Samuel Kobina Annim

Associate Professor, University of Cape Coast, since 2002per ORCID

Publishing since 2002, latest 2025

Safety Research
Economics and Econometrics
Nutrition and Dietetics
General Health Professions
Sociology and Political Science
Urban Studies

In their own words

Microfinance
Economics
Health
Poverty
Inequality

Publications: 932002–2025
Citations: 2,563to those papers
h-index: 23i10-index 51
Field-weighted impact: 4.781.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 60%27 of 45 scored papers
Open access: 46%21 of the 46 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 3,395 citations, h-index 27 and i10-index 58 (1,764 citations and h-index 22 since 2021), as of October 14, 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

Associate Professor, EconomicsUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2002

Education

PhD, EconomicsUniversity of Manchester2008–2010

On their papers

Publications

93 in all

HOUSEHOLD NUCLEATION, DEPENDENCY AND CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES IN GHANA
2014Journal of Biosocial ScienceJournalFirst author40 citations10.1017/s0021932014000340
Banking the unbanked: the Mzansi intervention in South Africa
2014Indian Growth and Development ReviewJournalSenior author

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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

Safety Research2022%
Economics and Econometrics1920%
Nutrition and Dietetics1213%
General Health Professions1011%
Sociology and Political Science1011%
Urban Studies78%
Accounting66%
Gender Studies66%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health66%
Management Information Systems44%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare20
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion13
Child Nutrition and Water Access12
Income, Poverty, and Inequality8
Urban and Rural Development Challenges7
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations5
Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics5
Global Maternal and Child Health5
Agricultural risk and resilience4
FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance4
Global Health Care Issues4
Islamic Finance and Banking Studies4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

50% of their 46 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom14
United States7
Canada7
South Africa4
Germany3
India3
Luxembourg2
Italy2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH16 papers
University of LancashireGB5 papers
Western UniversityCA4 papers
University of DelhiIN3 papers
McGill UniversityCA3 papers
Imperial College LondonGB3 papers
University of BayreuthDE3 papers
University of ManchesterGB3 papers
University of Massachusetts AmherstUS3 papers
Ghana Education ServiceGH3 papers

Where they publish

Ghana’s Demography4
IZA Discussion Papers4
Journal of International Development4
School of Social Sciences3
World Development3
Heliyon2
Oguaa Journal of Social Sciences

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty13
2Zero hunger7
8Decent work and economic growth6
5Gender equality4
10Reduced inequalities2
11Sustainable cities and communities2
4Quality education1
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Most cited

Microfinance and household poverty reduction: New evidence from India
World development
2010622 citations
Microfinance and Poverty—A Macro Perspective
World Development8
2012215 citationsWorld top 10%
Women’s Empowerment and Prevalence of Stunted and Underweight Children in Rural India
World Development2

Ghana Health Service

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Financial Services to the Unbanked: the case of the Mzansi intervention in South Africa

2014Contemporary EconomicsJournalSenior author12 citations

Nutrition, activity intensity and wage linkages: Evidence from India

2014School of Social SciencesReport8 citations

Nutritional status of children, food consumption diversity and ethnicity in Lao PDR

2014Research Institute for Economics and Business AdministrationReportFirst author15 citations

FINANCIAL CRISIS IN ASIA: ITS GENESIS, SEVERITY AND IMPACT ON POVERTY AND HUNGER

2013Journal of International DevelopmentJournalSenior author8 citations10.1002/jid.2972

Does Women's Empowerment Reduce Prevalence of Stunted and Underweight Children in Rural India?

2013神戸大学経済経営研究所 Discussion Paper SeriesJournalFirst author0 citations

Usage of Financial Services in South Africa: Perceptions Matter

2013IZA Discussion PaperReportSenior author3 citations

Microfinance and Poverty—A Macro Perspective

2012World DevelopmentJournalSenior author215 citations10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.04.013

Spatial inequality and household poverty in Ghana

2012Economic SystemsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding82 citations10.1016/j.ecosys.2012.05.002

Mothers’ Spending Decisions, Ethnicity and Child Malnutrition in Ghana

2012African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)ReportFirst author0 citations

Determinants of access to finance: An investigation into the Mzansi intervention

2012The European Journal of Development ResearchJournalSenior author32 citations10.1057/ejdr.2011.59

Agriculture, markets, and poverty: a comparative analysis of Lao PDR and Cambodia

2012Asian Journal of Agriculture and DevelopmentJournal2 citations

Financial Performance of Microfinance Institutions-A Macroeconomic and Institutional Perspective

2012Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University, Discussion Paper Series: DP2012-04Journal14 citations

Loan Size Sensitivity to Lending Rates: Evidence from Ghana's Microfinance Sector

2011< bound method Organization. get_name_with_acronym of< Organization: United …ReportFirst author0 citations

Agriculture, GDP and Prospects of MDG 1 in Lao PDR

2010Economics Discussion PapersJournalSenior author8 citations

Microfinance efficiency trade-offs and complementarities (Working Paper 127)

2010Manchester: World Poverty InstituteJournalFirst author3 citations

Microfinance and household poverty reduction: New evidence from India

2010World developmentJournalSenior author622 citations

Microfinance paradigm: institutional performance and outreach

2010University of ManchesterReportFirst author8 citations

Microfinance efficiency trade-offs and complementarities

2010European Journal of Development ResearchJournalFirst author39 citations

Sensitivity of loan size to lending rates evidence from ghana's microfinance sector

2010African Review of Money Finance and BankingJournalFirst author19 citations

How can asset accumulation strategies be meaningful for adivasis in Southern India?

2010Manchester Metropolitan UniversityReport2 citations

Economic governance of MFIs: inside the black box

2010IZA Discussion PapersReportSenior author14 citations

Wealth Status and Risky Sexual Behaviour in Ghana and Kenya

2008Applied Health Economics and Health PolicyJournalSenior authorCorresponding59 citations10.2165/00148365-200806010-00003

Spatial and socio-economic dimensions of clients of microfinance institutions in Ghana

2008Journal of Geography and Regional PlanningJournalFirst author19 citations

Financial crisis in Asia and the Pacific Region: its genesis, severity and impact on poverty and hunger

2008Economics Discussion Paper Series EDP-0810, The University of Manchester, ManchesterJournalSenior author4 citations

IMPACT OF ELIMINATION OF TRADE TAXES ON POVERTY AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION IN GHANA

2005Global Development NetworkJournalFirst author40 citations

Population and Environment2

How it can be read

46% free to read, of the 46 recorded

Diamond 1 · 1%Free to read and to publish
Gold 11 · 12%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 25 · 27%Behind a paywall
Unknown 47 · 51%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

12 of 93 papers name a funder

Medical Research Council3
Wellcome Trust3
Economic and Social Research Council2
World Bank Group2
African Academy of Sciences1
Canadian Institutes of Health Research1
Economic Research Service1
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities1

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

2014159 citationsWorld top 10%

Dietary diversity and child malnutrition in Ghana

Heliyon2

2017135 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold