Professor Samuel Awuah-Nyamekye

Professor · Department of Religious Studies

Also at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologyfrom their recent papers

In their own words

Religion and environment
Women and religion
Religion
Religion and Politics and medicine
Religion and development

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 482008–2025
Citations: 678to those papers
h-index: 16i10-index 22
Field-weighted impact: 0.961.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 21%3 of 14 scored papers
Open access: 50%7 of the 14 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 16 publications, 77 citations to them, h-index 4.

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Google Scholar shows 730 citations, h-index 16 and i10-index 22 (396 citations and h-index 12 since 2021), as of October 3, 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

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

Sociology and Political Science817%
Education48%
Building and Construction36%
General Social Sciences24%
Religious studies24%
Urban Studies24%
Analytical Chemistry12%
Archeology12%
Gender Studies12%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences12%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Religion, Society, and Development6
African cultural and philosophical studies4
Christian Theology and Mission2
Mining and Resource Management2
Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria2
Religion, Ecology, and Ethics2
Urban and Rural Development Challenges2
Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development1
Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy1
Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration1
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management1
Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation1

Who they write with

14 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country

Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest.

Where their co-authors are

29% of their 14 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122334Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom4
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of LeedsGB4 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH4 papers
University of VendaZA1 paper
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH1 paper

Where they publish

Worldviews Global Religions Culture and Ecology4
Langaa RPCIG2
Oguaa Journal of Religion and Human Values2
Orita, Ibadan Journal of Religious Studies2
PAN: Philosophy Activism Nature2
Religious Studies and Theology2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

15Life on land5
12Responsible consumption and production2
2Zero hunger1
5Gender equality1
8Decent work and economic growth1
10Reduced inequalities1
13Climate action1

Most cited

Managing the environmental crisis in Ghana: The role of African traditional religion and culture with special reference to the Berekum Traditional Area
Professor Samuel Awuah-Nyamekye
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
201463 citations
Religion and Development: African Traditional Religion's Perspective
Professor Samuel Awuah-Nyamekye
Religious Studies and Theology
201258 citations
Religion and development in Africa

Recent publications

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Associations between green tea drinking and body mass index, serum lipid profile and prostate-specific antigen in a Ghanaian population: a cross-sectional study
Francis T Djankpa, Professor Samuel Awuah-Nyamekye
BMC Nutrition2
20250 citationsOpen access · Gold
Environmental Education, Sustainable Lifestyle Choices and the Built-Environment: The Case of Ghana
Professor Samuel Awuah-Nyamekye
Drumspeak International Journal of Research in the Humanities
20250 citationsOpen access · Bronze
Colonial Marginalities and Post-Colonial Fragments: Inter-Faith Networking for Development in Ghana
Professor Samuel Awuah-Nyamekye, Simon Kofi Appiah
Sustainable development goals series10
20220 citations
The Use of Sex Selection Reproductive Technology in Traditional African Societies: An Ethical Evaluation and a Case for Its Adaptation
Joseph Oppong, Professor Samuel Awuah-Nyamekye
5
20210 citations
Religion and development in Africa
Professor Samuel Awuah-Nyamekye
University of Bamberg Press
202049 citations
African theology, philosophy, and religions: Celebrating John Samuel Mbiti’s contribution
Professor Samuel Awuah-Nyamekye
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
20204 citations
The interplay between religion and development in Ghana
Professor Samuel Awuah-Nyamekye
Religion and development in afRica
20204 citations
Climate Change and Insecurities
Professor Samuel Awuah-Nyamekye
African Theology, Philosophy, and Religions: Celebrating John Samuel Mbiti’s Contribution
20200 citations
African traditional religion and human security in Ghana
Professor Samuel Awuah-Nyamekye
Themes in Religion and Human Security in Africa
20200 citations
Climate Change and Indigenous Akan Religio-Cultural Practices
Professor Samuel Awuah-Nyamekye
Worldviews Global Religions Culture and Ecology13
201911 citationsWorld top 10%

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