Gordon Foli

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Publishing since 2004, latest 2026

Artificial Intelligence
Geophysics
Pollution
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Engineering
Geochemistry and Petrology

In their own words

Geology
AMD
TCLP Arsenic
Mining Environment

Publications: 702004–2026
Citations: 616to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 13
Field-weighted impact: 1.521.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 7%4 of 55 scored papers
Open access: 53%29 of the 55 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 788 citations, h-index 14 and i10-index 26 (504 citations and h-index 12 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, Geological EngineeringKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2011–2015
Lecturer, Earth and Environmental ScienceUniversity for Development Studies - Navrongo Campus2008–2011

Education

Ph.D in Geological Engineering [Acid-base Accounting and Arsenic remediation in mine drainage], Geological Engineering DepartmentKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2013–2017

On their papers

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology51 works

Publications

70 in all

Modified acid–base accounting model validation and pH buffer trend characterisation in mine drainage at the AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi mine in Ghana, West Africa
2017Environmental Earth SciencesJournalFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.1007/s12665-017-7005-y
Rock Fracture Characterization for Solid Waste Disposal Site Selection: A Case from Sites in the Accra-Tema Area, SE Ghana

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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

Artificial Intelligence2434%
Geophysics1521%
Pollution1420%
Environmental Chemistry1217%
Environmental Engineering1014%
Geochemistry and Petrology811%
Building and Construction710%
Control and Systems Engineering57%
Mechanical Engineering57%
Analytical Chemistry46%

Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping24
Heavy metals in environment14
Mine drainage and remediation techniques12
Geological and Geochemical Analysis9
Mining and Resource Management7
Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis6
Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods5
Mining Techniques and Economics5
Soil Geostatistics and Mapping5
Arsenic contamination and mitigation4
Groundwater and Watershed Analysis4
Mineral Processing and Grinding4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

16% of their 55 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

China5
Germany3
United Kingdom2
United States1
South Africa1
Portugal1
Nigeria1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH10 papers
University of Technology and Applied SciencesGH10 papers
University for Development StudiesGH9 papers
Forestry Research Institute of GhanaGH7 papers
University of Mines and TechnologyGH6 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH6 papers
Navrongo Health Research CentreGH5 papers
Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine EnvironmentDE3 papers
Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgDE3 papers
China University of Petroleum, BeijingCN3 papers

Where they publish

Earth Science Malaysia6
Environmental Earth Sciences5
Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences5
Arabian Journal of Geosciences4
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment3
International Journal of Energy and Water Resources3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

15Life on land13
6Clean water and sanitation5
13Climate action4
14Life below water3
2Zero hunger1
8Decent work and economic growth1

Most cited

Trace elements contamination of soils around gold mine tailings dams at Obuasi, Ghana
African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
2009110 citations
Identifying Pathfinder Elements for Gold in Multi-Element Soil Geochemical Data from the Wa-Lawra Belt, Northwest Ghana: A Multivariate Statistical Approach
International Journal of Geosciences15
201257 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Geochemical assessment of the impact of mine tailings reclamation on the quality of soils at AngloGold concession, Obuasi, Ghana

University for Development Studies

Every institution they have given on a paper.

World Journal of Environmental Engineering

Arsenic Sorption Characteristics in Decommissioned Tailings Dam Environment at the Obuasi Mine, Ghana

2013Research Journal of Environmental and Earth SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.19026/rjees.5.5690

Analysis of factors affecting the technical efficiency of cocoa farmers in the Offinso district -Ashanti region, Ghana

2011American Journal of Social and Management SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding36 citations10.5251/ajsms.2011.2.2.208.216

Effectiveness of planning and implementation stages of the ISO 14001 standards EMS at the Obuasi gold mine, Ghana

2010American Journal of Social and Management SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.5251/ajsms.2010.1.1.1.12

Trace elements contamination of soils around gold mine tailings dams at Obuasi, Ghana

2009African Journal of Environmental Science and TechnologyJournalSenior author110 citations

Physio-Chemical Evaluation of Some Mining Impacted Water Bodies within the Obuasi Environment

2004Department of Geology, University of Ghana, LegonJournalFirst author3 citations

West African Journal of Applied Ecology

American Journal of Social and Management Sciences2

How it can be read

53% free to read, of the 55 recorded

Diamond 18 · 26%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 4%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 6 · 9%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 1%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 1%A copy in a repository
Closed 26 · 37%Behind a paywall
Unknown 15 · 21%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

11 of 70 papers name a funder

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology7
AngloGold Ashanti4
University of Ghana1
Utah State University1

Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences

Analysis of factors affecting the technical efficiency of cocoa farmers in the Offinso district -Ashanti region, Ghana

American Journal of Social and Management Sciences8

201136 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond