Ben Yaw Ampomah

Water Resources Commission of Ghana

Publishing since 2003, latest 2026

Ocean Engineering
Political Science and International Relations
Ecology
Environmental Engineering
Global and Planetary Change
Nature and Landscape Conservation

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 62003–2026
Citations: 40to those papers
h-index: 3i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 0.521.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 6 scored papers
Open access: 50%3 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

6 in all

A multi-criteria geospatial assessment of water stress, demand competition, and conflict risk in a Tropical River Basin of Ghana
2026Hydrology researchJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.hydrch.2026.100019
A review of the design and implementation of Ghana's National Water Policy (2007)
2021Water Policy

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Ocean Engineering350%
Political Science and International Relations350%
Ecology117%
Environmental Engineering117%
Global and Planetary Change117%
Nature and Landscape Conservation117%
Nutrition and Dietetics117%
Sociology and Political Science117%
Strategy and Management117%
Urban Studies117%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Water Governance and Infrastructure3
Water resources management and optimization3
Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity1
Child Nutrition and Water Access1
Fish biology, ecology, and behavior1
Fish Ecology and Management Studies1
Groundwater and Watershed Analysis1
Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies1
Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact1
Land Use and Ecosystem Services1
Public-Private Partnership Projects1
Urban and Rural Development Challenges1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

33% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Denmark1
Germany1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH2 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH2 papers
Aarhus UniversityDK1 paper
Technische Universität BraunschweigDE1 paper
Energy, Environment and Development Network for AfricaKE1 paper
Evangelical Presbyterian University CollegeGH1 paper
University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial DevelopmentGH1 paper
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH1 paper
University of GhanaGH1 paper
Central UniversityGH1 paper

Where they publish

Hydrology research1
International Journal of Environmental Policy and Decision Making1
International Journal of Water Resources Development1
Water International1
Water Policy1
West African Journal of Applied Ecology1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

6Clean water and sanitation2
15Life on land1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

A review of the design and implementation of Ghana's National Water Policy (2007)
Water Policy6
202119 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Legislative and institutional reforms for water resources management in Ghana
International Journal of Water Resources Development6
201314 citations
Water Pricing and Water Sector Reforms Information Study in Ghana

Review of rainwater harvesting policies in Ghana: lessons for developing countries

2019International Journal of Environmental Policy and Decision MakingJournalFirst author0 citations10.1504/ijepdm.2019.10032511

Legislative and institutional reforms for water resources management in Ghana

2013International Journal of Water Resources DevelopmentJournalSenior author14 citations10.1080/07900627.2013.837359

Tool kits for the Sustainable Management of Ghana’s Riverine Biodiversity: an Overveiw

2012West African Journal of Applied EcologyJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation

How it can be read

50% free to read

Diamond 1 · 17%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 17%In an open-access journal
Green 1 · 17%A copy in a repository
Closed 3 · 50%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 6 papers name a funder

Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst1

Tool kits for the Sustainable Management of Ghana’s Riverine Biodiversity: an Overveiw

West African Journal of Applied Ecology15

20121 citationOpen access · Green