Samuel K. Afrane

Christian Service University College

Publishing since 2013, latest 2025

Economics and Econometrics
Urban Studies
Education
Business and International Management
Accounting
Anthropology

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 92013–2025
Citations: 62to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 3.261.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 33%3 of 9 scored papers
Open access: 78%7 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

9 in all

REVOLUTIONIZING EDUCATIONAL PEDAGOGY IN AFRICA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
2025Journal of Applied Science Arts and BusinessJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.63882/7p57hw74
Customary land ownership and land use change in Kumasi: An issue of chieftaincy sustenance?
2022Land Use Policy

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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

Economics and Econometrics556%
Urban Studies444%
Education333%
Business and International Management222%
Accounting111%
Anthropology111%
Building and Construction111%
Demography111%
Finance111%
Management Information Systems111%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Microfinance and Financial Inclusion4
Urban and Rural Development Challenges4
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development2
Adult and Continuing Education Topics1
African history and culture studies1
Banking stability, regulation, efficiency1
Corporate Finance and Governance1
Diverse Education Studies and Reforms1
Education Systems and Policy1
FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance1
Global Educational Policies and Reforms1
Labor market dynamics and wage inequality1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

22% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2222222Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH7 papers
University of the Free StateZA1 paper
University of PretoriaZA1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences2
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics2
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies1
Journal of Applied Science Arts and Business1
Journals & Books Hosting (International Knowledge Sharing Platform)1
Land Use Policy1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

8Decent work and economic growth5
11Sustainable cities and communities2

Most cited

Apprenticeship Training System In Ghana: Processes, Institutional Dynamics And Challenges
8
201418 citationsWorld top 10%
Customary land ownership and land use change in Kumasi: An issue of chieftaincy sustenance?
Land Use Policy11
202217 citations
THE IMPACT OF CREDIT UNION FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH: A MULTI-COUNTRY ANALYSIS
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics8

Estimating the Effective Cost of Borrowing to Microcredit Clients in Ghana

2015RePEc: Research Papers in EconomicsJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations

The Informal Apprenticeship System in Ghana: Post Graduation Job Integration and Its Implications for the Management of Urban Space

2014Journals & Books Hosting (International Knowledge Sharing Platform)JournalOpen access4 citations

Expanding the Frontiers of Microfinance in the Service of the Poor: Experiment with Water and Sanitation

2014International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.6007/ijarbss/v4-i6/932

THE IMPACT OF CREDIT UNION FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH: A MULTI-COUNTRY ANALYSIS

2013RePEc: Research Papers in EconomicsJournalOpen accessSenior author7 citations

Expanding the Frontiers of Microfinance in the Service of the Poor: Experiment with Water and Sanitation

2013International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author7 citations10.6007/ijarbss/v3-i8/124

How it can be read

78% free to read

Gold 1 · 11%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 22%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 11%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 33%A copy in a repository
Closed 2 · 22%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 9 papers name a funder

California State University, Chico1

20137 citationsOpen access · Green

Expanding the Frontiers of Microfinance in the Service of the Poor: Experiment with Water and Sanitation

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences8

20137 citationsOpen access · Hybrid

Maintaining Christian virtues and ethos in Christian universities in Ghana: The reality, challenges and the way forward

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

20174 citationsOpen access · Gold