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Sandow Yidana

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

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCH. OF PHYSICAL & MATH. SC.
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCE
HydrogeologyHydrochemistryGeostatisticsNumerical Groundwater ModellingAdvanced Statistical Applications
Publications

130

Citations

4,145

H-index

36

i10-index

70

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
31.9
Most cited paper
414
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 10:41
Publications

130 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Assessing water quality using water quality index and multivariate analysis
SM Yidana, A Yidana
2010 Environmental Earth Sciences 59 (7), 1461-1473, 2010 Natural Sciences 414
A multivariate statistical analysis of surface water chemistry data—The Ankobra Basin, Ghana
SM Yidana, D Ophori, B Banoeng-Yakubo
2008 Journal of Environmental Management 86 (1), 80-87, 2008 Natural Sciences 372
Analysis of groundwater quality using multivariate and spatial analyses in the Keta basin, Ghana
SM Yidana, B Banoeng-Yakubo, TM Akabzaa
2010 Journal of African Earth Sciences 58 (2), 220-234, 2010 Natural Sciences 356
Groundwater classification using multivariate statistical methods: Southern Ghana
SM Yidana
2010 Journal of African Earth Sciences 57 (5), 455-469, 2010 Natural Sciences 152
Integrated modeling of hydrological processes and groundwater recharge based on land use land cover, and climate changes: A systematic review
JK Mensah, EA Ofosu, SM Yidana, K Akpoti, AT Kabo-bah
2022 Environmental Advances 8, 100224, 2022 Natural Sciences 143
Water quality analysis of groundwater in crystalline basement rocks, Northern Ghana
YS Anku, B Banoeng-Yakubo, DK Asiedu, SM Yidana
2009 Environmental Geology 58 (5), 989-997, 2009 Natural Sciences 134
Hydrogeological and hydrochemical characterization of the Voltaian Basin: the Afram Plains area, Ghana
SM Yidana, D Ophori, B Banoeng-Yakubo
2008 Environmental Geology 53 (6), 1213-1223, 2008 Natural Sciences 118
Assessment of groundwater quality in the Talensi District, Northern Ghana
LP Chegbeleh, BA Akurugu, SM Yidana
2020 The scientific world Journal 2020 (1), 8450860, 2020 Natural Sciences 116
Evolutionary analysis of groundwater flow: application of multivariate statistical analysis to hydrochemical data in the Densu Basin, Ghana
SM Yidana, P Bawoyobie, P Sakyi, OF Fynn
2018 Journal of African Earth Sciences 138, 167-176, 2018 Natural Sciences 96
Identifying key processes in the hydrochemistry of a basin through the combined use of factor and regression models
SM Yidana, B Banoeng-Yakubo, PA Sakyi
2012 Journal of earth system science 121 (2), 491-507, 2012 Natural Sciences 92
Hydrogeology and groundwater resources of Ghana: a review of the hydrogeology and hydrochemistry of Ghana
B Banoeng-Yakubo, SM Yidana, JO Ajayi, Y Loh, D Asiedu
2010 Natural Sciences 82
Groundwater quality in some Voltaian and Birimian aquifers in northern Ghana—application of mulitvariate statistical methods and geographic information systems
SM Yidana, B Banoeng-Yakubo, AS Aliou, TM Akabzaa
2012 Hydrological sciences journal 57 (6), 1168-1183, 2012 Natural Sciences 80
Identifying pathfinder elements for gold in multi-element soil geochemical data from the Wa-Lawra Belt, Northwest Ghana: a multivariate statistical approach
PM Nude, JM Asigri, SM Yidana, E Arhin, G Foli, JM Kutu
2012 International Journal of Geosciences 3 (1), 62, 2012 Natural Sciences 74
Hydrochemical evaluation of the Voltaian system—the Afram Plains area, Ghana
SM Yidana, D Ophori, B Banoeng-Yakubo
2008 Journal of Environmental Management 88 (4), 697-707, 2008 Social Sciences 73
Hydrochemical analysis of groundwater using multivariate statistical methods—the Volta region, Ghana
B Banoeng-Yakubo, SM Yidana, E Nti
2009 KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering 13 (1), 55-63, 2009 Natural Sciences 72
Modeling current and future groundwater demands in the White Volta River Basin of Ghana under climate change and socio-economic scenarios
JK Mensah, EA Ofosu, K Akpoti, AT Kabo-Bah, SA Okyereh, SM Yidana
2022 Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 41, 101117, 2022 Natural Sciences 63
A factor model to explain the hydrochemistry and causes of fluoride enrichment in groundwater from the middle Voltaian sedimentary aquifers in the northern region, Ghana
SM Yidana, D Ophori, B Banoeng-Yakubo, AA Samed
2012 ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences 7 (1), 50-68, 2012 Engineering 61
Characterisation of groundwater flow and recharge in crystalline basement rocks in the Talensi District, Northern Ghana
BA Akurugu, LP Chegbeleh, SM Yidana
2020 Journal of African Earth Sciences 161, 103665, 2020 Natural Sciences 60
Groundwater flow modeling and particle tracking for chemical transport in the southern Voltaian aquifers
SM Yidana
2011 Environmental Earth Sciences 63 (4), 709-721, 2011 Natural Sciences 56
Analysis of groundwater quality using water quality index and conventional graphical methods: the Volta region, Ghana
B Banoeng-Yakubo, SM Yidana, N Emmanuel, T Akabzaa, D Asiedu
2009 Environmental Earth Sciences 59 (4), 867-879, 2009 Natural Sciences 49
Application of 2D-Electrical resistivity tomography in delineating groundwater potential zones: Case study from the voltaian super group of Ghana
PA Mainoo, E Manu, SM Yidana, WA Agyekum, T Stigter, AA Duah, ...
2019 Journal of African Earth Sciences 160, 103618, 2019 Engineering 47
Groundwater classification using multivariate statistical methods: Birimian Basin, Ghana
SM Yidana
2010 Journal of environmental engineering 136 (12), 1379-1388, 2010 Natural Sciences 47
Evaluation of groundwater recharge estimates in a partially metamorphosed sedimentary basin in a tropical environment: Application of natural tracers
F Oteng Mensah, C Alo, SM Yidana
2014 The Scientific World Journal 2014 (1), 419508, 2014 Natural Sciences 46
Simulation of groundwater flow in a crystalline rock aquifer system in Southern Ghana–an evaluation of the effects of increased groundwater abstraction on the aquifers using a …
SM Yidana, B Alfa, B Banoeng‐Yakubo, M Obeng Addai
2014 Hydrological Processes 28 (3), 1084-1094, 2014 Natural Sciences 46
An evaluation of the genesis and suitability of groundwater for irrigation in the Volta Region, Ghana
B Banoeng-Yakubo, SM Yidana, E Nti
2009 Environmental Geology 57 (5), 1005-1010, 2009 Agriculture 46