Harriet Potakey

Research Fellow · Environment, Governance and Sustainable Development

In their own words

Environment
Governance and Sustainable Development

Publications: 161998–2026
Citations: 121to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 1.601.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 10%1 of 10 scored papers
Open access: 40%4 of the 10 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 13 publications, 102 citations to them, h-index 6.

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Google Scholar shows 111 citations, h-index 5 and i10-index 4 (94 citations and h-index 4 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 Science425%
Political Science and International Relations319%
Urban Studies319%
Global and Planetary Change213%
Strategy and Management213%
Building and Construction16%
Computer Science Applications16%
Economics and Econometrics16%
Food Science16%
General Health Professions16%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Urban and Rural Development Challenges3
Water Governance and Infrastructure3
Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact2
Public-Private Partnership Projects2
Accounting and Organizational Management1
Child Nutrition and Water Access1
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management1
Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research1
Environmental Education and Sustainability1
Environmental Philosophy and Ethics1
Fiscal Policies and Political Economy1
Food Safety and Hygiene1

Who they write with

16 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

0% of their 10 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

Most frequent partner countries

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Presbyterian University, GhanaGH1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development2
Society & Natural Resources2
Adaptive Management: Element, Application and Research1
African Studies1
Environmental Challenges1
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education1
8Decent work and economic growth1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
12Responsible consumption and production1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Open defecation near a world heritage site: causes and implication for sustainable tourism and heritage management
Benjamin Yaw Tachie, Harriet Potakey, Justice Mensah
Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development
202329 citations
Governance for sustainable sand mining in two selected local government areas in the Central Region of Ghana
Emmanuel Y. Tenkorang, Harriet Potakey, Janet S. Boateng, John Victor Mensah
Society & Natural Resources
2025

Recent publications

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Private Waste Collection in the Tema Metropolis, Ghana: A Spatial Analysis of User Satisfaction
Dr. Owusu Boampong, Harriet Potakey
African Studies17
20260 citations
Governance for sustainable sand mining in two selected local government areas in the Central Region of Ghana
Emmanuel Y. Tenkorang, Harriet Potakey, Janet S. Boateng, John Victor Mensah
Society & Natural Resources
202519 citations
Tourism-induced natural resource conflict: The case of Kakum National Park, Ghana
Harriet Potakey, Janet S. Boateng, Sabina Appiah-Boateng
Environmental Challenges
20253 citationsOpen access · Gold
Application of internal audit working tools in local governments in Ghana
Harriet Potakey, John Victor Mensah, Musah Dankwah
Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science- Economics and Business Administration
20250 citationsOpen access · Diamond
ASSESSING THE INTERNAL CONTROLS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN GHANA
Harriet Potakey, John Victor Mensah, Musah Dankwah
Pressacademia
20242 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Open defecation near a world heritage site: causes and implication for sustainable tourism and heritage management
Benjamin Yaw Tachie, Harriet Potakey, Justice Mensah
Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development
202329 citations
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%
Predisposing factors of environmental citizenship behavior among Senior High School students in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana
Harriet Potakey, John Victor Mensah, Joseph Boateng Agyenim
Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment4
20226 citations
Open defecation near a world heritage site: causes and implication for sustainable tourism and heritage management
Benjamin Yaw Tachie, Harriet Potakey, Justice Mensah
Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development
202113 citations

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Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science- Economics and Business Administration

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment1

How it can be read

40% free to read, of the 10 recorded

Diamond 3 · 19%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 6%In an open-access journal
Closed 6 · 38%Behind a paywall
Unknown 6 · 38%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

1 of 16 papers name a funder

University of Cape Coast1