Mariama Awumbila

Publishing since 1994, latest 2024

Sociology and Political Science
Gender Studies
Anthropology
Development
Safety Research
Demography

In their own words

migration
population studies
environment
gender

Publications: 591994–2024
Citations: 2,560to those papers
h-index: 22i10-index 36
Field-weighted impact: 6.401.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 57%8 of 14 scored papers
Open access: 57%8 of the 14 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 3,166 citations, h-index 26 and i10-index 43 (1,616 citations and h-index 21 since 2021), as of October 12, 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

Publications

59 in all

Gendered dynamics of the flow and use of migrant remittances in Northern Ghana
2024Migrating out of Poverty Research Programme ConsortiumJournal29 citations
Gender and structural adjustment:: A case study in North-Eastern Ghana
2024Tradition, Location and CommunityBook chapterFirst author0 citations10.4324/9781003514169-12

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Sociology and Political Science1119%
Gender Studies35%
Anthropology23%
Development23%
Safety Research23%
Demography12%
Finance12%
General Health Professions12%
Political Science and International Relations12%
Pollution12%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Migration and Labor Dynamics7
Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy3
Sex work and related issues3
African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues2
Gender Politics and Representation2
Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics2
International Development and Aid2
Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering2
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare2
African history and culture studies1
China's Global Influence and Migration1
Community Development and Social Impact1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

36% of their 14 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom3
Netherlands2
United States1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Royal Holloway University of LondonGB2 papers
University of AmsterdamNL2 papers
University of California, DavisUS1 paper
University of LondonGB1 paper
University of SussexGB1 paper
University of Cape TownZA1 paper

Where they publish

Migrating Out of Poverty Working Paper3
Migration in a globalizing world: Perspectives from Ghana3
Bulletin of the Ghana Geographical Association2
GeoJournal2
Global Environmental Change2
Migrating out of Poverty Research Programme Consortium Working Paper2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

10Reduced inequalities7
5Gender equality4
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Gendered poverty, migration and livelihood strategies of female porters in Accra, Ghana
Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift-Norwegian Journal of Geography
2008408 citations
Can rural-urban migration into slums reduce poverty? Evidence from Ghana
Migrating Out of Poverty Working Paper
2014282 citations
Drivers of migration and urbanization in Africa: Key trends and issues
International Migration
2017216 citations

Migration Industry Dynamics in Ghana: Routes to Europe and the Gulf States

2020< bound method Organization. get_name_with_acronym of< Organization …ReportFirst author0 citations

Connection men, pushers and migrant trajectories: Examining the dynamics of the migration industry in Ghana and along routes into Europe and the Gulf States

2019Migrating out of Poverty Research Programme Consortium Working PaperJournalFirst author14 citations

Changing patterns of migration and remittances: a case study of Rural Ghana

2019Migrating out of poverty Research program consortium (Working Paper 58)Journal22 citations

Please, thank you and sorry – brokering migration and constructing identities for domestic work in Ghana

2018Journal of Ethnic and Migration StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding67 citations10.1080/1369183x.2018.1528097

Dynamics of intra-regional migration in West Africa: Implications for ECOWAS migration policy

2018Migration in a globalizing world: Perspectives from GhanaJournalFirst author19 citations

Women on the move: An historical analysis of female migration in Ghana

2018Migration in a globalizing world: Perspectives from GhanaJournalFirst author17 citations

Seeking “conversations for accountability”

2017Accounting Auditing & Accountability JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author136 citations10.1108/aaaj-02-2015-1969

Dialectical Relations and Agency in Migration Brokerage for Domestic Work in Ghana

2017International Conference on Migrating out of Poverty: From Evidence to Policy, LondonJournalFirst author2 citations

Brokerage in migrant domestic work in Ghana: complex social relations and mixed outcomes

2017Brighton: University of SussexJournalFirst author19 citations

Drivers of migration and urbanization in Africa: Key trends and issues

2017International MigrationJournalFirst author216 citations

Trends in Urbanization and Migration in Africa: Implications for the Social

2017The fabric of peace in Africa: Looking beyond the stateJournalFirst author2 citations

Gendered dynamics of remitting and remittance use in Northern Ghana

2017Migration out of Poverty Working PapersJournal0 citations

Of local places and local people: Understanding migration in peripheral capitalist outposts

2016Migrating Out of Poverty Research Programme Consortium Working PaperJournal11 citations

Gains and losses from internal migration: evidence from migrant-sending households in Ghana

2016Migrating Out of Poverty Working PaperJournalFirst author22 citations

Are migrant households better off than non-migrant households? Evidence from Ghana

2015Migrating Out of Poverty Working PaperJournalFirst author51 citations

La migration intrarégionale dans la région de la CEDEAO: nouveaux défis et tendances

2015Ablam Benjamin Akoutou, Rike Sohn, Matthias VoglJournal1 citation

Intra-regional migration in the ECOWAS region: Trends and emerging challenges

2015Migration and civil society as development drivers–A regional perspectiveJournal43 citations

Urbanization, Migration, and Poverty in Africa: A Review of Linkages and Outcomes

2015< bound method Organization. get_name_with_acronym of< Organization: IOM's …ReportFirst author0 citations

Linkages between urbanization, rural-urban migration and poverty outcomes in Africa

2015Background paper for the World Migrafion ReportJournalFirst author60 citations

Can rural-urban migration into slums reduce poverty? Evidence from Ghana

2014Migrating Out of Poverty Working PaperJournalFirst author282 citations

Across artificial borders: An assessment of labour migration in the ECOWAS region

2014Brussels: ACP Observatory on MigrationJournalFirst author96 citations

Migrating out of Poverty

2013Evidence from Informal Settlements in Accra, GhanaJournalFirst author2 citations

The nature of knowledge sharing in NGO accounting and accountability processes

2012Royal Holloway University of London, LondonJournalSenior author15 citations

Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Migration in Ghana

2011JournalFirst author14 citations

Gender and Fertility Change in Ghana: Exploring the Links

2010Journal of development alternatives and area studiesJournalFirst author0 citations

Economic Liberalisation, Changing

2010Land Tenure, Gender and Globalisation: Research and Analysis from Africa, Asia and Latin AmericaJournalFirst author0 citations

Economic liberalisation, changing resource tenures and gendered livelihoods

2010Land Tenure, Gender and GlobalisationJournalFirst author31 citations

NGO accountability and aid delivery

2009Association of Chartered Certified AccountantsReport158 citations

NGO accountability and the sharing of knowledge

2009Research ReportReport1 citation

Migration in a globalizing world: Knowledge, migration and development

2009Leiden: International Development PublicationsReport6 citations

Migration country paper (Ghana)

2008Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana, LegonJournalFirst author145 citations

Gendered poverty, migration and livelihood strategies of female porters in Accra, Ghana

2008Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift-Norwegian Journal of GeographyJournalFirst author408 citations10.1080/00291950802335772

Gender and geography in Africa: developments, challenges and trajectories for the future

2007Documents d Anàlisi GeogràficaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.5565/rev/dag.1082

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How it can be read

57% free to read, of the 14 recorded

Diamond 3 · 5%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 2%In an open-access journal
Green 4 · 7%A copy in a repository
Closed 6 · 10%Behind a paywall
Unknown 45 · 76%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

4 of 59 papers name a funder

Coventry University1
Department for International Development, UK Government1
Economic and Social Research Council1
European Commission1
Government of the United Kingdom1
UK Research and Innovation1

NGO accountability and aid delivery

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

Migration country paper (Ghana)

Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana, Legon

2008145 citations