Michael Sunday Agba

University of Port Harcourt

Publishing since 2010, latest 2025

Economics and Econometrics
Education
Political Science and International Relations
Information Systems
Management of Technology and Innovation
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Publications: 212010–2025
Citations: 245to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 8
Field-weighted impact: 2.251.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 33%7 of 21 scored papers
Open access: 81%17 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

21 in all

Entrepreneurship and Economic Development in Eleme Lga, Rivers State, Nigeria
2025Middle East Research Journal of Humanities and Social SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.36348/merjhss.2025.v05i02.003
University governance: TETFund and human capital development in perspective
2023

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Economics and Econometrics1048%
Education524%
Political Science and International Relations524%
Information Systems210%
Management of Technology and Innovation210%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management210%
Pollution210%
Sociology and Political Science210%
Accounting15%
Applied Psychology15%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts5
African Education and Politics4
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth3
Economic Growth and Development2
Energy and Environment Impacts2
Higher Education Governance and Development2
Management and Performance Evaluation2
Organizational Management and Leadership2
Taxation and Compliance Studies2
Belt and Road Initiative1
COVID-19 epidemiological studies1
COVID-19 impact on air quality1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

5% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Ghana1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of CalabarNG19 papers
Kogi State UniversityNG7 papers
University Of Calabar Teaching HospitalNG3 papers
Federal Polytechnic, IdahNG3 papers
Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNG2 papers
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam CampusNG1 paper
Abia State UniversityNG1 paper
University of NigeriaNG1 paper
Kogi State PolytechnicNG1 paper
Catholic University College of GhanaGH1 paper

Where they publish

Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies3
Corporate and Business Strategy Review2
International Journal of Public Administration and Management Research2
Logos Universality Mentality Education Novelty SOCIAL SCIENCES2
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences2
BRAIN BROAD RESEARCH IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND NEUROSCIENCE

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

8Decent work and economic growth5
16Peace, justice and strong institutions3
17Partnerships for the goals3
1No poverty2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

Most cited

COVID-19 and the World of Work Dynamics: A Critical Review
Journal of Educational and Social Research8
202046 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Local Government and Social Service Delivery in Nigeria: A Content Analysis
Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
201340 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
COVID-19 Pandemic and Workplace Adjustments/Decentralization: A Focus on Teleworking in the New Normal

Corporate and Business Strategy Review

Telecommuting and Remote Work Revolution: Are Workers More Effective and Productive Working from Home? (A Multi-Perspective Analysis)

2022Logos Universality Mentality Education Novelty SOCIAL SCIENCESJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.18662/lumenss/11.2/73

Quality Assurances Practices in Private Universities: A Literature Review

2021International Journal of Public Administration and Management ResearchJournalSenior author0 citations

Climate change, adaptation, and global jobs: Lessons and urgent policy options for Africa

2021Quantitative Economics and Management StudiesJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.35877/454ri.qems298

COVID-19 and the World of Work Dynamics: A Critical Review

2020Journal of Educational and Social ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author46 citations10.36941/jesr-2020-0093

COVID-19 Pandemic and Workplace Adjustments/Decentralization: A Focus on Teleworking in the New Normal

2020BRAIN BROAD RESEARCH IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND NEUROSCIENCEJournalOpen accessFirst author33 citations10.18662/brain/11.4/148

Covid-19 and the Tourism Industry: Critical Overview, Lessons and Policy Options

2020Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary StudiesJournalOpen access29 citations10.36941/ajis-2020-0116

Decentralised vs Centralised Human Resource Development in Nigeria: A Mixture of Experience/ Lessons from HRD Programmes in the Public and Private Sector

2020Logos Universality Mentality Education Novelty SOCIAL SCIENCESJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.18662/lumenss/21

Fiscal Decentralisation, Public Expenditure Management and Human Capital Development in Nigeria

2018Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary StudiesJournalOpen accessSenior author10 citations10.2478/ajis-2018-0016

Electric Power Supply and Work Performance of Academic Staff in Nigerian Universities: A Synergy Analysis

2015RePEc: Research Papers in EconomicsJournalFirst authorCorresponding10 citations

Global Trends of Wage and Income Inequality: Lessons for Nigerian Employers’ and Economy Planners

2015International Journal of Public Administration and Management ResearchJournal0 citations

Local Government and Social Service Delivery in Nigeria: A Content Analysis

2013Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst author40 citations10.5901/ajis.2013.v2n2p455

Wages or Other Conditions: A Critical Assessment of Factors in Workers Performance in Nigeria

2013International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author9 citations10.6007/ijarbss/v3-i7/70

Reward System in the Nigerian Political and Public Sector: The Call for a Paradigm Shift in the 21st Century

2012International Journal of Learning and DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.5296/ijld.v2i5.2343

Political Thuggery and Democratic Dividends in Nigeria

2010International Journal of Public AdministrationJournalFirst authorCorresponding18 citations10.1080/01900690903380365

Higher education of social science1

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences1

How it can be read

81% free to read

Diamond 10 · 48%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 5%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 19%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 4 · 19%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 21 papers name a funder

Sapienza Università di Roma2

BRAIN BROAD RESEARCH IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND NEUROSCIENCE

202033 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Covid-19 and the Tourism Industry: Critical Overview, Lessons and Policy Options

Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies8

202029 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond