Joseph R. A. Ayee

University of Ghana

Professor, University of Ghana, since 1984per ORCID

Publishing since 1991, latest 2026

Political Science and International Relations
Education
Sociology and Political Science
Strategy and Management
Law
Public Administration

In their own words

scholar in public policy and administration
governance and leadership

Publications: 391991–2026
Citations: 793to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 15
Field-weighted impact: 3.441.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 42%16 of 38 scored papers
Open access: 10%4 papers free to read

6 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are 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

Professor, Department of Political ScienceUniversity of Ghanasince 1984

Education

PhD, Department of Political ScienceThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem1988–1992
PhD, Department of Political ScienceThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem1988–1992
Masters in Public Administration (MPA), School of AdministrationUniversity of Ghana1979–1982
BA (Hons), Department of Political Science

Publications

39 in all

Political Economy of Funding Universities in Ghana and Sustainability
2026Sustainable development goals seriesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-032-26884-6_7
Geopolitics and Internationalization of Universities in Ghana: The Case for Globalization for Sustainability?
2026Sustainable development goals series

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Political Science and International Relations1641%
Education1333%
Sociology and Political Science1128%
Strategy and Management718%
Law615%
Public Administration513%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance410%
Development38%
Economics and Econometrics38%
Management of Technology and Innovation38%

Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Higher Education Governance and Development7
Public-Private Partnership Projects7
Legal Issues in South Africa5
Local Government Finance and Decentralization5
Sustainability in Higher Education5
African cultural and philosophical studies4
Public Policy and Administration Research4
Economic Theory and Policy3
International Development and Aid3
Political Conflict and Governance3
Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy3
University-Industry-Government Innovation Models3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

18% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122334Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa4
United Kingdom4
United States2
Canada1
Norway1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Mountcrest University CollegeGH6 papers
University of KwaZulu-NatalZA4 papers
Ghana Academy of Arts and SciencesGH3 papers
Academy of ArtsEG3 papers
Institute of Development StudiesGB2 papers
University of LondonGB2 papers
Institute of Commonwealth StudiesGB2 papers
University of SussexGB1 paper
University of WestminsterGB1 paper
Chr. Michelsen InstituteNO1 paper

Where they publish

Sustainable development goals series11
South African Journal of International Affairs3
Development Policy Review2
Africa Insight1
African Affairs1
African and Asian Studies1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

16Peace, justice and strong institutions7
17Partnerships for the goals5
8Decent work and economic growth3
12Responsible consumption and production3
1No poverty2
4Quality education1
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

Political Economy of the Mining Sector in Ghana
1
2011114 citationsOpen access · Green
Urban Service Partnerships, ‘Street-Level Bureaucrats’ and Environmental Sanitation in Kumasi and Accra, Ghana: Coping with Organisational Change in the Public Bureaucracy
Development Policy Review17
200697 citationsWorld top 10%
The Political Economy of the Creation of Districts in Ghana

Honours, memberships and service

Fellow, Ghana Institute of ManagementGhana Institute of Managementsince 2006
Fellow, Ghana Academy of Arts and SciencesGhana Academy of Arts and Sciencessince 2005
Rector, MountCrest University CollegeMountcrest University College2013–2014
Emeka Anyaoku Visiting Professor of Commonwealth Studies, Institute of Commonwealth StudiesUniversity of London2013
Deputy Vice Chancellor, College of HumanitiesUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal2010–2012
UNU/UNESCO Chair in Leadership Studies, UNU/UNESCO International Leadership AcademyUniversity of Jordan2001
Commonwealth Research Fellow, Department of PoliticsUniversity of Glasgow1993–1994

The University and Its Evolving Mandates in Africa

2026Sustainable development goals seriesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-032-26884-6_2

Government-Universities Interface: Complementarity Versus Subservience?

2026Sustainable development goals seriesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-032-26884-6_5

Legal and Policy Framework of Ghanaian Universities

2026Sustainable development goals seriesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-032-26884-6_3

Curricula Reforms of Ghanaian Universities and Sustainability

2026Sustainable development goals seriesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-032-26884-6_8

Institutional Architecture of Ghanaian Universities

2026Sustainable development goals seriesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-032-26884-6_4

Introduction—Governing, Managing, Sustaining and New Institutionalism Revisited

2026Sustainable development goals seriesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-032-26884-6_1

Universities, New Public Management and Sustainability

2026Sustainable development goals seriesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-032-26884-6_6

Staff and Student Unions and University Governance and Management

2026Sustainable development goals seriesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-032-26884-6_10

Ghana-Korea Relations Research: A-State-of-the-Art Review

2019African and Asian StudiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1163/15692108-12341420

Ghana's elections of 7 December 2016: A post-mortem

2017South African Journal of International AffairsJournalFirst authorCorresponding39 citations10.1080/10220461.2017.1378124

Introduction

2014Book chapterFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1007/978-94-017-8715-4_1

The Vicissitudes of Political Science in Ghana

2014Book chapterFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1007/978-94-017-8715-4_9

Conclusion

2014Book chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-94-017-8715-4_17

Public Administrators Under Democratic Governance in Ghana

2013International Journal of Public AdministrationJournalFirst authorCorresponding34 citations10.1080/01900692.2013.772636

The Political Economy of the Creation of Districts in Ghana

2012Journal of Asian and African StudiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding83 citations10.1177/0021909612464334

Political Economy of the Mining Sector in Ghana

2011ReportOpen accessFirst author114 citations10.1596/1813-9450-5730

Manifestos and elections in Ghana's Fourth Republic

2011South African Journal of International AffairsJournalFirst authorCorresponding40 citations10.1080/10220461.2011.622951

Provincial Governance in Africa: The Ghanaian Experience

2011Verfassung in Recht und ÜberseeJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.5771/0506-7286-2011-3-409

Autonomy or organisation? Reforms in the Ghanaian internal revenue service

2009Public Administration and DevelopmentJournalSenior author27 citations10.1002/pad.535

The Balance Sheet of Decentralization in Ghana

2008Book chapterFirst authorCorresponding72 citations10.1007/978-3-7908-2006-5_11

The evolution of the New Patriotic Party in Ghana

2008South African Journal of International AffairsJournalFirst authorCorresponding26 citations10.1080/10220460802614064

The December 1996 general elections in Ghana

1997Electoral StudiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding41 citations10.1016/s0261-3794(97)84379-x

A Code of Conduct for Public Officials: The Ghanaian Experience 1992-96

1997International Review of Administrative SciencesJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1177/002085239706300308

Financing sub‐national governments in Ghana: The district assemblies' common fund

1995Regional & Federal StudiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding28 citations10.1080/13597569508420940

Decentralization and Effective Government: The Case of Ghana's District Assemblies

1992Africa InsightJournalFirst authorCorresponding4 citations

The State, Development and Human Rights: Some Aspects of the African Experience

1991Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africainesJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1080/00083968.1991.10803883

Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines

How it can be read

10% free to read

Gold 2 · 5%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 35 · 90%Behind a paywall

Journal of Asian and African Studies

201283 citationsWorld top 10%

THE MEASUREMENT OF DECENTRALIZATION: THE GHANAIAN EXPERIENCE, 1988-92

African Affairs

199660 citationsWorld top 10%