Daniel Buor

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Professor of Geography of Health and Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, since 1989per ORCID

Publishing since 1994, latest 2026

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
General Health Professions
Nutrition and Dietetics
Sociology and Political Science
Safety Research
Urban Studies

In their own words

Accessibility and Utilisation of Health Services
Maternal and Child Health
Waste Management

Publications: 631994–2026
Citations: 1,395to those papers
h-index: 18i10-index 22
Field-weighted impact: 2.101.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 40%14 of 35 scored papers
Open access: 51%18 of the 35 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 2,049 citations, h-index 18 and i10-index 23 (897 citations and h-index 16 since 2021), as of October 10, 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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Professor of Geography of Health and Development, Geography and Rural Development, KNUST-KumasiKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 1989

Education

Professor of Geography of Health and Development, Geography and Rural Development, KNUST-KumasiKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 1989
Professor of Geography of Health and Development, Geography and Rural Development, KNUST-KumasiKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 1989
BA; MPhil; PhD; PhD, Geography and Rural Development, KNUST-KumasiKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Publications

63 in all

Economic Status and Financial Hardship in Food Insecurity among Single Parents: Evidence from Ghana
2026Global Social WelfareJournalCorresponding0 citations10.1007/s40609-026-00447-4
Geospatial analysis of primary healthcare accessibility and qualitative assessment of affordability in rural communities of Twifo Ati-Morkwaa District, Ghana
2026

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Citations received each year

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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

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1117%
General Health Professions610%
Nutrition and Dietetics610%
Sociology and Political Science610%
Safety Research58%
Urban Studies58%
Economics and Econometrics46%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology46%
Global and Planetary Change46%
Finance35%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health11
Child Nutrition and Water Access6
Urban and Rural Development Challenges5
Global Health Care Issues4
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare4
Healthcare Systems and Reforms3
Sleep and related disorders3
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences2
Climate Change and Health Impacts2
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies2
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management2
Disaster Management and Resilience2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

31% of their 35 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Australia6
Kenya6
Hong Kong SAR3
United States2
United Kingdom2
Germany1
Canada1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

African Population and Health Research CenterKE6 papers
Southern Cross UniversityAU5 papers
The University of AdelaideAU4 papers
Offinso College of EducationGH4 papers
Lingnan UniversityHK3 papers
Adelaide UniversityAU2 papers
Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development StudiesGH2 papers
University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial DevelopmentGH2 papers
Ghana Education ServiceGH2 papers
Kumasi Technical UniversityGH2 papers

Where they publish

GeoJournal3
Bulletin of the Ghana Geographical Association2
Ghana Journal of Geography2
Health Policy2
Health Sociology Review2
Information Development2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty9
3Good health and well-being3
13Climate action3
5Gender equality2
11Sustainable cities and communities2
4Quality education1
6Clean water and sanitation1
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Most cited

Analysing the primacy of distance in the utilization of health services in the Ahafo‐Ano South district, Ghana
The International Journal of Health Planning and Management1
2003247 citationsWorld top 10%
An Analysis of the Determinants of Maternal Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa
Journal of Women s Health3
2004157 citationsWorld top 10%
Urban sprawl and green space depletion: Implications for flood incidence in Kumasi, Ghana

Honours, memberships and service

Professor of Geography of Health and Development, Geography and Rural Development, KNUST-KumasiKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Professor of Geography of Health and Development, University ProfessorKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Won Gold Award of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2011; Won CODESRIA Grant in 1997; Won WOTRO Grant in 2000; Won PAA 2008 Williams and Flora Hewlett Foundation Travel Grant; Paper "gender and utilisation of Health Services in Ashanti Region, Ghana published in Health Policy, 2004, 69(3):375-388 voted as among Top 10 to be published in that domain in 2011., Geography and Rural Development, KNUST-KumasiKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Won Gold Award of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2011; Won CODESRIA Grant in 1997; Won WOTRO Grant in 2000; Won PAA 2008 Williams and Flora Hewlett Foundation Travel Grant; Paper "gender and utilisation of Health Services in Ashanti Region, Ghana published in Health Policy, 2004, 69(3):375-388 voted as among Top 10 to be published in that domain in 2011Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
American Association of Geographers; Ghana Geographers Association;, Geography and Rural Development, KNUST-KumasiKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
American Association of Geographers; Ghana Geographers Association; Population Association of America; Fellow, Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences; Southern Demographic Association, Geography and Rural Development, KNUST-KumasiKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Professor of Geography of Health and Development, KNUST-Kumasi, Ghana: 33 YearsKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Gender perception of solid waste management in the Sunyani Municipality in the Bono Region of Ghana

2023International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies and Innovative ResearchJournal3 citations

Health Sector Decentralisation and Delivery of Responsive Healthcare in Ghana

2022Advances in African economic, social and political developmentBook chapterOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.1007/978-3-031-12378-8_12

Analysis of the effects of climate variability on maize yields in Tano North District, Ahafo Region, Ghana

2021Journal of Geography and Regional PlanningJournalSenior author2 citations

An Assessment of Governance Challenges in Higher Education Institutions in Ghana.

2020Ghana Journal of Higher Education ManagementJournal6 citations

Perspectives on solid waste management practices in urban Ghana: A review

2020J. Waste Manag.JournalFirst author11 citations

Women in artisanal and small-scale mining in the Adansi North District, Ghana

2019Global Journal of Human-Social Science: BJournalFirst author6 citations

Examining patterns of injury occurrence in rural and urban settings in sub-Saharan Africa: A critical review of the literature

2018Advances in Social Sciences Research JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.14738/assrj.512.5567

Determining and forecasting financial inclusion in Northern Ghana using discriminant analysis

2017International Research Journal of Finance and EconomicsJournal15 citations

Views of a sampled population from a suburban community in Ghana on the use of condoms as prevention against HIV/AIDS

2015Journal of Human and Social Science ResearchJournalFirst author1 citation

Factors Influencing Child Health at the Periphery of the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana

2008Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana)JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.4314/just.v28i1.33076

Analysing the socio-spatial inequities in the access of health services in sub-Saharan Africa: Interrogating geographical imbalances in the uptake of health care

2008Professorial Inaugural Lecture. Great Hall, KNUST, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaJournalFirst author23 citations

Analyzing the relationship between economy and health: Ghana's position in the West African sub-region

2008Bulletin of the Ghana Geographical AssociationJournalFirst author2 citations

Social class and HIV/AIDS prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa

2006Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana)JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4314/just.v25i2.32948

Journal of Asian and African Studies

Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana)2

How it can be read

51% free to read, of the 35 recorded

Diamond 4 · 6%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 5%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 17 · 27%Behind a paywall
Unknown 28 · 44%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

6 of 63 papers name a funder

Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek van de Gezondheidszorg4
Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa1
Lingnan University1
Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee1
Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete1
Water Resources Research Institute, North Carolina State University1

Decent work and economic growth

10Reduced inequalities1

12Responsible consumption and production1

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction11

2020135 citationsWorld top 10%

Mothers’ education and childhood mortality in Ghana

Health Policy3

200388 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green

Gender and the utilisation of health services in the Ashanti Region, Ghana

Health Policy

200464 citationsOpen access · Green