Isidore Komla Zotoo

University of Ghana

LECTURER/RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT LIBRARIAN, University of Ghana, since 2024per ORCID

Publishing since 2021, latest 2025

Information Systems
Conservation
Accounting
Economics and Econometrics
Information Systems and Management
Management Information Systems

In their own words

research data management
data management
information management
information behavior

Publications: 52021–2025
Citations: 5to those papers
h-index: 2i10-index 0
Field-weighted impact: 0.761.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 20%1 of 5 scored papers
Open access: 100%5 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

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

Information Systems360%

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

LECTURER/RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT LIBRARIAN, University Library SystemUniversity of Ghanasince 2024
Graduate Assistant, institute of Science and Technology InformationJiangsu University2019–2023
GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE2011–2016

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, School of ManagementJiangsu University2019–2023
Doctor of Philosophy Management Science & Engineering, School of ManagementJiangsu University2019–2023

Publications

5 in all

The sustainability of budget deficit and public debt on Ghanaian economy growth: The government intertemporal budget
2025Urban GovernanceJournalOpen access2 citations10.1016/j.ugj.2025.05.002
The Role of Key Stakeholders and the Computer Skills of Librarians on Research Data Management Support Services for Development
2025Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

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Economics and Econometrics120%

Information Systems and Management120%

Management Information Systems120%

Management Science and Operations Research120%

Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty120%

Strategy and Management120%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Research Data Management Practices3
Digital and Traditional Archives Management2
Academic Publishing and Open Access1
Data Quality and Management1
Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis1
Fiscal Policies and Political Economy1
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth1
Optics and Image Analysis1
Public Procurement and Policy1
scientometrics and bibliometrics research1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

40% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2222222Home

Most frequent partner countries

China2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Jiangsu UniversityCN2 papers
Accra Institute of TechnologyGH2 papers
Ghana Communication Technology UniversityGH1 paper
African Library and Information Associations and InstitutionsGH1 paper
Wisconsin International University CollegeGH1 paper
Presbyterian University, GhanaGH1 paper

Where they publish

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science1
SAGE Open1
Urban Governance1

How it can be read

100% free to read

Gold 2 · 40%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 20%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 40%A copy in a repository

Who funds it

1 of 5 papers name a funder

Government of Jiangsu Province1
National Social Science Fund of China1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

The Impact of Key Stakeholders and the Computer Skills of Librarians on Research Data Management Support Services (Id so-21-1893.r2)
SAGE Open4
20233 citationsOpen access · Gold
The sustainability of budget deficit and public debt on Ghanaian economy growth: The government intertemporal budget
Urban Governance
20252 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
The Role of Key Stakeholders and the Computer Skills of Librarians on Research Data Management Support Services for Development
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)4
20250 citationsOpen access · Green
Balancing Openness and Sovereignty: Rethinking Research Data Governance in Ghana's Emerging Open Science
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)17
20250 citationsOpen access · Green
An Assessment of the Level of Implementation of Procurement Management Practices in the Public Sector
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science16
20210 citationsOpen access · Bronze

Student PhD, School Management science\Department of Information managementJiangsu University2019–2023

Master /Library information and Archive Management, Institute of Science and Technology InformationJIANGSU UNIVERSITY2016–2019

Honours, memberships and service

Scholarship winner/Honorary certificate, School of ManagementSCHOOL OF MANAGEMENTsince 2019
LIBRARIAN, LIBRARYGhana Library Authoritysince 2016
PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP FIST LEVEL, JIANGSU PROVINCEOversea Education College

Balancing Openness and Sovereignty: Rethinking Research Data Governance in Ghana's Emerging Open Science

2025Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.5281/zenodo.18154707

An Assessment of the Level of Implementation of Procurement Management Practices in the Public Sector

2021International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.47772/ijriss.2021.5623