Jacob Nunoo

Associate Professor, University of Cape Coast, since 2010per ORCID

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

Economics and Econometrics
Pollution
Sociology and Political Science
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Nutrition and Dietetics
General Health Professions

In their own words

economics of education
labour economics
development economics
e-commerce economics

Publications: 482012–2026
Citations: 543to those papers
h-index: 10i10-index 11
Field-weighted impact: 2.641.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 38%14 of 37 scored papers
Open access: 43%16 of the 37 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 689 citations, h-index 12 and i10-index 14 (507 citations and h-index 11 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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Associate Professor, Department of Applied EconomicsUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2010

Publications

48 in all

Credit constraint, unmet fertilizer needs and crop losses: evidence from three selected SSA countries
2026Environment Development and SustainabilityJournal1 citation10.1007/s10668-025-07241-w
Transformation of family structures and its influence on child learning outcomes in Ghana
2026Discover SustainabilityJournal

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Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

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

Economics and Econometrics1123%
Pollution1021%
Sociology and Political Science919%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law613%
Nutrition and Dietetics613%
General Health Professions510%
Education48%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health48%
Safety Research48%
Finance36%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Energy and Environment Impacts10
Child Nutrition and Water Access6
Employment and Welfare Studies5
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion5
Coastal and Marine Management4
Malaria Research and Control4
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare4
Economic Growth and Development3
Agricultural Innovations and Practices2
Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies2
Early Childhood Education and Development2
Healthcare Systems and Reforms2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

22% of their 37 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

Australia3
Kenya2
South Africa2
United States1
Malaysia1
Ireland1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH4 papers
University of New EnglandAU2 papers
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH2 papers
University of NairobiKE2 papers
Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development StudiesGH2 papers
Bowling Green State UniversityUS1 paper
Curtin UniversityAU1 paper
National University of Ireland, MaynoothIE1 paper
Sultan Zainal Abidin UniversityMY1 paper
University of Education, WinnebaGH1 paper

Where they publish

Cogent Economics & Finance2
Energy Sustainable Development/Energy for sustainable development2
Malaria Journal2
Palgrave Studies in Maritime Economics2
Sustainable development goals series2
AERC1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty8
8Decent work and economic growth4
2Zero hunger2
3Good health and well-being1
4Quality education1
6Clean water and sanitation1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
10

Most cited

Sustaining Small and Medium Enterprises through Financial Service Utilization: Does Financial Literacy Matter?
Journal of Business and Enterprise Development
2015224 citations
Employment security and workers’ moonlighting behavior in Ghana
Journal of Economic Studies8
201744 citationsWorld top 10%
Artificial intelligence in marine ecosystem management: addressing climate threats to Kenya’s blue economy
Frontiers in Marine Science
2024

Introduction: Blue Economy in African Coastal Communities

2026Palgrave Studies in Maritime EconomicsBook chapterSenior author0 citations10.1007/978-3-032-25364-4_1

Reinvigorating Sustainable Rural Development with Financial Inclusion: A Case of Women's Empowerment

2024Sustainable development goals seriesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1007/978-981-97-6132-6_11

Energy poverty and functional disability nexus: Empirical evidence from Ghana

2023Energy Sustainable Development/Energy for sustainable developmentJournal20 citations10.1016/j.esd.2023.101353

Influence of teacher absenteeism and school distance on cognitive skills in Ghana

2023International Journal of Educational DevelopmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding13 citations10.1016/j.ijedudev.2022.102715

Bank Competition and Financial Sector Stability in Ghana

2023Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutionsBook chapter3 citations10.1007/978-3-031-09345-6_6

Effect of cognitive and soft skills on labour market outcomes among adults in Ghana

2020University of Cape coastThesisFirst author1 citation

Income and wealth in Ghana: issues of distribution and determinants

2019UDS International Journal of DevelopmentJournal4 citations

Employment security and workers’ moonlighting behavior in Ghana

2017Journal of Economic StudiesJournalFirst author44 citations10.1108/jes-04-2016-0074

African Governance and Development Institute

2016Working PaperJournalFirst author2 citations

Economic literacy among tertiary students in Ghana: Evidence from University of Cape Coast

2015Oguaa Journal of Social SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.47963/joss.v7i3.299

Farmers’ perceptions and adaptation to climate change: evidence from Ghana

2015Environment, Agriculture and Cross-Border MigrationsJournal10 citations

Sustaining Small and Medium Enterprises through Financial Service Utilization: Does Financial Literacy Matter?

2015Journal of Business and Enterprise DevelopmentJournalFirst author224 citations

Protecting financial investment: agriculture insurance in Ghana

2014Agricultural Finance ReviewJournalFirst author17 citations10.1108/afr-10-2013-0037

A New Look at School Enrolment in Ghana: A Statistical Analysis

2014Journal of Studies in EducationJournalOpen access9 citations10.5296/jse.v4i2.5242

Determinants of Customer Loyalty and Subscriber Churn Of Mobile Phone Service In Ghana

2012INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN COMMERCE, IT & MANAGEMENTJournalFirst author0 citations

Sustaining small and medium enterprises through financial service utilization

2012Department of EconomicsJournalSenior author5 citations

African Journal of Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences

Agricultural Finance Review1

How it can be read

43% free to read, of the 37 recorded

Diamond 2 · 4%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 19%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 21 · 44%Behind a paywall
Unknown 11 · 23%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

3 of 48 papers name a funder

Ghana National Petroleum Corporation1
University of Cape Coast1
University of Cape Town1
World Bank Group1

Reduced inequalities

World top 10%Open access · Gold

Effect of insecticide-treated bed net usage on under-five mortality in northern Ghana

Malaria Journal3

201523 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold