Abena D. Oduro

University of Ghana

Publishing since 1994, latest 2026

Economics and Econometrics
Gender Studies
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Sociology and Political Science
Accounting
Safety Research

Publications: 351994–2026
Citations: 1,118to those papers
h-index: 16i10-index 20
Field-weighted impact: 4.571.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 44%15 of 34 scored papers
Open access: 29%10 papers free to read

7 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

35 in all

Advancing Climate Mitigation, Adaptation, and Equity Simultaneously: The Transformative Potential of Investments in Gender Equality
2026Public health reviewsJournalOpen access0 citations10.3389/phrs.2026.1607423
Women in African Economies: Documenting African Women’s Realities
2026Journal of African Development

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Economics and Econometrics1954%
Gender Studies926%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance617%
Sociology and Political Science617%
Accounting411%
Safety Research411%
Soil Science411%
Urban Studies411%
Business and International Management39%
Finance39%

Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Microfinance and Financial Inclusion10
Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics8
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth6
Economic Growth and Productivity5
Global trade and economics4
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare4
Taxation and Compliance Studies4
Urban and Rural Development Challenges4
Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences3
Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis3
Income, Poverty, and Inequality3
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

51% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States11
United Kingdom9
Sweden5
Canada5
Netherlands4
India4
Belgium4
South Africa2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of OxfordGB9 papers
University of GothenburgSE5 papers
University of FloridaUS5 papers
International Monetary FundUS4 papers
HEC MontréalCA4 papers
Indian Institute of Management BangaloreIN4 papers
KU LeuvenBE4 papers
World BankUS4 papers
Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamNL3 papers
Mountcrest University CollegeGH3 papers

Where they publish

Feminist Economics5
Journal of African Development3
The Journal of Development Studies2
African Development Review1
Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d études du développement1
Development Policy Review1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

5Gender equality8
8Decent work and economic growth6
1No poverty3
17Partnerships for the goals3
10Reduced inequalities2
2Zero hunger1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Property rights and the gender distribution of wealth in Ecuador, Ghana and India
The Journal of Economic Inequality5
2013223 citationsWorld top 10%
Rates of Return on Physical and Human Capital in Africa's Manufacturing Sector
Economic Development and Cultural Change8
2000152 citationsWorld top 10%
Contract flexibility and dispute resolution in African manufacturing

Debt, Distress, and Defiance

2026Feminist EconomicsJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.1080/13545701.2026.2642628

Examining Land Inheritance Patterns in Ghana Through a Gender Lens

2025Journal of Agrarian ChangeJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1111/joac.70024

Inégalités de genre

2025HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)Book chapterOpen accessSenior author0 citations

Exploring firm performance and growth among own-account and micro enterprises in Ghana

2019International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small BusinessJournal8 citations10.1504/ijesb.2019.103431

Women-owned businesses and household welfare

2018International Journal of Gender and EntrepreneurshipJournalSenior author22 citations10.1108/ijge-01-2018-0001

Changing Patterns of Wealth Distribution: Evidence from Ghana

2018The Journal of Development StudiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.1080/00220388.2018.1430769

Assets and shocks: a gendered analysis of Ecuador, Ghana and Karnataka, India

2017Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d études du développementJournalOpen access20 citations10.1080/02255189.2017.1316244

Delayed primary school enrolment among boys and girls in Ghana

2016International Journal of Educational DevelopmentJournalSenior author18 citations10.1016/j.ijedudev.2015.12.004

Export Diversification And Economic Growth In Sub-Saharan Africa

2015Journal of African DevelopmentJournalCorresponding47 citations10.5325/jafrideve.17.2.0067

Engendering Economic Policy in Africa

2015Feminist EconomicsJournalOpen accessFirst author23 citations10.1080/13545701.2015.1059467

Ownership of the Place of Residence in Ghana: A Gender Analysis

2015Journal of African DevelopmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.5325/jafrideve.17.1.0017

Investigating Ghana’s Revealed Comparative Advantage in Agro-Processed Products

2014Modern EconomyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.4236/me.2014.54037

Introduction

2014Book chapterSenior author2 citations10.1007/978-94-017-8715-4_1

Conclusion

2014Book chapterSenior author0 citations10.1007/978-94-017-8715-4_17

Determinants of moonlighting in Ghana: an empirical investigation

2013Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)ReportOpen accessSenior author33 citations

Market Participation and Rural Poverty in Ghana in the Era of Globalization

2008African Development ReviewJournalFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1111/j.1467-8268.2008.00178.x

Rates of Return on Physical and Human Capital in Africa's Manufacturing Sector

2000Economic Development and Cultural ChangeJournal152 citations10.1086/452478

Exports of African manufactures: macro policy and firm behaviour

1999Journal of International Trade & Economic DevelopmentJournal57 citations10.1080/09638199900000005

Economic Development and Cultural Change

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)1

How it can be read

29% free to read

Diamond 1 · 3%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 3%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 11%A copy in a repository
Closed 25 · 71%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

6 of 35 papers name a funder

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore3
Adlerbertska Research Foundation1
Consortium pour la recherche économique en Afrique1
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam1

The Journal of Development Studies16

2000141 citationsWorld top 10%

Investment in Africa's Manufacturing Sector: A Four Country Panel Data Analysis

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics17

199994 citationsWorld top 10%