Papa Toah Akonor

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

Food Science
Nutrition and Dietetics
Plant Science
Molecular Biology
Pollution
Animal Science and Zoology

Publications: 652012–2026
Citations: 1,391to those papers
h-index: 21i10-index 39
Field-weighted impact: 4.581.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 45%29 of 65 scored papers
Open access: 83%54 papers free to read

6 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

65 in all

Trace metal concentrations in three pastry products prepared from root and tuber and cereal crops composite flours
2018Cogent ChemistryJournalOpen access5 citations10.1080/23312009.2018.1429157
Proximate composition and sensory evaluation of root and tuber composite flour noodles
2017Cogent Food & Agriculture

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Food Science3960%
Nutrition and Dietetics2945%
Plant Science2640%
Molecular Biology69%
Pollution69%
Animal Science and Zoology58%
Forestry58%
Analytical Chemistry46%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences35%
Pharmacology35%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Food composition and properties24
Polysaccharides Composition and Applications9
Proteins in Food Systems7
Food Drying and Modeling6
Heavy metals in environment6
Microencapsulation and Drying Processes6
Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis5
Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology5
Cassava research and cyanide4
Food and Agricultural Sciences4
Heavy Metals in Plants4
Agricultural and Food Sciences3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

14% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Germany2
India2
Norway2
Finland1
United Kingdom1
Pakistan1
Sweden1
United States1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH31 papers
Institute for Scientific and Technological InformationGH23 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH17 papers
CSIR - Animal Research InstituteGH6 papers
Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionGH6 papers
Ghana Communication Technology UniversityGH4 papers
CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research InstituteGH3 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH3 papers
University of BergenNO2 papers
Norwegian Institute of Marine ResearchNO2 papers

Where they publish

Scientific African6
Translational Food Sciences4
African Journal of Science Technology Innovation and Development3
Applied Food Research3
Cogent Food & Agriculture3
Food and Humanity3
Food Science & Nutrition

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger28
6Clean water and sanitation4
3Good health and well-being1
10Reduced inequalities1
12Responsible consumption and production1
13Climate action1
14Life below water1
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Most cited

Health risk assessment and levels of toxic metals in fishes (Oreochromis noliticus and Clarias anguillaris) from Ankobrah and Pra basins: Impact of illegal mining activities on food safety
Toxicology Reports6
2020214 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Drying Characteristics and Physical and Nutritional Properties of Shrimp Meat as Affected by Different Traditional Drying Techniques
International Journal of Food Science2
2016117 citationsWorld top 10%

Sensory optimization of crackers developed from high‐quality cassava flour, starch, and prawn powder

2016Food Science & NutritionJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding31 citations10.1002/fsn3.431

Trace metal and aflatoxin concentrations in some processed cereal and root and tuber flour

2016International Journal of Food ContaminationJournalOpen access14 citations10.1186/s40550-016-0038-2

Food Safety Knowledge: The Case of Domestic Food Handlers in Accra

2013European Journal of Nutrition & Food SafetyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding32 citations10.9734/ejnfs/2013/3227

Thin Layer Drying Kinetics of Solar-Dried Amaranthus hybridus and Xanthosoma sagittifolium Leaves

2012Journal of Food Processing & TechnologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.4172/2157-7110.1000174

How it can be read

83% free to read

Diamond 8 · 12%Free to read and to publish
Gold 36 · 55%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 9 · 14%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 11 · 17%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

17 of 65 papers name a funder

European Commission4
University of Health and Allied Sciences4
University of Ghana3
World Bank Group3
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa1
fRI Research1
International Foundation for Science1
Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet1

17Partnerships for the goals1

Granular structure, physicochemical and rheological characteristics of starch from yellow cassava ( Manihot esculenta ) genotypes

International Journal of Food Properties6

202251 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold