Kofi Takyi Asante

University of Ghana

Senior Research Fellow, University of Ghana, since 2021per ORCID

Publishing since 1970, latest 2026

Sociology and Political Science
Demography
Economics and Econometrics
Political Science and International Relations
Accounting
Anthropology

Publications: 181970–2026
Citations: 121to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 5
Field-weighted impact: 1.371.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 22%4 of 18 scored papers
Open access: 39%7 papers free to read

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 Research Fellow, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic ResearchUniversity of Ghanasince 2021
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, History and SociologyInstitute for Advanced Study in Toulouse2016–2018

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, SociologyNorthwestern University2010–2016

On their papers

Publications

18 in all

The Paradox of Pro-Poor Targeting:Social Policy in Ghana During the COVID-19 Pandemic
2026Ghana Journal of Sociology & AnthropologyJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.13169/gjsa.9.1.115
Inclusive proletarianisation? Salt mining, outgrower schemes and the politics of dispossession
2026The Extractive Industries and Society

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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

Sociology and Political Science844%
Demography422%
Economics and Econometrics317%
Political Science and International Relations317%
Accounting211%
Anthropology211%
Building and Construction211%
Ecology211%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences211%
Safety Research211%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

African history and culture studies2
African studies and sociopolitical issues2
Agricultural Innovations and Practices2
Diaspora, migration, transnational identity2
Global trade, sustainability, and social impact2
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion2
Mining and Resource Management2
Oil Palm Production and Sustainability2
Political Conflict and Governance2
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare2
Social Policy and Reform Studies2
Anthropological Studies and Insights1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

28% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States3
Netherlands2
Canada1
France1
Philippines1
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences GhanaGH2 papers
African Studies CentreNL1 paper
Bristol Community CollegeUS1 paper
Carroll CollegeUS1 paper
Institute for Advanced Study in ToulouseFR1 paper
Leiden UniversityNL1 paper
London School of Economics and Political ScienceGB1 paper
Northwestern UniversityPH1 paper
Northwestern UniversityUS1 paper
University of AkronUS1 paper

Where they publish

World Development Perspectives3
Advances in public policy and administration (APPA) book series1
African and Asian Studies1
Contemporary Journal of African Studies1
Development1
E-rea1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

10Reduced inequalities8
5Gender equality2
8Decent work and economic growth2
1No poverty1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

Most cited

Individualistic and Collectivistic Orientations: Examining the Relationship between Ethnicity and National Attachment in Ghana
Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism10
202031 citations
Imagining Citizenship and Belonging in Ghana
Development10
201921 citations
The politics of policy failure in Ghana: The case of oil palm
World Development Perspectives8

Every institution they have given on a paper.

The politics of policy failure in Ghana: The case of oil palm

2023World Development PerspectivesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding15 citations10.1016/j.wdp.2023.100509

Political Identity in a Postcolony

2020Advances in public policy and administration (APPA) book seriesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4018/978-1-7998-3677-3.ch005

Citizens not spectators

2020JournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations

Imagining Citizenship and Belonging in Ghana

2019DevelopmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding21 citations10.1057/s41301-019-00231-2

Nested Patriotism: Revisiting Collaboration, Resistance and Agency in Colonial Ghana

2019International Journal of Politics Culture and SocietyJournalFirst authorCorresponding15 citations10.1007/s10767-019-9314-5

Methodological Evaluation of Rural Clinics Systems in Ghana: A Systematic Literature Review

2006Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.5281/zenodo.18821919

Citizens or Spectators? Civic Engagement and Informality of Citizenship in Ghana

1970Contemporary Journal of African StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.4314/contjas.v7i2.1

Ghana Journal of Sociology & Anthropology

How it can be read

39% free to read

Diamond 2 · 11%Free to read and to publish
Hybrid 3 · 17%Open in a subscription journal
Green 2 · 11%A copy in a repository
Closed 11 · 61%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

7 of 18 papers name a funder

Agence Nationale de la Recherche3
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office3
University of Ghana2
Department for International Development1
University of South Africa1

202315 citationsOpen access · Hybrid

Nested Patriotism: Revisiting Collaboration, Resistance and Agency in Colonial Ghana

International Journal of Politics Culture and Society10

201915 citationsWorld top 10%

“You cannot rely on bank loans to expand your business”: aversion to formal credit among female micro-entrepreneurs in Ghana

International Journal of Social Economics58

202313 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green