Samuel N. Nkumbaan

Publishing since 2008, latest 2025

Archeology
Anthropology
Biomaterials
Complementary and Manual Therapy
Archeology
Biomedical Engineering

In their own words

Archaeology
Museum Studies
Heritage Management
Tourism
Art History

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 152008–2025
Citations: 162to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 8.851.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 50%3 of 6 scored papers
Open access: 50%3 of the 6 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 214 citations, h-index 8 and i10-index 7 (93 citations and h-index 6 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

Publications

15 in all

Small-Scale wars in the Northern parts of ghana: A case study of the forced migration during 1994 Nanumba-Konkomba wars and its effects on women
2025African Journal of Social Sciences EducationJournal3 citations
Looted and illegally acquired African objects in European museums: issues of restitution and repatriation in Ghana
2020Contemporary Journal of African StudiesJournalOpen access

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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

Archeology320%
Anthropology213%
Biomaterials213%
Complementary and Manual Therapy213%
Archeology17%
Biomedical Engineering17%
Oral Surgery17%
Political Science and International Relations17%
Space and Planetary Science17%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Archaeology and Rock Art Studies3
Clay minerals and soil interactions2
Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements2
African history and culture analysis1
Anthropological Studies and Insights1
Archaeological Research and Protection1
Bone Tissue Engineering Materials1
Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation1
Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments1
Global Maritime and Colonial Histories1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

67% of their 6 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122334Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom4
United States2
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of ManchesterGB3 papers
College of Staten IslandUS1 paper
Syracuse UniversityUS1 paper
University of SurreyGB1 paper
University of South AfricaZA1 paper
Ghana Museums and Monuments BoardGH1 paper

Where they publish

Current archaeological research in Ghana2
African Archaeological Review1
African Journal of Social Sciences Education1
Anthropology and Medicine1
Cogent Engineering1
Contemporary Journal of African Studies1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being1
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

Indigenous cosmology, art forms and past medicinal practices: towards an interpretation of ancient Koma Land sites in northern Ghana
Anthropology and Medicine
201124 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Ancient shrines? New insights on the Komaland sites of northern Ghana
Crossroads/Carrefour Sahel: Cultural and Technological Developments in First Millennium BC/AD West Africa
200924 citations
Rethinking the stone circles of Komaland. A preliminary report on the 2007/2008 fieldwork at Yikpabongo, Northern Region, Ghana

Archaeological investigation at Tando Fagusa, Koma Land, Northern Ghana

2015Unpublished PhD Thesis]. Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies, University of GhanaJournalFirst author5 citations

Cultural Resource Management Archaeology in Ghana

2014Current Perspectives in the ArchaeologyJournalFirst author3 citations

Archaeology and sociopolitical engagements in Ghana: Experiences from the Krobo mountain archaeological project

2014Current Perspectives in the Archaeology of GhanaReportSenior author5 citations

Fragmentary ancestors

2013Figurines from Koma Land, Ghana.(Exhibition Catalogue)Journal5 citations

Ancient shrines? New insights on the Komaland sites of northern Ghana

2009Crossroads/Carrefour Sahel: Cultural and Technological Developments in First Millennium BC/AD West AfricaJournalSenior author24 citations

The archaeology of slavery: a study of Kasana, Upper West Region, Ghana

2008Current archaeological research in GhanaJournalFirst author13 citations

Crossroads/Carrefour Sahel: Cultural and Technological Developments in First Millennium BC/AD West Africa

Current Perspectives in the Archaeology1

How it can be read

50% free to read, of the 6 recorded

Gold 1 · 7%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 7%A copy in a repository
Closed 3 · 20%Behind a paywall
Unknown 9 · 60%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

1 of 15 papers name a funder

Office of Research and Development1
University of Ghana1

Current archaeological research in Ghana

Insights into Past Ritual Practice at Yikpabongo, Northern Region, Ghana

African Archaeological Review

201317 citationsWorld top 10%