Bernard Afiik Akanpabadai Akanbang

Lecturer, University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, since 2020per ORCID

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

Prof. Akanbang is a Professor of Development Planning in the Department of Planning of the Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Wa, Ghana. He has a PhD in Development Studies and MPhil and B.Sc. in Planning. He is currently the Dean of the School of Graduate and Research. His research interests are in development evaluation, decentralised monitoring and evaluation systems, organisational learning, water and sanitation, and urban land… More on ORCID

Urban Studies
Sociology and Political Science
Economics and Econometrics
Plant Science
Soil Science
Global and Planetary Change

Publications: 252014–2026
Citations: 385to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 13
Field-weighted impact: 3.411.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 24%6 of 25 scored papers
Open access: 56%14 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is listed but not counted.

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

Lecturer, Department of PlanningUniversity of Business and Integrated Development Studiessince 2020
Lecturer, Department of PlanningUniversity for Development Studies2007–2019
Institutional Development Expert/Researcher/Monitoring and Evaluation OfficerTraining Research and Networking for Development (TREND)2004–2007
National Coordinator, International Movement of Catholic StudentsNational Catholic Secretariat1999–2001
District Liaison OfficerNational Service Secretariat1993–1994

Education

Publications

25 in all

Inclusive development and district development planning in the Upper West Region, Ghana
2026SN Social SciencesJournal0 citations10.1007/s43545-026-01437-1
Spatio-temporal patterns and accessibility of green spaces in Kumasi, Ghana
2024Habitat InternationalJournalSenior author21 citations

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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

Urban Studies1144%
Sociology and Political Science624%
Economics and Econometrics520%
Plant Science520%
Soil Science520%
Global and Planetary Change416%
Finance28%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences28%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis28%
Management Science and Operations Research28%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Urban and Rural Development Challenges11
Land Rights and Reforms5
Land Use and Ecosystem Services3
Urban Agriculture and Sustainability3
Community Development and Social Impact2
Energy and Environment Impacts2
Evaluation and Performance Assessment2
Global Maternal and Child Health2
Housing Market and Economics2
Urban Green Space and Health2
Urban Planning and Governance2
Agricultural Innovations and Practices1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

32% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Canada3
Japan2
Australia2
Algeria2
United States1
Germany1
Taiwan1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development StudiesGH9 papers
University of TorontoCA2 papers
Griffith UniversityAU2 papers
Pan African University Institute of Water and Energy ScienceDZ2 papers
Nagano Prefecural Nagano Senior High SchoolJP1 paper
Tainan First Senior High SchoolTW1 paper
The University of MelbourneAU1 paper
University of BonnDE1 paper
University of NottinghamGB1 paper
University of SaskatchewanCA1 paper

Where they publish

Ghana Journal of Development Studies4
Habitat International2
Land Use Policy2
SN Social Sciences2
Discover Cities1
GeoJournal1
International Development Planning Review

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

11Sustainable cities and communities4
1No poverty2
2Zero hunger2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions2
3Good health and well-being1
4Quality education1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
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Most cited

Spatio-temporal dynamics and livelihoods transformation in Wa, Ghana
Land Use Policy2
201873 citationsWorld top 10%
A study of housing conditions and characteristics in the Tamale Metropolitan Area, Ghana
Habitat International
201445 citationsWorld top 10%
Analysis of livelihood issues in resettlement mining communities in Ghana
Resources Policy

Ph.D Development Studies, Institute of Statistical Social and Economic ResearchUniversity of Ghana2010–2012
MPhil Planning, Department of PlanningKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2001–2005
B.Sc. Planning, Department of PlanningKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1994–1999