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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
Hazards and vulnerability mapping for adaptation to climate risks in savannah ecosystem: A case study of the upper east region, Ghana
GAB Yiran, EA Gyasi, EM Attua, K Owusu
2014 Social Sciences 9
Accessibility for all to unlock sustainable mobility-a gendered approach: The case of Accra and Kumasi in Ghana
B Anderson, J Patiño, J Sheahan, K Owusu, E Agyemang, D Boateng, ...
2024 West African Papers, 2024 Social Sciences 8
Effects of socio-cultural norms on smallholder adaptation to climate change in Nkoranza South municipality, Ghana
ANA Sowah, K Owusu, PWK Yankson, E Quansah
2021 Development in Practice 31 (2), 161-173, 2021 Natural Sciences 8
Transportation system as a climate mitigation strategy for the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA)
E Agyemang, AB Asiedu, F Pia, K Owusu, A Jensen
2015 Social Sciences 8
Climate Change and Agricultural Adaptation Measures in the Transition Zone of Mid-Ghana
IS Egyir, K Owusu, JBD Jatoe, C Wrigley-Asante
2014 Natural Sciences 8
Household economics of cocoa agroforestry: costs and benefits
SA Boadi, AS Bosselmann, K Owusu, R Asare, MF Olwig
2024 as Climate Change Adaptation, 121, 2024 Agriculture 7
Climate Change Impacts on Two Coastal Metropolitan Areas in Ghana
K Owusu, PWK Yankson, AB Asiedu, T Daniel
2019 Climate Change in Ghana:The Human Dimension, 2019 Natural Sciences 7
Government rainwater harvesting program in drylands of Northern Ghana
K Owusu, PB Obour
2023 Handbook of nature-based solutions to mitigation and adaptation to climate …, 2023 Social Sciences 5
Climate change impacts on staple root and tuber crops production: implications for smallholder farmers' livelihoods in rural Ghana
K Owusu, PB Obour, R Oppong, SA Boadi
2020 International Journal of Sustainable Society 12 (3), 253-265, 2020 Natural Sciences 5
Social differences in the vulnerability and adaptation patterns among smallholder farmers: Evidence from Lawra district in the Upper West Region of Ghana
AY Abass, A Mensah, M Salifu, K Owusu
2018 International Knowledge Sharing Platform (IISTE), 2018 Social Sciences 5
Climate Change Effects On Smallholder Farmers’ Livelihoods: The Case of Ejura/Sekyedumasi Municipal of the Ashanti Region of Ghana
VR Vondi, C Wrigley-Asante, K Owusu
2015 Natural Sciences 5
Climate change, urban heat island effect, and adaptation strategies of vegetable farmers in Accra
IK Arthur, K Owusu, PB Obour, S Egyir
2025 Handbook of nature-based solutions to mitigation and adaptation to climate …, 2025 Social Sciences 4
Ensuring sustainability via accessible transport systems for all in Accra and Kumasi
E Agyemang, B Anderson, K Owusu, J Patiño Quinchía, M Trémolières
2023 E3S Web of Conferences 418, 02001, 2023 Social Sciences 4
Spatial and temporal variability in the characteristics of extreme daily rainfalls in Ghana
H Capps Herron, P Waylen, K Owusu
2023 Natural Hazards 117 (1), 655-680, 2023 Social Sciences 4
Climate Change Adaptation and Transformation of Smallholder Farming System in Mid-Ghana
PB Obour, k Owusu
2021 Handbook of Climate Change Management, 2021 Natural Sciences 4
The environmental and social governance of the Bui Dam project in Ghana
PWK Yankson, K Owusu, AB Asiedu
2017 Chinese Hydropower Development in Africa and Asia, 100-114, 2017 Social Sciences 4
Shaping expanding cities for accessible transport-Proximity and road networks: The case of Accra and Kumasi in Ghana
B Anderson, J Patiño, J Sheahan, K Owusu, E Agyemang, Y Kholodov, ...
2024 OECD, 2024 Social Sciences 3
As assessment of climate and climate change content of courses and research at the University of Ghana.
K Owusu, AB Asiedu, PWK Yankson, Y Ntiamoa-Baidu
2013 Tertiary Education Series 6 (1), 1-12, 2013 Natural Sciences 3
Government rainwater harvesting initiative in northern Ghana and its impacts on local livelihoods and work-life balance: evidence from Savelugu Municipality
AF Koranteng, PB Obour, K Owusu
2024 Local Environment 29 (10), 1307-1322, 2024 Social Sciences 2
Long‐Term Effects of Arable and Tree Cropping Systems on Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics in a Tropical Agroecological Transition Zone
PB Obour, OA Bosompem, K Owusu, EO Danso, F Plauborg, E Arthur
2024 Land Degradation & Development 35 (18), 5659-5670, 2024 Social Sciences 2
Mobilité accessible et durable dans les villes africaines-une approche spatiale et genrée: Accra et Kumasi (Ghana)
B Anderson, J Patiño, J Sheahan, K Owusu, E Agyemang, D Boateng, ...
2024 Notes ouest-africaines, 2024 Social Sciences 2
Dissemination of Climatic Information and Market Driven Extension Services to Smallholder Farmers in Africa Using Mobile Technology: The Case of Esoko Ghana Commodity Index
PO Gyaase, K Owusu
2022 The African Mobile Story, 139-155, 2022 Social Sciences 2
Contribution of value addition in agriculture to development: case of the oil palm industry in Kwaebibirem district, Ghana
R Sarku, EA Gyasi, K Owusu
2014 Agriculture 2
Effects of cashew cropping systems on soil physicochemical properties and tree performance
EO Mensah, PB Obour, CA Amoatey, BO Yaw, BK Asitoakor, DA Kotey, ...
2025 Agronomy Journal 117 (5), e70186, 2025 Social Sciences 1
Soil and water conservation practices and challenges in vegetable farming: A case study of urban and peri‐urban Accra, Ghana
PB Obour, J Ntajal, K Owusu, E Mak‐Mensah, M Tuffour, O Niang, ...
2025 Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems 10 (1), e70025, 2025 Social Sciences 1