Emmanuel Kumi

University of Ghana

Also at Oklahoma State Universityfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

Sociology and Political Science
Development
Demography
Finance
Economics and Econometrics
Information Systems

In their own words

NGOs
Philanthropy
Development aid
Civil Society

Publications: 372014–2026
Citations: 507to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 13
Field-weighted impact: 5.481.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 47%17 of 36 scored papers
Open access: 38%14 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is listed but not counted.

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

Education

University of Bath2018

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

37 in all

Local NGOs’ added value and the unintended consequences of the aid localisation agenda in Ghana
2026Development in PracticeJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1080/09614524.2025.2605525
Transcalar advocacy collaborations among youth-led civil society organisations in Africa
2026Journal of Youth Studies

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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

Subfields

Sociology and Political Science2259%
Development1438%
Demography1027%
Finance719%
Economics and Econometrics514%
Information Systems411%
Safety Research411%
Strategy and Management38%
Building and Construction25%
Business and International Management25%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

International Development and Aid14
Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development10
Religion, Society, and Development9
Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering8
Community Development and Social Impact5
Economic Growth and Development4
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion3
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare3
FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance2
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth2
Global trade, sustainability, and social impact2
Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

62% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom13
Netherlands9
South Africa3
Uganda2
United States1
India1
Côte d’Ivoire1
Italy1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH11 papers
Radboud University NijmegenNL5 papers
African Studies CentreNL4 papers
University of BathGB4 papers
University of Cape CoastGH4 papers
Leiden UniversityNL3 papers
University of South WalesGB3 papers
University of CambridgeGB3 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM3 papers
University of the WitwatersrandZA3 papers

Where they publish

Development in Practice3
European Journal of Development Research2
Forum for Development Studies2
Public Administration and Development2
Third World Quarterly2
World Development Perspectives2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

17Partnerships for the goals5
8Decent work and economic growth4
10Reduced inequalities4
5Gender equality2
1No poverty1
3Good health and well-being1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
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Most cited

Private sector participation in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Ghana: Experiences from the mining and telecommunications sectors
The Extractive Industries and Society17
201992 citationsWorld top 10%
Facing the Bullet? Non-Governmental Organisations’ (NGOs’) Responses to the Changing Aid Landscape in Ghana
VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations17
201878 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

Individual Giving to Local Civil Society Organisations in Ghana: An Exploratory Analysis

2026Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector QuarterlyJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1177/08997640261455508

Socioeconomic Determinants of Entrepreneurship among Older Persons in Ghana

2025Journal of Business and Enterprise Development (JOBED)JournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.47963/jobed.v13i.1821

Technological Readiness, Innovative Work Behaviour, and Boundary Integration in Ghana's Public Sector

2024African Journal Of Applied ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.26437/ajar.v10i2.795

Domestic resource mobilisation strategies of national non‐governmental organisations in Ghana

2022Public Administration and DevelopmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1002/pad.1973

Hybridisation of institutional logics and civil society organisations' advocacy in Kenya

2022Public Administration and DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst author12 citations10.1002/pad.1989

Friend or Patron? Social Relations Across the National NGO–Donor Divide in Ghana

2021European Journal of Development ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding14 citations10.1057/s41287-021-00375-3

From donor darling to beyond aid? Public perceptions of ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’

2020The Journal of Modern African StudiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding26 citations10.1017/s0022278x19000570

Facing the Bullet? Non-Governmental Organisations’ (NGOs’) Responses to the Changing Aid Landscape in Ghana

2018VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit OrganizationsJournalOpen accessCorresponding78 citations10.1007/s11266-018-9966-1

Aid, Aid Volatility and Sectoral Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does Finance Matter?

2017Journal of African BusinessJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding64 citations10.1080/15228916.2017.1363358

Aid Volatility and Structural Economic Transformation in sub-Saharan Africa: Does Finance Matter?: Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) Working Paper 655

2017The University of Bath Online Publications Store (The University of Bath)PublicationOpen accessFirst author3 citations

African Journal Of Applied Research

How it can be read

38% free to read

Diamond 3 · 8%Free to read and to publish
Gold 2 · 5%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 7 · 19%Open in a subscription journal
Green 2 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 23 · 62%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

11 of 37 papers name a funder

University of Bath4
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek3
Carnegie Corporation of New York1
Danish International Development Agency1
Rufford Foundation1
United States Agency for International Development1
University of Cambridge1
University of South Wales1

16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Aid, Aid Volatility and Sectoral Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does Finance Matter?

Journal of African Business17

201764 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green

From donor darling to beyond aid? Public perceptions of ‘Ghana Beyond Aid’

The Journal of Modern African Studies

202026 citationsWorld top 10%