Isaac Okyere

Senior Lecturer · Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences;

Lecturer, Fisheries Scientist, University of Cape Coast, since 2016per ORCID

In their own words

Fisheries Science
Fisheries Management
Coastal Management
Coastal Ecosystems Ecology
Biological Control

Publications: 482011–2026
Citations: 839to those papers
h-index: 16i10-index 23
Field-weighted impact: 1.691.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 23%7 of 30 scored papers
Open access: 60%18 of the 30 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 35 publications, 633 citations to them, h-index 12.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Ecology1940%
Global and Planetary Change1531%
Aquatic Science817%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law510%
Nature and Landscape Conservation510%
Endocrinology24%
Molecular Biology24%
Nutrition and Dietetics24%
Pollution24%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health24%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Marine and fisheries research12
Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies11
Fish Biology and Ecology Studies7
Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity6
Coastal and Marine Management5
Fish biology, ecology, and behavior4
Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies4
Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics3
Child Nutrition and Water Access2
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management2
Mosquito-borne diseases and control2
Vibrio bacteria research studies2

Who they write with

106 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
No African institution

The 30 most frequent of 106 co-authors. Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest. 1 paper with more than fifty authors left out, as their author lists say little about who works with whom. “No African institution” is anyone the papers place outside Africa’s institutions; Peerford records affiliations only there.

Where their co-authors are

33% of their 30 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Australia5
Nigeria5
United States4
Malaysia3
United Kingdom2
Senegal1
Japan1
Sierra Leone1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Rhode IslandUS4 papers
University of GhanaGH4 papers
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH4 papers
WorldFishMY3 papers
University of TasmaniaAU3 papers
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies3 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH3 papers
University of IbadanNG3 papers
Lagos State UniversityNG2 papers
University of Technology and Applied SciencesGH2 papers

Where they publish

West African Journal of Applied Ecology4
Journal of Fisheries and Coastal Management3
Marine Policy2
Sustainability2
University of Cape Coast2
African Journal of Marine Science1
Annals of Biological Research

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

14Life below water14
2Zero hunger2
6Clean water and sanitation1
15Life on land1

Most cited

Community-based mangrove forest management: Implications for local livelihoods and coastal resource conservation along the Volta estuary catchment area of Ghana
Denis Worlanyo Aheto, Dr. Emmanuel Abeashi Mensah, Isaac Okyere
Ocean & Coastal Management
2016162 citationsWorld top 10%
WTO must ban harmful fisheries subsidies
Denis Worlanyo Aheto, Evans Kwasi Arizi, Isaac Okyere, Joshua Adotey,

Recent publications

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Where Policy Meets Practice: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Fisheries Co-Management Practices in Ghana’s Coastal Regions
Isaac Okyere
Palgrave Studies in Maritime Economics
20260 citations
The Effects of Oven Type on the Quality of Smoked Fish: Comparison Between the Use of the Chorkor and Ahotor Ovens in Ghana
Dr Salifu Seidu-Larry, Isaac Okyere, Jerry Ampofo-Asiama, Nazir Kizzie-Hayford
Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology
20251 citation
Drivers of Cetacean Exploitation: The Case of Ghanaian Coastal Waters in the Gulf of Guinea
Isaac Okyere
Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems14
20251 citation
Implementation of good manufacturing practices (GMP) to improve the quality of smoked fish (Scomber colias)
Alexander Tetteh Kwasi Nuer, C. A. Adinortey, Dr Salifu Seidu-Larry, Isaac Okyere, Jerry Ampofo-Asiama, Nazir Kizzie-Hayford, Samuel Kofi Tulashie
Heliyon14
202412 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Quantification and characterization of microplastics ingested by mangrove oysters across West Africa
Isaac Okyere
Environmental Science and Pollution Research14
202411 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Effects of Anthropogenic Activities on Sardinella maderensis (Lowe, 1838) Fisheries in Coastal Communities of Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
Denis Worlanyo Aheto, Isaac Okyere
Sustainability
20242 citationsOpen access · Gold
Comparison of nasopharyngeal bacteriological profile between patients with diabetes and healthy individuals in Accra, Ghana
Isaac Okyere
BMC Research Notes
20241 citationOpen access · Gold
From the ground up: Unveiling Ghana's soil quality crisis and its ecological and health implications
Isaac Okyere
Innovation and Green Development
202330 citationsOpen access · Gold
Capacity deficit and marginalisation of artisanal fishers hamper effective fisheries governance in Ghana: Insights and propositions for promoting sustainable small-scale fisheries
Isaac Okyere, Richard Adade
Marine Policy
202313 citations
Spotlighting Women-Led Fisheries Livelihoods Toward Sustainable Coastal Governance: The Estuarine and Mangrove Ecosystem Shellfisheries of West Africa
Denis Worlanyo Aheto, Elizabeth Effah, Isaac Okyere, Joshua Adotey, Richard Adade, Sika Abrokwah
Frontiers in Marine Science
202236 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

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