Joseph Boateng Agyenim

Senior Lecturer · Environment, Governance and Sustainable Development

Senior Research Fellow

Senior Research Fellow, University of Cape Coast, since 1998per ORCID

In their own words

Water resources and environmental management
food security

Publications: 182010–2026
Citations: 292to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 1.211.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 19%3 of 16 scored papers
Open access: 69%11 of the 16 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 9 publications, 62 citations to them, h-index 5.

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

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

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

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics528%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences528%
Sociology and Political Science422%
Soil Science317%
Strategy and Management317%
Building and Construction211%
Nutrition and Dietetics211%
Plant Science211%
Political Science and International Relations211%
Business and International Management16%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Agricultural Innovations and Practices4
Climate change impacts on agriculture3
Global trade, sustainability, and social impact3
Agricultural risk and resilience2
Agriculture and Rural Development Research2
Child Nutrition and Water Access2
Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact2
Mining and Resource Management2
Water Governance and Infrastructure2
Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development1
Environmental Education and Sustainability1
Environmental Philosophy and Ethics1

Who they write with

21 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.

Where their co-authors are

31% of their 16 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

India3
United States1
Netherlands1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityIN3 papers
Presbyterian University, GhanaGH2 papers
IHE Delft Institute for Water EducationNL1 paper
New Mexico State UniversityUS1 paper
Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamNL1 paper
Takoradi Technical UniversityGH1 paper
Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development StudiesGH1 paper
University for Development StudiesGH1 paper

Where they publish

Cogent Social Sciences2
Agriculture and Human Values1
Climate change management1
Cogent Food & Agriculture1
Environmental Research Engineering and Management1
Humanities and Social Science Research1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

6Clean water and sanitation2
13Climate action2
17Partnerships for the goals2
4Quality education1
5Gender equality1
8Decent work and economic growth1
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

IWRM and developing countries: Implementation challenges in Ghana
Joseph Boateng Agyenim
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C
2012125 citations
The evolution of Ghana's water law and policy
Joseph Boateng Agyenim
Review of European Community & International Environmental Law
201052 citations
Correlation Analysis of Groundwater Colouration from Mountainous Areas, Ghana
Joseph Boateng Agyenim

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Development StudiesUniversity of Cape Coastsince 1998

Education

PhD/Dr, IVMVrije Universiteit Amsterdam2005–2011

How it can be read

69% free to read, of the 16 recorded

Diamond 4 · 22%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 28%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 11%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 5 · 28%Behind a paywall
Unknown 2 · 11%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

4 of 18 papers name a funder

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung2
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst2
Universität Kassel2
Philanthropic Educational Organization1
University of Otago1