Ebenezer Kofi Howard

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Publishing since 2005, latest 2026

Museology
Strategy and Management
Urban Studies
Marketing
Biomedical Engineering
Polymers and Plastics

In their own words

Textile Art
Design Thinking and Innovation
Textile Materials and Coloration Technology
Fashion Design
Art Education

Publications: 1182005–2026
Citations: 606to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 16
Field-weighted impact: 1.251.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 17%11 of 66 scored papers
Open access: 70%46 of the 66 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 821 citations, h-index 16 and i10-index 22 (714 citations and h-index 14 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Education

PhD ART EDUCATION, INDUSTRIAL ARTKNUST2008–2013

On their papers

Publications

118 in all

The External Bottlenecks of the Ghana Textile Industry
2016Ghana Journal of Science, Technology and DevelopmentJournalFirst author10 citations
Socio-Cultural and Economic Significance of Textiles in Akuapem Odwira Festival.
2015International Conference on Applied Sciences & Technology- Kumasi Polytechnic, Ghana. ICASTConference1 citation

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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

Museology1614%
Strategy and Management108%
Urban Studies108%
Marketing76%
Biomedical Engineering65%
Polymers and Plastics65%
Building and Construction54%
Education54%
Materials Chemistry54%
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design43%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Fashion and Cultural Textiles12
Cultural Industries and Urban Development9
Crafts, Textile, and Design8
Sustainable Supply Chain Management6
Environmental Sustainability in Business5
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials4
Design Education and Practice4
Digital Media and Visual Art4
Global trade, sustainability, and social impact4
Higher Education and Employability4
Color perception and design3
Consumer Packaging Perceptions and Trends3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

24% of their 66 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

China8
Hong Kong SAR5
United Kingdom4
Kenya1
Sudan1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kumasi Technical UniversityGH14 papers
Takoradi Technical UniversityGH13 papers
University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial DevelopmentGH10 papers
Accra Technical UniversityGH7 papers
Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHK5 papers
Sunyani Technical UniversityGH5 papers
Cape Coast Technical UniversityGH4 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM4 papers
Jiangnan UniversityCN3 papers
East China University of Science and TechnologyCN3 papers

Where they publish

Fashion and Textiles Review.11
Journal of Urban Culture Research7
Research Journal of Textile and Apparel6
African Journal Of Applied Research4
International Journal of Innovative Research and Development4
ADRRI Journal of Arts and Social Sciences3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

9Industry, innovation and infrastructure9
8Decent work and economic growth5
6Clean water and sanitation3
12Responsible consumption and production3
4Quality education2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions2
2Zero hunger1
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Most cited

Photocatalytic degradation of dyes by novel electrospun nanofibers: A review
Chemosphere6
2022122 citationsWorld top 10%
The Chemistry of Inkjet Inks for Digital Textile Printing - Review
BEST: International Journal of Management, Information Technology and Engineering (BEST: IJMITE)
201674 citations
Symbolic Significance of African Prints: A Dying Phenomenon in Contemporary Print Designs in Ghana
Journal of Innovative Research and Development

Every institution they have given on a paper.

2015Journal of Art Design and Technology.Journal0 citations

Design and Production of Commemorative Ceramic Mural for CAN 2008: Ghana the Host Country

2014International Journal of Innovative Research and DevelopmentJournalSenior author0 citations

The Socio-Cultural Significance of Akan Totemsin Textile Designs: A Means for Preservation of Wildlife in Ghana

2014The International Journal of Science and TechnoledgeJournal6 citations

Challenges and prospects of selected large-scale textile factories in Ghana

2013Kumasi, Ghana: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyJournalFirst author16 citations

Exploration of Mixed-Media Techniques in Textile Art

2013International Journal of Humanities and Social ScienceJournalFirst author3 citations

Towards Sustainable Processing in the Clothing And Textile Industry: Case Study of the Ghanaian Textile Industries

2013International Journal of Science & Technology (IJST) ISSN 2321-919X.Journal0 citations

Teaching of Fashion and Textiles Studies in Ghanaian Tertiary Institutions.

2012International Journal of Innovative Research and DevelopmentJournal11 citations

Foreign Fashion Influence on the Ghanaian Youth and its Impact on the Local Fashion Industry

2012International Journal of Innovative Research and DevelopmentJournal27 citations

Symbolic Significance of African Prints: A Dying Phenomenon in Contemporary Print Designs in Ghana

2012Journal of Innovative Research and DevelopmentJournalFirst author33 citations

The Non-Performance of Ghana Cotton Industry: Eco-friendly Cotton Production. Technologies for Sustainable Development.

2012International Journal of Fiber and Textile ResearchJournalFirst author8 citations

African Prints in Retrospect: A Case for Future Textile Design Development

2009Journal of Art, Design and Technology – UKJournalFirst author0 citations

Textile Installations Inspired by Cubism for Biodiversity Sustainability Education

2005Journal of Urban Culture ResearchJournalSenior author0 citations

Journal of Design Thinking3

Journal of Textile Science and Technology3

How it can be read

70% free to read, of the 66 recorded

Diamond 29 · 25%Free to read and to publish
Gold 10 · 8%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 2%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 20 · 17%Behind a paywall
Unknown 52 · 44%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

12 of 118 papers name a funder

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology5
National Natural Science Foundation of China5
Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province4
Government of Jiangsu Province3
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities2
Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions2
China Postdoctoral Science Foundation1
East China University of Science and Technology1

Affordable and clean energy

10Reduced inequalities1

11Sustainable cities and communities1

Foreign Fashion Influence on the Ghanaian Youth and its Impact on the Local Fashion Industry

International Journal of Innovative Research and Development

201227 citations