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Dilys Sefakor MacCarthy

PROFESSOR

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

119

Citations

4,191

H-index

28

i10-index

48

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
35.2
Most cited paper
1,094
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
6 Nov 2026, 08:52
Publications

119 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Perspectives on climate effects on agriculture: The international efforts of AgMIP in Sub-Saharan Africa
J Kihara, DS MacCarthy, A Bationo, S Koala, J Hickman, J Koo, C Vanya, ...
2015 Handbook of Climate Change and Agroecosystems: The Agricultural Model …, 2015 Agriculture 9
Characterization of soil-water retention with coarse fragments in the densu basin of Ghana
E Boateng, M Yangyuoru, H Breuning-Madsen, DS MacCarthy
2013 — Agriculture 9
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 8
Predicting nitrogen mineralization potential and availability of biochar-based agro-municipal solid waste co-compost using alkaline hydrolysis
DE Dodor, ME Zoglie, SGK Adiku, DS MacCarthy, SK Kumahor
2024 Waste Management Bulletin 2 (1), 122-130, 2024 Agriculture 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
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 5
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 4
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 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
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
Sustainable Intensification Option for Sorghum‐Based Cropping Systems in the West African Savanna: A Review of Soil and Crop Management Practices
FM Akinseye, HA Ajeigbe, M Moyo, DS MacCarthy, A Govind, ...
2026 International Journal of Agronomy 2026 (1), 2728136, 2026 Agriculture 2
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 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
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