Samuel Aikins

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Publishing since 2011, latest 2019

Ecology
Environmental Chemistry
Oceanography
Aquatic Science
Cognitive Neuroscience
Epidemiology

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 102011–2019
Citations: 152to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 3
Field-weighted impact: 0.491.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 10 scored papers
Open access: 40%4 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

Publications

10 in all

Effects of Fish Cage Culture on Water and Sediment Quality in the Gorge Area of Lake Volta in Ghana: A Case Study of Lee Fish Cage Farm
2019Ghana Journal of ScienceJournalOpen access10 citations10.4314/gjs.v60i1.1
Safety assessment on microbial and heavy metal concentration in Clarias gariepinus (African catfish) cultured in treated wastewater pond in Kumasi, Ghana

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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

Subfields

Ecology550%
Environmental Chemistry550%
Oceanography220%
Aquatic Science110%
Cognitive Neuroscience110%
Epidemiology110%
Global and Planetary Change110%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis110%
Nature and Landscape Conservation110%
Nutrition and Dietetics110%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity4
Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics4
Marine and coastal ecosystems2
Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior1
Child Nutrition and Water Access1
Date Palm Research Studies1
Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology1
Fish Biology and Ecology Studies1
Fish biology, ecology, and behavior1
Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology1
Heavy metals in environment1
Impact of Light on Environment and Health1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

50% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223344Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States5
Canada2
Australia1
United Kingdom1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Minnesota, DuluthUS4 papers
University of WaterlooCA2 papers
University College of Agriculture and Environmental StudiesGH2 papers
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH2 papers
Christian Service University CollegeGH2 papers
Brien Holden Vision InstituteAU1 paper
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesUS1 paper
Musgrove Park HospitalGB1 paper
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH1 paper
University of KwaZulu-NatalZA1 paper

Where they publish

African Journal of Aquatic Science1
African Journal of Ecology1
Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology1
Aquatic Insects1
Environmental Technology1
Epidemiology Research International1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

6Clean water and sanitation3
14Life below water3
4Quality education2
13Climate action1

Most cited

Refractive Error and Visual Impairment in Private School Children in Ghana
Optometry and Vision Science4
201392 citations
Safety assessment on microbial and heavy metal concentration in Clarias gariepinus (African catfish) cultured in treated wastewater pond in Kumasi, Ghana
Environmental Technology6
201719 citationsOpen access · Green
Effects of Fish Cage Culture on Water and Sediment Quality in the Gorge Area of Lake Volta in Ghana: A Case Study of Lee Fish Cage Farm

Environmental Technology

Effects of surface gold mining on surface and groundwater bodies in Bibiani, Ghana

2017Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana)JournalOpen access3 citations10.4314/just.v37i1.2

Refractive Error and Visual Impairment in School Children in Ghana

2011Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual ScienceJournal0 citations

Ghana Journal of Science

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science1

How it can be read

40% free to read

Diamond 2 · 20%Free to read and to publish
Hybrid 1 · 10%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 10%A copy in a repository
Closed 6 · 60%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

5 of 10 papers name a funder

African Development Bank Group1
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada1
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1
Leverhulme Trust1
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada1
University of Waterloo1

Ghana Journal of Science6

201910 citationsOpen access · Diamond