Boniface B. Kayang

University of Ghana

Also at Novogene Bioinformatics Institute and University of California, Davisfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 1997, latest 2024

Animal Science and Zoology
Genetics
Agronomy and Crop Science
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Epidemiology
Molecular Biology

Publications: 591997–2024
Citations: 1,075to those papers
h-index: 21i10-index 31
Field-weighted impact: 1.751.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 23%13 of 57 scored papers
Open access: 61%36 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

59 in all

Genetic architecture of body weight, carcass, and internal organs traits of Ghanaian local chickens
2024Frontiers in GeneticsJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding13 citations10.3389/fgene.2024.1297034
Synchronized Expansion and Contraction of Olfactory, Vomeronasal, and Taste Receptor Gene Families in Hystricomorph Rodents
2024

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Animal Science and Zoology4169%
Genetics2339%
Agronomy and Crop Science1424%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics1119%
Epidemiology1017%
Molecular Biology610%
Ecology35%
Food Science35%
Insect Science35%
Parasitology35%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Livestock and Poultry Management39
Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock19
Animal Nutrition and Physiology15
Livestock Farming and Management10
Virology and Viral Diseases9
Vector-Borne Animal Diseases7
Genetic diversity and population structure6
Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology4
Agriculture and Rural Development Research3
Animal Virus Infections Studies3
Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health3
Animal Genetics and Reproduction2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

83% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Japan20
United States18
France10
Tanzania8
Benin6
Côte d’Ivoire5
Kenya3
Australia2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of California, DavisUS15 papers
Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto UniversityJP15 papers
Iowa State UniversityUS13 papers
Kyoto UniversityJP13 papers
Gifu UniversityJP11 papers
Sokoine University of AgricultureTZ10 papers
AgroParisTechFR6 papers
Génétique Animale et Biologie IntégrativeFR6 papers
Université d'Abomey-CalaviBJ6 papers
Centre National de Recherche AgronomiqueCI5 papers

Where they publish

Animal Genetic Resources/Ressources génétiques animales/Recursos genéticos animales4
Tropical Animal Health and Production4
Animal Genetics2
BMC Genetics2
Conservation Genetics Resources2
Frontiers in Genetics2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

15Life on land20
2Zero hunger10
14Life below water3
1No poverty2
3Good health and well-being1
6Clean water and sanitation1
7Affordable and clean energy1
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Most cited

Integrated maps in quail (Coturnix japonica) confirm the high degree of synteny conservation with chicken (Gallus gallus) despite 35 million years of divergence
BMC Genomics15
200695 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Application of the WHO Keys of Safer Food to Improve Food Handling Practices of Food Vendors in a Poor Resource Community in Ghana
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health2
200985 citationsOpen access · Gold

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Polymorphism of selected candidate genes in Ghanaian sheep breeds

2024Ghanaian Journal of Animal Science.JournalOpen access0 citations10.4314/gjansci.v14i1.9

Detection of anti-ebolavirus antibodies in Ghanaian pigs

2022Journal of Veterinary Medical ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.1292/jvms.22-0186

Comparison of early growth and survivability in indigenous guinea fowls from Northern Ghana

2021Tropical Animal Health and ProductionJournalSenior authorCorresponding9 citations10.1007/s11250-020-02510-4

Phenotypic characterization of local Ghanaian chickens: egg-laying performance under improved management conditions

2015Animal Genetic Resources/Ressources génétiques animales/Recursos genéticos animalesJournalCorresponding9 citations10.1017/s2078633615000041

Evaluation of Models to Describe Temporal Growth in Local Chickens of Ghana

2014Iranian journal of applied animal scienceJournalOpen access17 citations

Egg quality traits of local Ghanaian chickens and influence of storage period

2014Animal Genetic Resources/Ressources génétiques animales/Recursos genéticos animalesJournalCorresponding6 citations10.1017/s2078633614000290

Variation in Some Qualitative Traits of the Indigenous Guinea Fowls in Northern Ghana

2014Global journal of animal scientific researchJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations

Phenotypic and genetic parameters for production traits of local chickens in Ghana

2013Animal Genetic Resources/Ressources génétiques animales/Recursos genéticos animalesJournal27 citations10.1017/s2078633613000271

Characterization of primary immune response in Ghanaian local, Sasso T-44 and broiler chickens to sheep red blood cell antigens

2013Animal Genetic Resources/Ressources génétiques animales/Recursos genéticos animalesJournal8 citations10.1017/s2078633613000258

Genetic Diversity of Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) Based on Microsatellite Analysis

2010The Journal of Poultry ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst author29 citations10.2141/jpsa.009103

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)2

How it can be read

61% free to read

Diamond 5 · 8%Free to read and to publish
Gold 18 · 31%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 8 · 14%A copy in a repository
Closed 23 · 39%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

32 of 59 papers name a funder

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science13
United States Agency for International Development8
University of Ghana7
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology6
Hokkaido University3
Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers2
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique2
Agricultural Research Service1

Decent work and economic growth

12Responsible consumption and production1

17Partnerships for the goals1

202275 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold