Elaine T. Lawson

University of Ghana

Publishing since 2010, latest 2022

Sociology and Political Science
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Infectious Diseases
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Soil Science

Publications: 342010–2022
Citations: 1,272to those papers
h-index: 17i10-index 22
Field-weighted impact: 3.431.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 35%12 of 34 scored papers
Open access: 62%21 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

Publications

34 in all

Assessing nuanced social networks and its implication for climate change adaptation in northwestern Ghana
2022World Development PerspectivesJournalOpen access23 citations10.1016/j.wdp.2021.100390
Conservation perspectives and perception of bats as reservoirs of zoonotic diseases in Ghana
2022Human Dimensions of Wildlife

elaine.lawson@ucalgary.caPublic on their ORCID record

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Sociology and Political Science1544%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1132%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics1029%
Infectious Diseases1029%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law721%
Soil Science618%
Building and Construction412%
Global and Planetary Change412%
Pollution412%
Nutrition and Dietetics39%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Viral Infections and Vectors10
Zoonotic diseases and public health10
Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration8
Climate change impacts on agriculture6
Agricultural risk and resilience5
Environmental Education and Sustainability4
Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research4
Bat Biology and Ecology Studies3
Child Nutrition and Water Access3
Coastal and Marine Management3
Energy and Environment Impacts3
Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

47% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom8
United States3
Kenya3
India3
Germany3
Zimbabwe3
Namibia2
Nigeria2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Centre for African WetlandsGH6 papers
University of SussexGB5 papers
Institute of Development StudiesGB5 papers
University of ZimbabweZW3 papers
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the EnvironmentIN2 papers
Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-SenftenbergDE2 papers
University of East AngliaGB2 papers
University of NairobiKE2 papers
University of NamibiaNA2 papers
University of IbadanNG2 papers

Where they publish

GeoJournal2
Anthrozoös1
Climate and Development1
Critical Public Health1
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability1
Disaster Prevention and Management An International Journal1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

15Life on land5
1No poverty4
2Zero hunger3
13Climate action3
3Good health and well-being2
6Clean water and sanitation2
10Reduced inequalities2
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Most cited

Gendered vulnerabilities to climate change: insights from the semi-arid regions of Africa and Asia
Climate and Development10
2017325 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Dealing with climate change in semi-arid Ghana: understanding intersectional perceptions and adaptation strategies of women farmers
GeoJournal13
2019150 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

Local disease–ecosystem–livelihood dynamics: reflections from comparative case studies in Africa

2017Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesJournalOpen access48 citations10.1098/rstb.2016.0163

Living with Bats: The Case of Ve Golokuati Township in the Volta Region of Ghana

2017Journal of Environmental and Public HealthJournalOpen access17 citations10.1155/2017/5938934

Understanding framings and perceptions of spillover

2017Disaster Prevention and Management An International JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author16 citations10.1108/dpm-04-2016-0082

An Empirical Assessment of Marine Debris, Seawater Quality and Littering in Ghana

2016Journal of Geoscience and Environment ProtectionJournalOpen accessSenior author38 citations10.4236/gep.2016.45003

Negotiating stakeholder participation in the Ghana national climate change policy

2016International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and ManagementJournalFirst authorCorresponding19 citations10.1108/ijccsm-04-2015-0041

Social Determinants of a Potential Spillover of Bat-Borne Viruses to Humans in Ghana

2016International Journal of BiologyJournalOpen accessFirst author12 citations10.5539/ijb.v8n2p66

Earth System Governance in Africa: knowledge and capacity needs

2015Current Opinion in Environmental SustainabilityJournal21 citations10.1016/j.cosust.2015.06.009

Developing Tools for Community-Based Environmental Education for Migrant Children and Youth in Ghana

2015Journal of Education and LearningJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.5539/jel.v4n2p6

When Rhetoric Meets Reality: Attitudinal Change and Coastal Zone Management in Ghana

2014Environment and Natural Resources ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.5539/enrr.v4n4p37

Shifting sands: changes in community perceptions of mining in Ghana

2013Environment Development and SustainabilityJournalFirst authorCorresponding45 citations10.1007/s10668-013-9472-y

The dynamics of poverty–environment linkages in the coastal zone of Ghana

2012Ocean & Coastal ManagementJournalFirst authorCorresponding50 citations10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2012.05.023

Environment and Natural Resources Research

Environment Development and Sustainability1

How it can be read

62% free to read

Diamond 4 · 12%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 9%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 11 · 32%Open in a subscription journal
Green 3 · 9%A copy in a repository
Closed 13 · 38%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

18 of 34 papers name a funder

Natural Environment Research Council8
Sight Research UK8
Department for International Development6
Government of the United Kingdom5
International Development Research Centre5
Department for International Development, UK Government3
University of Ghana2
African Union1