Adjoa Afriyie Poku

Also at University of Educationfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2006, latest 2026

Economics and Econometrics
Sociology and Political Science
General Health Professions
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Urban Studies

Publications: 292006–2026
Citations: 263to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 2.791.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 44%8 of 18 scored papers
Open access: 67%12 of the 18 whose access is recorded

2 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

Google Scholar shows 422 citations, h-index 8 and i10-index 8 (331 citations and h-index 8 since 2021), as of October 10, 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

29 in all

Perceived health risk associated with washroom cleaning among sanitation workers in a public tertiary institution in Ghana
2026Discover Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12982-026-01540-x
The Prevalence of Violence Against Women Accused of Witchcraft in Certain Parts of Northen Ghana
2026International Journal of Social Science and Human Research

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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

Economics and Econometrics517%
Sociology and Political Science517%
General Health Professions414%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health414%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health310%
Urban Studies310%
Clinical Psychology27%
Finance27%
Nutrition and Dietetics27%
Waste Management and Disposal27%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts3
Global Maternal and Child Health3
Urban and Rural Development Challenges3
Child Nutrition and Water Access2
Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum2
Migration and Labor Dynamics2
Municipal Solid Waste Management2
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health1
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences1
Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration1
Community Health and Development1
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

39% of their 18 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

Canada3
United States2
Hong Kong SAR2
Korea1
Pakistan1
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH6 papers
Lingnan UniversityHK2 papers
Mississippi State UniversityUS2 papers
St. Monica's College of EducationGH2 papers
Thompson Rivers UniversityCA1 paper
University of British ColumbiaCA1 paper
University of EducationPK1 paper
University of ReadingGB1 paper
University of TorontoCA1 paper
Western UniversityCA1 paper

Where they publish

American Journal of Geographical Research and Reviews2
Ghana Journal of Geography2
Social Education Research2
Advances in Integrative Medicine1
BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooks1
BMJ Open1
Discover Health Systems

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

5Gender equality3
1No poverty2
4Quality education2
3Good health and well-being1
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

Comparative Analysis of Households Solid Waste Management in Rural and Urban Ghana
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
201670 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Family Compound Housing System Losing Its Value in Ghana: A Threat to Future Housing of the Poor
Housing Policy Debate1
202035 citationsWorld top 10%
Integration for coexistence? Implementation of intercultural health care policy in Ghana from the perspective of service users and providers

Unveiling the Dual Divide: Ghana’s Struggle with Ongoing Global Crisis

2026BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS eBooksBook chapterFirst author0 citations10.2174/9798898815073126010006

Climate and Environmental Risks and Resilience in Small and Medium-Sized Cities in Africa

2025Routledge Handbook of Resilient Urban Planning for Small and Medium-Sized CitiesBook chapterFirst author0 citations10.4324/9781003588801-5

Livelihood resilience among street hawkers during Covid-19 lockdown in the Awutu Senya East Municipality, Ghana

2024Journal of Humanities and Applied Social SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.1108/jhass-09-2023-0125

Personal computer usage and teasing among geographic information systems students

2023Social Sciences & Humanities OpenJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100600

CULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY OF DIPO PUBERTY RITE AND ITS ASSOCIATED HIV RISKS IN THE LOWER MANYA KROBO MUNICIPALITY IN GHANA

2022European Journal of Social Sciences StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.46827/ejsss.v8i1.1378

Family Compound Housing System Losing Its Value in Ghana: A Threat to Future Housing of the Poor

2022JOURNAL OF PLANNING LITERATUREJournalSenior author0 citations

Migratory youth porters and metal scrap dealers in Accra

2022Power and Informality in Urban AfricaJournalSenior author1 citation

Migratory Youth Porters and Metal Scrap

2021Power and Informality in Urban Africa: Ethnographic PerspectivesJournalSenior author0 citations

Analysing the effects of alternative livelihood on cocoa farmers in the Atwima Nwabiagya district

2017American Journal of Geographical Research and ReviewsJournal4 citations

Comparative Analysis of Households Solid Waste Management in Rural and Urban Ghana

2016Journal of Environmental and Public HealthJournalOpen access70 citations10.1155/2016/5780258

Women, poverty and HIV/AIDS in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese district

2006Geografisk instituttReportFirst author3 citations

Discover Public Health1

How it can be read

67% free to read, of the 18 recorded

Diamond 5 · 17%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 10%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 10%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 6 · 21%Behind a paywall
Unknown 11 · 38%Not recorded by the source

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine1

201734 citationsWorld top 10%