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Dilys Sefakor MacCarthy

PROFESSOR

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh Professor, Soil & Irrigation Research Centre, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
DepartmentSOIL AND IRRIGATION RESEARCH CENTRE
Plant Nutritionsoil fertilitycrop modelingclimate change impact on crop production
Publications

118

Citations

4,010

H-index

27

i10-index

45

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
34.0
Most cited paper
990
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 22:35
Publications

118 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Accounting for weather variability in farm management resource allocation in Northern Ghana: an integrated modeling approach
OO Adelesi, YU Kim, H Webber, P Zander, J Schuler, SA Hosseini-Yekani, ...
2023 Sustainability 15 (9), 7386, 2023 Social Sciences 8
A conceptual modelling framework for simulating the impact of soil degradation on maize yield in data-sparse regions of the tropics
SGK Adiku, DS MacCarthy, SK Kumahor
2021 Ecological Modelling 448, 109525, 2021 Agriculture 8
AgMIP Regional Integrated Assessments: High-level Findings, Methods, Tools, and Studies (2012–2017)
C Rosenzweig, CZ Mutter, AC Ruane, EM Contreas, KJ Boote, ...
2021 Handbook of Climate Change and Agroecosystems: Climate Change and Farming …, 2021 Agriculture 8
7. Effect of intercropping and soil amendment on the population dynamics of major pests and natural enemies of white cabbage
KO Fening, DS MacCarthy, RE Tegbe
2020 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 28 (1), 96-112, 2020 Social Sciences 8
Guiding cultivar choice in smallholder agriculture: Identifying suitability hotspots for maturity groups of field crops
U Grewer, P De Voil, DS MacCarthy, D Rodriguez
2025 Resources, Environment and Sustainability 20, 100204, 2025 Agriculture 7
Modelling the productivity of opportunity crops across Africa under climate change in support of the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils
JR Guarin, M Yang, DS MacCarthy, K Karl, J Jägermeyr, AC Ruane, ...
2025 Nature Plants 11 (12), 2476-2486, 2025 Agriculture 7
Mode of Biochar Application to Vertisols Influences Water Balance Components and Water Use Efficiency of Maize (Zea mays L.)
JBA Nyasapoh, SGK Adiku, DS Maccarthy, SA Yanore
2022 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 30 (1), 1-12, 2022 Agriculture 7
Can drone images predict within-field variability in soil fertility? A case study in the Northern Region of Ghana
YB Kassim, F Pinto, DS MacCarthy, P Bindraban, N Chirinda, TJ Stomph, ...
2025 Frontiers in Soil Science 5, 1548645, 2025 Agriculture 6
Fertilizer use efficiency and profitability of maize varieties with different maturity classes in Semi-Arid Ghana
DS MacCarthy, BS Freduah, YO Kugblenu Darrah, SG Adiku, DE Dodor, ...
2025 Nitrogen 6 (3), 48, 2025 Agriculture 4
1. Location and Land use effects on Soil Carbon Accretion and Productivity in the Coastal Savanna Agro-ecological Zone of Ghana
FM Owoade
2020 West African Journal of Applied Ecology, 2020 Natural Sciences 4
Evaluation of soil properties of the Sudan Savannah ecological zone of Ghana for crop production
DS MacCarthy, WA Agyare, PLG Vlek
2018 Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science 52, 95-104, 2018 Agriculture 4
Climate change: impacts and adaptation in smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa
K Descheemaeker, P Masikati, DS MacCarthy
2025 Pathways to African food security, 150-159, 2025 Agriculture 3
Modelling the impact of climate change on agriculture in West Africa.
DS MacCarthy, FM Akinseye, M Ly, EC Timpong-Jones, I Hathie, ...
2023 Agriculture 3
Exploring the use of nitrogen fertilization and shifting of planting dates as adaptation strategies to climate change in the Coastal Savannah of Ghana
DS MacCarthy, BS Freduah, FM Akinseye, SGK Adiku, DE Dodor, ...
2025 Journal of Agriculture and Food Research 22, 102126, 2025 Natural Sciences 2
The Impact of Nutrient Management Options on Soil Organic Carbon Pools and Maize Yield in Northern Ghana
TD Kekeli, SGK Adiku, DS MacCarthy
2015 Agriculture 2
Agricultural research for food security and sustainable livelihood
M Yangyuoru, A Naazie, DS Maccarthy, GO Nkansah, SK Torkpo
2014 for the University of Ghana by Digibooks Ghana Limited, 2014 Agriculture 2
Assessing the influence of land-use change on the variability of soil chemical properties in semi-arid zone of Ghana
DS Maccarthy, PL Vlek, M Fosu
2014 Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science, 2014 Natural Sciences 2
Assessing the effect of organic and inorganic resources on carbon fractions in soggy sodic soil at Sege in Ada West District, Ghana
BY Fosu-Mensah, D Mutaru, DS MacCarthy, M Mensah
2025 Soil Systems 9 (2), 62, 2025 Agriculture 1
Opportunity crop indicators: assessing the climate adaptation potential of opportunity crops in Africa
K Karl, C Rosenzweig, D MacCarthy, J Porciello, L Neufeld, B Holmes, ...
2024 Agriculture 1
Scientific African
AE Adesoyin, DS MacCarthy, GSK Adiku
2023 Agriculture 1
Climate change impact on the yields of cereals in smallholder settings in West Africa: The case of Nioro, Senegal and Navrongo, Ghana
SGK Adiku, SB Freduah, M Ly, I Hathie, DS MacCarthy, S Traoré, M Adam
2018 IICA, 2018 Natural Sciences 1
Climate change impacts on current and future agricultural systems in the semi-arid regions of West Africa
J Antle, SGK Adiku, R Valdivia, I Hathie, DS MacCarthy, M Adam
2018 IICA, 2018 Agriculture 1
Interpreting Apsim and DSSAT Maize Model Responses to Carbon Dioxide, Temperature, Water, and Nitrogen Under Degraded Soil Conditions.
K Boote, J Dimes, J Hargreaves, PJ Thorburn, C Porter, JW Jones, ...
2017 ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual (2017), 2017 Agriculture 1
Assessing the Sensitivity of Maize in the Coastal Savanna Of Ghana to Climate Change
F Gbefo, DS MacCarthy, C Amoatey
2015 Agriculture 1
MEASUREMENT OF CO2 EMISSION FROM BIO-CHAR-AMENDED RICE PADDY FIELD IN THE COASTAL SAVANNAH ZONE OF GHANA.
E KOOMSON, SGK Adiku, DS MacCarthy
2013 University of Ghana, 2013 Agriculture 1