Emmanuel Acheampong

University of Cape Coast

Also at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and Council of Scientific and Industrial Researchfrom their recent papers

Principal Technologist, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, since 2021per ORCID

Publishing since 2000, latest 2026

Global and Planetary Change
Ecology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Strategy and Management
Horticulture
Pollution

In their own words

Forest Governance and Policy
Forests and Livelihoods
Climate Change Governance
Small and Medium

Publications: 702000–2026
Citations: 1,393to those papers
h-index: 24i10-index 41
Field-weighted impact: 3.571.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 44%20 of 45 scored papers
Open access: 56%25 of the 45 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 1,849 citations, h-index 25 and i10-index 39 (1,165 citations and h-index 21 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

Principal Technologist, ProjectsCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Researchsince 2021
Project Officer, Renewable EnergyIntsitute of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Soultions2019–2020
Advisor, EnergySNV Netherlands Development Organization2014–2018

Education

MSc. Applied Statistics, MathematicsKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2015–2019
BSc. Actuarial Science, Mathematical Science

Publications

70 in all

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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

Global and Planetary Change1927%
Ecology913%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences811%
Strategy and Management811%
Horticulture710%
Pollution69%
Economics and Econometrics57%
Soil Science57%
Biomedical Engineering34%
Business and International Management34%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management17
Forest Management and Policy8
Global trade, sustainability, and social impact8
Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development7
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy7
Energy and Environment Impacts6
Land Rights and Reforms5
Oil Palm Production and Sustainability4
Agriculture and Rural Development Research3
Biofuel production and bioconversion3
Economic and Environmental Valuation3
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

51% of their 45 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Denmark7
United Kingdom7
Finland4
Netherlands4
Indonesia4
Australia3
India3
Czechia2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH40 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH9 papers
University of CopenhagenDK7 papers
Forestry Research Institute of GhanaGH6 papers
University of OxfordGB4 papers
Universitas Gadjah MadaID3 papers
University of AmsterdamNL3 papers
University of East AngliaGB3 papers
University of CambridgeGB3 papers
Mendel University in BrnoCZ2 papers

Where they publish

Forest Policy and Economics4
Sustainability3
Ghana J. Forestry2
Ghana Journal of Forestry2
Ghana Journal of Geography2
Society & Natural Resources2
(No Title)

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

15Life on land7
17Partnerships for the goals6
1No poverty5
2Zero hunger5
13Climate action4
5Gender equality2
3Good health and well-being1
6

Most cited

Management of Ghana’s modified taungya system: challenges and strategies for improvement
Agroforestry Systems1
201684 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Farmers’ perspectives on climate change manifestations in smallholder cocoa farms and shifts in cropping systems in the forest-savannah transitional zone of Ghana
Land Use Policy13
201776 citationsWorld top 10%
Chapter 16. SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions – A Political Ecology Perspective

Research and Reviews in Sustainability

Zero Waste Disposal (ZeWAD): A Case Study with Economic Assessment

2026Green Technology & InnovationJournalOpen access0 citations10.65582/gti.2026.015

Policy principles for sustainable and just land systems

2025Royal Society Open ScienceJournalOpen access2 citations10.1098/rsos.250810

Drivers and impacts of evolving land access in Ghana's cocoa landscapes.

2024African Journal on Land Policy & Geospatial SciencesJournalSenior author0 citations

Ghana Case Study Two

2023Challenges in Tropical Coastal Zone ManagementBook chapter1 citation10.1007/978-3-031-17879-5_14

SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions – A Political Ecology Perspective

2019Cambridge University Press eBooksBook chapterOpen access31 citations10.1017/9781108765015.018

Access along Ghana’s charcoal commodity chain

2019Society & Natural ResourcesJournalSenior author20 citations10.1080/08941920.2019.1623358

Chapter 16. SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions – A Political Ecology Perspective

2019Sustainable Development Goals: Their Impacts on Forests and PeopleBook chapter59 citations

Profit and profit distribution along Ghana's charcoal commodity chain

2018Energy Sustainable Development/Energy for sustainable developmentJournalSenior author37 citations10.1016/j.esd.2018.09.002

European Union Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreement in Ghana:Introducing needed change or reinforcing business as usual?

2018Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen)JournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations

A Stakeholder Perspective on Corruption Risks in Ghana’s REDD+

2016Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII)/Transparency InternationalReport0 citations

Solid Waste Management and Its Health Implications on the Dwellers of Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana

2015Current Research Journal of Social SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author27 citations10.19026/crjss.7.5225

Women and Local Governance in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Ejisu, Ghana

2015International Journal of Public AdministrationJournalFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.1080/01900692.2014.934839

Potentials of Cellular Phone Technology for Local Economic Development in the Offinso Municipality, Ghana

2015Journal of rural and community developmentJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations

Farm level tree planting in Ghana: potential for reducing vulnerability and mitigating climate change

2014Journal of Energy and Natural Resource ManagementJournalSenior author15 citations

Chainsaw operators, alternative livelihood options and climate change mitigation

2014Tropenbos International, WageningenJournalFirst author8 citations

Accra: REDD+ Energy and Agriculture Programme1

How it can be read

56% free to read, of the 45 recorded

Diamond 3 · 4%Free to read and to publish
Gold 14 · 20%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Green 3 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 20 · 29%Behind a paywall
Unknown 25 · 36%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

11 of 70 papers name a funder

European Commission4
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek3
Riksbankens Jubileumsfond3
Wellcome Trust3
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2
Volkswagen Foundation2
Agencia Estatal de Investigación1
Biodiversa+1

Clean water and sanitation

8Decent work and economic growth1

9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

10Reduced inequalities1

Sustainable Development Goals: Their Impacts on Forests and People