Koomson Frederick

Senior Research Fellow · Integrated Development Studies

Associate Professor, School for Development Studies

Associate Professor, University of Cape Coastper ORCID

In their own words

Development Studies

Publications: 192002–2025
Citations: 61to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 1
Field-weighted impact: 0.591.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 7%1 of 15 scored papers
Open access: 73%11 of the 15 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 13 publications, 37 citations to them, h-index 3.

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Google Scholar shows 144 citations, h-index 8 and i10-index 6 (117 citations and h-index 7 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

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

Building and Construction526%
Economics and Econometrics526%
Sociology and Political Science316%
Accounting211%
Business and International Management211%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics211%
Finance211%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences211%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance211%
Strategy and Management211%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Microfinance and Financial Inclusion5
Mining and Resource Management5
Agriculture and Rural Development Research2
Community Development and Social Impact2
Cooperative Studies and Economics2
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development2
Natural Resources and Economic Development2
Urban and Rural Development Challenges2
Agricultural Innovations and Practices1
Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development1
Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences1
Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact1

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 15 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

Anglican University College of TechnologyGH1 paper

Where they publish

African Journal Of Applied Research3
Oguaa Journal of Social Sciences2
Accra, Ghana: Tropenbos Ghana1
Cogent Social Sciences1
Economic Annals1
Environment Development and Sustainability1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty3
8Decent work and economic growth3
2Zero hunger2
10Reduced inequalities2
15Life on land1

Most cited

Social and solidarity economy and social inclusion of cooperatives in the Assin Fosu Municipality, Ghana
Koomson Frederick
Heliyon10
202411 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Interface between artisanal and small-scale mining and cocoa farming in the Wassa Amenfi East and West Districts of Ghana
Emmanuel Ekow Asmah, Francis Enu-Kwesi, Koomson Frederick
The Extractive Industries and Society

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Associate Professor, Integrated Development StudiesUniversity of Cape Coast

Education

Head of Department/Senior Research Fellow, Integrated Development StudiesUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2004

Recent publications

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Artisanal and small-scale mining, institutional arrangements and vulnerability of cocoa farmers in the Wassa Amenfi East and West Districts, Ghana
Emmanuel Ekow Asmah, Francis Enu-Kwesi, Koomson Frederick
Resources Policy2
20251 citation
Dialoguing for Peaceful Coexistence Among Migrants and Host Communities in Artisanal And Small-Scale Mining in Ghana
Koomson Frederick, Sabina Appiah-Boateng
African Journal Of Applied Research
20250 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Land commodification, alienation and livelihoods of peri-urban farmers in Awutu Bereku, Ghana
Koomson Frederick
Environment Development and Sustainability
20250 citations
Social and solidarity economy and social inclusion of cooperatives in the Assin Fosu Municipality, Ghana
Koomson Frederick
Heliyon10
202411 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Interface between artisanal and small-scale mining and cocoa farming in the Wassa Amenfi East and West Districts of Ghana
Emmanuel Ekow Asmah, Francis Enu-Kwesi, Koomson Frederick
The Extractive Industries and Society2
20249 citations
Assessing the effectiveness of social accountability interventions in selected district assemblies in Ghana
Emmanuel Y. Tenkorang, Koomson Frederick, Prof Patrick OSEI-KUFUOR
Cogent Social Sciences10
20241 citationOpen access · Gold
Beyond the numbers: Group formation in the artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana
Koomson Frederick, Sabina Appiah-Boateng
World Development Perspectives8
20233 citations
Spillover Effect of Surface Mining on Cocoa Farming in The Wassa Amenfi East and West Districts, Ghana.
Emmanuel Ekow Asmah, Francis Enu-Kwesi, Koomson Frederick
African Journal Of Applied Research15
20231 citationOpen access · Diamond
Resource Mobilisation, Utilisation and Wellbeing of Social and Solidarity Groups In The Assin Fosu Municipality, Ghana.
Koomson Frederick
African Journal Of Applied Research1
20230 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Non-farm livelihood diversification: Strategies and constraints in selected rural and peri-urban communities, Ghana
Joseph Boateng Agyenim, Koomson Frederick
Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development
20211 citationOpen access · Diamond

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