Edward Ayebeng Botchway

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Associate Professor and Architect, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, since 2001per ORCID

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

Building and Construction
Management Science and Operations Research
Social Psychology
Speech and Hearing
Strategy and Management
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology

In their own words

Architecture Practice
Construction Project Management
ICTs in Sustainable Environments

Publications: 542011–2026
Citations: 705to those papers
h-index: 16i10-index 23
Field-weighted impact: 1.671.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 19%7 of 37 scored papers
Open access: 46%17 of the 37 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 941 citations, h-index 17 and i10-index 25 (707 citations and h-index 16 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

Associate Professor and Architect, ArchitectureKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2001

Education

PhD(ICTM)Projects/Associate Professor/Architect, Department of ArchitectureKwame NKrumah University of Science and Technology2020–2023
Associate Professor and Architect, Department of ArchitectureKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2020–2023

Honours, memberships and service

Member, ArchitectureArchitect's Registration Councilsince 1994

Publications

54 in all

Pedestrian Footbridges and the Production of Socio-Economic Spaces in African Cities – Reflections from Kumasi, Ghana
2026Urban ForumJournal0 citations10.1007/s12132-026-09552-1
Knowledge, Training, and Skills Gaps for Emerging Construction Technologies Adoption in the Construction Industry of a Developing Country
2025International Journal of Construction Education and Research

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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

Building and Construction2343%
Management Science and Operations Research1426%
Social Psychology1324%
Speech and Hearing59%
Strategy and Management59%
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology36%
Education24%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering24%
Information Systems24%
Marketing24%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Construction Project Management and Performance14
Sustainable Building Design and Assessment14
Facilities and Workplace Management11
BIM and Construction Integration10
Noise Effects and Management5
Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance4
Occupational Health and Safety Research3
Building Energy and Comfort Optimization2
Design Education and Practice2
Energy Efficiency and Management2
Environmental Sustainability in Business2
Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

24% of their 37 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom8
Turkey4
United States2
United Arab Emirates1
Hong Kong SAR1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Heriot-Watt UniversityGB6 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM5 papers
Erciyes UniversityTR4 papers
Takoradi Technical UniversityGH3 papers
West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyUS2 papers
University of BradfordGB2 papers
University of East LondonGB1 paper
University of LeedsGB1 paper
University of PlymouthGB1 paper
University of SharjahAE1 paper

Where they publish

Construction Innovation4
International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation3
International Journal of Construction Management3
Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana)3
Buildings2
Built Environment Project and Asset Management2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

9Industry, innovation and infrastructure16
11Sustainable cities and communities6
7Affordable and clean energy2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

A critical success model for PPP public housing delivery in Ghana
Built Environment Project and Asset Management17
201693 citationsWorld top 10%
Historical overview of housing provision in pre and post-independence Ghana
The West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference
201156 citations
Factors contributing towards the effectiveness of construction project teams
International Journal of Construction Management

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Challenges to the implementation of design for adaptability among design professionals in Ghana

2025International Journal of Building Pathology and AdaptationJournal4 citations10.1108/ijbpa-09-2024-0189

Decade-And-A-Half of Research on Building Energy Performance Certification: A Systematic Review

2025Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana)JournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4314/just.v43i3.9

A Decade-And-A-Half of Research on Building Energy Performance Certification: A Systematic Review

2025Journal of Science and TechnologyJournalSenior author0 citations

Key attributes of designers’ competencies for design-for-deconstruction implementation

2024Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Management Procurement and LawJournal6 citations10.1680/jmapl.23.00026

Construction procurement and the sustainable development goals

2024The Elgar Companion to the Built Environment and the Sustainable Development GoalsBook chapterSenior author6 citations

Prioritizing the principles of circular economy among built environment professionals

2023Built Environment Project and Asset ManagementJournalSenior author18 citations10.1108/bepam-04-2023-0077

Utilization of simulation tools for building performance assessment among design professionals

2023International Journal of Building Pathology and AdaptationJournalFirst author11 citations10.1108/ijbpa-01-2023-0006

Deployment of physical access control (PAC) devices in university settings in Ghana

2023Frontiers in Engineering and Built EnvironmentJournalOpen accessFirst author5 citations10.1108/febe-01-2023-0006

INVESTIGATING THE LOW UTILIZATION OF POZZOLANA CEMENT IN THE GHANAIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

2019INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGYJournalOpen accessFirst author5 citations10.34218/ijaret.10.4.2019.007

ICT Competencies of Project Management Personnel at Local Government Level in Ghana.

2019International Journal of Science and Engineering InvestigationsJournalFirst author0 citations

Re-Classification of Roofs in Multi Storey Design Education and Application: A Pedagogic Approach

2018Trends in Civil Engineering and its ArchitectureJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.32474/tceia.2018.01.000117

Examination of ICT literacy levels of human resources personnel in charge of projects at LGO levels: a drive towards the utilization of ICT in Project Management-Ghana

20188th International Conference on Information Communication and Management (ICICM 2018), Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. August 22-24, 2018ConferenceFirst author0 citations

A critical success model for PPP public housing delivery in Ghana

2016Built Environment Project and Asset ManagementJournalSenior author93 citations10.1108/bepam-04-2014-0026

Critical professional competencies of architects in the Ghanaian construction industry

2016International Journal of Architecture, Engineering and ConstructionJournalSenior author7 citations

Factors contributing towards the effectiveness of construction project teams

2015International Journal of Construction ManagementJournal39 citations10.1080/15623599.2015.1033818

Challenges to Integration of Information Technology in Physical Infrastructure Development Process at the Local Government Level

2015International Journal of Application or Innovation in Engineering & ManagementJournalFirst author6 citations

Building permit acquisition in Ghana: The situation in Kumasi

2014Developing Country StudiesJournalFirst author38 citations

Engineering Management Research

8th International Conference on Information Communication and Management (ICICM 2018), Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. August 22-24, 20181

How it can be read

46% free to read, of the 37 recorded

Diamond 7 · 13%Free to read and to publish
Gold 6 · 11%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 20 · 37%Behind a paywall
Unknown 17 · 31%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

4 of 54 papers name a funder

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology3
Ministry of Power1
University of Ghana1

Building permit acquisition in Ghana: The situation in Kumasi

Developing Country Studies

201438 citations

Design for deconstruction (DfD) implementation among design professionals: empirical evidence from Ghana

International Journal of Construction Management9

202335 citationsWorld top 10%