Edward Kweku Nunoo

Associate Professor · Institute for OIL and GAS

Institute for Oil & Gas Studies

Also at Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studiesfrom their recent papers

Associate Professor of Natural Resource Management, Environment and Social Safeguards Consultant and Director, IOGS, University of Cape Coast, since 2022per ORCID

Edward Kweku Nunoo is an Associate Professor of Natural Resource Management, Environment, and Social Safeguards. I resonate with the culture of interdisciplinary research, and have interests in Oil and Gas Resources, Renewable Energy, Energy Transition, Environment, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies, ESIA, Landuse Policy Analysis, and Sustainable Development. With over 15 years of experience in teaching, research and consultancy, and advocacy, I adapt to… More on ORCID

In their own words

Natural resources (Petroleum & Energy)
Climate change resilience
Sustainable development
Energy transition
Renewable energies
Environment & Social Safeguards

Publications: 182016–2026
Citations: 140to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 1.611.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 22%4 of 18 scored papers
Open access: 72%13 papers free to read

In 2016–2025: 12 publications, 140 citations to them, h-index 8.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Global and Planetary Change528%
Pollution422%
Economics and Econometrics317%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law317%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment317%
Sociology and Political Science317%
Finance211%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences211%
General Health Professions211%
Waste Management and Disposal211%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Energy and Environment Impacts3
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management2
Energy Efficiency and Management2
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth2
Environmental Education and Sustainability2
Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies2
Agricultural Innovations and Practices1
Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development1
Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics1
Climate change impacts on agriculture1
Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration1
Community Development and Social Impact1

Who they write with

74 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
No African institution

The 30 most frequent of 74 co-authors. Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest. “No African institution” is anyone the papers place outside Africa’s institutions; Peerford records affiliations only there.

Where their co-authors are

33% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

China3
South Africa2
United States1
Australia1
India1
Vietnam1
Brazil1
Poland1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Central UniversityGH9 papers
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH5 papers
University of GhanaGH4 papers
Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyCN3 papers
University for Development StudiesGH2 papers
University of PretoriaZA2 papers
Ghana Institute of LanguagesGH2 papers
Canterbury Christ Church UniversityGB1 paper
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in WarsawPL1 paper
Christian Heritage CollegeAU1 paper

Where they publish

Discover Sustainability3
Journal of Geography Environment and Earth Science International2
Societal Impacts2
Energy Management and Green Investment in Africa1
Environment Development and Sustainability1
Journal of Cleaner Production1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

12Responsible consumption and production2
15Life on land2
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1
4Quality education1
7Affordable and clean energy1
8Decent work and economic growth1
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Most cited

Linking sustainability and spirituality: A preliminary assessment in pursuit of a sustainable and ethically correct world
Edward Kweku Nunoo
Journal of Cleaner Production4
202243 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Spatiotemporal development of land use systems, influences and climate variability in Southwestern Ghana (1970–2020)
Edward Kweku Nunoo
Environment Development and Sustainability12

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Associate Professor of Natural Resource Management, Environment and Social Safeguards Consultant and Director, IOGS, Institute for Oil and Gas (IOGS)University of Cape Coastsince 2022
Director/Consultant/ Scientific Investigator, Institute for Oil and Gas StudiesUniversity of Cape Coast2018–2028

Education

Ph.D. (Environmental Sciences), MSc (Natural Resource Management), Chair of Environmental PlanningBrandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg2002–2010
PhD, MSc, Chair of Environmental PlanningBrandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg2002–2010
BA Social Science (Geography & Economics), Geography and TourismUniversity of Cape Coast1993–1998

Honours, memberships and service

International Association for Energy Economics
Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment
Ghana Science Association
Renewable Energy Association of Ghana

Recent publications

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Societal impact of behavioral risk to environmental hazards in HEI
Edward Kweku Nunoo
Societal Impacts
20260 citationsOpen access · Gold
Safety preparedness in the oil and gas industry: A psychological assessment of factors affecting employee intentions and behaviors toward emergency response
Edward Kweku Nunoo, Ernest Kofi Amankwa Afrifa
Progress in Disaster Science16
20260 citationsOpen access · Gold
Energy performance certification in West Africa: Societal impact and future pathways
Edward Kweku Nunoo
Societal Impacts7
20260 citationsOpen access · Gold
Tackling Energy Insecurity: A Long-Term Energy Demand Modelling for Ghana’s Sustainable Future
Edward Kweku Nunoo
Energy Management and Green Investment in Africa
20260 citations
Effects of Development Finance on Energy Transitions and Green Growth in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Edward Kweku Nunoo
Sustainable Development
20260 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Revisiting the urbanization-emissions nexus: Heterogeneous effects and urban growth thresholds in sub-Saharan Africa
Edward Kweku Nunoo
Social Sciences & Humanities Open11
20260 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Application of slow sand filter for greywater treatment at GETFund hostel, UENR, Sunyani
Edward Kweku Nunoo
Scientific African
20252 citationsOpen access · Gold
Climate policy uncertainty and its impact on major tuber crops futures in low-income food deficit countries
Edward Kweku Nunoo, James Atta PEPRAH
Journal of Economic Studies
20250 citations
Households’ energy conservation and efficiency awareness practices in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana
Edward Kweku Nunoo, Prof. Jones Abrefa Danquah, Simon Mariwah
Discover Sustainability
202412 citationsOpen access · Gold
How quality of work-life influence employee job satisfaction in a gas processing plant in Ghana
Edward Kweku Nunoo, Nicodemus Osei Owusu
Discover Sustainability8
202314 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

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