Emmanuel Adu-Danso

Lecturer, University of Ghana, since 2020per ORCID

Publishing since 2019, latest 2025

Research interests in Entrepreneurship, Labour Market Analysis, Education Economics, Environmental Economics and Industrial Organisation. From ORCID

Economics and Econometrics
Management of Technology and Innovation
Accounting
Atmospheric Science
Business and International Management
Gender Studies

In their own words

Development Economics
Economics of Education
Environmental Economics

Publications: 62019–2025
Citations: 87to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 3
Field-weighted impact: 1.921.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 50%3 of 6 scored papers
Open access: 33%2 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

Citations received each year

Peerford

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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, Department of EconomicsUniversity of Ghanasince 2020
Assistant Lecturer, EconomicsUniversity of Ghana2012–2014

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, EconomicsUniversity of Ghana2014–2018
Master of Philosophy, EconomicsUniversity of Ghana2008–2010
Bachelor of Arts, Economics & Computer Science

Publications

6 in all

The Effect of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) on Retail Digital Financial Services in Ghana
2025Journal of African BusinessJournalSenior author1 citation10.1080/15228916.2025.2597684
Gender diversity and productivity in manufacturing firms: evidence from six Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries
2022Journal of Management & Organization

emmanuel.adu.danso@gmail.comPublic on their ORCID record

ekadu-danso@ug.edu.ghPublic on their ORCID record

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Subfields

Economics and Econometrics350%
Management of Technology and Innovation233%
Accounting117%
Atmospheric Science117%
Business and International Management117%
Gender Studies117%
Global and Planetary Change117%
Information Systems117%
Information Systems and Management117%
Management Science and Operations Research117%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Firm Innovation and Growth3
Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences2
Business Strategies and Management Research1
Corporate Finance and Governance1
Disaster Management and Resilience1
Economic Growth and Development1
Economic Growth and Productivity1
Family Business Performance and Succession1
Flood Risk Assessment and Management1
Gender Diversity and Inequality1
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development1
International Business and FDI1

Who they write with

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

Where they publish

Innovation and Development2
City and Environment Interactions1
Journal of African Business1
Journal of Management & Organization1
Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship1

How it can be read

33% free to read

Gold 1 · 17%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 17%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 4 · 67%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 6 papers name a funder

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
International Development Research Centre1
University of Ghana1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

9Industry, innovation and infrastructure2
8Decent work and economic growth1
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

Choice of household adaptation strategies to flood risk management in Accra, Ghana
City and Environment Interactions11
201937 citationsOpen access · Gold
Does foreign ownership enhance technological innovation amongst manufacturing firms in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship9
202021 citationsWorld top 10%
Gender diversity and productivity in manufacturing firms: evidence from six Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries
Journal of Management & Organization
202216 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
What factors hamper innovation amongst SMEs in Kenya?
Innovation and Development9
20228 citations
The effects of innovation on the quantity and quality of jobs: evidence from sub-Saharan Africa
Innovation and Development8
20224 citations

What factors hamper innovation amongst SMEs in Kenya?

2022Innovation and DevelopmentJournalSenior author8 citations10.1080/2157930x.2022.2030890