Michael K. E. Donkor

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Senior Lecturer / Dr., Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, since 2018per ORCID

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

Environmental Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Materials Chemistry
Biomedical Engineering
Mechanics of Materials

In their own words

Low-cost Instrumentation
Renewable energy
Photonics
Sensing Physics
Ferroelectricity

Publications: 162011–2026
Citations: 44to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 0.481.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 9%1 of 11 scored papers
Open access: 55%6 of the 11 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 51 citations, h-index 4 and i10-index 2 (34 citations and h-index 3 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

Positions

Senior Lecturer / Dr., PhysicsKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2018

Education

PhD / Dr., PhysicsKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2005–2011

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

16 in all

SolarCollectorApp: an open-source platform for the democratization of solar thermodynamic systems in Africa
2026Photonics in AfricaConference0 citations10.1117/12.3106292
Shoreline change detection along the eastern coast of Ghana: leveraging GIS and advanced remote sensing techniques
2025Scientific ReportsJournalOpen access

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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

Environmental Engineering425%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering319%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials319%
Materials Chemistry319%
Biomedical Engineering213%
Mechanics of Materials213%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics16%
Earth-Surface Processes16%
Ecology16%
Electrochemistry16%

Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Electrochemical sensors and biosensors3
Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation3
Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies2
Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication2
2D Materials and Applications1
Biofield Effects and Biophysics1
Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research1
Coastal and Marine Dynamics1
Coastal and Marine Management1
Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics1
Conducting polymers and applications1
Conferences and Exhibitions Management1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

18% of their 11 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Finland1
Côte d’Ivoire1
United Kingdom1
Italy1
Germany1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Eastern FinlandFI1 paper
University of L'AquilaIT1 paper
University of St AndrewsGB1 paper
University of Cape CoastGH1 paper
Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-BoignyCI1 paper
Université Félix Houphouët-BoignyCI1 paper
Koforidua Technical UniversityGH1 paper
Ghana Health ServiceGH1 paper
University of GhanaGH1 paper

Where they publish

MOMENTO2
Advanced Theory and Simulations1
African Journal of Science Technology Innovation and Development1
Computational Materials Science1
European journal of applied sciences1
European Scientific Journal ESJ1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

6Clean water and sanitation2
7Affordable and clean energy2

Most cited

Comparative study of double-chamber microbial fuel cells (DC-MFCs) using Mfensi clay as ion-exchange-partition: Effect of electrodes
African Journal of Science Technology Innovation and Development6
201512 citations
Indirect phase transition of refractory nitrides compounds of: TiN, ZrN and HfN crystal structures
Computational Materials Science
201711 citations
Comparative study of double-chamber microbial fuel cells (DC-MFCs) using Mfensi clay as ion-exchange-partition: effect of pot size
Int J Tech Res Appl

A Review of UV-Vis on Polymers; Polyaniline (PANI) and Its Nanocomposites

2024European journal of applied sciencesJournalOpen access4 citations10.14738/aivp.122.16797

Design and development of a low-cost non-intrusive passive acoustic sensor

2023Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineering (JGhIE)JournalOpen access0 citations10.56049/jghie.v23i3.135

Transport Properties of K(NO3)1-x(ClO3)x Thick Films

2019International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) ISSN: 2319-7064Journal0 citations

An automated solar biomass hybrid dryer in rural communities in Ghana

2017ISES Solar World Congress 2017–IEA SHC International Conference on Solar Heating and Cooling for Buildings and Industry 2017, ProceedingsJournal3 citations