Dorcas Peggy Somuah

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Lecturer, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, since 2020per ORCID

Publishing since 2021, latest 2026

Global and Planetary Change
Ecology
Building and Construction
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Paleontology

In their own words

forest governance
collaborative forest management
participatory geographic information systems

Publications: 102021–2026
Citations: 113to those papers
h-index: 3i10-index 3
Field-weighted impact: 0.821.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 10%1 of 10 scored papers
Open access: 70%7 papers free to read

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

Google Scholar shows 148 citations, h-index 4 and i10-index 3 (141 citations and h-index 4 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

Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

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

Global and Planetary Change5

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, Forest Resources TechnologyKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2020
Project CoordinatorTropenbos Ghana2018–2020
Program officerCONDEF2011–2013
WASH CoordinatorWorld Vision2009–2010
National Service Person, Silviculture and Forest ManagementKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2006–2007

Publications

10 in all

Compositional distinctiveness and patterns of woody species abundance distribution in Ghana’s Mole National Park, Savannah Region
2026Journal of Tropical EcologyJournal0 citations10.1017/s0266467426100467
Assessing urban riparian degradation, using an indicator-based species approach in a West African suburban area
2026Urban Ecosystems

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Building and Construction220%

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis220%

Nature and Landscape Conservation220%

Control and Systems Engineering110%

Ecological Modeling110%

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences110%

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering110%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management4
Land Use and Ecosystem Services3
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies2
Evolution and Paleontology Studies2
Mining and Resource Management2
Urban Green Space and Health2
Agricultural Innovations and Practices1
Child Nutrition and Water Access1
Global trade, sustainability, and social impact1
Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes1
Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact1
Mining Techniques and Economics1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

20% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2222222Home

Most frequent partner countries

Netherlands2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH4 papers
University of AmsterdamNL2 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM2 papers
The Forestry Commission of GhanaGH2 papers
Ghana Education ServiceGH1 paper
Forestry Research Institute of GhanaGH1 paper
Ghana Center for Democratic DevelopmentGH1 paper

Where they publish

Heliyon2
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)1
Environmental Management1
Journal of Ecology and Environment1
Journal of Tropical Ecology1
Resources Policy1
The Extractive Industries and Society1
Urban Ecosystems1

How it can be read

70% free to read

Diamond 1 · 10%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 30%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 20%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 10%A copy in a repository
Closed 3 · 30%Behind a paywall

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

15Life on land4
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Human insecurities in gold mining: A systematic review of evidence from Ghana
The Extractive Industries and Society
202148 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Land use and land cover changes implications on biodiversity in the Owabi catchment of Atwima Nwabiagya North District, Ghana
Heliyon15
202332 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Local Spatialized Knowledge of Threats to Forest Conservation in Ghana’s High Forest Zone
Environmental Management15
202129 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Political Economy Analysis of how Corruption affects Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation. A Case Study of the Forest and Land Use Sectors of Ghana
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)16
20222 citationsOpen access · Green
Disturbances shape the tree community in Ghana's Mole National Park
Journal of Ecology and Environment
20251 citationOpen access · Gold

Education

PhD, Governance and Inclusive DevelopmentUniversity of Amsterdam2013–2018
MSc Natural Resources Management (Sustainable Environmental Management), Natural Resources InstituteUniversity of Greenwich2007–2008
BSc Natural Resources Management, Faculty of Renewable Natural ResourcesKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2002–2006
Senior Secondary School CertificateSt Louis Senior High School1999–2001

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Home gardens in dry lands: factors influencing residents’ engagement in semi-arid Ghana

2026Urbanization, sustainability and society.JournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1108/uss-12-2024-0088

Disturbances shape the tree community in Ghana's Mole National Park

2025Journal of Ecology and EnvironmentJournalOpen access1 citation10.5141/jee.25.036

Human insecurities in gold mining: A systematic review of evidence from Ghana

2021The Extractive Industries and SocietyJournalOpen access48 citations10.1016/j.exis.2021.100951

Who funds it

2 of 10 papers name a funder

Center for the Built Environment1
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1
Nuffic1