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Darko, D.A.

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CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
DepartmentINSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SANITATION STUDIES SECRETARIAT
Contaminant / Solute transport in soilsCarbon and nutrient dynamics in soilsRemediation of contaminated soilsEstimation of
Publications

42

Citations

754

H-index

17

i10-index

18

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
18.0
Most cited paper
122
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 09:05
Publications

42 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Recent advancement in postharvest loss mitigation and quality management of fruits and vegetables using machine learning frameworks
A Singh, G Vaidya, V Jagota, DA Darko, RK Agarwal, S Debnath, ...
2022 Journal of Food Quality 2022 (1), 6447282, 2022 Engineering 122
Accumulation of heavy metals and human health risk assessment of vegetable consumption from a farm within the Korle lagoon catchment
R Osae, D Nukpezah, DA Darko, SS Koranteng, A Mensah
2023 Heliyon 9 (5), 2023 Agriculture 99
Synthesis of three‐dimensional reduced‐graphene oxide from graphene oxide
R Singh, S Ullah, N Rao, M Singh, I Patra, DA Darko, CPJ Issac, ...
2022 Journal of Nanomaterials 2022 (1), 8731429, 2022 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 91
5.19 west Africa–Water resources vulnerability using a multidimensional approach: case study of Volta Basin
C Gordon, D Nukpezah, E Tweneboah-Lawson, BD Ofori, ...
2013 Climate vulnerability: Understanding and addressing threats to essential …, 2013 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 40
Microbial degradation potential of some Ghanaian soils contaminated with diesel oil
IYD Lawson, EK Nartey, DA Darko, VA Okrah, D Tsatsu
2012 Agriculture and Biology Journal of North America 3 (1), 1-5, 2012 Agriculture 38
Use of biochar-compost for phosphorus availability to maize in a concretionary ferric lixisol in northern Ghana
N Sulemana, EK Nartey, MK Abekoe, TA Adjadeh, DA Darko
2021 Agronomy 11 (2), 359, 2021 Agriculture 35
Use of corn cob and rice husk biochar as liming materials in acid soils
EF Manso, EK Nartey, TA Adjadeh, DA Darko, IYD Lawson, CA Amoatey
2019 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 27 (2), 32-50, 2019 Natural Sciences 34
Photo-thermal catalysis for sustainable energy production and environmental treatment
DA Darko, S Sahu, J Rathore, L Kaur, B Jain, S Kanungo, R Rawat
2024 Frontiers in Energy Research 12, 1251188, 2024 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 33
18 Environmental Impact of Quantum Dots and their Polymer Composites
S Katheria, DA Darko, AA Kadhem, PP Nimje, B Jain, R Rawat
2022 Natural Sciences 33
Potentially Toxic Elements’ Accumulation and Health Risk of Consuming Vegetables Cultivated along the Accra‐Tema Motorway
E Boahen, BY Fosu-Mensah, SS Koranteng, DA Darko, G Obuobi, ...
2024 Journal of Chemistry 2024 (1), 6438563, 2024 Health Sciences 26
Bioaccessibility and children health risk assessment of soil-laden heavy metals from school playground and public parks in Accra, Ghana
MO Kyene, G Gbeddy, T Mensah, C Acheampong, G Kumi-Amoah, ...
2023 Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 195 (10), 1199, 2023 Health Sciences 25
Influence of method of residue application and moisture content on water soluble nitrogen in a rhodickandiustalf amended with different fallow plant materials
DA Darko, EK Nartey, S Adiku, KB Laryea
2019 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 27 (1), 66-77, 2019 Natural Sciences 23
Understanding gene action, combining ability, and heterosis to identify superior aromatic rice hybrids using artificial neural network
A Sunny, NR Chakraborty, A Kumar, BK Singh, A Paul, S Maman, ...
2022 Journal of Food Quality 2022 (1), 9282733, 2022 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 22
Pesticides bioconcentration potential of aquatic plants in the Volta Lake
SS Koranteng, DA Darko, D Nukpezah, GK Ameka
2018 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 26, 193-202, 2018 Natural Sciences 22
Assessing microplastics contamination and characteristics in organic soil amendments in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area of Ghana
BY Fosu-Mensah, NNO Laryea, D Darko, M Mensah
2024 Heliyon 10 (23), 2024 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 20
Molecularly imprinted polymers for the detection of chlorpyrifos (an organophosphate pesticide)
R Altaf, Z Ullah, DA Darko, A Iqbal, MS Khan, M Asif
2022 ASEAN Journal of Science and Engineering 2 (3), 257-266, 2022 Engineering 20
Assessment of physicochemical parameters and heavy metals contamination in Korle and Kpeshie Lagoons, Ghana
CA Clottey, D Nukpezah, SS Koranteng, DA Darko
2022 Indo Pac. J. Ocean. Life 6 (10.13057), 2022 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 19
Quantifying greenhouse gas emissions from irrigated rice production systems in Ghana
S Narh, DA Darko, SS Koranteng, A Tettey, KM Agyei, D Acquah
2020 J. Environ. Prot 11 (11), 938, 2020 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 14
Fabrication of graphene nanoparticle reinforced feedstock filaments for sustainable rapid tooling and green manufacturing
S Ghising, R Tyagi, V Kumar, N Kumar, A Verma, DA Darko
2025 Journal of Nanotechnology 2025 (1), 5387521, 2025 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 5
Removal of phosphate from simulated domestic wastewater using sorbents under constructed wetland
F Danso, EK Nartey, GNN Dowuona, DA Darko, TA Adjadeh, KB Laryea
2023 International Journal of Environment and Waste Management 32 (3), 273-285, 2023 Social Sciences 5
Carbon allotropes: Properties and applications-state of the art
B Jain, R Rawat, DA Darko
2022 Carbon allotropes: Nanostructured anti-corrosive materials, 1-32, 2022 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 5
Efficacy of Histick Soy in soybean nodulation in two Alfisols of Ghana
EK Nartey, DA Darko, N Sulemana, EO Assibey
2022 Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 6, 1004090, 2022 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 5
8. Efficacy of Corncob and Rice Husk Biochar as Liming Agent and Phosphorus Source for Growth of Soybean in Two Acid Soils
E Frimpong-Manso, EK Nartey, TA Adjadeh, DA Darko
2020 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 28 (1), 113-130, 2020 Natural Sciences 4
Natural brown coal as an adsorbent for manganese removal from groundwater: A mechanistic and operational evaluation
N Obiri, Q JO
2025 Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering 13 (4), 371, 2025 Engineering 3
Residues and risk assessment of organochlorine pesticides in surface sediment of Afram River of Ghana.
SS Koranteng, DA Darko, GK Ameka, EO Owusu
2017 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 3