Samuel Kwaku Agyei

University of Cape Coast

Also at Sunyani Technical Universityfrom their recent papers

Dr, University of Cape Coast, since 2011per ORCID

Publishing since 2010, latest 2026

Economics and Econometrics
Accounting
Information Systems
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Finance
Strategy and Management

In their own words

Investment
financial literacy
culture
tax planning
welfare

Publications: 882010–2026
Citations: 2,684to those papers
h-index: 28i10-index 55
Field-weighted impact: 6.721.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 68%49 of 72 scored papers
Open access: 71%51 of the 72 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 3,708 citations, h-index 36 and i10-index 58 (3,110 citations and h-index 34 since 2021), as of October 14, 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

Dr, FinanceUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2011

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

88 in all

ICEEMDAN-Based Transfer Entropy between Global Commodity Classes and African Equities
2022Mathematical Problems in EngineeringJournalOpen accessSenior author24 citations10.1155/2022/8964989
Diversification Benefits between Stock Returns from Ghana and Jamaica: Insights from Time-Frequency and VMD-Based Asymmetric Quantile-on-Quantile Analysis
2022

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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

Economics and Econometrics5461%
Accounting2225%
Information Systems1416%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance1113%
Finance1011%
Strategy and Management78%
Management Science and Operations Research56%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment45%
General Energy33%
Information Systems and Management33%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Market Dynamics and Volatility30
Islamic Finance and Banking Studies12
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth11
Economic Growth and Development10
Corporate Finance and Governance9
Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis8
Financial Risk and Volatility Modeling8
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth6
Natural Resources and Economic Development6
Taxation and Compliance Studies6
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts5
Monetary Policy and Economic Impact5

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

29% of their 72 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

France6
Finland3
United States3
United Arab Emirates3
South Africa3
Portugal3
Russia2
Vietnam2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH8 papers
Laboratoire d'Analyse et de Prospective EconomiquesFR6 papers
Université de LimogesFR6 papers
Lappeenranta-Lahti University of TechnologyFI3 papers
Zayed UniversityAE3 papers
Centro de Investigação em Sociologia Económica e das Organizações3 papers
University of LisbonPT3 papers
University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial DevelopmentGH3 papers
Catholic University College of GhanaGH3 papers
National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRU2 papers

Where they publish

Cogent Economics & Finance8
Heliyon5
Mathematical Problems in Engineering5
Resources Policy5
Complexity3
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society3
African Development Review

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

17Partnerships for the goals15
8Decent work and economic growth7
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure6
4Quality education3
2Zero hunger2
3Good health and well-being2
7Affordable and clean energy2
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Most cited

Credit risk and profitability of selected banks in Ghana
Research Journal of finance and accounting
2012392 citations
Culture, financial literacy, and SME performance in Ghana
Cogent Economics & Finance4
2018142 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
COVID‐19 and food prices in sub‐Saharan Africa
African Development Review

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

A Nonlinear Approach to Quantifying Investor Fear in Stock Markets of BRIC

2022Mathematical Problems in EngineeringJournalOpen access17 citations10.1155/2022/9296973

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2022Mathematical Problems in EngineeringJournalFirst author0 citations

COVID‐19 and food prices in sub‐Saharan Africa

2021African Development ReviewJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding128 citations10.1111/1467-8268.12525

Professional Management, Board Efficacy and Financial Reporting Quality: Evidence from Stock Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa

2021Board Efficacy and Financial Reporting Quality: Evidence from Stock Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa (February 9, 2021)JournalSenior author1 citation

Economic Policy Uncertainty and Stock Returns of Africa: A Wavelet Coherence Analysis

2020Discrete Dynamics in Nature and SocietyJournalOpen access83 citations10.1155/2020/8846507

Corporate Tax Avoidance Incentives of Banks in Ghana

2019Journal of African BusinessJournalFirst authorCorresponding35 citations10.1080/15228916.2019.1695183

Environmental reporting practices and performance of timber firms in Ghana

2019Journal of Accounting in Emerging EconomiesJournalFirst author26 citations10.1108/jaee-12-2017-0127

Drivers of domestic private investment, role of foreign direct investment and economic growth in frontier markets

2019International Research Journal of Finance and EconomicsJournalSenior author3 citations

Culture, financial literacy, and SME performance in Ghana

2018Cogent Economics & FinanceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding142 citations10.1080/23322039.2018.1463813

Private Investment, Labour Demand and Social Welfare in Sub-Saharan Africa

2015University of GhanaReportFirst author5 citations

Mergers & acquisition and firm performance: Evidence from the Ghana Stock Exchange

2013Research Journal of Finance and AccountingJournalSenior author67 citations

Working capital management and cash holdings of banks in Ghana

2012European Journal of Business and managementJournalSenior author44 citations

Credit risk and profitability of selected banks in Ghana

2012Research Journal of finance and accountingJournalSenior author392 citations

Dividend Policy and Bank Performance in Ghana

2011International Journal of Economics and FinanceJournalOpen accessFirst author77 citations10.5539/ijef.v3n4p202

Determinants of dividend policy of banks in Ghana

2011International Research Journal of Finance and EconomicsJournalSenior author128 citations

Working Capital Management practices of Small scale Enterprises in the central region of Ghana

2011Asian journal of business and management sciencesJournalSenior author21 citations

Working capital management and profitability of banks in Ghana

2011British journal of economics, Finance and management sciencesJournalFirst author51 citations

Capital Structure and performance of Banks in Ghana

2011Lap Lambert Academic PublishingReportFirst author2 citations

Risk management and profitability of banks in Ghana

2011British journal of economics, finance and management sciencesJournalFirst author6 citations

Capital Structure and Bank Performance in Ghana

2010Lambert PublishingReportFirst author10 citations

Applied Economics Letters2

How it can be read

71% free to read, of the 72 recorded

Diamond 9 · 10%Free to read and to publish
Gold 30 · 34%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 7 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 4 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 1%A copy in a repository
Closed 21 · 24%Behind a paywall
Unknown 16 · 18%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

3 of 88 papers name a funder

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia1
National Research University Higher School of Economics1
Russian Science Foundation1

Reduced inequalities

16Peace, justice and strong institutions2

World top 10%Open access · Green

Determinants of dividend policy of banks in Ghana

International Research Journal of Finance and Economics

2011128 citations