Sylvester N. Ayambila

University for Development Studies

Publishing since 2012, latest 2025

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Economics and Econometrics
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Soil Science
Plant Science
Accounting

Publications: 192012–2025
Citations: 238to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 9
Field-weighted impact: 1.961.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 32%6 of 19 scored papers
Open access: 95%18 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

19 in all

Comparative technical and financial advantage of solar versus diesel-powered sprinkler irrigation systems in the Guinea savannah agro-ecological zone of Ghana
2025African Crop Science JournalJournalOpen access1 citation10.4314/acsj.v33i2.10
From urban infrastructure to neighbourhood risk: The dompoase landfill in perspective
2025

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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 Sciences632%
Economics and Econometrics526%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics421%
Soil Science421%
Plant Science316%
Accounting211%
Business and International Management211%
Urban Studies211%
Artificial Intelligence15%
Building and Construction15%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Agricultural Innovations and Practices5
Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development3
Agricultural risk and resilience2
Agriculture and Rural Development Research2
Climate change impacts on agriculture2
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development2
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion2
Urban and Rural Development Challenges2
Agricultural Practices and Plant Genetics1
Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact1
Economic and Environmental Valuation1
Economic Growth and Development1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

26% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Cabo Verde2
United Kingdom2
Latvia2
Poland2
China1
Spain1
France1
Greece1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Baltic Studies CentreLV2 papers
University of Agriculture in KrakowPL2 papers
University of Cape VerdeCV2 papers
Tamale Teaching HospitalGH2 papers
University of GhanaGH2 papers
Centre International deHautes Etudes Agronomiques MéditerranéennesFR1 paper
Glasgow Caledonian UniversityGB1 paper
Institut Agro MontpellierFR1 paper
Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de MontpellierFR1 paper
Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementFR1 paper

Where they publish

Cogent Economics & Finance2
International Journal of Irrigation and Agricultural Development (IJIRAD)2
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Formatio Circumiectus1
African Crop Science Journal1
BMC Ecology1
Brazilian Journal of Operations & Production Management1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger4
8Decent work and economic growth2
1No poverty1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
10Reduced inequalities1
13Climate action1

Most cited

Small farming and generational renewal in the context of food security challenges
Global Food Security
202049 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Impact of Zai technology on farmers’ welfare: Evidence from northern Ghana
Technology in Society2
201943 citationsWorld top 10%
The future of small farms and small food businesses as actors in regional food security: A participatory scenario analysis from Europe and Africa

Ghana Journal of Development Studies

The determinants of non-traditional agricultural exports’ growth in Ghana

2023Cogent Economics & FinanceJournalOpen accessFirst author11 citations10.1080/23322039.2023.2197322

Smallholder Farmer Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change in Northern Ghana: Evidence from Gushegu Municipality

2023International Journal For Multidisciplinary ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i02.2117

Water Use, Productivity and Socioeconomics of Farmer-managed Small Dam Irrigation Schemes in the Upper East Region of Ghana

2023International Journal of Irrigation and Agricultural Development (IJIRAD)JournalOpen access0 citations10.47762/2023.964x.121

Determinants of Choice of Marketing Channels Among Smallholder Irrigated Tomato Farmers in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality of Ghana

2022International Journal of Irrigation and Agricultural Development (IJIRAD)JournalOpen access1 citation10.47762/2022.964x.104

Participation in Agricultural Extension and Labor Productivity: A Case Study of Smallholder Farmers in Ghana

2020International journal on food system dynamicsJournalOpen accessSenior author17 citations10.18461/ijfsd.v11i3.55

Determinants of Non-farm Micro and Small Enterprise Participation in Rural Ghana

2017British Journal of Economics Management & TradeJournalOpen accessFirst author22 citations10.9734/bjemt/2017/33814

An analysis of household farm investment decisions under varying land tenure arrangements in Ghana

2016Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (University of Kassel)JournalOpen accessSenior author23 citations

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

2012Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.8208

British Journal of Economics Management & Trade

Ghana Journal of Development Studies1

How it can be read

95% free to read

Diamond 8 · 42%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 16%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 16%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 11%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 11%A copy in a repository
Closed 1 · 5%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

4 of 19 papers name a funder

European Commission2
Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers1
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme1
HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme1
Universitat Politècnica de València1
University of Ghana1
Yale University1

Journal of Rural Studies2

202227 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

An analysis of household farm investment decisions under varying land tenure arrangements in Ghana

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (University of Kassel)10

201623 citationsOpen access · Green

Determinants of Non-farm Micro and Small Enterprise Participation in Rural Ghana

British Journal of Economics Management & Trade1

201722 citationsOpen access · Bronze