Benjamin W. Kankpeyeng

Professor, University of Ghana, since 2004per ORCID

Publishing since 1996, latest 2020

Anthropology
Archeology
Archeology
Biomaterials
Complementary and Manual Therapy
Language and Linguistics

In their own words

Anthropology
Heritage Studies
ritual and religion
public archaeology
culture contact

Publications: 421996–2020
Citations: 521to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 17
Field-weighted impact: 10.131.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 58%7 of 12 scored papers
Open access: 33%4 of the 12 whose access is recorded

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is listed but not counted.

Google Scholar shows 574 citations, h-index 14 and i10-index 16 (162 citations and h-index 7 since 2021), as of October 12, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

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 Archaeology and Heritage StudiesUniversity of Ghanasince 2004

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, AnthropologySyracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairssince 2003

Publications

42 in all

In vitro antibacterial activities of selected TB drugs in the presence of clay minerals against multidrug-resistant strain of Myco bacterium smegmatis
2020Cogent EngineeringJournalOpen access5 citations10.1080/23311916.2020.1742853
Novel Nanocrystal Clay Materials with Potential Bone Cells Growth Enhancement or Inhibition Characteristics In Vitro

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Citations received each year

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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

Anthropology614%
Archeology410%
Archeology25%
Biomaterials25%
Complementary and Manual Therapy25%
Language and Linguistics25%
Political Science and International Relations25%
Space and Planetary Science25%
Biomedical Engineering12%
Ecology12%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Archaeology and Rock Art Studies4
African history and culture analysis2
African history and culture studies2
Anthropological Studies and Insights2
Archaeological Research and Protection2
Clay minerals and soil interactions2
Colonialism, slavery, and trade2
Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation2
Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis2
Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements2
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies1
Bone Tissue Engineering Materials1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

75% of their 12 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1234678Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom9
United States3
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of ManchesterGB8 papers
Syracuse UniversityUS2 papers
College of Staten IslandUS1 paper
University College LondonGB1 paper
University of SurreyGB1 paper
University of South AfricaZA1 paper
Ghana Museums and Monuments BoardGH1 paper

Where they publish

Nyame akuma5
African Archaeological Review2
Current world archaeology2
Materialities of ritual in the Black Atlantic2
Syracuse University2
Temporalising Anthropology: Archaeology in the Talensi Tong Hills, Northern Ghana2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

11Sustainable cities and communities4
3Good health and well-being1
15Life on land1

Most cited

Ghana's vanishing past: Development, antiquities, and the destruction of the archaeological record
African Archaeological Review
2004109 citations
The Slave Trade in Northern Ghana: Landmarks, Legacies and Connections
Slavery and Abolition
200938 citationsWorld top 10%
The archaeology of shrines among the Tallensi of northern Ghana: Materiality and interpretative relevance
Shrines in Africa
200927 citations

Journal of biomimetics, biomaterials and biomedical engineering

Current perspectives in the archaeology of Ghana

2015Sub-Saharan PublishersReportSenior author8 citations

Materialities of Ritual in the Black Atlantic

2014Indiana University PressReport1 citation

Archaeology of Ghana: An introduction

2014Current perspectives in the archaeology of GhanaJournal7 citations

The archaeology of rituals and religions in northern Ghana

2014Current Perspectives in the ArchaeologyJournalSenior author5 citations

INSIGHTS INTO PAST RITUAL POSTURE AND PERFORMANCE

2014Materialities of Ritual in the Black AtlanticJournalSenior author6 citations

Insights into Past Ritual Practice at Yikpabongo, Northern Region, Ghana

2013African Archaeological ReviewJournalFirst author17 citations10.1007/s10437-013-9143-2

lipid biomarkers characterisation, x-Ray Fluorescence and X-Ray diffraction Analysis of Medicine Clay Samples

2013Temporalising Anthropology: Archaeology in the Talensi Tong Hills, Northern GhanaBook chapterSenior author0 citations

Organic Geochemical Analysis of Archaeologogical and Contemporary Medicine Pots

2013Temporalising Anthropology: Archaeology in the Talensi Tong Hills, Northern GhanaBook chapter0 citations

Fragmentary ancestors

2013Figurines from Koma Land, Ghana.(Exhibition Catalogue)Journal5 citations

Appendix 8.1. The identified faunal and human remains

2013Africa Magna Verlag; Frankfurt-am-MainReportSenior author0 citations

Temporalising anthropology: archaeology in the Talensi Tong Hills, northern Ghana

2013Africa Magna VerlagReportSenior author20 citations

Archaeology in Komaland and the Koma figurines

2010The 153 Club NewsletterJournalSenior author1 citation

The Slave Trade in Northern Ghana: Landmarks, Legacies and Connections

2009Slavery and AbolitionJournalFirst authorCorresponding38 citations10.1080/01440390902818930

Ancient shrines? New insights on the Komaland sites of northern Ghana

2009Crossroads/Carrefour Sahel: Cultural and Technological Developments in First Millennium BC/AD West AfricaJournalFirst author24 citations

The cultural landscape of Tongo-Tengzuk: Traditional conservation practices

2009ICCROM Conservation StudiesJournalFirst author22 citations

The cultural landscape of Tongo-Tenzuk, Ghana

2009Traditional conservation practices in AfricaJournalFirst author0 citations

Shrines, Rituals, and Archaeology in Northern Ghana

2007Current World ArchaeologyJournal9 citations

Fieldwork at Kpaliworgu, northern Ghana: 1997 to 1999

2004Nyame akumaJournalFirst author2 citations

The archaeology of Kpaliworgu: A case study of continuity and change in northern Ghana before 1900

2003PhD Dissertation, Department of Anthropology, Syracuse UniversityThesisFirst author5 citations

A brief on Tongo-Tengzuk

2000Unpublished paper submitted to the Bolgatanga District AssemblyJournalFirst author5 citations

Archaeological resources management in Ghana

1996Syracuse UniversityThesisFirst author10 citations

Africa Magna Verlag; Frankfurt-am-Main1

How it can be read

33% free to read, of the 12 recorded

Gold 1 · 2%In an open-access journal
Green 3 · 7%A copy in a repository
Closed 8 · 19%Behind a paywall
Unknown 30 · 71%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

4 of 42 papers name a funder

University of Ghana3
British Academy2
Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology1
Newcastle University1
Office of Research and Development1
Wellcome Trust1

Ancient shrines? New insights on the Komaland sites of northern Ghana

Crossroads/Carrefour Sahel: Cultural and Technological Developments in First Millennium BC/AD West Africa

200924 citations