Francis Taale

Lecturer, University of Cape Coast, since 2019per ORCID

Publishing since 2015, latest 2026

Economics and Econometrics
Information Systems
Business and International Management
Pollution
Sociology and Political Science
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

In their own words

energy economics
tourism and sustainability

Publications: 212015–2026
Citations: 345to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 9
Field-weighted impact: 4.521.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 43%9 of 21 scored papers
Open access: 48%10 papers free to read

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

Google Scholar shows 600 citations, h-index 9 and i10-index 9 (503 citations and h-index 9 since 2021), as of October 3, 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

Citations received each year

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, School of EconomicsUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2019

Education

PhD, School of EconomicsUniversity of Cape Coast2014–2018

Publications

21 in all

Assessing the performance of national innovation systems (NIS) in Sub-Saharan Africa
2026Discover Global SocietyJournalOpen access1 citation10.1007/s44282-026-00368-9
Tourism as a pathway for nudging clean cooking energy adoption in Ghana
2026Journal of EcotourismJournalCorresponding

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Economics and Econometrics838%
Information Systems838%
Business and International Management524%
Pollution524%
Sociology and Political Science524%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering314%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law210%
Marketing210%
Anthropology15%
Automotive Engineering15%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Economic Growth and Development8
Energy and Environment Impacts5
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development5
Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research3
Economic Growth and Productivity2
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth2
Environmental Sustainability in Business2
Advanced Battery Technologies Research1
African Botany and Ecology Studies1
African history and culture studies1
Agriculture and Rural Development Research1
Coastal and Marine Management1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

29% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa3
Ireland1
United Kingdom1
Italy1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of JohannesburgZA3 papers
Sunyani Technical UniversityGH3 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH2 papers
National University of Ireland, MaynoothIE1 paper
University of InsubriaIT1 paper
University of SurreyGB1 paper
Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development StudiesGH1 paper
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH1 paper
University for Development StudiesGH1 paper
Ho Technical UniversityGH1 paper

Where they publish

African Journal of Empirical Research1
Cogent Economics & Finance1
Discover Global Society1
Discover Sustainability1
Ecological Economics1
Energy and Buildings1
Energy Policy

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

9Industry, innovation and infrastructure6
8Decent work and economic growth5
1No poverty2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Tourists' values and empathic attitude toward sustainable development in tourism
Ecological Economics8
201883 citationsWorld top 10%
Addressing the severity and intensity of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: how relevant is the ICT and financial development pathway?
Heliyon1
202173 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Innovation among Small-Scale Firms in Shea Butter Production in Ghana

2024African Journal of Empirical ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.51867/ajernet.5.3.27

Drivers of households’ electricity expenditure in Ghana

2019Energy and BuildingsJournalFirst authorCorresponding39 citations10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109546

Households׳ willingness to pay for reliable electricity services in Ghana

2016Renewable and Sustainable Energy ReviewsJournalFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.1016/j.rser.2016.04.046

Determinants of backpackers' expenditure

2015Tourism Management PerspectivesJournalSenior author39 citations10.1016/j.tmp.2015.11.003

Health Economics Review1

How it can be read

48% free to read

Diamond 2 · 10%Free to read and to publish
Gold 6 · 29%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 11 · 52%Behind a paywall

202045 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green

Drivers of households’ electricity expenditure in Ghana

Energy and Buildings

201939 citations

Determinants of backpackers' expenditure

Tourism Management Perspectives8

201539 citationsWorld top 10%