Sarah Darkwa

Professor · Department of Vocational and Technical Education

Professor of Food, Nutrion & Environment

In their own words

Food Science
Nutrition & the Environment

Publications: 322003–2025
Citations: 393to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 9
Field-weighted impact: 1.071.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 11%2 of 18 scored papers
Open access: 78%14 of the 18 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 15 publications, 111 citations to them, h-index 4.

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Google Scholar shows 835 citations, h-index 13 and i10-index 14 (452 citations and h-index 12 since 2021), as of October 3, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

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

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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

Food Science413%
Ecology39%
Education39%
General Health Professions39%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law39%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health39%
Analytical Chemistry26%
Biomedical Engineering26%
Molecular Biology26%
Nutrition and Dietetics26%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling3
Edible Oils Quality and Analysis2
Environmental Education and Sustainability2
Food Safety and Hygiene2
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations2
Identification and Quantification in Food2
Oil Palm Production and Sustainability2
Sustainability in Higher Education2
Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies1
Biodiesel Production and Applications1
Child Nutrition and Water Access1
Coastal and Marine Management1

Who they write with

65 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
No African institution

The 30 most frequent of 65 co-authors. Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest. “No African institution” is anyone the papers place outside Africa’s institutions; Peerford records affiliations only there.

Where their co-authors are

6% of their 18 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestryUS1 paper
Tumu College of EducationGH1 paper
University of Technology and Applied SciencesGH1 paper
Navrongo Health Research CentreGH1 paper

Where they publish

Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development3
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics3
Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science2
Environmental Practice2
International Journal of Food Microbiology2
Scientific African2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger3
4Quality education2
10Reduced inequalities2
14Life below water2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Flying under the radar: A study of public attitudes towards unmanned aerial vehicles
Sarah Darkwa
Research & Politics
2014159 citations
Predicting adulteration of Palm oil with Sudan IV dye using shortwave handheld spectroscopy and comparative analysis of models
Engr. Prof. Ernest Teye, Roseline Love MacArthur, Sarah Darkwa
Vibrational Spectroscopy1016

Recent publications

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Comparative analysis of microbial contamination in vegetables sourced from farms, markets and street vendors in cape coast, Ghana
Sarah Darkwa
Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science
20250 citations
Assessment of levels of heavy metals in some common local spices sold in two markets in Cape Coast Ghana
Sarah Darkwa
Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science
20250 citations
A model of effective teaching of economics in higher education: the integral role of classroom learning environment, instructional practices, and teacher characteristics
Sarah Darkwa
Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education4
20241 citationOpen access · Diamond
Public health concerns for food contamination in Ghana: A scoping review
Edward Wilson Ansah, Sarah Darkwa
PLoS ONE
202317 citationsOpen access · Gold
Quality and safety evaluation of important parameters in palm oil from major cities in Ghana
Engr. Prof. Ernest Teye, Roseline Love MacArthur, Sarah Darkwa
Scientific African14
202133 citationsOpen access · Gold
Microbial contamination in palm oil selected from markets in major cities of Ghana
Engr. Prof. Ernest Teye, Roseline Love MacArthur, Sarah Darkwa
Heliyon
20219 citationsOpen access · Gold
Scientific African
David Kofi Essumang, Engr. Prof. Ernest Teye, Ernest Obese, Esther Eshun Oppong, Francis Ackah Armah, Roseline Love MacArthur, Sarah Darkwa
Scientific African
20211 citation
Predicting adulteration of Palm oil with Sudan IV dye using shortwave handheld spectroscopy and comparative analysis of models
Engr. Prof. Ernest Teye, Roseline Love MacArthur, Sarah Darkwa
Vibrational Spectroscopy1016
202035 citations
Nutritional Quality, Functional Properties and Sensory Acceptability of an Orange - fleshed Sweet Potato - based Complementary Food
Christiana Naa Atsreh Nsiah-Asamoah, Sarah Darkwa
Asian Food Science Journal2
20192 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Collection, identification, physico-chemical and microbial quality analysis of non-alcoholic drinks in the Cape Coast Metropolis
Sarah Darkwa
Unpublished master‘s dissertation, Department of Vocational and Technical Education, University of Cape Coast
20181 citation

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