Paul Adjei Kwakwa

University of Energy and Natural Resources

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

Economics and Econometrics
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Pollution
Strategy and Management
Information Systems
Marketing

Publications: 1052012–2026
Citations: 2,503to those papers
h-index: 28i10-index 53
Field-weighted impact: 4.821.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 47%49 of 104 scored papers
Open access: 42%44 papers free to read

5 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

105 in all

The Effect of Industrial Growth on Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Africa
2023Advances in finance, accounting, and economics book seriesBook chapterFirst author1 citation10.4018/979-8-3693-0400-6.ch006
The effect of natural resources extraction and public debt on environmental sustainability
2022Management of Environmental Quality An International Journal

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Economics and Econometrics6865%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment4139%
Pollution4038%
Strategy and Management1110%
Information Systems1010%
Marketing88%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law77%
Sociology and Political Science77%
Accounting66%
Environmental Engineering66%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Energy, Environment, Economic Growth60
Energy and Environment Impacts40
Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies40
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth14
Economic Growth and Development8
Environmental Sustainability in Business6
Child Nutrition and Water Access5
Climate Change Policy and Economics5
Environmental Impact and Sustainability5
Air Quality and Health Impacts4
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development4
Natural Resources and Economic Development4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

28% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

South Africa8
United States5
Japan4
Turkey3
Iran3
India3
Russia2
Senegal1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Presbyterian University, GhanaGH41 papers
University for Development StudiesGH19 papers
University of GhanaGH13 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH12 papers
University of Cape TownZA7 papers
Sunyani Technical UniversityGH5 papers
Kobe UniversityJP4 papers
Catholic University College of GhanaGH4 papers
University of Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentGH4 papers
Ghana Communication Technology UniversityGH4 papers

Where they publish

Cogent Business & Management9
International Journal of Energy Sector Management6
Environmental Science and Pollution Research5
Journal of Environmental Management5
Management of Environmental Quality An International Journal5
Advances in finance, accounting, and economics book series

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

11Sustainable cities and communities18
2Zero hunger8
8Decent work and economic growth8
1No poverty5
7Affordable and clean energy5
13Climate action4
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure3
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Most cited

Effect of natural resources extraction on energy consumption and carbon dioxide emission in Ghana
International Journal of Energy Sector Management
2019237 citationsWorld top 10%
Effects of changing trade structure and technical characteristics of the manufacturing sector on energy intensity in Ghana
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
2014148 citations
The long-run effects of economic, demographic, and political indices on actual and potential CO2 emissions
Journal of Environmental Management11

The effect of transport services and ICTs on carbon dioxide emissions in South Africa

2022Environmental Science and Pollution ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding57 citations10.1007/s11356-022-22863-7

The effect of industrialization, militarization, and government expenditure on carbon dioxide emissions in Ghana

2022Environmental Science and Pollution ResearchJournalFirst authorCorresponding43 citations10.1007/s11356-022-21187-w

Econometrics analysis on cement production and environmental quality in European Union countries

2022International Journal of Environmental Science and TechnologyJournal40 citations10.1007/s13762-022-04302-9

Environmental degradation effect on agricultural development: an aggregate and a sectoral evidence of carbon dioxide emissions from Ghana

2022Journal of Business and Socio-economic DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding32 citations10.1108/jbsed-10-2021-0136

Identification of factors for developing going concern prediction models

2022Cogent Business & ManagementJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding3 citations10.1080/23311975.2022.2152160

Radio-Medicine and Public Health in Rural Ghana

2022Journal of Biosciences and MedicinesJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.4236/jbm.2022.104016

Natural resources and economic growth: Does political regime matter for Tunisia?

2021Journal of Public AffairsJournalFirst authorCorresponding56 citations10.1002/pa.2707

The carbon dioxide emissions effect of income growth, electricity consumption and electricity power crisis

2021Management of Environmental Quality An International JournalJournalFirst authorCorresponding54 citations10.1108/meq-11-2020-0264

Are energy‐poor households also poor? Evidence from Ghana

2021Poverty & Public PolicyJournalSenior author33 citations10.1002/pop4.301

Does agricultural development affect environmental quality? The case of carbon dioxide emission in Ghana

2021Management of Environmental Quality An International JournalJournalFirst author23 citations10.1108/meq-09-2021-0222

Modelling electricity consumption in Ghana: the role of financial development indicators

2021Green FinanceJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding13 citations10.3934/gf.2022003

Determinants of the Business Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in an Emerging Market Economy

2021International Journal of Management Knowledge and LearningJournalOpen access1 citation10.53615/2232-5697.10.219-233

What determines renewable energy consumption? Startling evidence from Ghana

2020International Journal of Energy Sector ManagementJournalFirst authorCorresponding80 citations10.1108/ijesm-12-2019-0019

The long-run effects of energy use, urbanization and financial development on carbon dioxide emissions

2020International Journal of Energy Sector ManagementJournalFirst authorCorresponding60 citations10.1108/ijesm-01-2020-0013

The carbon dioxide emission effects of domestic credit and manufacturing indicators in South Africa

2020Management of Environmental Quality An International JournalJournalFirst author27 citations10.1108/meq-11-2019-0245

THE LONG-RUN ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT OF AQUACULTURE AND FOOD TRADE IN EGYPT

2020Acta oeconomica et informaticaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.15414/raae.2020.23.02.21-35

Factors influencing classroom participation of undergraduate nursing students

2020International Journal of EducationJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.17509/ije.v13i1.20997

Effect of natural resources extraction on energy consumption and carbon dioxide emission in Ghana

2019International Journal of Energy Sector ManagementJournalFirst author237 citations10.1108/ijesm-09-2018-0003

Towards Sustainable Energy: What Have Natural Resource Extraction, Political Regime and Urbanization Got to Do With it?

2019Journal of Energy Management and TechnologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.22109/jemt.2019.152097.1132

On the determinants of electricity power losses: empirics from Ghana

2018OPEC Energy ReviewJournalFirst authorCorresponding23 citations10.1111/opec.12105

An analysis of the determinants of electricity consumption in Benin

2018Journal of Energy Management and TechnologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding22 citations10.22109/jemt.2018.125839.1075

Electricity consumption in Egypt: a long‐run analysis of its determinants

2017OPEC Energy ReviewJournalFirst authorCorresponding37 citations10.1111/opec.12091

Environmental degradation effect of agricultural and industrial growth in Ghana

2015Journal of Rural and Industrial DevelopmentJournalFirst author25 citations

An investigation into the determinants of hydropower generation in Ghana

2015Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)ReportFirst authorCorresponding9 citations

Energy consumption in Ghana and the story of economic growth, industrialization, trade openness and urbanization

2014Asian Bulletin of Energy Economics and TechnologyJournalFirst author18 citations

I use firewood but I do not grow trees: An analysis of tree planting exercise among rural households in Ghana

2014Asian Bulletin of Energy Economics and TechnologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citation

When water is scarce: the perception of water quality and effects on the vulnerable

2013Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding31 citations10.2166/washdev.2013.140

Cogent Economics & Finance3

How it can be read

42% free to read

Diamond 10 · 10%Free to read and to publish
Gold 24 · 23%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 61 · 58%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 105 papers name a funder

Department for International Development, UK Government1
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst1
University of Ghana1
World Bank Group1

16Peace, justice and strong institutions3

12Responsible consumption and production2

17Partnerships for the goals2

6Clean water and sanitation1

2018135 citationsWorld top 10%

Households' source separation behaviour and solid waste disposal options in Ghana's Millennium City

Journal of Environmental Management1

2020130 citationsWorld top 10%