Harriet Potakey

Publishing since 1998, latest 2026

Sociology and Political Science
Political Science and International Relations
Urban Studies
Global and Planetary Change
Strategy and Management
Building and Construction

In their own words

Environment
Governance and Sustainable Development

Publications: 161998–2026
Citations: 121to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 1.601.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 10%1 of 10 scored papers
Open access: 40%4 of the 10 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 111 citations, h-index 5 and i10-index 4 (94 citations and h-index 4 since 2021), as of October 3, 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

Publications

16 in all

Private Waste Collection in the Tema Metropolis, Ghana: A Spatial Analysis of User Satisfaction
2026African StudiesJournalSenior author0 citations10.1080/00020184.2026.2683192
Tourism-induced natural resource conflict: The case of Kakum National Park, Ghana
2025Environmental ChallengesJournal

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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

Sociology and Political Science425%
Political Science and International Relations319%
Urban Studies319%
Global and Planetary Change213%
Strategy and Management213%
Building and Construction16%
Computer Science Applications16%
Economics and Econometrics16%
Food Science16%
General Health Professions16%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Urban and Rural Development Challenges3
Water Governance and Infrastructure3
Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact2
Public-Private Partnership Projects2
Accounting and Organizational Management1
Child Nutrition and Water Access1
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management1
Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research1
Environmental Education and Sustainability1
Environmental Philosophy and Ethics1
Fiscal Policies and Political Economy1
Food Safety and Hygiene1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

0% of their 10 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

Most frequent partner countries

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Presbyterian University, GhanaGH1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development2
Society & Natural Resources2
Adaptive Management: Element, Application and Research1
African Studies1
Environmental Challenges1
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education1
8Decent work and economic growth1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
12Responsible consumption and production1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Open defecation near a world heritage site: causes and implication for sustainable tourism and heritage management
Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development
202329 citations
Governance for sustainable sand mining in two selected local government areas in the Central Region of Ghana
Society & Natural Resources
202519 citations
Anthropological, Environmental and Soils Assessments in the Sefwi Wiawso District, Ghana
Ricerca e Cooperazione
200419 citations
Sand mining and land-based livelihood security in two selected districts in the Central Region of Ghana

Application of internal audit working tools in local governments in Ghana

2025Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science- Economics and Business AdministrationJournalOpen access0 citations10.46223/hcmcoujs.econ.en.16.5.4499.2026

Open defecation near a world heritage site: causes and implication for sustainable tourism and heritage management

2023Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable DevelopmentJournalSenior author29 citations

Open defecation near a world heritage site: causes and implication for sustainable tourism and heritage management

2021Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable DevelopmentJournalSenior author13 citations10.1108/jchmsd-11-2020-0164

Public sector wage reforms in the light of equity principles

2020Oguaa Journal of Social SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.47963/joss.v9i1.325

FOOD SAFETY AWARENESS AMONG PRIVATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, THE CASE OF PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA

2018HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)JournalSenior author0 citations

Adaptive Management Principles in Engineered Landfill site Management: the case of Kpone landfill site in Ghana

2017Adaptive Management: Element, Application and ResearchBook chapter0 citations

Comparative Morphological Studies of Two species of Datura L. Project Work

1998School of Biological Sciences, University of Cape CoastThesisFirst author0 citations

Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science- Economics and Business Administration

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment1

How it can be read

40% free to read, of the 10 recorded

Diamond 3 · 19%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 6%In an open-access journal
Closed 6 · 38%Behind a paywall
Unknown 6 · 38%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

1 of 16 papers name a funder

University of Cape Coast1

Management of Environmental Quality An International Journal11

202216 citationsWorld top 10%