Samuel Awuah Nyamekye

University of Cape Coast

Also at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologyfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2008, latest 2025

Sociology and Political Science
Education
Building and Construction
General Social Sciences
Religious studies
Urban Studies

In their own words

Religion and environment
Women and religion
Religion
Religion and Politics and medicine
Religion and development

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 482008–2025
Citations: 678to those papers
h-index: 16i10-index 22
Field-weighted impact: 0.961.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 21%3 of 14 scored papers
Open access: 50%7 of the 14 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 730 citations, h-index 16 and i10-index 22 (396 citations and h-index 12 since 2021), as of October 3, 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

48 in all

Associations between green tea drinking and body mass index, serum lipid profile and prostate-specific antigen in a Ghanaian population: a cross-sectional study
2025BMC NutritionJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s40795-025-01039-9
Environmental Education, Sustainable Lifestyle Choices and the Built-Environment: The Case of Ghana
2025

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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

Sociology and Political Science817%
Education48%
Building and Construction36%
General Social Sciences24%
Religious studies24%
Urban Studies24%
Analytical Chemistry12%
Archeology12%
Gender Studies12%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences12%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Religion, Society, and Development6
African cultural and philosophical studies4
Christian Theology and Mission2
Mining and Resource Management2
Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria2
Religion, Ecology, and Ethics2
Urban and Rural Development Challenges2
Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development1
Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy1
Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration1
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management1
Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

29% of their 14 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122334Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom4
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of LeedsGB4 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH4 papers
University of VendaZA1 paper
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH1 paper

Where they publish

Worldviews Global Religions Culture and Ecology4
Langaa RPCIG2
Oguaa Journal of Religion and Human Values2
Orita, Ibadan Journal of Religious Studies2
PAN: Philosophy Activism Nature2
Religious Studies and Theology2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

15Life on land5
12Responsible consumption and production2
2Zero hunger1
5Gender equality1
8Decent work and economic growth1
10Reduced inequalities1
13Climate action1

Most cited

Managing the environmental crisis in Ghana: The role of African traditional religion and culture with special reference to the Berekum Traditional Area
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
201463 citations
Religion and Development: African Traditional Religion's Perspective
Religious Studies and Theology
201258 citations
Religion and development in Africa
University of Bamberg Press
202049 citations

Drumspeak International Journal of Research in the Humanities

Climate Change and Insecurities

2020African Theology, Philosophy, and Religions: Celebrating John Samuel Mbiti’s ContributionJournalFirst author0 citations

African traditional religion and human security in Ghana

2020Themes in Religion and Human Security in AfricaBook chapterFirst author0 citations10.4324/9781003017080-5

The interplay between religion and development in Ghana

2020Religion and development in afRicaJournalFirst author4 citations

Religion and development in Africa

2020University of Bamberg PressReport49 citations

Climate Change and Indigenous Akan Religio-Cultural Practices

2019Worldviews Global Religions Culture and EcologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding11 citations10.1163/15685357-02301007

The religion-humanity nexus: The Ghanaian situation

2019Religion and Human Security in AfricaBook chapterFirst author1 citation10.4324/9780429019234-4

The role of religious education in environmental conservation in Ghana

2019Int. J. Interdiscipl. StudJournalFirst author5 citations

African Traditional Religion in Contemporary Africa: The Case of Ghana

2018Oguaa Journal of Religion and Human ValuesJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.47963/ojorhv.v4i.347

Ecological Resistance Movements: A Case Study From Ghana

2018Oguaa Journal of Religion and Human ValuesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.47963/ojorhv.v4i.350

Christianisation of Africa and its effects on local environmental management: the case of Ghana

2017Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.5281/zenodo.6851577

Nyaminyami,‘The Tonga River-God’: The Place and role of Nyaminyami in the Tonga people’s cosmology, and environmental conservation practices

2015Harnessing Cultural Capital for Sustainability: A Pan Africanist Perspective. Edited by Munyaradzi Mawere and Samuel Awuah-Nyamekye. Cameroon: Langaa Research & Publishing CIGJournal11 citations

Indigenous knowledge: a key factor in Africa’s sustainable development

2015Harnessing Cultural Capital for Sustainability: A Pan Africanist PerspectiveJournalFirst author13 citations

Langaa RPCIG,. Rethinking African indigenous knowledges and world civilisations: Pasts, presents and the futures

2015Between rhetoric and reality: The state and use of indigenous knowledge in post-colonial AfricaJournal6 citations

Indigenous Ways of Creating Environmental Awareness

2014Journal for the Study of Religion Nature and CultureJournalFirst authorCorresponding20 citations10.1558/jsrnc.v8i1.46

Environmental Conservation and Preservation of Cultural Heritage

2014Worldviews Global Religions Culture and EcologyJournal16 citations10.1163/15685357-01801003

JSRNC (print) ISSN 1749-4907 JSRNC (online) ISSN 1749-4915

2014JSRNCJournalFirst author0 citations

Climate Change and Indigenous African Religion: A Case Study of the Transitional Ecological Zone of Ghana

2014How the World’s Religions are Responding to Climate Change: Social Scientific Investigations.Book chapterFirst author17 citations

Religion and Development

2012Religious Studies and TheologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding31 citations10.1558/rsth.v31i1.75

Belief in sasa: its implications for flora and fauna conservation in Ghana

2012Nature and CultureJournalFirst author17 citations

Divination: Its Nature and Meaning in Berekum Traditional Area

2012Verlag: Lap Lambert Academic Publishing Gmbh & Co.ReportFirst author7 citations

Religious Institutions and Empowerment: The Case of Indigenous Religions in Ghana

2012Ibadan Journal Of Humanistic StudiesJournalFirst author0 citations

Religion and Development: African Traditional Religion's Perspective

2012Religious Studies and TheologyJournalFirst author58 citations

Totemism,'akyeneboa'and plant ethics

2012PAN: Philosophy Activism NatureJournalFirst author9 citations10.3316/informit.530488933925964

Humanist ethics: Its relevance for Ghana today

2011Integrative Humanism JournalJournalSenior author10 citations

Divination as a Means of Discovering the unknown in the Traditional Berekum Society

2011Orita, Ibadan Journal of Religious StudiesJournalFirst author2 citations

Religion: The Gateway to Traditional Medicine: A case Study of Berekum Traditional Society of Ghana

2011Waves: An English speaking world Journal: Civilisation- Literature – LinguisticJournalFirst author0 citations

Religious education in a democratic state: The case of Ghana

2010CellJournalFirst author26 citations

Salvaging Nature: The Akan Religio-Cultural Perspective

2009Worldviews Global Religions Culture and EcologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding47 citations10.1163/136352409x12535203555713

Teaching Sustainable Development from the Perspective of Indigenous Spiritualities of Ghana

2009Religion and Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Higher EducationJournalFirst author17 citations

Women’s Participation in the Ritual of Worship in African Traditional Religion”

2009The Drumspeak: International Journal of Research in the Humanities’ of Arts Faculty of University of Cape Coast,JournalFirst author1 citation

Magic: Its Nature and Meaning in Traditional Akan Society of Ghana

2008Orita:Ibadan Journal of Religious StudiesJournalFirst author6 citations

African Theology, Philosophy, and Religions: Celebrating John Samuel Mbiti’s Contribution

Between rhetoric and reality: The state and use of indigenous knowledge in post-colonial Africa1

How it can be read

50% free to read, of the 14 recorded

Diamond 1 · 2%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 2%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 2%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 7 · 15%Behind a paywall
Unknown 34 · 71%Not recorded by the source

Salvaging Nature: The Akan Religio-Cultural Perspective

Worldviews Global Religions Culture and Ecology15

200947 citationsWorld top 10%