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Chris Gordon

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
DepartmentINSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SANITATION STUDIES SECRETARIAT
Climate ResilienceBiodiversity LossEnvironmental Degradation
Publications

181

Citations

10,291

H-index

46

i10-index

89

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
56.9
Most cited paper
2,057
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 10:29
Publications

181 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Exposure to canopy fire reduces the biomass and stability of carbon stored in fire tolerant eucalypt forests
L Collins, ML Day-Smith, CE Gordon, RH Nolan
2023 Forest Ecology and Management 528, 120625, 2023 Natural Sciences 15
Carbon footprint of the large scale gold mining industry of Ghana
YK Amoako, C Gordon, PA Sakyi, R Gyimah
2018 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 26, 242-260, 2018 Natural Sciences 15
Hydrobiology of the Songor and Keta lagoons: Implications for wetland management in Ghana
CM Finlayson, C Gordon, Y Ntiamoa-Baidu, J Tumbulto, M Storrs
2000 Supervising Scientist Report 152, 167, 2000 Social Sciences 15
Challenges of managing forest reserves: case study of Atewa range forest reserve, Ghana.
JS Ayivor, C Gordon, JKAY Ntiamoa-Baidu
2011 Nature & Faune 25 (2), 56-63, 2011 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 14
Assessing levels of selected heavy metals with other pollutants in soil and water resources in Nandom District in the semi-arid northwestern Ghana
I Lente, WK Heve, MY Owusu-Twum, C Gordon, P Opoku, D Nukpezah, ...
2022 Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 194 (12), 919, 2022 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 13
Leadership, local knowledge and water management: Lessons from fringe communities of the Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve, Ghana
BD Ofori, D Nukpezah, JS Ayivor, ET Lawson, C Gordon
2014 International Journal of Development and Sustainability 3 (2), 353-370, 2014 Social Sciences 13
The global mangrove database and information system (GLOMIS): present status and future trends
S Baba, C Gordon, M Kainuma, JS Ayivor, FD Guebas
2004 THE COLOUR OF OCEAN DATA, 3, 2004 Engineering 13
Climate-smart agriculture: Greenhouse gas mitigation in climate-smart villages of Ghana
SW Anuga, BY Fosu-Mensah, D Nukpezah, A Ahenkan, C Gordon, ...
2022 Environmental Sustainability 5 (4), 457-469, 2022 Agriculture 12
Organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in sediment impacted by cage aquaculture in the Volta Basin of Ghana
EK Magna, SS Koranteng, A Donkor, C Gordon
2022 Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology 82 (1), 119-130, 2022 Agriculture 11
3. Hand-dug Well Water Quality: The Case of Two Peri-Urban Communities in Ghana
D Yirenya-Tawiah
2021 West African Journal of Applied Ecology, 2021 Social Sciences 11
Modelling the drivers of land use and land cover change of the great Amanzule wetland ecosystem to inform the development policy of the southwestern oil-rich region of Ghana
F Adarkwah, S Awuni, M Hajek, D Kübler, M Mattah, C Gordon, EH Owusu
2024 Heliyon 10 (17), 2024 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 10
Conceptualizing Earth system justice
J Gupta, D Liverman, K Prodani, P Aldunce, X Bai, W Broadgate, ...
2022 OSF, 2022 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 10
Evaluating the impacts of dredging and saline water intrusion on rural livelihoods in the Volta Estuary
G Nyekodzi, ET Lawson, C Gordon
2018 International Journal of River Basin Management 16 (1), 93-105, 2018 Social Sciences 10
Using the paired comparison methodology to assess environmental values in the coastal zone of Ghana
ET Lawson, W Schluchter, C Gordon
2010 Journal of Coastal Conservation 14 (3), 231-238, 2010 Natural Sciences 10
Nature of climate change-induced risks in semi-arid northwestern Ghana: Gauged observations, perceptions of smallholder farmers, and perspectives for livelihood adaptation
I Lente, WK Heve, MY Owusu-Twum, C Gordon, P Opoku, D Nukpezah, ...
2025 Information Development 41 (4), 1203-1219, 2025 Natural Sciences 9
Climate-smart agriculture approaches and concepts for food systems transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Realities and myths
SW Anuga, C Gordon, D Nukpezah, BY Fosu-Mensah, A Ahenkan
2022 Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security, 231-244, 2022 Agriculture 9
Heavy metal pollution in the surface sediments from cage aquaculture farms in the Volta Basin of Ghana: Source identification and ecological risk assessment
EK Magna, SS Koranteng, A Donkor, C Gordon
2022 Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 233 (10), 406, 2022 Agriculture 9
Agroecological niches as ecosystem-based adaptive option to environmental change in the forest-savanna transition zone of Ghana
BD Ofori, JS Ayivor, O Pabi, C Gordon
2015 Journal of Sustainable Development 8 (9), 281-292, 2015 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 9
Vulnerabilities of smallholder farmers' livelihoods and adaptations to climate change and variability in semi-arid northwestern Ghana: observations and perspectives
I Lente, WK Heve, MY Owusu-Twum, C Gordon, P Opoku, D Nukpezah, ...
2024 Sustainability and Climate Change 17 (2), 141-158, 2024 Natural Sciences 8
Earth System Governance. Science and Implementation Plan of the Earth System Governance Project
S Burch, A Gupta, CYA Inoue, A Kalfagianni, Å Persson, A Gerlak, A Ishii, ...
2018 Utrecht, The Netherlands. Retrieved July 25, 2023, 2018 Social Sciences 8
L’application de l’approche écosystémique à la gestion des mangroves: Leçons pour le Ghana
C Gordon, E Tweneboah, A Mensah, J Ayivor
1999 L'importance des forêts de mangrove pour la pêche, la faune sauvage et les …, 1999 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 8
Heat Adaptation Benefits for Vulnerable groups In Africa (HABVIA): a study protocol for a controlled clinical heat adaptation trial
M Deglon, C Africa, LM Soepnel, T Kapwata, AG Aikins, K Bedu-Addo, ...
2025 BMC Public Health 25 (1), 1725, 2025 Health Sciences 7
Human health risk assessment of airborne trace elements for human receptors in the vicinity of the diamond cement factory, Volta Region, Ghana
MA Addo, EO Darko, C Gordon, P Davor, F Ameyaw, H Affum, ...
2016 International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning 11 (4), 522-536, 2016 Health Sciences 7
Levels of Persistent Organochlorine Compounds in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) from Three Cage Aquaculture Farms on the Volta Basin of Ghana …
EK Magna, SS Koranteng, A Donkor, C Gordon
2022 Environmental Processes 9 (3), 52, 2022 Agriculture 6
The implication of climate variability on household water management; perception and practices among rural womenfolk in four communities in Ghana
KE Quansah, C Gordon, F Aboagye-Antwi, R Gerchie
2019 Cogent Environmental Science 5 (1), 1603607, 2019 Social Sciences 6