Isaac Boateng

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Dean, Akenten Appaih-Menkah University of Skills Training and Entrepreneural Development, since 2020per ORCID

Publishing since 2015, latest 2026

Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Building and Construction
Earth-Surface Processes
Ecology
Management Science and Operations Research
Sociology and Political Science

Publications: 282015–2026
Citations: 348to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 2.051.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 18%5 of 28 scored papers
Open access: 64%18 papers free to read

3 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are 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

Citations received each year

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Dean, Faculty of business educationAkenten Appaih-Menkah University of Skills Training and Entrepreneural Developmentsince 2020
Associate Professor/Reader Coastal Engineering, Construction and Wood Technology EducationUniversity of Education Winneba2018–2020
senior lecturer, school of civil engineering and surveyingUniversity of Portsmouth2007–2018

Education

PhD in Applied Coastal Geomorphology, school of Civil Engineering and SurveyingUniversity of Portsmouth2007–2009
MSc Coastal and Marine Resource Management

Publications

28 in all

Safety Leadership and Safety Performance: An integrative Model for Ghanaian Construction Industry
2026Journal of Service Science and ManagementJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.4236/jssm.2026.191003
The Cyclical Nature of Safety Failure: A Multi-Level Grounded Theory Framework for Construction Safety Management in Ghana
2026

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law1243%
Building and Construction518%
Earth-Surface Processes518%
Ecology414%
Management Science and Operations Research414%
Sociology and Political Science414%
Civil and Structural Engineering27%
Management Information Systems27%
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology27%
Water Science and Technology27%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Coastal and Marine Management9
Coastal and Marine Dynamics5
Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration4
Construction Project Management and Performance4
Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics3
BIM and Construction Integration2
Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies2
Mining and Resource Management2
Occupational Health and Safety Research2
Quality and Supply Management2
Water Quality and Pollution Assessment2
3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

50% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom9
Tanzania2
South Africa2
Nigeria2
United States1
Netherlands1
Spain1
Belgium1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial DevelopmentGH17 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH9 papers
University of PortsmouthGB7 papers
University of GhanaGH7 papers
Kumasi Technical UniversityGH6 papers
University for Development StudiesGH4 papers
University of LincolnGB2 papers
University of NorthamptonGB2 papers
University of OxfordGB2 papers
University of DerbyGB2 papers

Where they publish

Journal of Service Science and Management2
Regional Studies in Marine Science2
African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology1
Anthropocene Coasts1
Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension Economics & Sociology1
Asian Review of Environmental and Earth Sciences1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

14Life below water4
13Climate action3
6Clean water and sanitation2
7Affordable and clean energy2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure2
15Life on land2
1No poverty1
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Most cited

Shoreline change analysis using end point rate and net shoreline movement statistics: An application to Elmina, Cape Coast and Moree section of Ghana’s coast
Regional Studies in Marine Science
201667 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Mapping Vulnerability and Risk of Ghana's Coastline to Sea Level Rise
Marine Geodesy14
201654 citations
A DFT+U investigation of hydrogen adsorption on the LaFeO 3 (010) surface

University of Portsmouth

PG Dip Scandinavian welfare model, Social ScienceRoskilde University2001–2002

B. ED Social Studies, DASSEUniversity of Cape Coast1998–2001

Journal of Building Construction and Planning Research

Wetland restoration challenges and eco-volunteerism

2023Journal for Nature ConservationJournal6 citations10.1016/j.jnc.2023.126411

Assessing Willingness to Pay for Solid Waste Management in Ga East Municipal, Ghana

2021Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension Economics & SociologyJournalOpen access3 citations10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i1230826

A DFT+U investigation of hydrogen adsorption on the LaFeO 3 (010) surface

2017Physical Chemistry Chemical PhysicsJournalOpen accessFirst author53 citations10.1039/c6cp08698e

Construction Economics and Building1

How it can be read

64% free to read

Diamond 10 · 36%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 14%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 11%A copy in a repository
Closed 10 · 36%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

5 of 28 papers name a funder

Leverhulme Trust2
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council1
European Commission1
Forestry Commission1
Global Challenges Research Fund1
The World Academy of Sciences1

Sustainable cities and communities

12Responsible consumption and production1

17Partnerships for the goals1

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

201753 citationsOpen access · Bronze

Energy consumption and carbon emission of conventional and green buildings using building information modelling (BIM)

International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation7

202447 citationsWorld top 10%