Edward Badu

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Publishing since 2001, latest 2026

Strategy and Management
Management Science and Operations Research
Building and Construction
Social Psychology
Management Information Systems
Accounting

In their own words

COST MANAGEMENT
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 942001–2026
Citations: 1,268to those papers
h-index: 19i10-index 48
Field-weighted impact: 1.661.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 21%12 of 58 scored papers
Open access: 21%12 of the 58 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 2,393 citations, h-index 27 and i10-index 63 (1,523 citations and h-index 22 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

94 in all

Success factors for cultivating situated learning in projects
2026Built Environment Project and Asset ManagementJournal0 citations10.1108/bepam-01-2026-0001
The effects of the different dimensions of social capital on situated learning processes in projects
2026Construction InnovationJournal9 citations

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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

Strategy and Management3436%
Management Science and Operations Research3032%
Building and Construction1314%
Social Psychology1011%
Management Information Systems66%
Accounting55%
Finance55%
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology55%
Urban Studies55%
Economics and Econometrics44%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Construction Project Management and Performance29
Public-Private Partnership Projects23
Public Procurement and Policy14
Sustainable Building Design and Assessment8
Facilities and Workplace Management7
Community Development and Social Impact5
Occupational Health and Safety Research5
Urban and Rural Development Challenges5
Value Engineering and Management5
Noise Effects and Management4
BIM and Construction Integration3
Competitive and Knowledge Intelligence3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

62% of their 58 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written15913162024Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom28
South Africa18
Australia5
Netherlands2
Hong Kong SAR1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Birmingham City UniversityGB25 papers
University of JohannesburgZA18 papers
Sunyani Technical UniversityGH5 papers
Tamale Technical UniversityGH4 papers
University of BirminghamGB3 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM3 papers
Takoradi Technical UniversityGH3 papers
Eindhoven University of TechnologyNL2 papers
University of LancashireGB2 papers
University of ManchesterGB2 papers

Where they publish

Journal of Facilities Management11
Journal of Engineering Design and Technology9
Construction Economics and Building4
Engineering Construction & Architectural Management4
International Journal of Construction Management4
Benchmarking An International Journal

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

17Partnerships for the goals22
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure15
11Sustainable cities and communities2
12Responsible consumption and production2
8Decent work and economic growth1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Key performance indicators for project success in Ghanaian contractors
International Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
201692 citations
In-service training: An essential element in the professional development of teachers
Malaysian Journal of Distance Education
200965 citations
Rural infrastructure development in the Volta region of Ghana: barriers and interventions
Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction9

Establishing the characteristics of mental toughness among construction professionals

2024Engineering Construction & Architectural ManagementJournal7 citations10.1108/ecam-07-2023-0751

State of Market Intelligence Activities in Ghanaian Construction Firms: A Preliminary Study.

2024Construction Economics and BuildingJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.5130/ajceb.v24i4/5.8909

Emerging Housing Studies Trends

2024Sustainable Education and Development—Green Buildings: Proceedings of the Applied Research Conference in Africa (ARCA), 2023, Volume 2Journal0 citations

Critical success factors (CSFs) for the adoption of green construction concepts in road construction in Ghana

2024International Journal of Construction ManagementJournalSenior author7 citations

Examining the perception of site workers of their risk-taking behaviours on construction sites in Ghana

2023Engineering Construction & Architectural ManagementJournalOpen accessSenior author15 citations10.1108/ecam-02-2022-0113

PERCEPTION OF BARRIERS TO SUCCESSION PLANNING IN FAMILY-OWNED CONSTRUCTION FIRMS IN GHANA

2022Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.6992378

How Project-Based Organizations Cultivate Learning in Projects: A Social-Constructivist Perspective

2021Journal of Building Construction and Planning ResearchJournalOpen access7 citations10.4236/jbcpr.2021.94016

TOWARDS A CLASSIFICATION OF FAMILY-OWNED CONSTRUCTION FIRMS IN GHANA

2021European Journal of Management and Marketing StudiesJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.46827/ejmms.v6i4.1163

Factors influencing tender pricing strategies of construction SMEs in Ghana

2019International Journal of Construction ManagementJournalSenior author16 citations10.1080/15623599.2019.1625995

Construction Innovation3

Journal of Engineering3

How it can be read

21% free to read, of the 58 recorded

Diamond 7 · 7%Free to read and to publish
Green 5 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 46 · 49%Behind a paywall
Unknown 36 · 38%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

1 of 94 papers name a funder

Ghana Education Trust Fund1
U.S. Department of Transportation1

201350 citationsWorld top 10%

Corporate social responsibility architecture and project alignments

Journal of Engineering Design and Technology17

201339 citationsWorld top 10%