David A. Quansah

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Lecturer, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, since 2010per ORCID

Publishing since 2010, latest 2026

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Pollution
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Environmental Engineering
Artificial Intelligence

In their own words

Renewable Energy
Energy and Climate Policy

Publications: 662010–2026
Citations: 1,623to those papers
h-index: 21i10-index 34
Field-weighted impact: 2.441.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 16%8 of 50 scored papers
Open access: 74%37 of the 50 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 2,317 citations, h-index 26 and i10-index 40 (1,983 citations and h-index 24 since 2021), as of October 10, 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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, Department of Mechanical EngineeringKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2010

Education

PhD - Renenwable Energy Specialization, Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource ManagementNorges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet2015–2018
MS Energy Engineering, EnergyInternational Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering2008–2009
MSc Mechanical Engineering (Thermofluids and Energy), Mechanical EngineeringKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2006–2009

Publications

66 in all

Comparative study of performance degradation in poly- and mono-crystalline-Si solar PV modules deployed in different applications
2018International Journal of Hydrogen EnergyJournalFirst authorCorresponding41 citations10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.12.156
Performance analysis of different grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) system technologies with combined capacity of 20 kW located in humid tropical climate

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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

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment2538%
Pollution2436%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering1726%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology1726%
Environmental Engineering1015%
Artificial Intelligence812%
Automotive Engineering58%
Control and Systems Engineering58%
Sociology and Political Science35%
Water Science and Technology35%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Energy and Environment Impacts24
Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques20
Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems16
Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems10
Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability9
Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics8
Advanced Battery Technologies Research5
Integrated Energy Systems Optimization5
Microgrid Control and Optimization5
Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure3
Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies3
Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

74% of their 50 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Norway27
Germany4
United Kingdom4
Cameroon2
Azerbaijan1
Canada1
Djibouti1
France1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Norwegian University of Life SciencesNO27 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM6 papers
University College LondonGB4 papers
Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNO4 papers
Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-SiegDE3 papers
TH Köln - University of Applied SciencesDE3 papers
Cape Coast Technical UniversityGH3 papers
West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land UseGH3 papers
University of BueaCM2 papers
Ontario Tech UniversityCA1 paper

Where they publish

Energy Reports4
Sustainable Technologies for the Energy Transition4
Empowering Ghana's Engineering Future: A Model for Professional Education in Renewable Energy—and beyond3
Energies3
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments3
Clean Energy2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

7Affordable and clean energy19
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure4
1No poverty3
13Climate action3
4Quality education1

Most cited

Performance analysis of different grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) system technologies with combined capacity of 20 kW located in humid tropical climate
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy13
2017164 citationsWorld top 10%
Study effect of flow rate on flat-plate water-based photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) system performance by analytical technique
Journal of Cleaner Production7
2021102 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

BSc Chemical Engineering, Chemical EngineeringKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Economic assessment of a-Si and CIS thin film solar PV technologies in Ghana

2016Sustainable Energy Technologies and AssessmentsJournalFirst author14 citations10.1016/j.seta.2016.10.006

Preliminary assessment of degradation in field-aged multi-crystalline silicon PV modules installed in hot-humid climate of mid Ghana

201632nd European photovoltaic solar energy conference and exhibition, MunichJournalFirst author1 citation

Solar Energy in Africa – Experiences from Ghana.

2015AfricaSolar Conference 2015, 25 – 27 June 2015, Ouagadougou. http://www.2ie-edu.org/assets/4_David-A-Quansah-AfricaSolar-Presentation.pdfConferenceFirst author0 citations

Performance analysis of different types of grid-tied solar PV technologies in tropical climate.

201514th International Conference on Clean Energy (ICCE 2015); 27th Sept 2015 - 1st Oct 2015. Saskatoon, Canada. http://stemstates.org/assets/files/Book%20Abstracts%20-%20ICCE2015.pdfConferenceFirst author0 citations

Deploying thin-film photovoltaics in rural Africa: design, cost, and potential.

2014Southern African Solar Energy Conference - SASEC 2014. Port Elizabeth, South Africa. http://www.uz.ac.zw/index.php/about-uz/university-infor/304-uz-research-board/faculty/department/staff-publications/1421-brooking-garyConference0 citations

Productive uses of energy in enterprises in slums in Ghana

2012Int. J. Soc. Sci. TomorrowJournalSenior author17 citations

Energy Access and Productive Uses for thr Urban Poor

2011Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), The World BankJournal2 citations

Ghana's biofuels policy: challenges and the way forward

2010International Journal of Energy and EnvironmentJournal34 citations