Frank Adusah‐Poku

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Publishing since 2016, latest 2026

Economics and Econometrics
Pollution
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
General Health Professions
Information Systems
Nutrition and Dietetics

In their own words

Energy Economics
Applied Microeconometrics
Environmental Economics

Publications: 452016–2026
Citations: 1,145to those papers
h-index: 17i10-index 25
Field-weighted impact: 2.201.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 29%9 of 31 scored papers
Open access: 45%14 of the 31 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 1,276 citations, h-index 19 and i10-index 26 (1,162 citations and h-index 19 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

Citations received each year

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Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Education

PhD, EconomicsKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2019

On their papers

Publications

45 in all

The impact of informality on economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa: The role of institutional quality
2026Journal of International Trade & Economic DevelopmentJournalSenior author0 citations10.1080/09638199.2026.2663019
The Impact of Informal Economy on Poverty in Sub‐Saharan Africa. Does Institutional Quality Matter?
2026Poverty & Public Policy

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Economics and Econometrics1942%
Pollution1636%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment1431%
General Health Professions37%
Information Systems37%
Nutrition and Dietetics37%
Safety Research37%
Sociology and Political Science37%
Soil Science37%
Urban Studies37%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Energy and Environment Impacts16
Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies14
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth12
Agricultural risk and resilience3
Child Nutrition and Water Access3
Economic Growth and Development3
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth3
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare3
Urban and Rural Development Challenges3
Corruption and Economic Development2
Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure2
Environmental Impact and Sustainability2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

39% of their 31 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Japan8
United States1
Australia1
China1
South Africa1
Spain1
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kobe UniversityJP8 papers
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH8 papers
University of Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentGH6 papers
Presbyterian University, GhanaGH4 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM4 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH4 papers
CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research InstituteGH4 papers
University of GhanaGH3 papers
Loyola University ChicagoUS1 paper
Sichuan Agricultural UniversityCN1 paper

Where they publish

Energy Policy2
Green Finance2
Heliyon2
Management of Environmental Quality An International Journal2
Poverty & Public Policy2
Scientific African2
African Journal of Economic and Management Studies

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

11Sustainable cities and communities6
1No poverty4
2Zero hunger3
7Affordable and clean energy2
8Decent work and economic growth2
5Gender equality1
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Energy Poverty in Ghana: Any Progress So Far?
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
2019222 citations
Household energy expenditure in Ghana: A double-hurdle model approach
World Development
2019129 citations
Carbon dioxide emissions, urbanization and population: Empirical evidence in SUB Saharan Africa
Energy Economics Letters
2016104 citations
An empirical examination of the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis for carbon dioxide emissions in Ghana: an ARDL approach

Every institution they have given on a paper.

The effect of agricultural trade openness on food security in Sub-Saharan Africa

2026International Journal of Social EconomicsJournalSenior author0 citations10.1108/ijse-11-2025-1034

Climate change, food consumption and food security: Evidence from Ghana

2025Sustainable FuturesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101565

The impact of housing quality on child survival in Ghana

2025International Journal of Housing Markets and AnalysisJournalSenior author0 citations10.1108/ijhma-05-2025-0118

The impact of fiscal shocks on economic growth and income inequality in Ghana: is there a trade-off?

2024African Journal of Economic and Management StudiesJournalSenior author5 citations10.1108/ajems-04-2023-0133

Decomposition and drivers of energy intensity in Ghana

2023Energy Strategy ReviewsJournalOpen access14 citations10.1016/j.esr.2023.101090

The effect of transport services and ICTs on carbon dioxide emissions in South Africa

2022Environmental Science and Pollution ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author57 citations10.1007/s11356-022-22863-7

Economic inequalities and rural-urban disparities in clean cooking fuel use in Ghana

2022Energy Sustainable Development/Energy for sustainable developmentJournalCorresponding33 citations10.1016/j.esd.2022.05.001

Does the gender of the household head affect household energy choice in Ghana? An empirical analysis

2022Environment Development and SustainabilityJournalFirst authorCorresponding33 citations10.1007/s10668-022-02293-8

Does the choice of cooking fuel empower Ghanaian women? An empirical analysis

2022Development Southern AfricaJournalFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1080/0376835x.2022.2135489

Economic Integration Agreements and Export Survival in Ghana

2022Journal of African TradeJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.1007/s44232-022-00001-z

Are energy‐poor households also poor? Evidence from Ghana

2021Poverty & Public PolicyJournalFirst author33 citations10.1002/pop4.301

The threshold effect of electricity consumption and urbanization on carbon dioxide emissions in Ghana

2021Management of Environmental Quality An International JournalJournal19 citations10.1108/meq-09-2021-0229

Determinants of electricity demand in Ghana: the role of power crises

2021International Journal of Sustainable EnergyJournalFirst authorCorresponding15 citations10.1080/14786451.2021.1974440

Electricity Crisis Matter for the Effect

2021Responsible Management in Emerging Markets: A Multisectoral FocusJournal0 citations

The carbon dioxide emission effects of domestic credit and manufacturing indicators in South Africa

2020Management of Environmental Quality An International JournalJournalSenior author27 citations10.1108/meq-11-2019-0245

Determinants of electricity consumption and energy intensity in South Africa

2019Green FinanceJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding18 citations10.3934/gf.2019.4.387

Energy Poverty in Ghana: Any Progress So Far?

2019Renewable and Sustainable Energy ReviewsJournalFirst author222 citations

Determinants and welfare impacts of rural electrification in Ghana

2019Energy for Sustainable DevelopmentJournalFirst author57 citations

Household energy expenditure in Ghana: A double-hurdle model approach

2019World DevelopmentJournalFirst author129 citations

Natural disasters and economic growth in Africa

2019Munich Personal RePEc ArchiveJournalSenior author14 citations

Does the Form Matter? Foreign Capital Inflows and Economic Growth

2018Journal of Economics and EconometricsJournalFirst author0 citations

Budget deficits and stock market returns: Evidence from Ghana

2016Journal of finance and economicsJournalSenior author18 citations

Which form of foreign capital inflows enhance economic growth? Empirical evidence in Sub-Saharan Africa

2016Asian Economic and Financial ReviewJournalFirst author38 citations

Asian Economic and Financial Review1

How it can be read

45% free to read, of the 31 recorded

Diamond 4 · 9%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 16%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 17 · 38%Behind a paywall
Unknown 14 · 31%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

5 of 45 papers name a funder

International Growth Centre3
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2
Agricultural Research Institute1
College of Engineering, Michigan State University1
Department for International Development, UK Government1
Michigan State University1
Northwestern University1
United States Agency for International Development1

Environmental & Socio-economic Studies

201676 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond