Isaac Akomea-Frimpong

University of Ghana

Publishing since 2016, latest 2026

Strategy and Management
Building and Construction
Economics and Econometrics
Finance
Sociology and Political Science
Accounting

In their own words

Public-Private Partnerships
Sustainability
Climate change
Financial risk management
Construction economics
Infrastructure development
Circular economy
ESG (Environmental
Social and Governance)
Artificial intelligence

Publications: 232016–2026
Citations: 943to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 12
Field-weighted impact: 8.211.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 43%10 of 23 scored papers
Open access: 43%10 papers free to read

6 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are 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.

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

PhD Student/Sessional Staff, School of Engineering, Design and Built EnvironmentWestern Sydney University - Penrith Campus2019–2023

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), School of Engineering, Design and Built EnvironmentWestern Sydney Universitysince 2019
Msc Financial EngineeringWorldQuant University
MPhil Risk Management, FinanceUniversity of Ghana
Bsc Admin, FinanceUniversity of Ghana

Publications

23 in all

Barriers to Green Economy in the Construction Industry in Ghana
2026SustainabilityJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.3390/su18042155
Exploring the critical success factors on climate finance for sustainable infrastructure projects
2026Engineering Construction & Architectural Management

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Strategy and Management1148%
Building and Construction730%
Economics and Econometrics522%
Finance313%
Sociology and Political Science313%
Accounting29%
Artificial Intelligence29%
Environmental Engineering29%
Management Science and Operations Research29%
Marketing29%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Public-Private Partnership Projects6
Sustainable Building Design and Assessment5
Sustainable Supply Chain Management5
Public Procurement and Policy4
Construction Project Management and Performance2
Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting2
Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance2
Environmental Impact and Sustainability2
Environmental Sustainability in Business2
Imbalanced Data Classification Techniques2
Sustainable Finance and Green Bonds2
Underground infrastructure and sustainability2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

91% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Australia19
United States10
China3
Nigeria2
Hong Kong SAR1
Luxembourg1
South Africa1
Italy1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Western Sydney UniversityAU17 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH13 papers
University of Massachusetts AmherstUS5 papers
Central Queensland UniversityAU5 papers
Excelsia University CollegeAU4 papers
Pepperdine UniversityUS3 papers
Texas A&M UniversityUS3 papers
Georgia Institute of TechnologyUS2 papers
The University of AdelaideAU2 papers
University of IlorinNG2 papers

Where they publish

Engineering Construction & Architectural Management3
Journal of Financial Crime3
Built Environment Project and Asset Management1
CIB Conferences1
Construction Innovation1
Discover Environment1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

13Climate action5
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure3
1No poverty2
2Zero hunger1
4Quality education1
8Decent work and economic growth1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1
17

Most cited

A review of studies on green finance of banks, research gaps and future directions
Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment13
2021488 citationsWorld top 10%
Causes, effects and deterrence of insurance fraud: evidence from Ghana
Journal of Financial Crime
201668 citationsWorld top 10%
Control of fraud on mobile money services in Ghana: an exploratory study
Journal of Money Laundering Control

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

Honours, memberships and service

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

Key success factors towards circular economy in public-private partnership projects

2025Smart and Sustainable Built EnvironmentJournalOpen accessFirst author9 citations10.1108/sasbe-02-2025-0074

Critical success factors of green finance on zero carbon buildings

2025Energy and BuildingsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding13 citations10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.115735

A Meta-analysis of Climate Risk Mitigation Strategies in the Construction Sector

2025Lecture notes in civil engineeringPublicationFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-981-96-4051-5_8

A meta-analysis of climate risk mitigation strategies in the construction sector

2025Urbanization, sustainability and society.JournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1108/uss-12-2024-0089

A bibliometric review of barriers to circular economy implementation in solid waste management

2024Discover EnvironmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding38 citations10.1007/s44274-024-00050-4

A systematic review of artificial intelligence in managing climate risks of PPP infrastructure projects

2023Engineering Construction & Architectural ManagementJournalFirst author29 citations10.1108/ecam-01-2023-0016

Toward the attainment of climate-smart PPP infrastructure projects: a critical review and recommendations

2023Environment Development and SustainabilityJournalFirst authorCorresponding22 citations10.1007/s10668-023-03464-x

Barriers to sustainable agribusiness: a systematic review and conceptual framework

2022Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging EconomiesJournal54 citations10.1108/jadee-08-2021-0191

Barriers to stakeholder engagement in sustainable procurement of public works

2022Engineering Construction & Architectural ManagementJournal48 citations10.1108/ecam-08-2021-0746

A review of studies on green finance of banks, research gaps and future directions

2021Journal of Sustainable Finance & InvestmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding488 citations10.1080/20430795.2020.1870202

Determinants and challenges of supplying microlife insurance in Ghana

2021The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance Issues and PracticeJournalFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1057/s41288-021-00226-6

Financial Literacy of legislators in Africa: An Exploratory Study

2021International Journal of Public AdministrationJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1080/01900692.2021.1998906

Understanding and controlling financial fraud in the drug industry

2020Journal of Financial CrimeJournalFirst author8 citations10.1108/jfc-06-2019-0071

Control of fraud on mobile money services in Ghana: an exploratory study

2019Journal of Money Laundering ControlJournalFirst author59 citations10.1108/jmlc-03-2018-0023

Assessing the Effects of Privatization on State Enterprises in Ghana

2019Research Journal of Finance and AccountingJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.7176/rjfa/10-8-14

Impact of fraud on Ghanaian SMEs and coping mechanisms

2018Journal of Financial CrimeJournalSenior author43 citations10.1108/jfc-05-2017-0050

Energy and Buildings

Environment Development and Sustainability1

How it can be read

43% free to read

Diamond 3 · 13%Free to read and to publish
Gold 2 · 9%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 13%Open in a subscription journal
Green 2 · 9%A copy in a repository
Closed 13 · 57%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 23 papers name a funder

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1
Pepperdine University1
Western Sydney University1

Partnerships for the goals

201959 citationsWorld top 10%

Barriers to sustainable agribusiness: a systematic review and conceptual framework

Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies2

202254 citations

Barriers to stakeholder engagement in sustainable procurement of public works

Engineering Construction & Architectural Management17

202248 citationsWorld top 10%