George Tweneboah

Associate Professor · Department of Finance

Professor of Finance

Professor, University of Cape Coast, since 2025per ORCID

In their own words

Finance and Investment
Financial Econometrics
International Economics
Financial integration
Macroeconomic uncertainty
Economic growth and development
Institutional quality
Financial markets and assets
Exchange rate dynamics
Financial inclusion and poverty reduction

Publications: 712008–2026
Citations: 1,231to those papers
h-index: 18i10-index 26
Field-weighted impact: 4.011.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 48%27 of 56 scored papers
Open access: 60%34 of the 57 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 55 publications, 860 citations to them, h-index 16.

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Google Scholar shows 2,171 citations, h-index 24 and i10-index 36 (1,480 citations and h-index 21 since 2021), as of October 5, 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

Economics and Econometrics4868%
Finance2535%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance2535%
Information Systems1217%
Accounting68%
Strategy and Management46%
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine23%
Business and International Management23%
Education23%
Management Science and Operations Research23%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Market Dynamics and Volatility29
Monetary Policy and Economic Impact24
Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis14
Economic Growth and Development10
Financial Risk and Volatility Modeling10
Global Financial Crisis and Policies8
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth7
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth6
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion6
Financial Markets and Investment Strategies5
Islamic Finance and Banking Studies5
Fiscal Policies and Political Economy3

Who they write with

62 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
Elsewhere in Africa

The 30 most frequent of 62 co-authors. Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest.

Where their co-authors are

54% of their 57 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

South Africa44
Uzbekistan2
Australia2
United States2
Nigeria2
Korea1
Brazil1
Germany1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of the WitwatersrandZA41 papers
Ghana Baptist University CollegeGH10 papers
University of GhanaGH4 papers
University of JohannesburgZA3 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH3 papers
Tashkent State University of EconomicsUZ2 papers
Central UniversityGH2 papers
University of Professional StudiesGH2 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH2 papers
South African Reserve BankZA2 papers

Where they publish

Cogent Economics & Finance7
Cogent Social Sciences7
Journal of African Business4
Journal of Financial Economic Policy4
Research in International Business and Finance4
Journal of Business and Enterprise Development (JOBED)3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

17Partnerships for the goals10
8Decent work and economic growth8
10Reduced inequalities8
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure2
3Good health and well-being1
4Quality education1
6Clean water and sanitation1

Most cited

Foreign direct investment and stock market development: Ghana's evidence
Anokye M. Adam, George Tweneboah
International research journal of finance and economics
2009280 citations
The effect of financial inclusion on poverty reduction in Sub-Sahara Africa: Does threshold matter?
George Tweneboah
Cogent Social Sciences10
202172 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Professor, Department of FinanceUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2025
Associate Professor, Department of FinanceUniversity of Cape Coast2022–2025
Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Business Administration (Wits Business School)University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg2019–2024
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Graduate School of Business AdministrationUniversity of the Witwatersrand2017–2019

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Graduate School of Business AdministrationUniversity of the Witwatersrand2014–2016

Recent publications

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Has trade liberalization played a helpful, benign, or malign role on economic growth within the ECOWAS trading bloc?
George Tweneboah
The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development
20264 citations
Connectedness between cryptocurrency and African equities: Evidence from a time-varying approach
George Tweneboah, Siaw Frimpong
Strategic Business Research17
20261 citationWorld top 10%
Threshold effect of financial development on sectoral efficiency in Africa
George Tweneboah, Professor John Gartchie Gatsi
Journal of Financial Economic Policy8
20260 citations
Nonprofits’ role in the delivery of social services: A bibliometric analysis
George Tweneboah
International Review of Philanthropy and Social Investment
20260 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Effect of entrepreneurial orientation on sustainable financial practices: The roles of dynamic capabilities and institutional conditions
George Tweneboah
Africa Journal of Management8
20260 citations
FinTech and financial inclusion in emerging and developing economies: a system GMM model
George Tweneboah
Cogent Social Sciences10
202516 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Growth effects of FDI inflows, financial development and institutional quality in emerging economies: a panel quantile regression approach
George Tweneboah
Journal of Financial Economic Policy
202511 citationsWorld top 10%
Relationship between Macroeconomic Fundamentals in the West African Monetary Zone
George Tweneboah
Studies in Economics and Econometrics10
20253 citations
Government size and output volatility in Sub-Saharan African Countries: do threshold levels exist?
George Tweneboah
Cogent Social Sciences
20253 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
An Investigation of the spatial dependence between economic policy uncertainty and economic activities in emerging market economies
George Tweneboah, Peterson Owusu Junior
Research in Globalization
20252 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

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