Akyana Britwum

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologyper ORCID

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Environmental Engineering
Water Science and Technology
Biomedical Engineering

In their own words

Materials Characterization
Photonics Education and Outreach
Microscopy
Spectroscopy

Publications: 142011–2026
Citations: 52to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 1.101.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 20%2 of 10 scored papers
Open access: 60%6 of the 10 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 81 citations, h-index 6 and i10-index 3 (79 citations and h-index 6 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

PhysicsKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Education

PhD Solid State Physics, Department of PhysicsKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2011–2015

Publications

14 in all

SolarCollectorApp: an open-source platform for the democratization of solar thermodynamic systems in Africa
2026Photonics in AfricaConference0 citations10.1117/12.3106292
A systematic review of machine learning models for groundwater level prediction
2025Applied Computing and GeosciencesJournalOpen access

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Materials Chemistry536%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering321%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics214%
Environmental Engineering214%
Water Science and Technology214%
Biomedical Engineering17%
Computational Theory and Mathematics17%
Earth-Surface Processes17%
Ecology17%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials17%

Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

2D Materials and Applications2
Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films2
Groundwater and Watershed Analysis2
Hydrological Forecasting Using AI2
Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties2
Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies1
Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices1
Coastal and Marine Dynamics1
Coastal and Marine Management1
Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics1
Computational Drug Discovery Methods1
Conferences and Exhibitions Management1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

40% of their 10 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom3
Finland1
Côte d’Ivoire1
Italy1
Germany1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

UK Centre for Ecology & HydrologyGB2 papers
University of LeedsGB2 papers
Koforidua Technical UniversityGH2 papers
University of GhanaGH2 papers
University of Eastern FinlandFI1 paper
University of L'AquilaIT1 paper
University of St AndrewsGB1 paper
Mountcrest University CollegeGH1 paper
University of Cape CoastGH1 paper
Ghana Health ServiceGH1 paper

Where they publish

Chalcogenide Letters2
Advanced Theory and Simulations1
Afrique SCIENCE1
Applied Computing and Geosciences1
Discover Applied Sciences1
In Silico Pharmacology1
Journal of Ghana Science Association

Most cited

Determining the majority charge carrier, optical and structural properties of electrochemically deposited lead tin sulfide (PbSnS) thin films
Chalcogenide Letters
202313 citationsOpen access · Bronze
A systematic review of machine learning models for groundwater level prediction
Applied Computing and Geosciences
202511 citationsOpen access · Gold
A systematic review of neural network applications for groundwater level prediction
Discover Applied Sciences

How it can be read

60% free to read, of the 10 recorded

Diamond 1 · 7%Free to read and to publish
Gold 2 · 14%In an open-access journal
Bronze 2 · 14%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 7%A copy in a repository
Closed 4 · 29%Behind a paywall
Unknown 4 · 29%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

3 of 14 papers name a funder

International Development Research Centre2
Office of Naval Research1
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command1
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers1
West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use1