Michael Ayertey Nanor

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Lecturer, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, since 2021per ORCID

Publishing since 2008, latest 2026

Urban Studies
Transportation
Soil Science
Global and Planetary Change
Sociology and Political Science
Building and Construction

In their own words

Urban & Regional Development Planning
Development Economics
Spatial Economics
QoL Studies
Urban Planning and Development
Quality of Life and Poverty Studies
Geospatial Planning
Spatial Planning and Econometrics
Smart Cities and AI
Transportation Planning

Publications: 212008–2026
Citations: 185to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 5
Field-weighted impact: 2.301.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 17%3 of 18 scored papers
Open access: 33%6 of the 18 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 240 citations, h-index 8 and i10-index 7 (165 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, PlanningKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2021
Lecturer, Water Resources and Sustainable DevelopmentUniversity of Environment and Sustainable Development2020–2021
Teacher/Deputy Director, MathematicsNkwatia Presbyterian Senior High School2008–2021

Education

Ph.D, Development StudiesKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2011–2017
MPhil

Publications

21 in all

Institutional complexities and power structures: Shaping urban land transactions and spatial development in Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, Ghana
2026Journal of Urban AffairsJournalSenior author1 citation10.1080/07352166.2026.2645847
Socioeconomic and built environment determinants of walking for transportation in Kumasi, Ghana
2026African Transport Studies

man.nanor@gmail.comPublic on their ORCID record

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Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

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

Urban Studies838%
Transportation524%
Soil Science419%
Global and Planetary Change314%
Sociology and Political Science314%
Building and Construction210%
Economics and Econometrics210%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences210%
Social Psychology210%
Applied Psychology15%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Urban and Rural Development Challenges8
Urban Transport and Accessibility5
Land Rights and Reforms4
Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development2
Land Use and Ecosystem Services2
Urban Planning and Governance2
Agriculture and Rural Development Research1
Behavioral Health and Interventions1
Child Nutrition and Water Access1
Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration1
Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research1
Economic Growth and Development1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

6% of their 18 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111111Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States1
Canada1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM4 papers
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH2 papers
Concordia UniversityCA1 paper
Florida State UniversityUS1 paper
University of Mines and TechnologyGH1 paper
Presbyterian University, GhanaGH1 paper

Where they publish

SN Social Sciences3
African Transport Studies2
Cities2
African Geographical Review1
African Review of Economics and Finance1
Cogent Social Sciences1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

11Sustainable cities and communities6
10Reduced inequalities3
1No poverty1
5Gender equality1
8Decent work and economic growth1
13Climate action1
15Life on land1

Most cited

Microfinance and its impact on selected districts in eastern region of Ghana
College of Art and Social Sciences, Kumasi: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
200891 citations
Determinants of subjective wellbeing in rural communities: Evidence from the Juaben Municipality, Ghana
Cities1
202132 citationsWorld top 10%
A subjective measurement of the determinants of quality of life in Kumasi
African Review of Economics and Finance

BEd., Social SciencesUniversity of Cape Coast2001–2005

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Determinants of households residential mobility decision in Kumasi Ghana

2025Environment Development and SustainabilityJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/s10668-025-06046-1

Determinants of the Quality of Life of University Teachers: A Case of a Higher Education Institution in Ghana

2025Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana)JournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4314/just.v42i4.9

A subjective measurement of the determinants of quality of life in Kumasi

2018African Review of Economics and FinanceJournalFirst author12 citations10.10520/ejc-f9f32f2cd

Microfinance and its impact on selected districts in eastern region of Ghana

2008College of Art and Social Sciences, Kumasi: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyJournalFirst author91 citations

College of Art and Social Sciences, Kumasi: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Development in Practice1

How it can be read

33% free to read, of the 18 recorded

Diamond 1 · 5%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 19%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 12 · 57%Behind a paywall
Unknown 3 · 14%Not recorded by the source