Emmanuel Yamoah Tenkorang

Research Fellow, University of Cape Coast, since 2004per ORCID

Publishing since 2002, latest 2026

Building and Construction
Sociology and Political Science
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Global and Planetary Change
Ecology
Political Science and International Relations

In their own words

environment and development
rural development
research methods
governance and development

Publications: 322002–2026
Citations: 364to those papers
h-index: 10i10-index 10
Field-weighted impact: 1.611.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 17%3 of 18 scored papers
Open access: 67%12 of the 18 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 531 citations, h-index 11 and i10-index 14 (382 citations and h-index 10 since 2021), as of October 5, 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

Research Fellow, School for Development StudiesUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2004

Education

PhD, Institute for Development StudiesUnversity of Cape Coast2006–2015

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

32 in all

Analysis of actors’ attitudes towards the application of the legal institutional framework for sand mining in two local government areas of Ghana
2026PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0355691
Governance for sustainable sand mining in two selected local government areas in the Central Region of Ghana

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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

Building and Construction1031%
Sociology and Political Science825%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance619%
Global and Planetary Change516%
Ecology26%
Political Science and International Relations26%
Pollution26%
Urban Studies26%
Civil and Structural Engineering13%
Control and Systems Engineering13%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Mining and Resource Management10
Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact7
Natural Resources and Economic Development6
Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies2
Energy and Environment Impacts2
Marine and fisheries research2
Urban and Rural Development Challenges2
Water Governance and Infrastructure2
Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity1
Climate Change and Health Impacts1
Climate Change and Sustainable Development1
Community Development and Social Impact1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

28% of their 18 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

Germany2
United States1
Uzbekistan1
Malaysia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of KasselDE2 papers
Emory UniversityUS1 paper
University of MichiganUS1 paper
Westminster International University in TashkentUZ1 paper
WorldFishMY1 paper
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH1 paper
Ministry of Food and AgricultureGH1 paper
University for Development StudiesGH1 paper
Cape Coast Technical UniversityGH1 paper

Where they publish

Cogent Social Sciences3
Oguaa Journal of Social Sciences3
Society & Natural Resources2
The Extractive Industries and Society2
Accra, Ghana: Tropenbos Ghana1
Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation/Advances in science, technology & innovation1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

8Decent work and economic growth2
15Life on land2
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1
5Gender equality1
10Reduced inequalities1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
12

Most cited

Integrated Assessment of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana — Part 3: Social Sciences and Economics
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1
2015120 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Profitability of Small-Scale Fisheries in Elmina, Ghana
Sustainability
201243 citationsOpen access · Gold
Socio-economic status of women and its influence on their participation in rural water supply projects in Ghana

Society & Natural Resources

Effects of Climate Change on Human Security and Sustainable Development

2023Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation/Advances in science, technology & innovationBook chapterSenior author2 citations10.1007/978-3-031-46109-5_14

Sand mining and land-based livelihood security in two selected districts in the Central Region of Ghana

2022Management of Environmental Quality An International JournalJournalSenior author16 citations10.1108/meq-11-2021-0263

Factors that influence farmers’ preparedness for floods in the Upper East Region, Ghana

2021Journal of Planning and Land ManagementJournal0 citations

Integrated Assessment of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana — Part 3: Social Sciences and Economics

2015International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author120 citations10.3390/ijerph120708133

The impact of gold mining on local Farming Communities in Ghana

2013Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, PerspectiveJournalFirst author23 citations

Socio-economic status of women and its influence on their participation in rural water supply projects in Ghana

2013International Journal of Development and SustainabilityJournalSenior author25 citations

Profitability of Small-Scale Fisheries in Elmina, Ghana

2012SustainabilityJournalOpen access43 citations10.3390/su4112785

Extractive industries, the state and host communities: A study of the gold mining industry in Ghana

2012IFAN/OXFAM-WARO Research Project on Assessment of Extractive Industries in …Report11 citations

ICT Integration in Teacher Education--A Study of University of Education, Winneba.

2011Journal of Science and Mathematics EducationJournalSenior author6 citations

Integrating ICT in Higher Education: A Case Study of Students With Visual Impairment in the University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

2009Ghana International Journal of Mathematics, Science and Computing EducationJournalSenior author3 citations

OECD Guidelines and Corporate Social Responsibility: an Exploratory Study of the Mining Sector in Ghana

2005Dec. Accra: University of Cape Coast and WACAMReportFirst author1 citation

African Social Science Review1

Dec. Accra: University of Cape Coast and WACAM1

How it can be read

67% free to read, of the 18 recorded

Diamond 3 · 9%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 28%In an open-access journal
Closed 6 · 19%Behind a paywall
Unknown 14 · 44%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

3 of 32 papers name a funder

Environmental Protection Agency1
Fogarty International Center1
McGill University1
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency1
Universität Kassel1
University of Ghana1
University of Michigan1

Responsible consumption and production

International Journal of Development and Sustainability

The impact of gold mining on local Farming Communities in Ghana

Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, Perspective

201323 citations

Governance for sustainable sand mining in two selected local government areas in the Central Region of Ghana

Society & Natural Resources

202519 citations