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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
Analysis of recharge and groundwater flow in parts of a weathered aquifer system in Northern Ghana
SM Yidana, OF Fynn, LP Chegbeleh, Y Loh, MA Obeng
2014 Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research 2 (2), 91-104, 2014 Engineering 22
RETRACTED: Groundwater evolution in the Voltaian Basin, Ghana—an application of multivariate statistical analysesto hydrochemical data
BK Banoeng-Yakubo
2011 Natural Science, 2011 Natural Sciences 21
Numerical analysis of groundwater flow and potential in parts of a crystalline aquifer system in Northern Ghana
SM Yidana, C Alo, MO Addai, OF Fynn, SK Essel
2015 International journal of environmental science and technology 12 (12), 3805-3818, 2015 Natural Sciences 19
Investigation of critical hydraulic gradient and its application to the design and construction of bentonite-grout curtain
LP Chegbeleh, TM Akabzaa, JA Akudago, SM Yidana
2019 Environmental Earth Sciences 78 (12), 370, 2019 Engineering 18
Estimation of evapotranspiration losses in the vadose zone using stable isotopes and chloride mass balance method
SM Yidana, OF Fynn, D Adomako, LP Chegbeleh, PM Nude
2016 Environmental Earth Sciences 75 (3), 208, 2016 Natural Sciences 18
A preliminary analysis of the hydrogeological conditions and groundwater flow in some parts of a crystalline aquifer system: Afigya Sekyere South District, Ghana
SM Yidana, SK Essel, MO Addai, OF Fynn
2015 Journal of African Earth Sciences 104, 132-139, 2015 Natural Sciences 18
Determination of the mineral stability field of evolving groundwater in the Lake Bosumtwi impact crater and surrounding areas
YSA Loh, SM Yidana, B Banoeng-Yakubo, PA Sakyi, MO Addai, ...
2016 Journal of African Earth Sciences 121, 286-300, 2016 Natural Sciences 17
Hydrochemical characterization of aquifers using sequential multivariate analyses and geographic information systems in a Tropical Setting
SM Yidana
2011 Journal of Environmental Engineering 137 (4), 258-272, 2011 Engineering 16
Comparative study on the application of ethanol–bentonite slurry and salt–bentonite slurry as effective injection materials for barrier sealing
LP Chegbeleh, SM Yidana, M Nishigaki, F Achampong
2014 Applied Clay Science 87, 40-45, 2014 Natural Sciences 15
Groundwater-surface water interactions: application of hydrochemical and stable isotope tracers to the lake bosumtwi area in Ghana
YSA Loh, OF Fynn, E Manu, GY Afrifa, MO Addai, BA Akurugu, SM Yidana
2022 Environmental Earth Sciences 81 (22), 518, 2022 Natural Sciences 13
Hydrochemical characterisation of groundwater in parts of the Volta Basin, Northern Ghana
YS Loh, B Banoeng-Yakubo, SM Yidana, D Asiedu, T Akabzaa, ...
2012 Ghana Mining Journal 13, 24-32, 2012 Natural Sciences 13
Evaluation of sources and options for possible clean up of anthropogenic mercury contamination in the Ankobra River Basin in South Western Ghana
TM Akabzaa, SM Yidana
2011 Journal of Environmental Protection 2 (10), 1295, 2011 Natural Sciences 13
Groundwater resources management for productive uses in the Afram Plains area, Ghana
SM Yidana
2008 Doctoral Dissertation, Montclair State University, USA, 2008 Social Sciences 13
Hydrochemical analysis of groundwater from the Keta Basin, Ghana
SM Yidana, D Ophori, B Obeng
2007 Journal of Environmental Hydrology 15, 1-11, 2007 Natural Sciences 13
Evaluating groundwater resources trends through multiple conceptual models and GRACE satellite data
SM Yidana, EA Dzikunoo, RA Mejida, EK Ackom, LP Chegbeleh, ...
2024 Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 196 (3), 290, 2024 Natural Sciences 11
A Monte Carlo simulation approach for the assessment of health risk from NO-N perturbation in groundwater
GY Afrifa, T Ansah-Narh, K Ibrahim, YSA Loh, PA Sakyi, LP Chegbeleh, ...
2023 Modeling Earth Systems and Environment 9 (4), 4539-4555, 2023 Health Sciences 11
Evaluating climate change scenarios in the white Volta Basin: a statistical bias-correction approach
JK Mensah, K Akpoti, E Antwi-Ofosu, AT Kabo-bah, EK Siabi, A Asare, ...
2024 Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C 134, 103584, 2024 Natural Sciences 10
Stochastic groundwater modeling of a sedimentary aquifer: evaluation of the impacts of abstraction scenarios under conditions of reduced recharge
SM Yidana, MO Addai, DK Asiedu, B Banoeng-Yakubo
2016 Arabian Journal of Geosciences 9 (17), 684, 2016 Natural Sciences 10
Characterization of the hydrogeological conditions of some portions of the Neoproterozoic Voltaian Supergroup in northern Ghana
SM Yidana, A Abdul-Samed, B Banoeng-Yakubo, PM Nude
2011 Journal of Water Resource and Protection 3 (12), 861, 2011 Natural Sciences 10
Groundwater resources management in the Afram Plains area, Ghana
SM Yidana, D Ophori
2008 KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering 12 (5), 349-357, 2008 Social Sciences 10
Hydrologic modelling for flood threshold and hazard prediction in the Black Volta River Basin, West Africa
F Yeboah, EK Ackom, SM Yidana, A Awotwi
2024 Environmental Modeling & Assessment 29 (2), 375-394, 2024 Natural Sciences 9
Analysis of transient groundwater flow through a stochastic modelling approach
P Bosompemaa, SM Yidana, LP Chegbeleh
2016 Arabian Journal of Geosciences 9 (17), 694, 2016 Natural Sciences 8
Irrigation water resource management for sustainable agriculture—the Ankobra basin, Ghana
SM Yidana, D Ophori, B Banoeng-Yakubo
2007 Journal of irrigation and drainage engineering 133 (6), 609-615, 2007 Agriculture 8
Household-specific barriers to citizen-led flood risk adaptation
BC Howard, CA Awuni, S Agyei-Mensah, LD Bryant, AM Collins, ...
2024 npj Climate Action 3 (1), 112, 2024 Natural Sciences 7
Enhancing adaptation to climate change through groundwater-based irrigation
OF Fynn, EA Dzikunoo, LP Chegbeleh, SM Yidana
2023 Sustainable Water Resources Management 9 (1), 36, 2023 Natural Sciences 6