John-Paul Safunu Banchani

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Lecturer, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, since 2020per ORCID

Publishing since 2016, latest 2026

Development
Sociology and Political Science
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Health Information Management
Management Science and Operations Research
Political Science and International Relations

In their own words

Theories of International Relations
Peace and Conflict
Global Health
International Institutions

Publications: 122016–2026
Citations: 18to those papers
h-index: 2i10-index 0
Field-weighted impact: 0.741.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 7 scored papers
Open access: 43%3 of the 7 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 42 citations, h-index 3 and i10-index 2 (35 citations and h-index 3 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

Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, History and Political StudiesKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2020
Lecturer, Political Science (Chair of International Relations)University of Bamberg2017–2020

Education

Dr. rer. pol, Political ScienceOtto-Friedrich-Universität Bambergsince 2013
MA Conflict Security and Development, War StudiesKing's College London2011–2012
MA International Affairs, Legon Centre for International Affairs

Publications

12 in all

Essay 26: Regionalism and Endemic Instability: How to (not) Understand the Illusion of Regionalism Dividends in Africa
2026Essays on Global Regionalism II: Will Regions Save the World?Book chapterSenior author0 citations10.1007/978-3-032-13646-6_26
(Re)theorizing hybrid governance in the Global South: chieftaincy’s resilience and implications for post-pandemic political order in Ghana

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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

Development433%
Sociology and Political Science325%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism18%
Health Information Management18%
Management Science and Operations Research18%
Political Science and International Relations18%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health18%
Strategy and Management18%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

International Development and Aid4
Peacebuilding and International Security2
Business Strategies and Management Research1
Cultural Competency in Health Care1
Diabetes Management and Education1
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins1
European Union Policy and Governance1
Global Health and Epidemiology1
Global Peace and Security Dynamics1
Malaria Research and Control1
Mosquito-borne diseases and control1
Political Conflict and Governance1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

43% of their 7 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

Canada2
United Kingdom2
Germany1
Indonesia1
Nigeria1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH4 papers
Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia2 papers
Western UniversityCA2 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM2 papers
German Institute for Global and Area StudiesDE1 paper
Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS TrustGB1 paper
St. Francis Xavier UniversityCA1 paper
University of AberdeenGB1 paper
University of Port HarcourtNG1 paper
Tamale Teaching HospitalGH1 paper

Where they publish

African Quarterly Social Science Review1
African Renaissance1
African Security Review1
African States Domestic and External Security Challenges1
Essays on Global Regionalism II: Will Regions Save the World?1
Ethnicity and Health1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

5Gender equality1
13Climate action1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

The relevance of the Gulf of Guinea in global energy politics
African Security Review
20168 citations
Public procurement policies of Nigeria and Ghana: an analysis of the administrative challenges in achieving value for money
Journal of Public Procurement16
20246 citations
(Re)theorizing hybrid governance in the Global South: chieftaincy’s resilience and implications for post-pandemic political order in Ghana
International Politics
20251 citation

Bachelor of Arts, EnglishKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2004–2008

Teacher's Certificate 'A', EducationTamale College of Education (formerly Tamale Teacher Training College)1999–2002

Honours, memberships and service

AssociateDemocracy Without Borderssince 2021

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

International Politics

Foreign Military and Security Bases: Implications for the Practice of Peace and Security in Africa

2025African States Domestic and External Security ChallengesBook chapterSenior author0 citations

Global Governance, Glocalisation and Endemic Instability in Africa

2024Journal of African PoliticsJournalOpen access1 citation10.58548/2024jap42.2039

The Role of Functional Differentiation in the Governance of the Decision-Making Process of the African Peer Review Mechanism: Merit-Based Decision-Making or Power Politics?

2017Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Fakultät Sozial-und WirtschaftswissenschaftenThesisFirst author1 citation

International Politics1

How it can be read

43% free to read, of the 7 recorded

Diamond 1 · 8%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 8%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 4 · 33%Behind a paywall
Unknown 5 · 42%Not recorded by the source

Global Governance, Glocalisation and Endemic Instability in Africa

Journal of African Politics17

20241 citationOpen access · Diamond