Yunus Dumbe

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Dr., Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, since 2014per ORCID
Dr., Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, since 2014per ORCID

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

Yunus Dumbe (PhD) is a senior lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies, Kwame University of Science and Technology, Kumasi. I specialise in Religious Studies and Islamic Studies. My research focuses on religious movements and more specifically Islamic movements in sub-Saharan Africa. I depend on ethnographic methods and surveys to examine religious issues. My research interest includes, Islam in Africa, Islamic conversion and revival, religion and politics, history of… More on ORCID

Sociology and Political Science
Anthropology
General Social Sciences
Political Science and International Relations
Education
Religious studies

Publications: 172011–2026
Citations: 70to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 3
Field-weighted impact: 2.731.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 18%3 of 17 scored papers
Open access: 59%10 papers free to read

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

Dr., Department of Religious StudiesKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2014
Dr., Department of Religious StudiesKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2014

Education

PhD, Islamic Studies, Department for the Study of ReligionsUniversity of Ghana2005–2009

Honours, memberships and service

Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters2018
Editorial Board Member

Publications

17 in all

Madrasas, State Regulation and Governance in West Africa: A Comparative Perspective
2026Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)BookOpen access0 citations10.5281/zenodo.18782360
Interfaith Engagement and Religious Diversity in Development Practice
2026Jumuga Journal of Education Oral Studies and Human Sciences (JJEOSHS)

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Sociology and Political Science1376%
Anthropology424%
General Social Sciences424%
Political Science and International Relations424%
Education318%
Religious studies318%
Accounting16%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine16%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences16%
General Health Professions16%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Religion, Society, and Development8
Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria4
Education and Islamic Studies3
African history and culture analysis2
Anthropological Studies and Insights2
Marriage and Sexual Relationships2
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health1
African Education and Politics1
African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues1
African Studies and Geopolitics1
Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development1
Asian Studies and History1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

18% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Mali1
Kenya1
Australia1
Côte d’Ivoire1
South Africa1
Hong Kong SAR1
Nigeria1
Benin1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

St. Ambrose College of EducationGH3 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM2 papers
University of Cape CoastGH2 papers
Lingnan UniversityHK1 paper
Southern Cross UniversityAU1 paper
University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfDE1 paper
Fountain UniversityNG1 paper
Modibbo Adama University of TechnologyNG1 paper
Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development StudiesGH1 paper
Ghana Education ServiceGH1 paper

Where they publish

International journal of social sciences and humanities review2
Islamic Africa2
Oguaa Journal of Religion and Human Values2
Africa Insight1
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry1
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

10Reduced inequalities5
15Life on land2
1No poverty1
4Quality education1
5Gender equality1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Islamic Polarisation and the Politics of Exclusion in Ghana: Tijaniyya and Salafist Struggles over Muslim Orthodoxy
Islamic Africa10
201923 citationsWorld top 10%
Salafis and the politics of nationalism among migrant Muslims in Ghana
Africa Insight10
201515 citations
Meeting the WHO Physical Activity Guidelines is Associated With Lower Odds of Depression in Older Adults: Potential Psychosomatic Mechanisms
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Islamic/Arabic names and their implications for cultural identity in Ghana

2023Oguaa Journal of Religion and Human ValuesJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.47963/ojorhv.v7i1.1148

Muslims and the Dilemma of Marriage Registration in Ghana: Perspectives from the Wala Muslim Community, Ghana

2023E-Journal of Humanities Arts and Social SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.38159/ehass.2023479

Contesting Religious Authority in Ghana: Perspectives of Literary Works of Aminu Bamba

2020Journal of the Contemporary Study of IslamJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.37264/jcsi.v1i2.21

Homosexuality in Ghana: Perspectives of Science, Social Learning Theory and Religion

2019Oguaa Journal of Religion and Human ValuesJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.47963/ojorhv.v5i1.337

The Nexus of Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Ecotourism Development: A Case of Bobiri Forest and Butterfly Sanctuary, Ghana.

2018DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalOpen accessFirst author5 citations

Salafis and the politics of nationalism among migrant Muslims in Ghana

2015Africa InsightJournalFirst author15 citations

E-Journal of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences

Environmental Practice1

How it can be read

59% free to read

Diamond 4 · 24%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 6%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 12%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 12%A copy in a repository
Closed 7 · 41%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 17 papers name a funder

European Commission1
Lingnan University1
Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee1

202412 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

The Nexus of Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Ecotourism Development: A Case of Bobiri Forest and Butterfly Sanctuary, Ghana.

DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)15

20185 citationsOpen access · Green