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Alex Barimah Owusu

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh Professor of Geography and Geoinformation Science, University of Ghana ORCID 0000-0001-8331-9364 Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Remote SensingGISClimate VulnerabilityEnvironmentAgriculture and Rural Development
Publications

83

Citations

1,235

H-index

18

i10-index

32

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
14.9
Most cited paper
127
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 22:43
Publications

83 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Community vulnerability assessment index for flood prone savannah agro-ecological zone: A case study of Wa West District, Ghana
EK Antwi, J Boakye-Danquah, AB Owusu, SK Loh, R Mensah, YA Boafo, ...
2015 Weather and Climate Extremes 10, 56-69, 2015 Natural Sciences 127
Technological and institutional innovations for marginalized smallholders in agricultural development
FW Gatzweiler, J Von Braun
2016 Springer Nature, 2016 Agriculture 98
Smallholder farmers’ knowledge of mobile telephone use: Gender perspectives and implications for agricultural market development
AB Owusu, PWK Yankson, S Frimpong
2018 Progress in Development Studies 18 (1), 36-51, 2018 Social Sciences 95
Assessment of coastal communities’ vulnerability to floods using indicator-based approach: a case study of Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana
PWK Yankson, AB Owusu, G Owusu, J Boakye-Danquah, JD Tetteh
2017 Natural hazards 89 (2), 661-689, 2017 Social Sciences 88
Accra’s poverty trap: Analysing water provision in urban Ghana
EF Amankwaa, AB Owusu, G Owusu, F Eshun
2014 Journal of Social Science for Policy Implications 2 (2), 69-89, 2014 Social Sciences 53
Developing a community-based resilience assessment model with reference to Northern Ghana
EK Antwi, K Otsuki, S Osamu, FK Obeng, KA Gyekye, J Boakye-Danquah, ...
2014 IDRiM Journal 4 (1), 2014 Social Sciences 52
Land use and landscape structural changes in the ecoregions of Ghana
EK Antwi, J Boakye-Danquah, SB Asabere, GAB Yiran, SK Loh, ...
2014 Journal of Disaster Research 9 (4), 452-467, 2014 Social Sciences 51
Multi-theory model and predictors of likelihood of accepting the series of HPV vaccination: a cross-sectional study among Ghanaian adolescents
M Asare, P Agyei-Baffour, BA Lanning, A Barimah Owusu, ME Commeh, ...
2020 International journal of environmental research and public health 17 (2), 571, 2020 Health Sciences 47
An assessment of urban vegetation abundance in Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana: a geospatial approach
AB Owusu
2018 Journal of Environmental Geography 11 (1-2), 37-44, 2018 Social Sciences 38
Rate of desertification, climate change and coping strategies: Insights from smallholder farmers in Ghana's Upper East Region
AB Owusu, IEM Fynn, K Adu-Boahen, C Kwang, CA Mensah, JA Atugbiga
2024 Environmental and Sustainability Indicators 23, 100433, 2024 Natural Sciences 36
Challenges and strategies for improving the agricultural marketing environment in developing countries: Evidence from Ghana
PWK Yankson, AB Owusu, S Frimpong
2016 Journal of agricultural & food information 17 (1), 49-61, 2016 Social Sciences 35
Analysis of Shoreline Change along Cape Coast‐Sekondi Coast, Ghana
IY Dadson, AB Owusu, O Adams
2016 Geography Journal 2016 (1), 1868936, 2016 Social Sciences 34
Analysis of desertification in the upper east region (UER) of Ghana using remote sensing, field study, and local knowledge
AB Owusu, G Cervone, S Luzzadder-Beach
2013 Cartographica: The International Journal for Geographic Information and …, 2013 Social Sciences 33
Trading greens for heated surfaces: Land surface temperature and perceived health risk in Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana
RR Gyimah, RA Antwi, EM Attua, AB Owusu, EK Doe
2023 The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences 26 (4), 861-880, 2023 Health Sciences 32
Analysis of the spatial and temporal dynamics of street hawking: A case study of the Accra Metropolitan Area
AB Owusu, S Abrokwah, S Frimpong
2013 Journal of Geography and Geology 5 (4), 169, 2013 Social Sciences 32
Adaptation to perennial flooding and food insecurity in the Sudan savannah agroecological zone of Ghana
GAB Yiran, JA Atubiga, JM Kusimi, C Kwang, AB Owusu
2022 Environmental research 214, 114037, 2022 Social Sciences 23
Geophysical assessment of flood vulnerability of Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana
GB Atakorah, AB Owusu, K Adu-Boahen
2023 Environmental and Sustainability Indicators 19, 100286, 2023 Social Sciences 20
Tackling the legislative underrepresentation of women in Ghana: Empowerment strategies for broader gender parity
M Awusi, D Addae, OATF Kwapong
2023 Social Sciences & Humanities Open 8 (1), 100717, 2023 Social Sciences 19
7. Land Use Land Cover Change within Kakum Conservation Area in the Assin South District of Ghana, 1991-2015
EK Doe, E Njomaba, AB Owusu
2018 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 26, 87-99, 2018 Natural Sciences 18
Smallholder farmers' vulnerability to floods in the Tolon District, Ghana
AB Owusu, JT Jakpa, KG Awere
2016 Interdisciplinary Environmental Review 17 (3-4), 286-311, 2016 Social Sciences 16
Technological innovations for smallholder farmers in Ghana
S Asuming-Brempong, AB Owusu, S Frimpong, I Annor-Frempong
2016 Technological and institutional innovations for marginalized smallholders in …, 2016 Social Sciences 16
Shoreline change analysis of the eastern coast of Ghana between 1991 and 2020
DA Puplampu, K Iddris, V Alorbu, JO Asante, JL Takaman, AB Owusu
2023 Journal of Environmental Geography 16 (1-4), 11-21, 2023 Social Sciences 14
Traceability and projected patterns of Africa’s land use systems and climate variability (1993–2053)
E Yeboah, I Sarfo, Q Zhu, C Kwang, DA Puplampu, E Nikoi, IK Arthur, ...
2025 Land use policy 157, 107680, 2025 Social Sciences 13
Space-time cube approach in analysing conflicts in Africa
A Osman, AB Owusu, K Adu-Boahen, E Atamey
2023 Social Sciences & Humanities Open 8 (1), 100557, 2023 Social Sciences 13
Application of geographic information systems for flood risk analysis: a case study from Accra Metropolitan Area
AB Owusu, M Agbozo
2019 Present Environment and Sustainable Development, 81-98, 2019 Social Sciences 13