Aba Essanowa Afful

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Publishing since 2021, latest 2026

Building and Construction
Social Psychology
Management Science and Operations Research
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
Gender Studies

Publications: 172021–2026
Citations: 197to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 2.381.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 29%5 of 17 scored papers
Open access: 35%6 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is listed but not counted.

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

Building and Construction1059%

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

17 in all

Developing resilient hazard recognition skills among construction workers: the role of safety-simulation training methods
2026Built Environment Project and Asset ManagementJournalOpen access0 citations10.1108/bepam-06-2025-0174
Comparing the Health and Safety Climate of Local and Multinational Construction Organisations in Ghana
2026

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Social Psychology741%

Management Science and Operations Research635%

Radiological and Ultrasound Technology424%

Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty318%

Speech and Hearing212%

Strategy and Management212%

General Health Professions16%

Global and Planetary Change16%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Sustainable Building Design and Assessment9
Facilities and Workplace Management7
Construction Project Management and Performance6
Occupational Health and Safety Research4
Risk and Safety Analysis3
Building Energy and Comfort Optimization2
Gender Diversity and Inequality2
Noise Effects and Management2
BIM and Construction Integration1
Career Development and Diversity1
COVID-19 impact on air quality1
Disaster Management and Resilience1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

53% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Australia8
United States3
United Kingdom1
Hong Kong SAR1
Libya1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

UNSW SydneyAU8 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM4 papers
Wayne State UniversityUS3 papers
The University of AdelaideAU2 papers
Adelaide UniversityAU2 papers
Kumasi Technical UniversityGH2 papers
Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHK1 paper
Colorado State UniversityUS1 paper
Heriot-Watt UniversityGB1 paper
Sabratha UniversityLY1 paper

Where they publish

Smart and Sustainable Built Environment3
Built Environment Project and Asset Management2
Engineering Construction & Architectural Management2
Buildings1
Facilities1
International Journal of Construction Education and Research1
Journal of Construction Engineering and Management1
Journal of Engineering Design and Technology1

How it can be read

35% free to read

Diamond 2 · 12%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 6%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Green 2 · 12%A copy in a repository
Closed 11 · 65%Behind a paywall

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

9Industry, innovation and infrastructure5
12Responsible consumption and production3
8Decent work and economic growth2
15Life on land2
5Gender equality1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Barriers impeding circular economy (CE) uptake in the construction industry
Smart and Sustainable Built Environment9
202277 citationsWorld top 10%
Enablers of incorporating indoor environmental quality (IEQ) principles into buildings
Smart and Sustainable Built Environment9
202124 citations
Barriers to incorporation of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) principles into building designs
Engineering Construction & Architectural Management9
202220 citations
Sustainable facilities management in the built environment: a bibliometric review
Journal of Facilities Management
202413 citations
Assessing the role of respectable engagement in improving construction employee’s safety perception
Smart and Sustainable Built Environment8
202211 citations

Why She Stays: A Role-Based Analysis of Women’s Motivations in Construction

2026BuildingsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.3390/buildings16183709

Evolving Job Roles of Women in the Construction Industry

2025Journal of Construction Engineering and ManagementJournalOpen accessFirst author8 citations10.1061/jcemd4.coeng-15133

Towards the Delivery of Environmentally Sustainable Buildings in Ghana: Drivers of Capacity Building

2025International Journal of Construction Education and ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1080/15578771.2025.2457322

Criteria For Evaluating Environmental Sustainability Performance of Building Projects: A Review

2024Transactions on Machine Learning and Artificial IntelligenceJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.14738/tecs.122.16768

Barriers impeding circular economy (CE) uptake in the construction industry

2022Smart and Sustainable Built EnvironmentJournalSenior author77 citations10.1108/sasbe-03-2022-0049

Barriers to incorporation of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) principles into building designs

2022Engineering Construction & Architectural ManagementJournalFirst author20 citations10.1108/ecam-07-2021-0628

Enablers of incorporating indoor environmental quality (IEQ) principles into buildings

2021Smart and Sustainable Built EnvironmentJournalFirst author24 citations10.1108/sasbe-04-2021-0077

Who funds it

1 of 17 papers name a funder

Australian Government1
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet1
University of New South Wales1