Joshua Sebu

Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Coast, since 2022per ORCID

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

Economics and Econometrics
Sociology and Political Science
Pollution
Safety Research
Information Systems
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

In their own words

Microeconometrics
Food Security
Energy Poverty
Financial Inclusion
Religion & Health

Publications: 412011–2026
Citations: 512to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 14
Field-weighted impact: 3.131.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 50%19 of 38 scored papers
Open access: 42%16 of the 38 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 875 citations, h-index 15 and i10-index 20 (769 citations and h-index 14 since 2021), as of October 5, 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

Senior Lecturer, Department of Data Science and Economic Policy, School of EconomicsUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2022
Lecturer, Department of Data Science and Economic Policy, School of EconomicsUniversity of Cape Coast2018–2022
Lecturer, School of EconomicsUniversity of Kent2017–2018

Education

PhD in Economics, School of EconomicsUniversity of Kent2012–2017
MPhil in Economics, Department of Economics

Publications

41 in all

Financing green growth in African emerging economies: opportunities and challenges
2026Innovation and DevelopmentJournal1 citation10.1080/2157930x.2026.2616580
Just War Theory and Non-State Actors: Ethical Dilemmas in Countering Al-Shabaab and Maritime Piracy in Kenya
2026IntechOpen eBooksBook chapterOpen access

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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

Economics and Econometrics1229%
Sociology and Political Science922%
Pollution820%
Safety Research717%
Information Systems512%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law512%
Nutrition and Dietetics512%
Finance410%
General Health Professions37%
Health37%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Energy and Environment Impacts8
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare7
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion6
Child Nutrition and Water Access5
Economic Growth and Development5
Agricultural risk and resilience3
Coastal and Marine Management3
Income, Poverty, and Inequality3
Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology3
Dietary Effects on Health2
Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies2
Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

26% of their 38 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223344Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States5
United Kingdom3
Kenya1
Australia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of PennsylvaniaUS4 papers
Yale UniversityUS3 papers
University of GhanaGH3 papers
University of KentGB2 papers
University of HertfordshireGB2 papers
Bowling Green State UniversityUS1 paper
University of LancashireGB1 paper
University of New EnglandAU1 paper
Leonard Davis Institute of Health EconomicsUS1 paper
Georgetown UniversityUS1 paper

Where they publish

SAGE Open3
Emerald Open Research2
Energy Sustainable Development/Energy for sustainable development2
Heliyon2
International Journal of Educational Development2
Palgrave Studies in Maritime Economics2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty11
8Decent work and economic growth5
5Gender equality3
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure2
2Zero hunger1
3Good health and well-being1
4Quality education1
10

Most cited

Spatial inequality and household poverty in Ghana
Economic Systems1
201282 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Improving productivity among smallholder farmers in Ghana: does financial inclusion matter?
Agricultural Finance Review
202055 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Mobile Money, Output and Welfare Among Smallholder Farmers in Ghana

B.A (Social Sciences), Department of EconomicsUniversity of Cape Coast2004–2008

Health shocks and multidimensional poverty: is health insurance a safety net?

2026International Journal of Health Economics and ManagementJournalSenior author0 citations10.1007/s10754-025-09405-7

Blue Economy in Tanzania: Policy Gaps in Food Security and Climate Resilience

2026Palgrave Studies in Maritime EconomicsBook chapterSenior author0 citations10.1007/978-3-032-25364-4_4

Ready or not: An assessment of energy transition willingness of marine fishing communities in Ghana towards the blue economy

2025Energy Sustainable Development/Energy for sustainable developmentJournalSenior author3 citations10.1016/j.esd.2025.101853

An Examination of the Impact of Clergy-Involved Mental Health Activities for Their Congregants on Clergy Life Satisfaction, Happiness, and Perceptions of Having a Life Close to Ideal in the USA

2024Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publicationsJournalOpen access3 citations10.1177/15423050241268397

Energy poverty and functional disability nexus: Empirical evidence from Ghana

2023Energy Sustainable Development/Energy for sustainable developmentJournalSenior author20 citations10.1016/j.esd.2023.101353

Religiosity & mental health seeking behaviors among U.S. adults

2023The International Journal of Psychiatry in MedicineJournalOpen access15 citations10.1177/00912174231187841

Structural Vector Autoregressive Analysis of Crude Oil Price Shocks on Ghana’s Economy

2023Universal Journal of Finance and EconomicsJournalOpen access4 citations10.31586/ujfe.2023.442

Harnessing Financial Innovation for Financial Inclusion in Ghana

2023Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutionsBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1007/978-3-031-09345-6_3

WHAT INFLUENCE ACADEMIC STAFF SWITCHING INTENTION IN CHARTERED PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN GHANA?

2023Journal of Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.55921/iluc8277

Business and management research themes and impact

2023Emerald Open ResearchJournalSenior author5 citations

Sectoral Growth and Income Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Fiscal and Monetary Policies

2022The Palgrave Handbook of Africa’s Economic SectorsBook chapterSenior author3 citations10.1007/978-3-030-75556-0_35

Women's empowerment and household food security in Ghana

2020International Journal of Social EconomicsJournal34 citations10.1108/ijse-05-2020-0328

Business and management research themes and impact

2020Emerald Open ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.1108/eor-04-2023-0008

Spatial inequality and household poverty in Ghana

2012Economic SystemsJournalOpen accessSenior author82 citations10.1016/j.ecosys.2012.05.002

African Development Review

African Journal of Economic and Management Studies1

How it can be read

42% free to read, of the 38 recorded

Diamond 1 · 2%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 17%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 10%Open in a subscription journal
Green 4 · 10%A copy in a repository
Closed 22 · 54%Behind a paywall
Unknown 3 · 7%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

6 of 41 papers name a funder

National Institute of Nursing Research3
National Institutes of Health3
University of Pennsylvania3
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1
Ghana National Petroleum Corporation1
Heart Rhythm Society1
Hillman Foundation1
Injury Science Center, University of Pennsylvania1

Reduced inequalities

202051 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Women's empowerment and child health outcomes in Ghana

African Development Review5

202038 citationsWorld top 10%

Financial literacy, financial distress and socioeconomic characteristics of individuals in Ghana

African Journal of Economic and Management Studies4

202134 citationsWorld top 10%