Kwaku Ohene‐Asare

Lecturer, De Montfort University, since 2023per ORCID
As Prof of Operations Research and Management Science, University of Ghana Business School, since 2013per ORCID

Publishing since 2011, latest 2025

Dr. Kwaku Ohene-Asare is a Senior Lecturer of business analytics, management science, artificial intelligence, data analytics, cloud computing and economics at the University of Ghana. He is also an Visiting Prof. at Warwick University, UK, and a Visiting Prof. at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He earned his Ph.D. in operational research and management science from Warwick University, UK, his MSc. in Economics and Finance (with distinction) from Loughborough… More on ORCID

Economics and Econometrics
Management Science and Operations Research
Finance
Accounting
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Soil Science

In their own words

efficiency
productivity
data envelopment analysis
machine learning
energy economics

Publications: 202011–2025
Citations: 287to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 2.611.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 33%4 of 12 scored papers
Open access: 8%1 of the 12 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 420 citations, h-index 10 and i10-index 10 (305 citations and h-index 9 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

Lecturer, Business ManagementDe Montfort Universitysince 2023
As Prof of Operations Research and Management Science, OMISUniversity of Ghana Business Schoolsince 2013

Education

Decision Science and Machine Learning: Making Data Driven DecisionsIIT@MIT2022–2023
Ph.D., Warwick Business SchoolUniversity of Warwick2007–2011

On their papers

University of Ghana12 works

Publications

20 in all

Multi-Directional Efficiency Analysis of Ghanaian Life and Non-Life Insurers in the Presence of Undesirable Output
2025African Journal of Management ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.4314/ajmr.v32i2.4
A Global Multi-directional Malmquist Index for addressing infeasibility in variable-specific productivity
2024

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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 Econometrics1050%
Management Science and Operations Research840%
Finance525%
Accounting315%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance315%
Soil Science210%
Demography15%
Pollution15%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment15%
Strategy and Management15%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Efficiency Analysis Using DEA7
Banking stability, regulation, efficiency4
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth3
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion3
Natural Resources and Economic Development3
Agricultural risk and resilience2
Insurance and Financial Risk Management2
Market Dynamics and Volatility2
Working Capital and Financial Performance2
Energy and Environment Impacts1
Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies1
Financial Markets and Investment Strategies1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

17% of their 12 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa2
Australia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

The University of AdelaideAU1 paper
University of Applied ManagementGH1 paper
Central UniversityGH1 paper
University of Cape TownZA1 paper
University of the WitwatersrandZA1 paper
Presbyterian University, GhanaGH1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Energy Sector Management2
African Journal of Economic and Management Studies1
African Journal of Management Research1
Applied Research in Accounting, Finance, Insurance and Economics on Africa, Virtual African Finance Association Conference11-12 May 2021, University of Cape Town.1
Energy Economics1
Energy Efficiency

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

8Decent work and economic growth5
7Affordable and clean energy2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Total factor energy efficiency and economic development in Africa
Energy Efficiency7
202070 citationsWorld top 10%
Competition and bank efficiency in emerging markets: empirical evidence from Ghana
African Journal of Economic and Management Studies8
201659 citationsWorld top 10%
Banking efficiency analysis under corporate social responsibilities

Every institution they have given on a paper.

OR66 Society Annual Conference, 10-12 September, 2024, Bangor University, UK

A Global Multi-directional Malmquist Index for addressing infeasibility in variable-specific productivity

2023International Conference on Data Envelopment Analysis, 4-6 September, 2023, University of Surrey, UKConferenceFirst author0 citations

A New Eight-Factor Cost Malmquist Productivity Index: Application To Energy Performance Of African States

2022The AFJ Conference, African Finance Association Conference, Africa Growth Institute, University of Cape Town, 24th May, 2022,ConferenceFirst author0 citations

Estimating the dynamic productivity of banking groups in Ghana – SBM metafrontier biennial Malmquist index approach

2021Applied Research in Accounting, Finance, Insurance and Economics on Africa, Virtual African Finance Association Conference11-12 May 2021, University of Cape Town.ConferenceFirst author0 citations

Total factor energy efficiency and economic development in Africa

2020Energy EfficiencyJournalFirst authorCorresponding70 citations10.1007/s12053-020-09877-1

Ownership and dynamic efficiency of petroleum firms: a new perspective

2019International Journal of Energy Sector ManagementJournalSenior author2 citations10.1108/ijesm-05-2019-0010

Non-linear approach to Random Walk Test in selected African countries

2018International Journal of Managerial FinanceJournalSenior author29 citations10.1108/ijmf-10-2017-0235

Dynamic cost productivity and economies of scale of Ghanaian insurers

2018The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance Issues and PracticeJournalFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.1057/s41288-018-0111-6

Firm Specific, Financial Development and Macroeconomic Determinants of Credit Union Lending

2018Journal of International DevelopmentJournalSenior author7 citations10.1002/jid.3372

Inter-group performance of oil producing countries: a meta and global frontier analysis

2018International Journal of Energy Sector ManagementJournalFirst author3 citations10.1108/ijesm-07-2017-0006

Competition and bank efficiency in emerging markets: empirical evidence from Ghana

2016African Journal of Economic and Management StudiesJournalSenior author59 citations10.1108/ajems-01-2014-0007

Considering Favourability Indices as part of the Malmquist Index

2014MSAP working paper 01/2014JournalSenior author2 citations

Banking efficiency analysis under corporate social responsibilities

2012International Journal of Banking, Accounting and FinanceJournalFirst author34 citations10.1504/ijbaaf.2012.048331

International Conference on Data Envelopment Analysis, 4-6 September, 2023, University of Surrey, UK1

International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance1

How it can be read

8% free to read, of the 12 recorded

Diamond 1 · 5%Free to read and to publish
Closed 11 · 55%Behind a paywall
Unknown 8 · 40%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior1
University of Cape Town1
University of Ghana1

International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance

Non-linear approach to Random Walk Test in selected African countries

International Journal of Managerial Finance17

201829 citationsWorld top 10%