Dadson Awunyo‐Vitor

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

Dadson Awunyo-Vitor is a Fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA), UK and a member of Institute of Chartered Accountant (ICA) Ghana, Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIT) Ghana. Dadson obtained PhD in Agricultural Economics from the University of Ghana. He is a graduate of Imperial College, University of London, where he studied for MSc Agricultural Economics. He also had his Bachelor degree from University of… More on ORCID

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Economics and Econometrics
Accounting
Strategy and Management
Business and International Management
Horticulture

In their own words

Agricultural Economics
Accounting
Banking and Finance

Publications: 1322012–2026
Citations: 2,473to those papers
h-index: 26i10-index 53
Field-weighted impact: 2.651.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 40%38 of 96 scored papers
Open access: 70%67 of the 96 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 4,166 citations, h-index 35 and i10-index 77 (2,617 citations and h-index 30 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

132 in all

Compliance with meat Safety Guidelines Among Butchers and Fresh meat Retailers in Ghana: Assessing Adherence Levels and Influencing Factors
2026Food EthicsJournalSenior author1 citation10.1007/s41055-026-00209-0
Audit committees and audit quality in rural and community banks in Ghana
2026African Journal of Economic and Management Studies

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences3325%
Economics and Econometrics3224%
Accounting1511%
Strategy and Management1411%
Business and International Management97%
Horticulture97%
Soil Science97%
Management Science and Operations Research75%
Marketing75%
Food Science65%

Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Agricultural Innovations and Practices32
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion17
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy9
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development9
Agricultural risk and resilience7
Efficiency Analysis Using DEA6
Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance5
Corporate Finance and Governance5
Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting5
Working Capital and Financial Performance5
Consumer Retail Behavior Studies4
Customer Service Quality and Loyalty4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

14% of their 96 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom7
United States3
Nigeria2
Kenya1
Yemen1
India1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH10 papers
Kumasi Technical UniversityGH10 papers
University for Development StudiesGH9 papers
Ghana Institute of Management and Public AdministrationGH8 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH6 papers
Central UniversityGH6 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM5 papers
University of Professional StudiesGH5 papers
Cape Coast Technical UniversityGH4 papers
University of GhanaGH4 papers

Where they publish

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research5
Cogent Food & Agriculture4
Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies4
Advances in Agriculture3
Cogent Economics & Finance3
Journal of Enterprising Communities People and Places in the Global Economy3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger22
8Decent work and economic growth10
1No poverty9
16Peace, justice and strong institutions4
4Quality education3
13Climate action3
5Gender equality2
9

Most cited

Capital structure and performance of listed banks in Ghana
Global Journal of human social science
2012206 citations
Factors affecting loan repayment performance among yam farmers in the Sene District
Agris on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics
2013158 citations
Determinants of loan repayment default among farmers in Ghana
Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics
2012135 citations

Assessment of Fintech Payment Platform Service Quality in Savings and Loans Companies in Accra Metropolis

2026Journal of Digital Innovation and Multidisciplinary Business ResearchJournalSenior author0 citations

Effect of Sustainability Practices on Financial Performance

2025Advances in computational intelligence and robotics book seriesBook chapterSenior author1 citation10.4018/979-8-3693-6011-8.ch012

Perceived Factors Influencing Adoption of Fintech Payment Platforms by Savings and Loans Companies in Kumasi

2025Advances in computational intelligence and robotics book seriesBook chapterSenior author1 citation10.4018/979-8-3693-6011-8.ch010

Unlocking the potential of contract farming: a dynamic exploration of mutual benefits for agribusiness enterprises and farmers in Ghana

2025Journal of Enterprising Communities People and Places in the Global EconomyJournalSenior author0 citations10.1108/jec-04-2024-0061

Financial and economic viability of cassava peeling technology and constraints to adoption in Ghana

2025African Journal of Science Technology Innovation and DevelopmentJournalSenior author0 citations10.1080/20421338.2025.2577550

ASSESSMENT OF FINTECH PAYMENT PLATFORM SERVICE QUALITY IN SAVINGS AND LOANS COMPANIES IN ACCRA METROPOLIS

2025International Journal of Functional Research in Arts and Humanities (IJFRAH)JournalSenior author0 citations

Fresh or dry maize or both: Which is most economical and preferred by farmers?

2024Journal of Agriculture and Food ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.1016/j.jafr.2024.101158

Appraising public adherence to government's policy on COVID-19 safety protocols in selected institutions of higher learning in Ghana

2024International Journal of Education Arts and Social Issues in AfricaJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.1504/ijeasa.2024.137217

Journal of agriculture and food research

2024Journal of Agriculture and Food ResearchJournal1 citation

Farmer Business School participation and its impact on cocoa productivity and food security in Ghana

2024Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging EconomiesJournal15 citations

Are customers satisfied with FinTech payment platforms?: A study of savings and loans companies operating in Accra metropolis

2024International Symposium on Digital TransformationJournalSenior author0 citations

Journal of Economics and International Finance

2024Journal of Economics and International FinanceJournal0 citations

Valuing postharvest losses among tomato smallholder farmers: evidence from Ghana

2023Cogent Food & AgricultureJournalOpen accessSenior author25 citations10.1080/23311932.2023.2187183

Profitability, market outlets and constraints to Ghana's pig production

2023Cleaner and Circular BioeconomyJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.1016/j.clcb.2023.100068

Awareness and participation in input credit scheme: evidence from smallholder rice farmers in Ghana’s North East region

2022Journal of Enterprising Communities People and Places in the Global EconomyJournalSenior author7 citations10.1108/jec-07-2022-0105

Farmer Business School participation and its impact on cocoa productivity and food security in Ghana

2022Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging EconomiesJournalSenior author7 citations10.1108/jadee-05-2022-0102

Effect of hybrid cocoa seedlings adoption on profit efficiency in Ghana

2022Sustainable FuturesJournalOpen accessSenior author16 citations10.1016/j.sftr.2022.100074

Economics of Bulk Storage Techniques: Maize and Cowpea Storage in Ghana

2022Advances in AgricultureJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.1155/2022/8953918

Does contract farming improve rice farmers' food security? Empirical evidence from Ghana

2021World Journal of Science Technology and Sustainable DevelopmentJournal22 citations10.1108/wjstsd-11-2020-0091

Perception and adoption of artificial pollination technology in cocoa production: Evidence from Ghana

2021African Journal of Science Technology Innovation and DevelopmentJournalOpen access11 citations10.1080/20421338.2021.1977089

Viability of artisanal timber milling: cases from Ghana

2021Journal of Enterprising Communities People and Places in the Global EconomyJournalSenior author5 citations10.1108/jec-08-2020-0153

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research

2021Journal of Agriculture and Food ResearchJournal0 citations

Contract farming and rice production efficiency in Ghana

2020Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging EconomiesJournal45 citations10.1108/jadee-11-2018-0160

Factors Driving Farm Gate Price of Tomatoes in Ghana: An Application of Hedonic Model

2020South Asian Journal of Social Studies and EconomicsJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.9734/sajsse/2020/v6i230164

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics3

Acta oeconomica et informatica2

How it can be read

70% free to read, of the 96 recorded

Diamond 22 · 17%Free to read and to publish
Gold 26 · 20%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 11 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 1%Free to read, no open licence
Green 7 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 29 · 22%Behind a paywall
Unknown 36 · 27%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

9 of 132 papers name a funder

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology3
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council2
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung2
Directorate for Biological Sciences2
West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use2
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa1
California Institute of Technology1
U.S. Department of Agriculture1

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

12Responsible consumption and production2

17Partnerships for the goals2

11Sustainable cities and communities1

2013101 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Urban Households' Willingness to Pay for Improved Solid Waste Disposal Services in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana

Urban Studies Research

201393 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid