Nicholas Fielmua

University for Development Studies

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

Nutrition and Dietetics
Ocean Engineering
Political Science and International Relations
Safety Research
Economics and Econometrics
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Publications: 202011–2026
Citations: 143to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 1.041.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 10%2 of 20 scored papers
Open access: 90%18 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

20 in all

A bibliometric and systematic review of trends, gaps, and future directions in environmental sustainability research in Ghana
2026Discover EnvironmentJournalOpen access1 citation10.1007/s44274-026-00703-6
Handwashing practices among urban households during the COVID-19 in Ghana
2024Journal of Planning and Land Management

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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

Nutrition and Dietetics1155%
Ocean Engineering840%
Political Science and International Relations630%
Safety Research525%
Economics and Econometrics315%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health315%
Sociology and Political Science315%
Education210%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law210%
Anthropology15%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Child Nutrition and Water Access11
Water resources management and optimization8
Water Governance and Infrastructure6
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare5
Global Maternal and Child Health3
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts2
African Botany and Ecology Studies1
Agriculture and Rural Development Research1
Anthropological Studies and Insights1
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering1
Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration1
COVID-19 impact on air quality1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

20% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom2
Sweden1
Germany1
Canada1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development StudiesGH4 papers
University of ReadingGB2 papers
University of BonnDE1 paper
University of WaterlooCA1 paper
Uppsala UniversitySE1 paper
University of Education, WinnebaGH1 paper
Nusrat Jahan Ahmadiyya College of EducationGH1 paper
Ghana Education ServiceGH1 paper
Community Water and Sanitation AgencyGH1 paper
University of GhanaGH1 paper

Where they publish

Ghana Journal of Development Studies4
Journal of Sustainable Development4
Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development3
Cogent Public Health1
Discover Environment1
Heliyon1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty5
3Good health and well-being1
6Clean water and sanitation1
10Reduced inequalities1
12Responsible consumption and production1
13Climate action1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

The Impact of Mutual Health Insurance Scheme on Access and Quality of Health Care in Northern Ghana: The Case of Kassena-Nankana East Scheme
Journal of Sustainable Development1
201127 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
The Role of the Community Management Model towards Improved and Sustainable Access to Potable Water in Ghana (A Case of Nadowli District)
Journal of Sustainable Development
201118 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Independent water pricing of small town water systems in Ghana

Institutional bricolage in community-based water management: some insights from non-representational theory

2022International Journal of Water Resources DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.1080/07900627.2022.2078288

Independent water pricing of small town water systems in Ghana

2020HeliyonJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04299

Does self-reported water collection time differ from observed water collection time? Evidence from the Upper West Region of Ghana

2020Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior author10 citations10.2166/washdev.2020.058

Myth and reality of community ownership and control of community-managed piped water systems in Ghana

2020Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.2166/washdev.2020.099

Water, sanitation and rural livelihoods nexus: an exploratory study of Wogu in the Upper West Region of Ghana

2019Ghana Journal of Development StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.4314/gjds.v16i2.10

Water at the Centre of Poverty Reduction: Targeting Women as a Stepping Stone in the Nadowli District, Ghana

2018Ghana Journal of Development StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.4314/gjds.v15i2.3

Migration as an Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change: Influencing Factors in North-western Ghana

2017Journal of Sustainable DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.5539/jsd.v10n6p155

Linking Academia and Community: Evidence from Student-Community Engagement in Ghana

2017Ghana Journal of Development StudiesJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.4314/gjds.v14i1.11

Reducing rural poverty through multiple-use water services: the women’s perspective in north-western Ghana

2015WIT transactions on ecology and the environmentPublicationOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.2495/ws150301

Managing Pastoralism and Water Rights in the Upper West Region of Ghana: A Blame Game Among Actors

2014Journal of Sustainable DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.5539/jsd.v7n1p72

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Journal of Planning and Land Management1

How it can be read

90% free to read

Diamond 10 · 50%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 15%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 15%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 10%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 2 · 10%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 20 papers name a funder

United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security1
University of Reading1

202016 citationsOpen access · Gold

Does self-reported water collection time differ from observed water collection time? Evidence from the Upper West Region of Ghana

Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development17

202010 citationsOpen access · Diamond