Dennis Amego Korbla Penu

University of Cape Coast

Lecturer, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, since 2022per ORCID

Publishing since 2019, latest 2023

Sociology and Political Science
Development
Food Science
Law
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Political Science and International Relations

In their own words

Social and Political Conflicts
Comparative Territorial Politics
Political Geography
Comparative Research Methods

Publications: 52019–2023
Citations: 49to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 2.811.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 80%4 of 5 scored papers
Open access: 80%4 papers free to read

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

Peerford

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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, International and European LawThe Hague University of Applied Sciencessince 2022
PhD Research Fellow, International Institute of Social StudiesErasmus University Rotterdam2018–2022
Teaching Associate, Department of Peace StudiesUniversity of Cape Coast Faculty of Social Sciences2011–2020

Education

Master of Science (Governance and Development Studies), Institute of Development PolicyUniversity of Antwerp2015–2016
Master of Philosophy (Peace and Development Studies), Institute of Development Studies

Publications

5 in all

Territorialization by claims-making: evidence from region separation resistance in Ghana
2023Territory Politics GovernanceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1080/21622671.2023.2194917
Explaining region creation conflicts in Ghana
2022The Journal of Modern African Studies

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Subfields

Sociology and Political Science480%
Development120%
Food Science120%
Law120%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law120%
Political Science and International Relations120%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Political Conflict and Governance2
Animal Diversity and Health Studies1
Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact1
International Development and Aid1
Judicial and Constitutional Studies1
Local Government Finance and Decentralization1
Migration, Refugees, and Integration1
Peacebuilding and International Security1
Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research1
Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology1
Social Policy and Reform Studies1
Transboundary Water Resource Management1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

80% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122334Home

Most frequent partner countries

Netherlands4
Australia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Erasmus University RotterdamNL3 papers
International Institute of Social StudiesNL2 papers
The University of QueenslandAU1 paper
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Peacebuilding & Development1
Political Geography1
Publius The Journal of Federalism1
Territory Politics Governance1
The Journal of Modern African Studies1

How it can be read

80% free to read

Hybrid 4 · 80%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 1 · 20%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 5 papers name a funder

University of Oxford2
University of Cambridge1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

16Peace, justice and strong institutions2
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Institutions and Pastoralist Conflicts in Africa: A Conceptual Framework
Journal of Peacebuilding & Development
202120 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Geographies of peace and violence during conflict: The case of the Alavanyo-Nkonya boundary dispute in Ghana
Political Geography16
201913 citationsWorld top 10%
Explaining region creation conflicts in Ghana
The Journal of Modern African Studies
20229 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Explaining Defederalization in Ghana
Publius The Journal of Federalism16
20217 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Territorialization by claims-making: evidence from region separation resistance in Ghana
Territory Politics Governance10
20230 citationsOpen access · Hybrid

Institutions and Pastoralist Conflicts in Africa: A Conceptual Framework

2021Journal of Peacebuilding & DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding20 citations10.1177/1542316621995733

Explaining Defederalization in Ghana

2021Publius The Journal of FederalismJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1093/publius/pjab035