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SAMUEL ADJEI-NSIAH

PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF CROP SCIENCE
Sustainable intensificationfertility managementagricultural innovation systems
Publications

142

Citations

5,543

H-index

33

i10-index

59

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
39.0
Most cited paper
1,216
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 23:28
Publications

142 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Can sub-Saharan Africa feed itself?
MK Van Ittersum, LGJ Van Bussel, J Wolf, P Grassini, J Van Wart, ...
2016 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113 (52), 14964-14969, 2016 Agriculture 1,216
Communicating complexity: Integrated assessment of trade-offs concerning soil fertility management within African farming systems to support innovation and development
KE Giller, P Tittonell, MC Rufino, MT Van Wijk, S Zingore, P Mapfumo, ...
2011 Agricultural systems 104 (2), 191-203, 2011 Agriculture 726
Characterising the diversity of smallholder farming systems and their constraints and opportunities for innovation: A case study from the Northern Region, Ghana
KS Kuivanen, S Alvarez, M Michalscheck, S Adjei-Nsiah, ...
2016 NJAS: Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences 78 (1), 153-166, 2016 Agriculture 318
Maize-grain legume intercropping for enhanced resource use efficiency and crop productivity in the Guinea savanna of northern Ghana
M Kermah, AC Franke, S Adjei-Nsiah, BDK Ahiabor, RC Abaidoo, ...
2017 Field crops research 213, 38-50, 2017 Agriculture 311
Participatory action research (PAR) as an entry point for supporting climate change adaptation by smallholder farmers in Africa
P Mapfumo, S Adjei-Nsiah, F Mtambanengwe, R Chikowo, KE Giller
2013 Environmental Development 5, 6-22, 2013 Natural Sciences 227
N2-fixation and N contribution by grain legumes under different soil fertility status and cropping systems in the Guinea savanna of northern Ghana
M Kermah, AC Franke, S Adjei-Nsiah, BDK Ahiabor, RC Abaidoo, ...
2018 Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 261, 201-210, 2018 Agriculture 157
A comparison of statistical and participatory clustering of smallholder farming systems–A case study in Northern Ghana
KS Kuivanen, M Michalscheck, K Descheemaeker, S Adjei-Nsiah, ...
2016 Journal of rural studies 45, 184-198, 2016 Agriculture 153
Evaluating sustainable and profitable cropping sequences with cassava and four legume crops: Effects on soil fertility and maize yields in the forest/savannah transitional agro …
S Adjei-Nsiah, TW Kuyper, C Leeuwis, MK Abekoe, KE Giller
2007 Field Crops Research 103 (2), 87-97, 2007 Agriculture 149
Processing practices of small-scale palm oil producers in the Kwaebibirem District, Ghana: A diagnostic study
C Osei-Amponsah, L Visser, S Adjei-Nsiah, PC Struik, O Sakyi-Dawson, ...
2012 NJAS: Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences 60 (1), 49-56, 2012 Agriculture 115
Looking back and moving forward: 50 years of soil and soil fertility management research in sub-Saharan Africa
B Vanlauwe, AH AbdelGadir, J Adewopo, S Adjei-Nsiah, ...
2017 International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability 15 (6), 613-631, 2017 Agriculture 114
Farmers’ agronomic and social evaluation of productivity, yield and N2-fixation in different cowpea varieties and their subsequent residual N effects on a …
S Adjei-Nsiah, TW Kuyper, C Leeuwis, MK Abekoe, J Cobbinah, ...
2008 Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 80 (3), 199-209, 2008 Agriculture 114
Land tenure and differential soil fertility management practices among native and migrant farmers in Wenchi, Ghana: implications for interdisciplinary action research
S Adjei-Nsiah, C Leeuwis, KE Giller, O Sakyi-Dawson, J Cobbina, ...
2004 NJAS-Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences 52 (3-4), 331-348, 2004 Agriculture 104
Looking at agricultural innovation platforms through an innovation champion lens: an analysis of three cases in West Africa
L Klerkx, S Adjei-Nsiah, R Adu-Acheampong, A Saïdou, E Zannou, ...
2013 Outlook on AGRICULTURE 42 (3), 185-192, 2013 Agriculture 101
N2Africa: putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers in Africa
AC Franke, RC Abaidoo, KE Giller
2013 Agro-ecological intensification of agricultural systems in the African …, 2013 Agriculture 87
Soyabean response to rhizobium inoculation across sub-Saharan Africa: Patterns of variation and the role of promiscuity
J van Heerwaarden, F Baijukya, S Kyei-Boahen, S Adjei-Nsiah, ...
2018 Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 261, 211-218, 2018 Agriculture 85
Climate change impact and adaptation of rainfed cereal crops in sub-Saharan Africa
S Alimagham, MP van Loon, J Ramirez-Villegas, S Adjei-Nsiah, ...
2024 European Journal of Agronomy 155, 127137, 2024 Agriculture 79
Agricultural innovation platforms in West Africa: how does strategic institutional entrepreneurship unfold in different value chain contexts?
A Van Paassen, L Klerkx, R Adu-Acheampong, S Adjei-Nsiah, E Zannoue
2014 Outlook on agriculture 43 (3), 193-200, 2014 Agriculture 79
Climate change and shift in cropping system: from cocoa to maize based cropping system in Wenchi area of Ghana.
S Adjei-Nsiah, M Kermah
2012 Agriculture 66
Role of pigeonpea cultivation on soil fertility and farming system sustainability in Ghana
S Adjei-Nsiah
2012 International Journal of Agronomy 2012 (1), 702506, 2012 Agriculture 66
Can yield variability be explained? Integrated assessment of maize yield gaps across smallholders in Ghana
MP van Loon, S Adjei-Nsiah, K Descheemaeker, C Akotsen-Mensah, ...
2019 Field Crops Research 236, 132-144, 2019 Agriculture 63
Exploring opportunities for enhancing innovation in agriculture: The case of oil palm production in Ghana
S Adjei-Nsiah, O Sakyi-Dawson, TW Kuyper
2012 Journal of agricultural science 4 (10), 212, 2012 Agriculture 54
Prospects for cereal self-sufficiency in sub-Saharan Africa
MK Van Ittersum, S Alimagham, JV Silva, S Adjei-Nsiah, FP Baijukya, ...
2025 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 122 (24), e2423669122, 2025 Agriculture 52
Perspective: food environment research priorities for Africa—lessons from the Africa food environment research network
AK Laar, P Addo, R Aryeetey, C Agyemang, F Zotor, G Asiki, KK Rampalli, ...
2022 Advances in Nutrition 13 (3), 739-747, 2022 Agriculture 52
Response of grain legumes to phosphorus application in the Guinea Savanna agro‐ecological zones of Ghana
S Adjei‐Nsiah, BU Alabi, JK Ahiakpa, F Kanampiu
2018 Agronomy Journal 110 (3), 1089-1096, 2018 Natural Sciences 52
Action research on alternative land tenure arrangements in Wenchi, Ghana: learning from ambiguous social dynamics and self-organized institutional innovation
S Adjei-Nsiah, C Leeuwis, KE Giller, TW Kuyper
2008 Agriculture and Human Values 25 (3), 389-403, 2008 Social Sciences 43