Samuel Sonko Sackey

Senior Lecturer · Department of Physics

Lecturer, Laser and Fibre Optics Centre, Department of Physics

Coordinator of LAFOC, Lecturer, Department of Physics, University of Cape Coast, since 2007per ORCID

In their own words

Applied Spectroscopy
Atmospheric Trace Gas Emission
Qualitative and Quantitative investigations on

Publications: 312004–2026
Citations: 153to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 5
Field-weighted impact: 0.751.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 4%1 of 24 scored papers
Open access: 75%18 of the 24 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 24 publications, 91 citations to them, h-index 7.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

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

Biomedical Engineering413%
Analytical Chemistry310%
Molecular Biology310%
Radiation310%
Artificial Intelligence26%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics26%
Biophysics26%
Global and Planetary Change26%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis26%
Insect Science26%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Nuclear Physics and Applications3
Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses3
Bee Products Chemical Analysis2
Color Science and Applications2
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping2
Heavy metals in environment2
Insect and Pesticide Research2
Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques2
Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research2
Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques1
Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques1
Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting1

Who they write with

85 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country

The 30 most frequent of 85 co-authors. Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest.

Where their co-authors are

33% of their 24 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

China2
Egypt2
Italy2
Peru1
Iran1
Brazil1
Rwanda1
Angola1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and ClimateIT2 papers
Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionGH2 papers
Egypt-Japan University of Science and TechnologyEG2 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH2 papers
Cocoa Research Institute of GhanaGH2 papers
Ghana Cocoa BoardGH2 papers
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas EspaciaisBR1 paper
Jiangsu UniversityCN1 paper
National Research CouncilIT1 paper
National University of San MarcosPE1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Fluorescence3
Applied Physics Research2
Environment and Pollution2
International Journal of Science and Engineering Investigations (IJSEI)2
Advances in Space Research1
African Journal Of Applied Research1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

6Clean water and sanitation4
14Life below water4
2Zero hunger2
12Responsible consumption and production2
1No poverty1
4Quality education1
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Spectroscopic Study of UV Transparency of Some Materials
Baah Sefa-Ntiri, Christiana Odumah Hood (Ph. D), EBENEZER TEYE Tatchie, Patrick Mensah-amoah, Prof. Michael Kwame Vowotor, Samuel Sonko Sackey
Environment and Pollution
201525 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Quantitative Pore Characterization of Polyurethane Foam with Cost-Effective Imaging Tools and Image Analysis: A Proof-Of-Principle Study
Baah Sefa-Ntiri

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Coordinator of LAFOC, Lecturer, Department of Physics, Laser and Fibre Optics Centre (LAFOC), Department of PhysicsUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2007

Education

PhD, Laser and Fibre Optics Centre, Department of PhysicsUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2007

How it can be read

75% free to read, of the 24 recorded

Diamond 11 · 35%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 13%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 6 · 19%Behind a paywall
Unknown 7 · 23%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

10 of 31 papers name a funder

Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics6
Uppsala Universitet3
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences1
China Postdoctoral Science Foundation1
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico1
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior1
Division of Mathematical Sciences1
National Key Research and Development Program of China1

Classification of organic and conventional cocoa beans using laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy combined with chemometric techniques

Charles Lloyd Yeboah Amuah, Engr. Prof. Ernest Teye, Jerry Opoku-Ansah, Moses Jojo Eghan, Peter Osei- Wusu Adueming, Prof. Michael Kwame Vowotor, Samuel Sonko Sackey

Journal of Fluorescence

202510 citations