Anokye Nana Amma

Senior Research Fellow · Environment, Governance and Sustainable Development

Senior Research Fellow, University of Cape Coast, since 1993per ORCID

Publications: 52017–2023
Citations: 37to those papers
h-index: 3i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 2.241.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 20%1 of 5 scored papers
Open access: 60%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

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Political Science and International Relations360%
Sociology and Political Science360%
Building and Construction120%
Global and Planetary Change120%
Ocean Engineering120%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health120%
Urban Studies120%
Waste Management and Disposal120%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Water Governance and Infrastructure3
Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact2
Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management1
Land Use and Ecosystem Services1
Migration and Labor Dynamics1
Mining and Resource Management1
Municipal Solid Waste Management1
Recycling and Waste Management Techniques1
Urban and Rural Development Challenges1
Water resources management and optimization1

Who they write with

10 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
No African institution

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.

Colleagues here they write with most

Emmanuel Y. TenkorangEnvironment, Governance and Sustainable Development

Where their co-authors are

20% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

London Metropolitan UniversityGB1 paper
University for Development StudiesGH1 paper

Where they publish

Ghana Journal of Development Studies2
Management of Environmental Quality An International Journal1
Oguaa Journal of Social Sciences1
Society & Natural Resources1

How it can be read

60% free to read

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

12Responsible consumption and production2
6Clean water and sanitation1
10Reduced inequalities1
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

Sand mining and land-based livelihood security in two selected districts in the Central Region of Ghana
Anokye Nana Amma, Emmanuel Y. Tenkorang, Essaw David Wellington, Harriet Potakey, Janet S. Boateng, John Victor Mensah
Management of Environmental Quality An International Journal11
202216 citationsWorld top 10%
Governance for Sustainable Sand Mining in Two Selected Local Government Areas in the Central Region of Ghana

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Research Fellow, School for Development StudiesUniversity of Cape Coastsince 1993

Education

PhD, IVMVrije Universiteit Amsterdam2006–2013
M.Sc. Agricultural EconomicsUniversity of Reading1988–1989
BSc. AgricultureUniversity of Science and Technology1980–1985

Honours, memberships and service

West Africa Technical Advisory Committee of Global Water Partnership2001–2003

Recent publications

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Governance for Sustainable Sand Mining in Two Selected Local Government Areas in the Central Region of Ghana
Anokye Nana Amma, Emmanuel Y. Tenkorang, Essaw David Wellington, Harriet Potakey, Janet S. Boateng, John Victor Mensah
Society & Natural Resources12
202313 citations
Sand mining and land-based livelihood security in two selected districts in the Central Region of Ghana
Anokye Nana Amma, Emmanuel Y. Tenkorang, Essaw David Wellington, Harriet Potakey, Janet S. Boateng, John Victor Mensah
Management of Environmental Quality An International Journal11
202216 citationsWorld top 10%
Gradation of stakeholder participation in water resources management in the Densu Basin in Ghana
Anokye Nana Amma
Oguaa Journal of Social Sciences6
20202 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Rural-Urban Linkages: The Case of Rural Migrants from Upper West Region to Obuasi Municipality in the Ashanti Region, Ghana
Anokye Nana Amma, Dr. Owusu Boampong
Ghana Journal of Development Studies10
20191 citationOpen access · Diamond
Examination of Household Solid Waste Management in Nadowli Township in Ghana: A Waste Management Hierarchy Approach
Anokye Nana Amma, KENDIE Stephen Bugu
Ghana Journal of Development Studies12
20175 citationsOpen access · Diamond

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