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

An Assessment of Performance Appraisal System in Savings and Loans Companies in Ghana: Evidence from Kumasi Metropolis.
2014Çankırı Karatekin University Journal of the Faculty of Economics & Administrative SciencesJournalFirst author9 citations
CROP FARMERS'PESTICIDE USAGE AND PRACTICES IN GHANA: EVIDENCE FROM MAMPONG MUNICIPALITY
2014Journal of International Agricultural Trade and DevelopmentJournalFirst author

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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

Tasarruf ve Kredi Şirketlerinde Performans Değerlendirmesi Analizi: Kumasi Metropolü Örneği

2014Çankırı Karatekin Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi DergisiJournal0 citations

Prospects of crop insurance as a risk management tool among arable crop farmers in Ghana

2014Asian Economic and Financial ReviewJournalSenior author81 citations

Does Sales Promotion Influence Buyer Behaviour? A Study of PZ Cussons Limited

2013British Journal of Economics Management & TradeJournalFirst authorCorresponding13 citations10.9734/bjemt/2013/3098

Customer Relationship Management: A Key to Organisational Survival and Customer Loyalty in Ghana’s Banking Industry

2013International Journal of Marketing StudiesJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding15 citations10.5539/ijms.v5n1p107

Profitability analysis of cashew production in Wenchi municipality in Ghana

2013Botswana Journal of Agriculture and Applied SciencesJournalSenior author14 citations

What Determines the Debt Policy of Listed Manufacturing Firms in Ghana?

2013International Business ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding12 citations10.5539/ibr.v7n1p42

Factors affecting loan repayment performance among yam farmers in the Sene District

2013Agris on-line Papers in Economics and InformaticsJournalSenior author158 citations

Exchange rate volatility and employment growth in Ghana’s manufacturing sector

2013International Journal of Business and Social ScienceJournal27 citations

Stock Exchange Performance and Economic Growth in Ghana: Is There A Causal Link?

2013Asian Journal of Empirical ResearchJournalSenior author15 citations

Estimation of farm level technical efficiency of small-scale cowpea production in Ghana

2013American-Eurasian Journal of Agricultural and Environmental SciencesJournalFirst author42 citations

Women Participation In Microcredit And Its Impact On Income: A Study Of Small-Scale Businesses In The Central Region Of Ghana

2012Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen accessFirst author15 citations10.5281/zenodo.8184

Comprehensive Motor Insurance Demand in Ghana: Evidence From Kumasi Metropolis

2012ManagementJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding11 citations10.5923/j.mm.20120204.01

The Causal Link between Government Expenditure and Government Revenue in Ghana

2012RePEc: Research Papers in EconomicsJournalOpen accessSenior author9 citations

Are Customers Satisfied with Automated Teller Machines Services in Ghana?: A Study of A Universal Bank

2012RePEc: Research Papers in EconomicsJournalOpen access2 citations

Teachers’ Perception on Sustainability of Distance Education in Ghana: A Case of Ashanti Region

2012International Education StudiesJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.5539/ies.v5n4p222

Higher National Diploma Students’ Perception of Entrepreneurship Development Course:Evidence from Tamale Polytechnic

2012RePEc: Research Papers in EconomicsJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations

Substitutes or complements?: Formal and informal credit demand by maize farmers in Ashanti and Brong Ahafo regions of Ghana

2012International Journal of Agriculture and ForestryJournalFirst author54 citations

Determinants of loan repayment default among farmers in Ghana

2012Journal of Development and Agricultural EconomicsJournalFirst author135 citations

Teachers' Perception on Sustainability of Distance Education in Ghana: Evidence from Ashanti Region.

2012International Education StudiesJournalSenior author7 citations

Capital structure and performance of listed banks in Ghana

2012Global Journal of human social scienceJournalFirst author206 citations

Challenges and prospects of the Ghana Stock Exchange

2012Developing Country StudiesJournal24 citations

Concentrated share ownership and financial Performance of listed companies in Ghana

2012Research Journal of Finance and AccountingJournalFirst author5 citations

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