paper
University for Development StudiesGH1 paper
CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research InstituteGH1 paper
Ghana Institute of Management and Public AdministrationGH1 paper

Where they publish

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)2
Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies2
Agrekon1
Agris on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics1
Discover Analytics1
Food Ethics1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty2
2Zero hunger2

Most cited

Barriers to ensuring and sustaining street food safety in a developing economy
Heliyon
202423 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Taking stock of gender gaps in crop production technology adoption and technical efficiency in Ghana
Agrekon
202313 citationsWorld top 10%
Transaction costs and inter-organizational relations between farmers and farm product buyers in Ghana
Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies

International Food & Agribusiness Management Association

Vice SecretaryGhana Association of Agricultural Economists2020–2025

Transaction costs and inter-organizational relations between farmers and farm product buyers in Ghana

2021Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging EconomiesJournalFirst author10 citations10.1108/jadee-01-2021-0007

Typology and performance of inter-organizational relationships among Ghanaian farmers

2021The International Food and Agribusiness Management ReviewJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.22434/ifamr2020.0170

FARMERS’ WILLINGNESS TO PURCHASE DROUGHT INSURANCE IN THE VOLTA REGION OF GHANA

2015HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)JournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations

GENDER DIMENSIONS IN RICE PRODUCTIVITY IN NORTHERN REGION OF GHANA

2015HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)JournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics1

How it can be read

62% free to read

Diamond 1 · 8%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 38%In an open-access journal
Green 2 · 15%A copy in a repository
Closed 5 · 38%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

4 of 13 papers name a funder

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology2
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek1
United States Agency for International Development1

The Influence of Climate Information Services on Climate-Smart Agricultural Investment Decisions among Smallholder Maize Farmers in Northern Ghana

Agris on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics

20257 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond