Godwin Armstrong Duku

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Research Assistant, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, since 2017per ORCID

Publishing since 2017, latest 2026

Nutrition and Dietetics
Waste Management and Disposal
Water Science and Technology
Urban Studies
General Health Professions
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

In their own words

Water and Sanitation
Faecal Sludge Management
Onsite Sanitation
Sanitation Systems

Publications: 192017–2026
Citations: 184to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 8
Field-weighted impact: 1.541.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 25%3 of 12 scored papers
Open access: 92%11 of the 12 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 271 citations, h-index 10 and i10-index 10 (247 citations and h-index 8 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

Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Research Assistant, Department of Civil EngineeringKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2017

Education

MSc, Department of Civil EngineeringKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2015–2017

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

19 in all

godwinarmstrong@gmail.comPublic on their ORCID record

ga.duku@knust.edu.ghPublic on their ORCID record

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Nutrition and Dietetics947%
Waste Management and Disposal526%
Water Science and Technology421%
Urban Studies316%
General Health Professions211%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law211%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health211%
Safety Research211%
Building and Construction15%
Gender Studies15%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Child Nutrition and Water Access9
Fecal contamination and water quality4
Wastewater Treatment and Reuse4
Urban and Rural Development Challenges3
Global Maternal and Child Health2
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare2
Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production1
Animal and Plant Science Education1
Environmental and Social Impact Assessments1
Environmental Sustainability and Education1
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations1
Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

0% of their 12 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

Most frequent partner countries

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Education, WinnebaGH2 papers
University for Development StudiesGH2 papers
University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial DevelopmentGH2 papers
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH1 paper
Ghana Education ServiceGH1 paper
Garden City University CollegeGH1 paper
Berekum College of EducationGH1 paper
University of Cape CoastGH1 paper
Holy Family HospitalGH1 paper

Where they publish

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project3
Environmental Health Insights2
Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development2
BMC Public Health1
Heliyon1
Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

6Clean water and sanitation3
1No poverty2
5Gender equality2
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Ghana's post-MDGs sanitation situation: an overview
Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development17
201967 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Domestic drinking water management: Quality assessment in Oforikrom municipality, Ghana
Science Progress6
202121 citationsOpen access · Gold

Ghana's water safety journey: A review of efforts toward a risked-based water quality management

2024Journal of Water and HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding11 citations10.2166/wh.2024.371

Navigating Taxpayers Attitude: Exploring Support for Urban Sanitation Surcharge in Kumasi

2024Environmental Health InsightsJournalOpen accessCorresponding5 citations10.1177/11786302241247797

Emerging Trends in Rural Water Service Management.

2023United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water Project.Journal0 citations

Financial Innovations for Rural Water Supply in Low-Resource Settings.

2023United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for WaterJournal3 citations

Synthesis of Water Safety Planning Efforts in Ghana

2023United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water ProjectJournal0 citations

Evaluation of Water Safety Plans in Rural Ghana

2023United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rural Evidence and Learning for Water ProjectJournal0 citations

Ghana's post-MDGs sanitation situation: an overview

2019Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for DevelopmentJournalOpen access67 citations10.2166/washdev.2019.031

Alternative low-cost latrine option for rural and peri-urban communities

2018Loughborough UniversityReportFirst author10 citations

Development and Field-Testing of A Low-Cost Latrine for Rural and Peri-Urban Communities. MSc Thesis

2017Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyThesisFirst author10 citations

Journal of Water and Health1

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1

How it can be read

92% free to read, of the 12 recorded

Diamond 3 · 16%Free to read and to publish
Gold 8 · 42%In an open-access journal
Closed 1 · 5%Behind a paywall
Unknown 7 · 37%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

7 of 19 papers name a funder

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology5
World Bank Group4
Department for International Development1
United States Agency for International Development1

Environmental Health Insights5

202417 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Ghana's water safety journey: A review of efforts toward a risked-based water quality management

Journal of Water and Health6

202411 citationsOpen access · Diamond