Irene Appeaning Addo

University of Ghana

Associate Professor of African Architecture, University of Ghana, since 2015per ORCID

Publishing since 1970, latest 2026

Urban Studies
Building and Construction
Sociology and Political Science
Anthropology
Earth-Surface Processes
Archeology

Publications: 191970–2026
Citations: 239to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 4.161.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 53%10 of 19 scored papers
Open access: 47%9 papers free to read

4 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

Associate Professor of African Architecture, Institute of African StudiesUniversity of Ghanasince 2015
Architect, ArchitectureArchitectural and Engineering Services Limited1999–2014

Education

PhD, Department of Geography and Resource DevelopmentUniversity of Ghana2008–2013
M.Sc. Housing and Inner City RevitalisationInstitute for Housing and Urban Development Studies2001–2002
BSc. and Post-Graduate Diploma in Architecture, Department of Architecture

Publications

19 in all

The uses and limits of architecture as soft power in Africa’s international relations
2026Third World QuarterlyJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.1080/01436597.2026.2628886
Examining change and permanence in traditional earthen construction in Ghana: a case study of Tamale and Wa
2025Built Heritage

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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 Studies1053%
Building and Construction421%
Sociology and Political Science421%
Anthropology316%
Earth-Surface Processes316%
Archeology211%
Civil and Structural Engineering211%
Conservation211%
Economics and Econometrics211%
Plant Science211%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Urban and Rural Development Challenges10
Urban Planning and Governance4
Hygrothermal properties of building materials3
African history and culture studies2
Architecture and Cultural Influences2
Building materials and conservation2
Urban Agriculture and Sustainability2
Architectural and Urban Studies1
Architecture, Design, and Social History1
Architecture, Modernity, and Design1
Building Energy and Comfort Optimization1
Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

42% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom7
Nigeria2
United States1
Hong Kong SAR1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences GhanaGH6 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH5 papers
University of EdinburghGB3 papers
University of LiverpoolGB3 papers
Liverpool John Moores UniversityGB3 papers
University for Development StudiesGH3 papers
University of LagosNG2 papers
King's College LondonGB1 paper
Manchester Metropolitan UniversityGB1 paper
Manchester School of ArchitectureGB1 paper

Where they publish

Advances in 21st century human settlements1
Built Heritage1
Case Studies in Construction Materials1
Cities1
Contemporary Journal of African Studies1
Cultural Studies of Science Education1
Energy and Buildings

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

11Sustainable cities and communities6
1No poverty2
10Reduced inequalities1
13Climate action1

Most cited

Assessing residential satisfaction among low income households in multi-habited dwellings in selected low income communities in Accra
Urban Studies11
2015103 citationsWorld top 10%
Coastal erosion management in Accra: Combining local knowledge and empirical research
Jàmbá Journal of Disaster Risk Studies
201624 citationsOpen access · Gold
Evaluation of thermal comfort in library buildings in the tropical climate of Kumasi, Ghana

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Accra Airport City I: A Global Space and An Exclusionary Enclave

2024Journal of Asian and African StudiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1177/00219096241243059

Bio-stabilising earthen houses with tannins from locally available resources

2024Case Studies in Construction MaterialsJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.1016/j.cscm.2024.e03182

Blurring the boundaries: everyday urbanism in Accra Airport City

2024Journal of Urbanism International Research on Placemaking and Urban SustainabilityJournalFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1080/17549175.2024.2336996