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Prof. Kwadwo Owusu

PROFESSOR

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

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
ClimatologyClimate ChangeGeography
Publications

98

Citations

2,813

H-index

29

i10-index

48

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
28.7
Most cited paper
252
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 08:29
Publications

98 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Trends in spatio-temporal variability in annual rainfall in Ghana (1951-2000)
K Owusu, P Waylen
2009 Weather 64 (5), 115, 2009 Social Sciences 252
The changing rainy season climatology of mid-Ghana
K Owusu, PR Waylen
2013 Theoretical and Applied Climatology 112 (3-4), 419-430, 2013 Social Sciences 177
Collective action to improve market access for smallholder producers of agroforestry products: key lessons learned with insights from Cameroon's experience
A Gyau, S Franzel, M Chiatoh, G Nimino, K Owusu
2014 Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 6, 68-72, 2014 Agriculture 162
Rainfall Variability over Ghana: Model versus Rain Gauge Observation
F Nkrumah, NAB Klutse, DC Adukpo, K Owusu, KA Quagraine, A Owusu, ...
2014 International Journal of Geosciences 5, 673-683, 2014 Social Sciences 146
Daily characteristics of West African summer monsoon precipitation in CORDEX simulations: NAB.. Klutse et al.
NAB Klutse, MB Sylla, I Diallo, A Sarr, A Dosio, A Diedhiou, A Kamga, ...
2016 Theoretical and applied climatology 123 (1), 369-386, 2016 Social Sciences 145
Changing rainfall inputs in the Volta basin: implications for water sharing in Ghana
K Owusu, P Waylen, Y Qiu
2008 GeoJournal 71 (4), 201-210, 2008 Social Sciences 143
Gender dimensions of climate change adaptation practices: the experiences of smallholder crop farmers in the transition zone of Ghana
C Wrigley-Asante, K Owusu, IS Egyir, TM Owiyo
2019 African Geographical Review 38 (2), 126-139, 2019 Social Sciences 140
The impacts of dams on local livelihoods: a study of the Bui Hydroelectric Project in Ghana
PB Obour, K Owusu, EA Agyeman, A Ahenkan, ÀN Madrid
2016 International Journal of Water Resources Development 32 (2), 286-300, 2016 Social Sciences 125
The livelihood challenges of resettled communities of the Bui dam project in Ghana and the role of Chinese dam‐builders
PWK Yankson, AB Asiedu, K Owusu, F Urban, G Siciliano
2018 Development Policy Review 36, O476-O494, 2018 Social Sciences 111
Projected temperature increases over northern Ghana
NAB Klutse, K Owusu, YA Boafo
2020 SN Applied Sciences 2 (8), 1339, 2020 Social Sciences 94
Impact of climate change and variability on hydropower in Ghana
SA Boadi, K Owusu
2019 African Geographical Review 38 (1), 19-31, 2019 Natural Sciences 86
The vulnerable state of the Ghana coast: The case of Faana-Bortianor
M Oteng-Ababio, K Owusu
2011 Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies 3 (2), 429-442, 2011 Social Sciences 68
Selected shade tree species improved cocoa yields in low-input agroforestry systems in Ghana
BK Asitoakor, P Vaast, A Ræbild, HP Ravn, VY Eziah, K Owusu, ...
2022 Agricultural Systems 202, 2022 Agriculture 65
Influences of Climate Variability on Cocoa Health and Productivity in Agroforestry Systems in Ghana
BK Asitoakor, R Asare, A Ræbild, HP Ravn, VY Eziah, K Owusu, ...
2022 Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 327, 2022 Agriculture 57
Assessment of patterns of climate variables and malaria cases in two ecological zones of Ghana
F Aboagye-Antwi
2014 Open Journal of Ecology, 2014 Natural Sciences 53
Supplementing urban water supply with rainwater harvesting in Accra, Ghana
K Owusu, JK Teye
2014 International Journal of Water Resources Development, 1-10, 2014 Social Sciences 42
Projected rainfall changes and their implications for rainfed agriculture in northern Ghana
NAB Klutse, K Owusu, F Nkrumah, OA Anang
2021 Weather 99 (99), 2021 Agriculture 41
Urban flooding, adaptation strategies and resilience: A case study of Accra, Ghana
K Owusu, PB Obour
2020 African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation, 2020 Social Sciences 41
Mainstreaming climate change into local governance: financing and budgetary compliance in selected local governments in Ghana
JI Musah-Surugu, K Owusu, PWK Yankson, EK Ayisi
2018 Development in Practice 28 (1), 65-80, 2018 Social Sciences 39
The 2020 Maize Production Failure in Ghana: A Case Study of Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipality
PB Obour, IK Arthur, K Owusu
2022 Sustainability 14 (6), 2022 Agriculture 38
How do land tenure arrangements influence adaptive responses of farmers? A study of crop farmers from semi-arid Ghana
FA Akugre, K Owusu, C Wrigley-Asante, ET Lawson
2021 GeoJournal, 1-16, 2021 Agriculture 38
Rainfall changes in the savannah zone of northern Ghana 1961–2010
K Owusu
2018 Weather 73 (2), 46-50, 2018 Social Sciences 38
Farmer’s observation on climate change impacts on maize (Zea mays) production in a selected agro-ecological zone in Ghana
NA Browne Klutse, K Owusu, D Adukpo, F Nkrumah, K Quagraine, ...
2013 Natural Sciences 38
Combined effects of shade and drought on physiology, growth, and yield of mature cocoa trees
EO Mensah, A Ræbild, R Asare, CA Amoatey, B Markussen, K Owusu, ...
2023 Science of the Total Environment 899, 165657, 2023 Agriculture 36
Agroforestry as climate change adaptation: the case of cocoa farming in Ghana
MF Olwig, A Skovmand Bosselmann, K Owusu
2024 Springer Nature, 2024 Agriculture 33