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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
New regional stratigraphic insights from a 3D geological model of the Nasia sub-basin, Ghana, developed for hydrogeological purposes and based on reprocessed B-field data …
EA Dzikunoo, G Vignoli, F Jørgensen, SM Yidana, B Banoeng-Yakubo
2020 Solid Earth 11 (2), 349-361, 2020 Natural Sciences 44
Characterization of the groundwater flow regime and hydrochemistry of groundwater from the Buem formation, Eastern Ghana
SM Yidana, B Banoeng‐Yakubo, T Akabzaa, D Asiedu
2011 Hydrological Processes 25 (14), 2288-2301, 2011 Natural Sciences 44
Hydrogeochemical and isotopic studies of groundwater in the middle voltaian aquifers of the Gushegu district of the Northern region
M Salifu, SM Yidana, M Anim-Gyampo, M Appenteng, D Saka, F Aidoo, ...
2017 Applied Water Science 7 (3), 1117-1129, 2017 Natural Sciences 43
Spatial heterogeneity in drinking water sources in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA), Ghana
JD Tetteh, MR Templeton, A Cavanaugh, H Bixby, G Owusu, SM Yidana, ...
2022 Population and Environment 44 (1), 46-76, 2022 Social Sciences 42
Groundwater recharge processes in the Nasia sub-catchment of the White Volta Basin: Analysis of porewater characteristics in the unsaturated zone
MO Addai, SM Yidana, LP Chegbeleh, D Adomako, B Banoeng-Yakubo
2016 Journal of African Earth Sciences 122, 4-14, 2016 Natural Sciences 42
An assessment of the origin and variation of groundwater salinity in southeastern Ghana
SM Yidana, A Yidana
2010 Environmental Earth Sciences 61 (6), 1259-1273, 2010 Natural Sciences 42
The hydraulic conductivity field and groundwater flow in the unconfined aquifer system of the Keta Strip, Ghana
SM Yidana, LP Chegbeleh
2013 Journal of African Earth Sciences 86, 45-52, 2013 Natural Sciences 41
The stable isotope characteristics of groundwater in the Voltaian Basin–An evaluation of the role of meteoric recharge in the basin
SM Yidana
2013 Journal of Hydrogeology and Hydrol. Eng 2 (2), 2013 Natural Sciences 41
Conceptualization of the hydrogeological system of some sedimentary aquifers in Savelugu–Nanton and surrounding areas, Northern Ghana
N Attandoh, SM Yidana, A Abdul‐Samed, PA Sakyi, B Banoeng‐Yakubo, ...
2013 Hydrological Processes 27 (11), 1664-1676, 2013 Natural Sciences 37
Analysis of the suitability of surface water for irrigation purposes: The southwestern and coastal river systems in Ghana
SM Yidana, PA Sakyi, G Stamp
2011 Journal of Water Resource and Protection 3 (10), 695, 2011 Agriculture 37
Geochemical assessment of impact of mine spoils on the quality of stream sediments within the Obuasi mines environment, Ghana
PM Nude, G Foli, SM Yidana
2011 International journal of geosciences 2 (03), 259-266, 2011 Natural Sciences 37
RETRACTED ARTICLE: The hydrochemical framework of surface water basins in southern Ghana
SM Yidana
2009 Environmental Geology 57 (4), 789-796, 2009 Natural Sciences 36
Groundwater resources assessment in the Densu Basin: A review
BA Akurugu, E Obuobie, SM Yidana, S Stisen, IK Seidenfaden, ...
2022 Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 40, 101017, 2022 Natural Sciences 35
The groundwater recharge regime of some slightly metamorphosed neoproterozoic sedimentary rocks: an application of natural environmental tracers
SM Yidana, E Koffie
2014 Hydrological Processes 28 (7), 3104-3117, 2014 Natural Sciences 33
Groundwater availability in the shallow aquifers of the southern voltaian system: a simulation and chemical analysis
S Yidana, D Ophori, B Banoeng-Yakubo
2008 Environmental Geology 55 (8), 1647-1657, 2008 Natural Sciences 33
Evaluating groundwater recharge processes using stable isotope signatures—the Nabogo catchment of the White Volta, Ghana
OF Fynn, SM Yidana, LP Chegbeleh, GB Yiran
2016 Arabian Journal of Geosciences 9 (4), 279, 2016 Natural Sciences 29
The influence of the unsaturated zone on the high fluoride contents in groundwater in the Middle Voltaian Aquifers—the Gushegu District, Northern Region of Ghana
M Salifu, SM Yidana, S Osae, YS Armah
2013 J Hydrogeol Hydrol Eng 2 (2), 0-45, 2013 Natural Sciences 29
The geological and hydrogeological framework of the Panabako, Kodjari, and Bimbilla formations of the Voltaian supergroup–Revelations from groundwater hydrochemical data
SM Yidana, EA Dzikunoo, AS Aliou, RM Adams, LP Chagbeleh, C Anani
2020 Applied Geochemistry 115, 104533, 2020 Natural Sciences 28
Hydrogeological conditions of a crystalline aquifer: simulation of optimal abstraction rates under scenarios of reduced recharge
SM Yidana, OF Fynn, LP Chegbeleh, PM Nude, DK Asiedu
2013 The scientific world journal 2013 (1), 606375, 2013 Natural Sciences 28
A conceptual framework of groundwater flow in some crystalline aquifers in Southeastern Ghana
SM Yidana, S Ganyaglo, B Banoeng-Yakubo, T Akabzaa
2011 Journal of African Earth Sciences 59 (2-3), 185-194, 2011 Natural Sciences 27
Groundwater quality evaluation for productive uses—the Afram Plains area, Ghana
SM Yidana, D Ophori, B Banoeng-Yakubo
2008 Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering 134 (2), 222-227, 2008 Agriculture 27
Water quality characterization in some Birimian aquifers of the Birim Basin, Ghana
B Banoeng-Yakubo, SM Yidana, Y Anku, T Akabzaa, D Asiedu
2009 KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering 13 (3), 179-187, 2009 Engineering 26
An integrated approach to environmental risk assessment of cumulatively impacted drainage basin from mining activities in southwestern Ghana
TM Akabzaa, SM Yidana
2012 Environmental Earth Sciences 65 (1), 291-312, 2012 Natural Sciences 25
Investigation of Geophysical Signatures for Successful Exploration of Groundwater in Highly Indurated Sedimentary Basins: A Look at the Nasia Basin, NE Ghana: Aliou, Dzikunoo …
AS Aliou, EA Dzikunoo, SM Yidana, Y Loh, LP Chegbeleh
2022 Natural Resources Research 31 (6), 3223-3251, 2022 Natural Sciences 24
Groundwater–lakewater interactions: an evaluation of the impacts of climate change and increased abstractions on groundwater contribution to the Volta Lake, Ghana
SM Yidana, EK Vakpo, PA Sakyi, LP Chegbeleh, TM Akabzaa
2019 Environmental Earth Sciences 78 (3), 74, 2019 Natural Sciences 24