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

Examining barriers for the utilization of non-traditional cost estimating models in developing countries
2018Journal of Engineering Design and TechnologyJournalSenior author3 citations10.1108/jedt-02-2018-0021
Success indicators for selfbuild houses in two Ghanaian cities
2018Journal of Science and Technology

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Citations received each year

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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
Curtin UniversityAU2 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

Financial distress and highway infrastructure delays

2017Journal of Engineering Design and TechnologyJournal28 citations10.1108/jedt-02-2016-0006

Factors affecting tender price in the Ghanaian construction industry

2017Journal of Financial Management of Property and ConstructionJournal27 citations10.1108/jfmpc-09-2016-0044

Rethinking the challenges to the pricing of projects in the Ghanaian construction industry

2017Journal of Engineering Design and TechnologyJournalSenior author4 citations10.1108/jedt-11-2016-0090

Safety devices and machinery accident prevention: an enigmatic conundrum

2017International Conference on Infrastructure Development in AfricaConferenceSenior author2 citations

Critical success factors for Ghanaian contractors

2016Benchmarking An International JournalJournalSenior author18 citations10.1108/bij-03-2014-0018

Public procurement policies and strategies for capacity building of SME construction firms in Ghana

2016International Journal of Procurement ManagementJournalSenior author13 citations10.1504/ijpm.2016.077705

Critical Barriers to the Practice of Effective Cost Planning in the Ghanaian Construction Industry

2016Journal of Construction Engineering and Project ManagementJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.6106/jcepm.2016.6.2.008

Attaining fairness in construction cost consultancy pricing services

2016Journal of Engineering Design and TechnologyJournal3 citations10.1108/jedt-01-2015-0002

Key performance indicators for project success in Ghanaian contractors

2016International Journal of Construction Engineering and ManagementJournalSenior author92 citations

Towards a framework for the management of health, safety and well-being on adaptive-retrofit projects in Ghana

2015Research Explorer (The University of Manchester)PublicationOpen access5 citations

The need for post-occupancy evaluation of public apartment buildings in Ghana

2015Journal of Engineering Design and TechnologyJournal10 citations10.1108/jedt-05-2013-0033

Exploring the Inherent Estimating Risks in Quantity Surveying (QS) Consultancy Services Pricing

2015Mindanao Journal of Science and TechnologyJournal1 citation

Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Delivering Sanitation Infrastructure

2015BCU Open Access Repository (Birmingham City University)JournalFirst author1 citation

Putting research into practice: exploring the inherent challenges of research uptake in the built environment faculties in Ghana

2015In: Procs 6th West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) ConferenceJournal3 citations

Rethinking methodology in project management consulting context.

2015International Journal of Construction Project ManagementJournalSenior author16 citations

Perspectives of Construction Business Marketing Strategies of SME Contracting Firms in Ghana

2015Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa, Kumasi-GhanaJournal4 citations

Determinants of trade credit supply among the Ghanaian construction sector

2014Built Environment Project and Asset ManagementJournalSenior author4 citations10.1108/bepam-11-2013-0057

A typological analysis of public apartment buildings in Ghana

2014Architectural Engineering and Design ManagementJournal3 citations10.1080/17452007.2014.898610

Built Environment Project and Asset Management

2014ManagementJournalSenior author0 citations

Factors affecting Ghanaian contractor performance

2014Proceedings of the CIB WJournalSenior author17 citations

Rural infrastructure development in the Volta region of Ghana: barriers and interventions

2013Journal of Financial Management of Property and ConstructionJournalFirst author50 citations10.1108/jfmpc-11-2012-0040

Corporate social responsibility architecture and project alignments

2013Journal of Engineering Design and TechnologyJournal39 citations10.1108/jedt-09-2012-0041

Conceptualisation of the consultancy pricing paradox

2012International Journal of Building Pathology and AdaptationJournal8 citations10.1108/02630801211256706

An integrated supply chain relationship management theoretical framework for improving Engineering and Design Service Delivery (EDSD) to building contractors in Ghana

2012West Africa Built Environment Research (Waber) Conference 24-26 July 2012 Abuja, NigeriaJournalSenior author13 citations

The preference of Ghanaian contractors in providing occupational health and safety items; an exploratory study

2012WEST AFRICA BUILT ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH (WABER) CONFERENCE 24-26 July 2012 Abuja, NigeriaJournal7 citations

An integrated Relationship and Supply Chain Management Framework for Improving Engineering and Design Service Delivery to Building Contractors in Ghana

2011WEST AFRICA BUILT ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH (WABER) CONFERENCE 19-21 July 2011 Accra, GhanaJournalSenior author3 citations

15 Activities in Kumasi

2011Future of the Tree: Towards Growth and Development of KumasiJournalFirst author0 citations

Casual workers preference of occupational health and safety items on building construction sites in Ghana; a Kumasi study

2011WEST AFRICA BUILT ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH (WABER) CONFERENCE 19-21 July 2011 Accra, GhanaJournal7 citations

In-service training: An essential element in the professional development of teachers

2009Malaysian Journal of Distance EducationJournal65 citations

Quantity surveying education in Ghana

2004The Ghana EngineerJournalFirst author37 citations

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%