Daniel Osarfo

University of Ghana

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, since 2022per ORCID
Research Associate, FINDATA Bureau, since 2022per ORCID

Publishing since 2016, latest 2026

Accounting
Economics and Econometrics
Information Systems
Finance
Business and International Management
Soil Science

Publications: 112016–2026
Citations: 144to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 4.971.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 64%7 of 11 scored papers
Open access: 45%5 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is listed but not counted.

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

Peerford

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

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, EconomicsInstitute of Statistical, Social and Economic Researchsince 2022
Research Associate, ResearchFINDATA Bureausince 2022

Education

PhD, EconomicsUniversity of Ghana2017–2021
MPhil, EconomicsUniversity of Ghana2012–2014

Publications

11 in all

Addressing energy poverty in Ghana: the role of digital financial inclusion
2026EnergyJournalSenior author4 citations10.1016/j.energy.2026.140083
PROTOCOL: Advancing Agent Networks and Merchant Payments for Financial Inclusion in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs): An Evidence and Gap Map
2026Campbell Systematic Reviews

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Accounting545%
Economics and Econometrics545%
Information Systems436%
Finance327%
Business and International Management218%
Soil Science218%
Strategy and Management218%
Gender Studies19%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance19%
General Health Professions19%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Economic Growth and Development3
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion3
Agricultural risk and resilience2
Corporate Finance and Governance2
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development2
Islamic Finance and Banking Studies2
Working Capital and Financial Performance2
Banking stability, regulation, efficiency1
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts1
Digital Platforms and Economics1
Energy and Environment Impacts1
Family Business Performance and Succession1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

9% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111111Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Professional StudiesGH5 papers
Cranfield UniversityGB1 paper
Kumasi Technical UniversityGH1 paper

Where they publish

Corporate Governance2
Journal of Applied Business and Economics2
Campbell Systematic Reviews1
Energy1
Social Sciences & Humanities Open1
Studies in Economics and Finance1
Sustainable development goals series

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

10Reduced inequalities4
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1
5Gender equality1
8Decent work and economic growth1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Diversity and return: the impact of diversity of board members’ education on performance
Corporate Governance10
201952 citationsWorld top 10%
The Impact of Nonfarm Activities on Rural Farm Household Income and Food Security in the Upper East and Upper West Regions of Ghana
Theoretical Economics Letters2
201649 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond

The effect of financial services utilization on financial health: Insights from the Ghanaian experience

2025Social Sciences & Humanities OpenJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.102171

Herding Behavior of Ghana Stock Market Participants: A Daily Analysis

2021Journal of Applied Business and EconomicsJournalOpen access1 citation10.33423/jabe.v23i5.4563

Diversification and Stability of African Banks

2020Journal of Applied Business and EconomicsJournalOpen access0 citations10.33423/jabe.v22i3.2852

Theoretical Economics Letters1

How it can be read

45% free to read

Diamond 2 · 18%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 9%In an open-access journal
Bronze 2 · 18%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 6 · 55%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 11 papers name a funder

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
University of Ghana1

202217 citationsWorld top 10%

Bank-based and market-based development and economic growth: an international investigation

Studies in Economics and Finance

201911 citationsWorld top 10%

Trade Liberalization and Economic Growth

20245 citationsWorld top 10%