James Kwame Mensah

Professor, University of Ghana Business School, since 2026per ORCID

Publishing since 2001, latest 2026

James Kwame Mensah is a Professor of Public Administration & Sustainable Development in the Department of Public Administration at the University of Ghana Business School. Professor Mensah is also a fellow at the Penn Institute of Urban Research (Penn IUR), University of Pennsylvania. He holds a PhD in Development Administration and an MPhil in Public Administration. Professor Mensah’s research focuses on Local Economic Development, Urbanisation & Resilience, Informal… More on ORCID

Urban Studies
Economics and Econometrics
Political Science and International Relations
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Building and Construction
Pollution

Publications: 502001–2026
Citations: 733to those papers
h-index: 15i10-index 20
Field-weighted impact: 3.631.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 44%22 of 50 scored papers
Open access: 28%14 papers free to read

9 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Professor, Department of Public AdministrationUniversity of Ghana Business Schoolsince 2026
Associate Professor, Department of Public AdministrationUniversity of Ghana Business School2023–2026
Senior Lecturer, Department of Public AdministrationUniversity of Ghana Business School2021–2023
Lecturer, Department of Public Administration and Health Services ManagementUniversity of Ghana Business School2018–2021
Lecturer, Department of Business AdministrationUniversity of Professional Studies

Publications

50 in all

Circular Economy—Sustainable City Nexus: The Place of Circular Economy in Advancing Sustainable Ghanaian Cities
2026The Journal of Environment & DevelopmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1177/10704965261416897
Attaining Sustainable Development Goals in African Cities: A Systematic Literature Review
2026Sustainable Development

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Urban Studies2040%
Economics and Econometrics1632%
Political Science and International Relations1326%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management714%
Building and Construction510%
Pollution510%
Sociology and Political Science510%
Strategy and Management510%
Global and Planetary Change48%
Information Systems48%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Urban and Rural Development Challenges19
Local Economic Development and Planning11
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth6
Employer Branding and e-HRM5
Human Resource and Talent Management5
Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior5
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion5
Energy and Environment Impacts4
Public Policy and Administration Research4
Urban Planning and Governance4
COVID-19 epidemiological studies3
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts3

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

28% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Australia4
United States3
Saudi Arabia3
United Kingdom2
Iran1
India1
Austria1
Slovakia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Professional StudiesGH15 papers
Ghana Institute of Management and Public AdministrationGH6 papers
The University of AdelaideAU4 papers
King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSA3 papers
University of PennsylvaniaUS2 papers
University of ManchesterGB2 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH2 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH2 papers
Vienna University of Economics and BusinessAT1 paper
Water Research InstituteIR1 paper

Where they publish

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)4
Urban Forum3
Development Southern Africa2
F1000Research2
International Journal of Public Administration2
International Review of Administrative Sciences2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

8Decent work and economic growth8
3Good health and well-being3
5Gender equality3
17Partnerships for the goals3
2Zero hunger2
10Reduced inequalities2
11Sustainable cities and communities2
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Most cited

Income inequality, human capital, natural resource abundance, and ecological footprint in ECOWAS member countries
Resources Policy
2021141 citationsWorld top 10%
Talent Management and Employee Outcomes: A Psychological Contract Fulfilment Perspective
Public Organization Review
201863 citationsWorld top 10%
Informal settlement and urban development discourse in the Global South: Evidence from Ghana
Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift - Norwegian Journal of Geography11

Teaching Assistant, Public Administration and Health Services ManagementUniversity of Ghana Business School2009–2013

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Graduate School of Public AdministrationNational Institute of Development Administration2013–2015
Master of Philosophy, Department of Public Administration and Health Services ManagementUniversity of Ghana2009–2011
Bachelor of Arts, Department of SociologyUniversity of Ghana2003–2007

The Silent Sabotage: How Ghana’s Local Government Service Reproduces Gender Inequality

2026State and Local Government ReviewJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1177/0160323x261469252

The politics of place allocation: Actor relationships and market space in Ghana’s informal sector

2025Journal of Enterprising Communities People and Places in the Global EconomyJournalFirst author0 citations10.1108/jec-05-2025-0138

Toxic sustainability: Unpacking the dark side of informal plastic circular economy in Accra’s informal settlements

2025Transactions in Earth Environment and SustainabilityJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1177/2754124x251414804

The Ethical Dilemma of Natural Resources in African Countries

2024Advances in African economic, social and political developmentBook chapterSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-58124-3_5

Urban agriculture, local economic development and climate change: conceptual linkages

2023International Journal of Urban Sustainable DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding22 citations10.1080/19463138.2023.2207523

Stimulating and developing sustainable urban local economies: The role of urban agriculture

2023Development Southern AfricaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding18 citations10.1080/0376835x.2023.2177259

Informal settlement and urban development discourse in the Global South: Evidence from Ghana

2022Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift - Norwegian Journal of GeographyJournalOpen access60 citations10.1080/00291951.2022.2113428

Electricity and informal settlements: Towards achieving SDG 7 in developing countries

2022Energy Research & Social ScienceJournalFirst authorCorresponding36 citations10.1016/j.erss.2022.102844

Understanding policy framework for slum governance in a developing country

2022International Journal of Public LeadershipJournal14 citations10.1108/ijpl-12-2021-0060

Experimental Public Service Motivation Research: A Systematic Review and Future Directions

2022International Journal of Public AdministrationJournalFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.1080/01900692.2022.2106493

La gestion des talents et l’état d’esprit des collaborateurs compétents : le rôle de médiation du soutien organisationnel perçu

2020Revue Internationale des Sciences AdministrativesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.3917/risa.863.0501

Talent management and talented employees’ attitudes: mediating role of perceived organisational support

2019International Review of Administrative SciencesJournalFirst authorCorresponding36 citations10.1177/0020852319844318

Local economic development and poverty reduction in developing societies: The experience of the ILO decent work project in Ghana

2019Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy UnitJournalSenior authorCorresponding26 citations10.1177/0269094219859234

Public Service Motivation Scholarship in Africa: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda

2018International Journal of Public AdministrationJournalCorresponding27 citations10.1080/01900692.2018.1491591

The Policy and Practice of Local Economic Development in Ghana

2018Urban ForumJournalFirst authorCorresponding19 citations10.1007/s12132-018-9344-5

Local economic development in Ghana: From the ‘lost decades’ to a policy ‘maturing’ stage

2017Development Southern AfricaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding26 citations10.1080/0376835x.2017.1310032

Local Economic Development Initiatives in Ghana: The Challenges and the Way Forward

2013Journal of Public Administration and GovernanceJournalOpen accessFirst author26 citations10.5296/jpag.v3i2.3781

Methodological Evaluation of Secondary School Systems in Ghana Using Difference-in-Differences Model to Measure Efficiency Gains

2012Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.5281/zenodo.18945948

A Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Evaluating Yield Improvement in Secondary Schools Systems within Ghana's Forest Policy Context

2003Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.5281/zenodo.18767095

Methodological Evaluation of Smallholder Farming Systems in Ghana Using Quasi-Experimental Design to Measure Efficiency Gains

2002Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.5281/zenodo.18745503

Tech Startup Incubators and Youth Empowerment in Accra: Growth Metrics and Job Creation Analysis

2001Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.5281/zenodo.18736605

Public Organization Review

Advances in African economic, social and political development1

How it can be read

28% free to read

Diamond 1 · 2%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 6%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 2%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 5 · 10%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 36 · 72%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

9 of 50 papers name a funder

University of Ghana Business School8
AXA Research Fund3
University of Ghana3

9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

202260 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid