Rudith Sylvana King

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Publishing since 1959, latest 2025

Building and Construction
Strategy and Management
Waste Management and Disposal
Global and Planetary Change
Urban Studies
Economics and Econometrics

In their own words

gender and livelihoods
energy and governance

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 691959–2025
Citations: 1,360to those papers
h-index: 17i10-index 33
Field-weighted impact: 1.721.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 21%4 of 19 scored papers
Open access: 58%11 of the 19 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 1,460 citations, h-index 19 and i10-index 33 (604 citations and h-index 14 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

71 in all

Partnerships in Flood Risk Management: The Contribution of Traditional Authorities in Ghana
2027New Insights in Flood Risk ManagementBook chapterFirst author0 citations10.1201/9781003607144-6
DAAD SDG-Partnerships Program for Climate Resilience: An Overview of RWTH Aachen University/Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology BRIDGE Project
2027

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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

Building and Construction46%
Strategy and Management46%
Waste Management and Disposal46%
Global and Planetary Change34%
Urban Studies34%
Economics and Econometrics23%
Finance23%
Media Technology23%
Sociology and Political Science23%
Chemical Health and Safety11%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Mining and Resource Management4
Municipal Solid Waste Management4
Recycling and Waste Management Techniques4
Sustainable Supply Chain Management3
Urban and Rural Development Challenges3
Community Development and Social Impact2
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management2
Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact2
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion2
Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development1
Chemical Safety and Risk Management1
Climate change impacts on agriculture1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

53% of their 19 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Denmark8
South Africa3
Senegal1
Ethiopia1
Canada1
United Kingdom1
Cameroon1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Aarhus UniversityDK8 papers
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH5 papers
University of the WitwatersrandZA3 papers
Cardiff UniversityGB1 paper
Université du Québec à MontréalCA1 paper
York UniversityCA1 paper
Forestry Research Institute of GhanaGH1 paper
Jimma UniversityET1 paper
The Forestry Commission of GhanaGH1 paper
University of BueaCM1 paper

Where they publish

African Journal on Land Policy & Geospatial Sciences2
Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance2
International Journal of Environmental Health Research2
International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics2
Research Journal of Textile and Apparel2
SN Social Sciences2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

8Decent work and economic growth3
11Sustainable cities and communities3
16Peace, justice and strong institutions3
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1
5Gender equality1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
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Most cited

Handbook of macroeconomics: Volume 1C
North-Holland
1999269 citations
Land markets and legal contradictions in the peri-urban area of Accra Ghana: Informant interviews and secondary data investigations
Land Tenure Center
1996161 citations
Street vending and the use of urban public space in Kumasi, Ghana
The Ghana Surveyor (Journal of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors)
201171 citations

New Insights in Flood Risk Management

POST-MINING LAND RECLAMATION DEFICITS OF MINING COHORTS IN GHANA--IMPLICATIONS FOR ACHIEVING LAND DEGRADATION NEUTRALITY.

2025African Journal on Land Policy & Geospatial SciencesJournalSenior author1 citation

The evolving paradigm of community mining schemes in Ghana Prospects and lessons for other mining jurisdictions in Africa.

2025African Journal on Land Policy & Geospatial SciencesJournalSenior author3 citations

Factors influencing the weaving and use of kente cloth: the case of Bonwire, Ghana

2024Research Journal of Textile and ApparelJournalFirst author7 citations

Building resilience through community-based Flood Risk Management

2023Handbook of Flood Risk Management and Community Action: An International PerspectiveJournalSenior author3 citations

Technology-mediated flood risk management tools: A review of smart and mobile applications

2023Handbook of Flood Risk Management and Community ActionJournal1 citation10.1201/9781003315247-19

Factors influencing the weaving and use of kente cloth: the case of Bonwire, Ghana

2022Research Journal of Textile and ApparelJournalFirst author2 citations10.1108/rjta-02-2022-0014

Understanding the factors for increased informal electronic waste recycling in Kumasi, Ghana

2022International Journal of Environmental Health ResearchJournalSenior author67 citations

Local knowledge of risks associated with artisanal small-scale mining in Ghana

2022International Journal of Occupational Safety and ErgonomicsJournal30 citations

Understanding the factors for increased informal electronic waste recycling in Kumasi, Ghana

2020International Journal of Environmental Health ResearchJournalSenior author51 citations10.1080/09603123.2020.1755016

Local knowledge of risks associated with artisanal small-scale mining in Ghana

2020International Journal of Occupational Safety and ErgonomicsJournalOpen access28 citations10.1080/10803548.2020.1795374

Weathering the storm: Reflections on a community-based approach to flood-risk management in Kumasi, Ghana

2020Reframing the Urban Challenge in AfricaJournalSenior author4 citations

LEGAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND GENDERED ACCESS TO LAND IN PATRIARCHAL SOCIETIES OF NORTH-WESTERN GHANA

2018AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA)JournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.13140/rg.2.2.31339.87840

Community-based participatory irrigation management at local government level in Ghana

2014Commonwealth Journal of Local GovernanceJournalOpen access16 citations10.5130/cjlg.v0i0.4067

Mechanical cassava harvesting as influenced by seedbed preparation and cassava variety

2014Applied Engineering in AgricultureJournal52 citations

Social Accountability for Local Government in Ghana

2013Commonwealth Journal of Local GovernanceJournalOpen accessFirst author13 citations10.5130/cjlg.v0i13/14.3724

THE ROLE OF CITY AUTHORITIES IN CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN SLUMS IN GHANA

2012Journal of Construction Project Management and InnovationJournalOpen accessFirst author15 citations10.36615/jcpmi.v2i1.26

Productive uses of energy in enterprises in slums in Ghana

2012Int. J. Soc. Sci. TomorrowJournalFirst author17 citations

Energy Access and Productive Uses for thr Urban Poor

2011Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), The World BankJournal2 citations

Street vending and the use of urban public space in Kumasi, Ghana

2011The Ghana Surveyor (Journal of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors)Journal71 citations

Baseline study of oil and gas communities in Ghana

2010Network for Women’s Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT)JournalFirst author11 citations

Operational and locational characteristics of street vending in Kumasi Metropolis (Ghana)

2010Journal of Applied Science and TechnologyJournal5 citations

Reducing the vulnerability of the youth in terms of employment in Ghana through the ICT sector

2006The International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (The University of the West Indies)JournalOpen accessSenior author12 citations

Fulcrum of the urban economy: Governance and street livelihoods in Kumasi, Ghana

2006Contested space: Street trading, public space, and livelihoods in developing citiesJournalFirst author61 citations

Who can help the peri-urban poor

2005final technical report for NRSP ProjectReport7 citations

Findings of Street Vendors Study in Kumasi and Policy Implications

2005Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaJournalFirst author2 citations

Youth and employment in Ghana

2005A study commissioned by World Bank, Accra, GhanaJournalFirst author0 citations

A study commissioned by World Bank, Accra, Ghana1

Accra: Yamens Press Limited1

How it can be read

58% free to read, of the 19 recorded

Diamond 3 · 4%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 6%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 1%Open in a subscription journal
Green 3 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 8 · 12%Behind a paywall
Unknown 50 · 72%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

9 of 69 papers name a funder

Danish International Development Agency7
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology4
Danida Fellowship Centre3
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office1

Reduced inequalities

Understanding the factors for increased informal electronic waste recycling in Kumasi, Ghana

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Fulcrum of the urban economy: Governance and street livelihoods in Kumasi, Ghana

Contested space: Street trading, public space, and livelihoods in developing cities

200661 citations