Charlotte Wrigley‐Asante

Professor, University of Ghana, since 2023per ORCID

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

Charlotte Wrigley-Asante is an Associate Professor at the Department of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana. She was the past director of the Centre for Gender Studies and Advocacy (CEGENSA) (2018-2021); Director, Ghana for the Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (2021-2022) and the Head of the Department of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana (2022-2025). Her research areas include gender, poverty and empowerment issues;… More on ORCID

Sociology and Political Science
Urban Studies
Economics and Econometrics
General Health Professions
Safety Research
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Publications: 382011–2026
Citations: 660to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 22
Field-weighted impact: 5.371.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 55%21 of 38 scored papers
Open access: 21%8 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

Positions

Professor, Geography and Resource DevelopmentUniversity of Ghanasince 2023

Education

PhD, Geography and Resource DevelopmentUniversity of Ghana

Honours, memberships and service

Ghana Geographical Association
Women Or ganizing for Change in Natural Resources Management (WOCAN)
International Association for Feminist Economics

Publications

38 in all

Urban Governance and the Challenges of Sustainable Wastewater Management
2026The Journal of Environment & DevelopmentJournal0 citations10.1177/10704965261453783
Cultural convergence and Indigenous transitions: tracing Ga family transformations in Accra’s urban landscape
2026Journal of Contemporary African StudiesJournal

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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 Science2053%
Urban Studies924%
Economics and Econometrics718%
General Health Professions616%
Safety Research616%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics411%
Gender Studies411%
Nutrition and Dietetics38%
Political Science and International Relations38%
Soil Science38%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Crime Patterns and Interventions10
Urban and Rural Development Challenges9
Migration and Labor Dynamics5
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare5
Climate change impacts on agriculture4
Crime, Deviance, and Social Control4
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion4
Sex work and related issues4
Child Nutrition and Water Access3
Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance3
Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis3
Homelessness and Social Issues3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

5% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States1
Côte d’Ivoire1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentGH3 papers
University of MemphisUS1 paper
African Development Bank GroupCI1 paper
Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development StudiesGH1 paper

Where they publish

Ghana Journal of Geography5
African Geographical Review2
Gender Issues2
Gender Place & Culture2
GeoJournal2
International Development Planning Review2
Crime Prevention and Community Safety

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

11Sustainable cities and communities8
5Gender equality7
1No poverty6
2Zero hunger1
10Reduced inequalities1
13Climate action1

Most cited

Gender differences in academic performance of students studying Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects at the University of Ghana
SN Social Sciences5
202378 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Gender dimensions of climate change adaptation practices: the experiences of smallholder crop farmers in the transition zone of Ghana
African Geographical Review
201777 citationsWorld top 10%
Out of the dark but not out of the cage: women's empowerment and gender relations in the Dangme West district of Ghana

Urbanization, climate change and health vulnerabilities in slum communities in Ghana

2022The Journal of Climate Change and HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author53 citations10.1016/j.joclim.2022.100189

Profile of Victims of Neighbourhood Crimes in Ghanaian Cities

2021Ghana Journal of GeographyJournalOpen access2 citations10.4314/gjg.v13i2.1

Determinants of perceived insecurity in a low-income neighborhood in Accra, Ghana

2019Journal of Urbanism International Research on Placemaking and Urban SustainabilityJournalFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.1080/17549175.2019.1635189

The emergence and institutionalization of feminist geography in Ghana

2019Gender Place & CultureJournalFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1080/0966369x.2019.1609429

Men and women in trades: changing trends of home-based enterprises in Ga-Mashie, Accra, Ghana

2017International Development Planning ReviewJournalFirst author16 citations10.3828/idpr.2017.11

It's not all about wealth and beauty: Changing perceptions of fatness among Makola market women of Accra, Ghana

2017Singapore Journal of Tropical GeographyJournalFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.1111/sjtg.12200

Can Poor Neighbourhoods be Correlated with Crime? Evidence from Urban Ghana

2016Ghana Journal of GeographyJournalSenior author12 citations

Geographies of crime and collective efficacy in urban Ghana

2016Territory Politics GovernanceJournalSenior author12 citations10.1080/21622671.2016.1159602

Povertyand crime: Uncoveringthe hidden face of sexual crimes in urban low-incomecommunitiesin Ghana

2016Ghana Journal of GeographyJournalFirst authorCorresponding4 citations

Urban health in Africa: looking beyond the MDGs

2015International Development Planning ReviewJournalSenior author10 citations10.3828/idpr.2015.6

Accra turns lives around: female migrant traders and their empowerment experiences in Accra, Ghana.

2014Multidisciplinary Journal of Gender StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding11 citations10.4471/generos.2014.37

Globalization and male sex trade in Ghana : modernity or immorality?

2013Journal of African studiesJournalSenior author3 citations

Women Becoming Bosses: Changing Gender Roles and Decision Making in Dangme West District of Ghana

2011Ghana Journal of GeographyJournalFirst authorCorresponding17 citations

How it can be read

21% free to read

Gold 3 · 8%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 8%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 30 · 79%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

12 of 38 papers name a funder

International Development Research Centre6
Department for International Development4
Government of the United Kingdom4
L'Oreal USA2
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation1
Norges Forskningsråd1
University of Ghana1

Gender Place & Culture1

201158 citationsWorld top 10%

Urbanization, climate change and health vulnerabilities in slum communities in Ghana

The Journal of Climate Change and Health11

202253 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold