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Simon Bawakyillenuo

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Assoc. Professor of Human Geography, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteINST. OF STAT. SOC.& ECON. RES
DepartmentINSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH SECRETARIAT
Environmentenergyclimate changegreen economy
Publications

76

Citations

1,331

H-index

18

i10-index

26

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
17.5
Most cited paper
166
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 08:10
Publications

76 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Local institutions and adaptive capacity to climate change/variability in the northern savannah of Ghana
JA Yaro, J Teye, S Bawakyillenuo
2015 Climate and Development 7 (3), 235-245, 2015 Natural Sciences 166
Exploring the autonomous adaptation strategies to climate change and climate variability in selected villages in the rural northern savannah zone of Ghana
S Bawakyillenuo, JA Yaro, J Teye
2016 Local Environment 21 (3), 361-382, 2016 Natural Sciences 155
Application of theory of planned behaviour to households’ source separation behaviour in Ghana
H Alhassan, FA Asante, M Oteng-Ababio, S Bawakyillenuo
2018 Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal 29 (4), 704-721, 2018 Social Sciences 92
Tertiary education and industrial development in Ghana
S Bawakyillenuo, IO Akoto, C Ahiadeke, EBD Aryeetey, EK Agbe
2013 Policy Brief 33012, 1-13, 2013 Social Sciences 80
Deconstructing the dichotomies of solar photovoltaic (PV) dissemination trajectories in Ghana, Kenya and Zimbabwe from the 1960s to 2007
S Bawakyillenuo
2012 Energy Policy 49, 410-421, 2012 Social Sciences 79
Land use and land cover change detection and prediction based on CA-Markov chain in the savannah ecological zone of Ghana
P Aniah, S Bawakyillenuo, SNA Codjoe, FM Dzanku
2023 Environmental Challenges 10, 100664, 2023 Natural Sciences 65
Local farmers’ experiences and perceptions of climate change in the Northern Savannah zone of Ghana
JK Teye, JA Yaro, S Bawakyillenuo
2015 International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management 7 (3), 327-347, 2015 Natural Sciences 63
Powering communities using hybrid solar–biogas in Ghana, a feasibility study
FB Agyenim, PD Dzamboe, M Mohammed, S Bawakyillenuo, R Okrofu, ...
2020 Environmental technology & innovation 19, 100837, 2020 Social Sciences 55
Building the adaptive capacity for livelihood improvements of Sahel Savannah farmers through NGO-led adaptation interventions
A Tahiru, B Sackey, G Owusu, S Bawakyillenuo
2019 Climate Risk Management 26, 100197, 2019 Social Sciences 53
Cost and returns of renewable energy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A comparison of Kenya and Ghana
A Pueyo, S Bawakyillenuo, H Osiolo
2016 The Institute of Development Studies and Partner Organisations, 2016 Engineering 50
Policy and institutional failures: photovoltaic solar household system (PV/SHS) dissemination in Ghana
S Bawakyillenuo
2009 Energy & environment 20 (6), 927-947, 2009 Social Sciences 42
Environmental consciousness of entrepreneurs in Ghana: How do entrepreneur types, demographic characteristics and product competitiveness count?
S Bawakyillenuo, ISK Agbelie
2021 Sustainability 13 (16), 9139, 2021 Social Sciences 35
The governance of energy transitions in Africa: a sketch of plural perspectives
P Späth, V Castán Broto, S Bawakyillenuo, M Pregernig
2022 Energy, sustainability and society 12 (1), 51, 2022 Social Sciences 34
The landscape of energy for cooking in Ghana: A review
S Bawakyillenuo, AO Crentsil, IK Agbelie, S Danquah, ...
2021 Mod Energy Cook Serv 1 (6), 1-56, 2021 Social Sciences 34
Do socio-psychological factors influence households' willingness-to-pay for improved solid waste management services? Evidence from Ghana
H Alhassan, FA Asante, M Oteng-Ababio, S Bawakyillenuo
2017 International Journal of Green Economics 11 (3-4), 183-203, 2017 Social Sciences 32
An assessment of determinants of adaptive capacity to climate change/variability in the rural savannah of Ghana
JA Yaro, JK Teye, S Bawakyillenuo
2016 Adaptation to climate change and Variability in rural West Africa, 59-82, 2016 Natural Sciences 26
Public spending on climate change in Africa: Experiences from Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda
N Bird, FA Asante, S Bawakyillenuo, NC Trujillo, Z Eshetu, G Tumushabe, ...
2016 ODI Report, 2016 Natural Sciences 19
Farm-level effects of the 2019 Ghana planting for food and jobs program: An analysis of household survey data
FA Asante, S Bawakyillenuo
2021 Intl Food Policy Res Inst, 2021 Agriculture 18
Rural electrification in Ghana: Issues of photovoltaic energy technology utilisation
S Bawakyillenuo
2007 Social Sciences 18
Sustainable energy transitions in sub-Saharan African cities: The role of local government
S Bawakyillenuo, M Olweny, M Anderson, M Borchers
2018 Urban energy transition, 529-551, 2018 Social Sciences 17
Climate change finance in Ghana
FA Asante, CA Tagoe, S Bawakyillenuo, N Canales Trujillo, N Bird, ...
2015 ODI, 2015 Natural Sciences 16
Diagnoses of the adaptive capacity of urban households to floods: The case of dome community in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana
WA Boakye, S Bawakyillenuo, I Agbelie
2018 Ghana Journal of Geography 10 (2), 1-22, 2018 Social Sciences 14
Green entrepreneurship for sustainable development in Ghana: A review
BB Jabik, S Bawakyillenuo
2016 GHANA SOCIAL SCIENCE 13 (2), 96, 2016 Social Sciences 11
Mapping current incentives and investment in Ghana’s agriculture sector: Lessons for Private Climate Finance
M Norman, E Darko, S Whitley, S Bawakyillenuo, F Nyamedor
2016 Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Working Paper April, 2016 Social Sciences 11
Smallholder farmers’ perceived effects of land use and cover change on provisioning ecosystem services in the savannah ecological zone of Ghana
P Aniah, S Bawakyillenuo
2023 NJAS: Impact in Agricultural and Life Sciences 95 (1), 2274583, 2023 Natural Sciences 10