Prince Antwi-Afari

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Lecturer, The University of Adelaide, since 2024per ORCID

Publishing since 2018, latest 2026

Dr Prince Antwi-Afari is a Lecturer in Construction Management at the School of Civil Engineering and Construction Management, Adelaide University. He is an established researcher in construction engineering and management, with a strong track record in advancing interdisciplinary and impact-driven research at the nexus of construction, sustainability, and digital innovation. His research integrates core construction management principles with emerging paradigms in… More on ORCID

Building and Construction
Management Science and Operations Research
Media Technology
Transportation
Strategy and Management
Economics and Econometrics

In their own words

Circular Economy
Smart City
Building Information Modelling
Construction Innovation
Life Cycle Assessment
Circularity Assessment
Construction Professionals
Artificial Intelligence

Publications: 112018–2026
Citations: 395to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 6.231.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 55%6 of 11 scored papers
Open access: 55%6 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

Citations received each year

Peerford

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What they work on

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, Civil Engineering and Construction ManagementThe University of Adelaidesince 2024
Visiting Research FellowKhalifa University of Science and Technology2024
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Architecture and Civil EngineeringCity University of Hong Kong2023–2024
Teaching Assistant, Civil EngineeringUniversity of Hong Kong2019–2023
Research and Teaching Assistant, Construction Technology and ManagementKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2017–2019

Publications

11 in all

Investigating the Factors of Waste Generation in Modular Construction Projects: A Developing-Country Context
2026BuildingsJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.3390/buildings16081568
Enabling circular construction: barriers to zero waste in the Ghanaian construction industry
2025International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation

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From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Building and Construction764%
Management Science and Operations Research655%
Media Technology327%
Transportation327%
Strategy and Management218%
Economics and Econometrics19%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering19%
Management of Technology and Innovation19%
Marketing19%
Mechanical Engineering19%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Construction Project Management and Performance6
Sustainable Building Design and Assessment6
Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis3
Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance3
Smart Cities and Technologies3
BIM and Construction Integration1
Design Education and Practice1
Environmental Sustainability in Business1
Facilities and Workplace Management1
Green IT and Sustainability1
Housing Market and Economics1
Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

91% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Hong Kong SAR6
United Kingdom4
Australia3
United States1
United Arab Emirates1
China1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Hong KongHK4 papers
Birmingham City UniversityGB3 papers
City University of Hong KongHK3 papers
The University of AdelaideAU2 papers
Kumasi Technical UniversityGH2 papers
Hong Kong Shue Yan UniversityCN1 paper
Khalifa University of Science and TechnologyAE1 paper
London South Bank UniversityGB1 paper
University of Massachusetts AmherstUS1 paper
University of Newcastle AustraliaAU1 paper

Where they publish

Building and Environment1
Buildings1
Cleaner Engineering and Technology1
Cleaner Production Letters1
International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation1
International Journal of Technology1
Journal of Engineering Design and Technology1
Journal of Urban Management1

How it can be read

55% free to read

Gold 6 · 55%In an open-access journal
Closed 5 · 45%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 11 papers name a funder

Heriot-Watt University1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

9Industry, innovation and infrastructure5
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Sustainable building processes’ challenges and strategies: The relative important index approach
Cleaner Engineering and Technology9
2022147 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Modelling the relationship between circular economy barriers and drivers for sustainable construction industry
Building and Environment9
202485 citationsWorld top 10%
Sustainability guidelines to attaining smart sustainable cities in developing countries: A Ghanaian context
Sustainable Futures
202143 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Modeling the smartness or smart development levels of developing countries’ cities
Journal of Urban Management9
202140 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Attributable indicators for measuring the level of greenness of cities in developing countries: lessons from Ghana
Journal of Engineering Design and Technology
202034 citations

Education

PhD, Civil EngineeringUniversity of Hong Kong2019–2023
MSc (Hons.) Construction Management, Construction Technology and ManagementKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2018–2019
BSc (Hons) Construction Technology and Management, Construction Technology and ManagementKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2013–2017

Honours, memberships and service

Guest EditorJournal of Engineering, Design and Technologysince 2026
Professional EngineerInstitution of Engineering and Technologysince 2024
Guest EditorMDPI, Buildingssince 2024
Incorporate MemberGhana Institute of Constructionsince 2018
Authors' licensing and collecting society
MemberChartered Institute of Building
Copyright Licensing Agency

Sustainable building processes’ challenges and strategies: The relative important index approach

2022Cleaner Engineering and TechnologyJournalOpen accessCorresponding147 citations10.1016/j.clet.2022.100455

Modeling the smartness or smart development levels of developing countries’ cities

2021Journal of Urban ManagementJournalOpen accessFirst author40 citations10.1016/j.jum.2021.06.005

Sustainable development factors governing the smart evolvement of developing countries

2021Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal EngineerJournal5 citations10.1680/jmuen.20.00023