Joseph Aggrey-Fynn

Associate Professor · Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Professor of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Lecturer/Professor, University of Cape Coast, since 2002per ORCID

In their own words

Fisheries Science
Aquatic Ecology
Aquaculture

Publications: 402007–2026
Citations: 342to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 11
Field-weighted impact: 0.661.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 5%1 of 19 scored papers
Open access: 84%16 of the 19 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 19 publications, 75 citations to them, h-index 5.

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Google Scholar shows 395 citations, h-index 12 and i10-index 12 (229 citations and h-index 9 since 2021), as of October 5, 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

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

Aquatic Science1230%
Ecology923%
Global and Planetary Change923%
Nature and Landscape Conservation38%
Pollution38%
Waste Management and Disposal25%
Genetics13%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis13%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law13%
Physiology13%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Fish Biology and Ecology Studies11
Marine and fisheries research9
Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity5
Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth4
Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies3
Fish Ecology and Management Studies2
Microplastics and Plastic Pollution2
Recycling and Waste Management Techniques2
Coastal and Marine Management1
Crustacean biology and ecology1
Fish biology, ecology, and behavior1
Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities1

Who they write with

34 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
Elsewhere in Africa
No African institution

The 30 most frequent of 34 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

32% of their 19 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom3
Ethiopia2
United States1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Scottish Association For Marine ScienceGB2 papers
Mekelle UniversityET2 papers
University of StrathclydeGB1 paper
University of the Highlands and IslandsGB1 paper
Virginia TechUS1 paper
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH1 paper
Jasikan College of EducationGH1 paper

Where they publish

West African Journal of Applied Ecology5
International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences3
Journal of Fisheries and Coastal Management3
Momona Ethiopian Journal of Science3
36th Annual Conference of Fisheries Society of Nigeria1
Academic Journal of Life Sciences1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

14Life below water15
2Zero hunger1
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

Assessment of the environmental conditions and benthic macroinvertebrate communities in two coastal lagoons in Ghana
Denis Worlanyo Aheto, Isaac Galyuon, Isaac Okyere, Joseph Aggrey-Fynn
Annals of Biological Research
201135 citations
1. Distribution and Growth of Grey Triggerfish, Balistes capriscus (Family: Balistidae), in Western Gulf of Guinea
Joseph Aggrey-Fynn
West African Journal of Applied Ecology
200935 citations

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer/Professor, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic SciencesUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2002

Education

PhD in Natural Sciences (Fisheries Oceanography), Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine ResearchUniversity of Bremen2004–2008
MSc in Tropical Aquatic Ecology, Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT)University of Bremen1999–2001
BSc in Zoology, Department of ZoologyUniversity of Ghana1994–1998

Recent publications

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Mangrove forest degradation can dramatically alter macroinfaunal community composition and functioning
Benjamin K. Nyarko, Emmanuel Acheampong, Joseph Aggrey-Fynn
Marine Ecology Progress Series
20261 citation
Patterns and implications of plastic accumulation in mangrove ecosystems and sandy beaches in Western and Central regions of Ghana, West Africa
Benjamin K. Nyarko, Joseph Aggrey-Fynn
Environmental Science and Pollution Research1114
202514 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Assessing mercury and lead pollution in the Ankobra estuary due to artisanal mining activities: Implications for water quality and aquatic life
Joseph Aggrey-Fynn, Paul Kojo Mensah
PLoS ONE
20253 citationsOpen access · Gold
Invisible Peril: Assessing microplastic pollution in Ghanaian mangroves
Benjamin K. Nyarko, Joseph Aggrey-Fynn
Marine Pollution Bulletin
202415 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Habitat distribution and diet analysis of two sympatric species of Balistes in the Western Gulf of Guinea
edward obodai, Joseph Aggrey-Fynn
International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
20243 citations
Stock assessment and reproductive biology of bluespotted seabream Pagrus caeruleostictus (family: Sparidae)
Evans Kwasi Arizi, john blay, Joseph Aggrey-Fynn, Michelle Naa Kordei Clottey
Aquaculture Fish and Fisheries14
20241 citationOpen access · Gold
Tidal influence on Fish Faunal Distribution and Species Diversity in Kakum Estuary, Ghana
Joseph Aggrey-Fynn
Momona Ethiopian Journal of Science14
20240 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Growth, Mortality and Exploitation Rates of Sarotherodon melanotheron in the Dominli Lagoon of Ghana
Evans Kwasi Arizi, Joseph Aggrey-Fynn
20240 citations
Implications of socio-cultural practices on fisheries management: a case of the bottom-set gillnet fishery in the central region of Ghana
Joseph Aggrey-Fynn, Michelle Naa Kordei Clottey
Ghana Journal of Science14
20230 citationsOpen access · Diamond
A fleet based surplus production model that accounts for increases in fishing power with application to two West African pelagic stocks
Emmanuel Acheampong, Joseph Aggrey-Fynn
Fisheries Research14
20218 citationsOpen access · Green

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