Emmanuel K. Derbile

Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies

Also at University for Development Studiesfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Soil Science
Global and Planetary Change
Sociology and Political Science
Economics and Econometrics

Publications: 482012–2026
Citations: 780to those papers
h-index: 17i10-index 25
Field-weighted impact: 4.131.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 52%25 of 48 scored papers
Open access: 67%32 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

48 in all

Farmer response to vulnerability in Ghana: Information flow and uptake of new crop varieties for climate change adaptation in rural Ghana
2026World Development SustainabilityJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1016/j.wds.2026.100312
Gender dimensions of periurban climate smart agricultural technologies in the West African Sahel

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2144%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences1838%
Soil Science1327%
Global and Planetary Change1123%
Sociology and Political Science1021%
Economics and Econometrics510%
Plant Science510%
General Health Professions36%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health36%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health36%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Climate change impacts on agriculture19
Agricultural Innovations and Practices17
Agricultural risk and resilience11
Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development8
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management5
Agriculture and Rural Development Research4
Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration3
Flood Risk Assessment and Management3
Global Maternal and Child Health3
Urban and Rural Development Challenges3
COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction2
Crime Patterns and Interventions2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

23% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Germany4
Niger3
South Africa3
Australia2
United Kingdom2
Tanzania2
United States2
Bangladesh1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University for Development StudiesGH43 papers
University of GhanaGH4 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH4 papers
Université Abdou MoumouniNE3 papers
TU Dortmund UniversityDE2 papers
University of BonnDE2 papers
Charles Sturt UniversityAU2 papers
University of the WitwatersrandZA2 papers
Ardhi UniversityTZ2 papers
Université de MaradiNE2 papers

Where they publish

Discover Sustainability4
Ghana Journal of Development Studies3
International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management3
Journal of Planning and Land Management3
Climate and Development2
Local Environment2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

13Climate action12
2Zero hunger10
1No poverty4
11Sustainable cities and communities3
3Good health and well-being1
5Gender equality1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Mapping vulnerability of smallholder agriculture in Africa: Vulnerability assessment of food crop farming and climate change adaptation in Ghana
Environmental Challenges13
202271 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Supporting smallholders’ decision making: managing trade-offs and synergies for sustainable agricultural intensification
International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability2
202060 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

Discover Agriculture

Climate‐Smart Agriculture Adoption and Food Security in Sub‐Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

2025Climate Resilience and SustainabilityJournalOpen accessSenior author13 citations10.1002/cli2.70017

Climate-smart agriculture and technical efficiency of smallholder maize farmers in Wa East District of Ghana

2025Asia Pacific Journal of Sustainable Agriculture Food and EnergyJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.36782/apjsafe.v13i1.487

Local Knowledge and Innovations in Farmer-Driven Irrigation Systems in Northern Ghana

2025International Journal of Irrigation and Agricultural Development (IJIRAD)JournalOpen access0 citations10.47762/2025.964x.174

Exploring the scale and scope of community policing in North-Western Ghana

2024Journal of Planning and Land ManagementJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.36005/jplm.v3i2.82

Smallholder cashew production and household livelihoods in the transition zone of Ghana

2023Geo Geography and EnvironmentJournalOpen accessSenior author19 citations10.1002/geo2.120

Sunshine, temperature and wind

2020International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and ManagementJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding42 citations10.1108/ijccsm-04-2019-0023

Predictors of maternal mortality in Ghana: evidence from the 2017 GMHS Verbal Autopsy data

2020The International Journal of Health Planning and ManagementJournal10 citations10.1002/hpm.3054

The Incidence of Crime and Implications for Crime Management in the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region, Ghana

2020African Social Science and Humanities JournalJournalOpen accessCorresponding3 citations10.57040/asshj.v1i1.20

Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Development Planning in Ghana

2017Ghana Journal of Development StudiesJournalOpen accessSenior author17 citations10.4314/gjds.v14i2.11

Local Knowledge and Community–Based Assessment of Environmental Change in Ghana

2016Ghana Journal of GeographyJournalFirst author7 citations

Exploring Social Outcomes of Interactions between University Students and Waala Communities in the Wa Municipality, Ghana

2016Ghana Journal of Development StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.4314/gjds.v13i1.4

Environmental Change, Livelihood Diversification and Local Knowledge in North-Eastern Ghana

2014Advances in African economic, social and political developmentBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1007/978-3-319-06022-4_8

Reducing vulnerability of rain‐fed agriculture to drought through indigenous knowledge systems in north‐eastern Ghana

2013International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and ManagementJournalFirst authorCorresponding50 citations10.1108/17568691311299372

Vulnerability of crop production to heavy precipitation in north-eastern Ghana

2012International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and ManagementJournalFirst author36 citations10.1108/17568691211200209

WATER USERS ASSOCIATIONS AND INDIGENOUS INSTITUTIONS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED IRRIGATION SCHEMES IN NORTHEASTERN GHANA

2012European Scientific Journal ESJJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations

Advances in African economic, social and political development

African Social Science and Humanities Journal1

How it can be read

67% free to read

Diamond 9 · 19%Free to read and to publish
Gold 17 · 35%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 16 · 33%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

10 of 48 papers name a funder

Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst5
Australian Government1
Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast1
International Foundation for Science1
International Science Council1
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek1
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn1
Universität Stuttgart1

Repackaging exemptions under National Health Insurance in Ghana: how can access to care for the poor be improved?

Health Policy and Planning1

201251 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze

Reducing vulnerability of rain‐fed agriculture to drought through indigenous knowledge systems in north‐eastern Ghana

International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management

201350 citationsWorld top 10%