Prince Osei‐Wusu Adjei

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Associate Professor, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, since 2009per ORCID

Publishing since 2008, latest 2026

Sociology and Political Science
Global and Planetary Change
Safety Research
Soil Science
Economics and Econometrics
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

In their own words

Rural Development
Local governance and poverty studies

Publications: 1102008–2026
Citations: 1,282to those papers
h-index: 20i10-index 40
Field-weighted impact: 2.921.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 32%22 of 68 scored papers
Open access: 45%31 of the 69 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 1,705 citations, h-index 23 and i10-index 44 (1,251 citations and h-index 19 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

Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Rural DevelopmentKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2009

Education

PhD, Department of Geography and Rural DevelopmentKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2004–2009

On their papers

Publications

110 in all

Social Networks and the Geographies of Young People’s Migration: Evidence from Independent Child Migration in Ghana
2019Journal of International Migration and Integration / Revue de l integration et de la migration internationaleJournalSenior author15 citations10.1007/s12134-019-00720-w
Delta Economics and Sustainability
2019Book chapter

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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

Sociology and Political Science1413%
Global and Planetary Change1312%
Safety Research1312%
Soil Science1110%
Economics and Econometrics98%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences98%
Political Science and International Relations98%
Urban Studies98%
Plant Science76%
Education55%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare13
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management9
Urban and Rural Development Challenges9
Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development7
Land Rights and Reforms6
Local Government Finance and Decentralization6
Agricultural risk and resilience5
Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics5
Agricultural Innovations and Practices4
Climate change impacts on agriculture4
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development4
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

32% of their 69 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom9
Hong Kong SAR4
India3
Australia2
Spain2
Kenya2
Switzerland2
Canada2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH7 papers
Lingnan UniversityHK4 papers
University for Development StudiesGH4 papers
University of CambridgeGB3 papers
Christian Service University CollegeGH3 papers
Koforidua Technical UniversityGH3 papers
University College LondonGB2 papers
University of LausanneCH2 papers
University of OxfordGB2 papers
University of British Columbia, Okanagan CampusCA2 papers

Where they publish

Advances in African economic, social and political development7
GeoJournal5
Global Social Welfare4
African Review of Economics and Finance3
Environment Development and Sustainability3
Ghana Journal of Geography3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty9
2Zero hunger7
5Gender equality6
8Decent work and economic growth6
15Life on land6
10Reduced inequalities3
13Climate action3
11

Most cited

Public Perceptions of the Role of Traditional Medicine in the Health Care Delivery System in Ghana
Global Journal of Health Science3
2011116 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Perceptions and knowledge on climate change in local communities in the Offinso Municipality, Ghana
Information development
202059 citations
Urban sprawl and agricultural livelihood response in peri-urban Ghana
International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Biophysical and socioeconomic state of the Volta Delta region of Ghana from the perspectives of gender and spatial relations

2018Deltas, Vulnerability and Climate Change: Migration and Adaptation; Working Paper; DECCMA: Southampton, UKJournalFirst author4 citations

Labour Skills Mismatch in Urban Ghana

2018University of GhanaThesisFirst author2 citations

Analysis of the impact of alternative enterprise interventions on poverty and livelihoods in rural Ghana

2016African review of economics and financeJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations

‘Beyond Business as Usual’: Implications of Tourist Experiences for Ecotourism Development.

2016DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalOpen access1 citation

A Sectorial look at Female Firm Ownership in Ghana

2016International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social ResearchJournalFirst author1 citation

Analysing the determinants of adaptation practices to climate variability among tomato farmers in the Offinso North District, Ghana

2016International Journal of Innovative Research and DevelopmentJournalSenior author9 citations

Analysis of prospects and challenges of sub-district structures under Ghana’s local governance system

2016Journal of Sustainable DevelopmentJournalSenior author23 citations

Decentralization, Institutional Choice, and Disgruntled Community Representation in Ghana's Modified Taungya System

2015< bound method Organization. get_name_with_acronym of< Organization …ReportFirst author0 citations

Where is community quality well-being in ecotourism research in Africa? A case from Ghana

2015African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and LeisureJournal8 citations

Biodiversity, environmental health and human well-being: analysis of linkages and pathways

2014Environment Development and SustainabilityJournalFirst authorCorresponding41 citations10.1007/s10668-014-9591-0

Geo-spatial analysis of land use and land cover changes in the Lake Bosomtwe Basin of Ghana

2014Ghana Journal of GeographyJournalFirst author22 citations

Re-conceptualising poverty for optimising poverty reduction: The basic means approach

2014GIMPA Journal of Leadership, Management and AdministrationJournalFirst author5 citations

An Evaluation of the Approaches Used by Graduates in Job Search, Ghana

2014Journal of Finance and EconomicsJournalFirst author0 citations

Determinants of moonlighting in Ghana: an empirical investigation

2013Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)ReportOpen access33 citations

Improving Healthcare Utilization for Low Income Rural Households: Impact Of Social Insurance Policy.

2013Journal of Poverty Alleviation & International DevelopmentJournalFirst author0 citations

Exploring recreational activities of the aged in Jachie in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

2013International Journal of Physical and Social SciencesJournal2 citations

Enhancing land administration in Ghana through the decentralized local government system

2013International Journal of Development and SustainabilityJournalSenior author12 citations

Linkages between income, housing quality and disease occurrence in rural Ghana

2012Journal of Housing and the Built EnvironmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding15 citations10.1007/s10901-012-9277-6

Journal of Asian and African Studies

African Geographical Review2

How it can be read

45% free to read, of the 69 recorded

Diamond 5 · 5%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 8%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 8 · 7%Free to read, no open licence
Green 5 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 38 · 35%Behind a paywall
Unknown 41 · 37%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

16 of 110 papers name a funder

Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa3
African Development Bank Group2
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2
University of Southampton2
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission1
Department for International Development1
Government of the United Kingdom1
International Development Research Centre1

Sustainable cities and communities

16Peace, justice and strong institutions2

3Good health and well-being1

6Clean water and sanitation1

12Responsible consumption and production1

17Partnerships for the goals1

Open access · Bronze

The power of choice: How institutional selection influences restoration success in Africa

Land use policy

202150 citations