Kwabena Nkansah Darfor

Senior Lecturer · Applied Economics

Senior Lecturer, Department of Applied Economics, School of Economics

Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Coast, since 2010per ORCID
Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Coast, since 2010per ORCID

In their own words

climate Change
Environment & Resource
Agricultural Economics
Labour
Finance

Publications: 212010–2026
Citations: 552to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 12
Field-weighted impact: 4.861.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 64%9 of 14 scored papers
Open access: 50%7 of the 14 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 13 publications, 235 citations to them, h-index 8.

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

Economics and Econometrics838%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences419%
Soil Science419%
Accounting314%
Finance210%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance210%
General Health Professions210%
Business and International Management15%
Demography15%
Ecology15%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Microfinance and Financial Inclusion5
Agricultural Innovations and Practices4
Agricultural risk and resilience3
Banking stability, regulation, efficiency2
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth2
Islamic Finance and Banking Studies2
Taxation and Compliance Studies2
Agricultural Economics and Policy1
Climate change impacts on agriculture1
Coastal and Marine Management1
Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies1
Corporate Taxation and Avoidance1

Who they write with

54 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
No African institution

The 30 most frequent of 54 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

64% of their 14 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

China5
United States3
Germany2
Canada2
Australia1
United Kingdom1
Italy1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Sichuan Agricultural UniversityCN3 papers
Chengdu University of TechnologyCN2 papers
University of SaskatchewanCA2 papers
Technische Universität DresdenDE2 papers
Ohio UniversityUS1 paper
Southern Illinois University CarbondaleUS1 paper
University of InsubriaIT1 paper
University of New EnglandAU1 paper
Anglia Ruskin UniversityGB1 paper
York UniversityCA1 paper

Where they publish

AfricaGrowth Agenda1
BMC Health Services Research1
Cogent Social Sciences1
Environment, Agriculture and Cross-Border Migrations1
Environmental Challenges1
International Business Research1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

8Decent work and economic growth4
2Zero hunger3
1No poverty2

Most cited

Sustaining Small and Medium Enterprises through Financial Service Utilization: Does Financial Literacy Matter?
Francis Kwaw Andoh, Jacob Nunoo, Kwabena Nkansah Darfor
Journal of Business and Enterprise Development
2015224 citations
Increasing Ghanaian fish farms’ productivity: Does the use of the internet matter?
Kwabena Nkansah Darfor, Selorm Akaba
Marine Policy8
202059 citations

Recent publications

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Advancing SDGs 2 and 8 Through Tourism: Evidence on Tourism Market Participation, Dietary Diversity, and Government Support in Ghana via Institutional Theory
Charles Hackman Kwamena Essel, Kwabena Nkansah Darfor
Sustainable Development8
20261 citationWorld top 10%
Enhancing Social Resilience Through Marine Conservation Policies: A Case Study of Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
Francis Taale, Kwabena Nkansah Darfor
Palgrave Studies in Maritime Economics
20260 citations
Household Consumption Expenditure Determinants Across Poverty Subgroups in Sub-Sahara Africa: Evidence from the Ghanaian Living Standard Survey
Kwabena Nkansah Darfor
Journal of Poverty1
202419 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Health shocks and rural farmers credit access shifts in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from the Kwahu Afram Plains South District, Ghana
Dasmani Isaac, Kwabena Nkansah Darfor
Environmental Challenges
20244 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Access to Financial Services and Economic Performance of Livestock Farms: Exploring Potential Pathways
Gloria Essilfie, Kwabena Nkansah Darfor
Sustainable development goals series2
20240 citations
Effect of Urbanisation on Sustainable Development in Ghana: Does Regulatory Quality Matter?
Kwabena Nkansah Darfor, william brafu-insaidoo
AfricaGrowth Agenda
20240 citations
Bank Competition and Financial Sector Stability in Ghana
Benedict Afful Jr., Jacob Nunoo, Kwabena Nkansah Darfor, William Godfred Cantah
Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutions
20233 citationsWorld top 10%
Compliance Burden and Tax Gap Among Micro and Small Businesses: Evidence From Ghana
Benedict Afful Jr., Francis Kwaw Andoh, James Atta PEPRAH, Kwabena Nkansah Darfor, Prof. Camara K. Obeng
SAGE Open8
202215 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Access to credit and farmland abandonment nexus: The case of rural Ghana
Kwabena Nkansah Darfor, Selorm Akaba
Natural Resources Forum1
202118 citations
Determinants of agriculture credit fungibility among smallholder farmers: The case of rural Ghana
Kwabena Nkansah Darfor, Selorm Akaba
International Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources2
202112 citationsOpen access · Hybrid

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