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Gerald A.B. Yiran, Ph.D

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh Professor of Physical Geography/Geoinformation Science, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Climate change adaptationVulnerability analysis and mappingLand use Land cover studies
Publications

71

Citations

1,320

H-index

21

i10-index

34

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
18.6
Most cited paper
135
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 23:46
Publications

71 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Learning to Solve Africa's Problems by Africans: Innovations for Addressing the Canker of Corruption
A Odingo, O Fadairo, J Ameyaw, G Yiran, E Mutisya, O Mfune, D Fuh, ...
2014 Social Sciences 2
Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts of Mining within the Catchment of Mining Companies at Tarkwa.
BA Kusimi, JM Kusimi, GB Yiran
2013 Ghana Social Science Journal. 10 (Numbers 1 & 2), 25-52, 2013 Social Sciences 2
Detecting and Predicting the Impact of Urban Planning on Land Use/Land Cover Change in Ashi River Watershed, China
V Tankpa, L Wang, GA Yiran, X Guo
2019 Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 28 (11), 7933-7944, 2019 Social Sciences 1
Who wins the 2008 Ghana presidential elections? GIS options and lessons from exploring the 2000 and 2004 voting patterns in the Greater Accra Region
SK Kufogbe, PN Jayson-Quashigah, GB Yiran
2010 Social Sciences 1
Comparing Analytic Hierarchy Process and Frequency Ratio Models for Delineating Groundwater Potential Zones in Northern Mozambique
LP Chegbeleh, W Mafuta, GAB Yiran, JA Akudago, B Alfa, SM Yidana
2026 Hydrology 13 (8), 214, 2026 Social Sciences 0
Contribution of sustainable and integrated rural development programmes to personal and professional growth: Graduates’ perspective
CA Wongnaa, GAB Yiran, N Sulemana, FN Mabe, O Fadairo, K Yussif
2026 Social Sciences & Humanities Open 13, 102809, 2026 Social Sciences 0
Perceptions and pathways: Linking biodiversity to health and well‐being in lower‐income contexts
A Browne, J Hodbod, S Sait, GAB Yiran, M Dallimer
2026 People and Nature 8 (1), 238-255, 2026 Natural Sciences 0
Trading urban green spaces for brown space development in African cities: evidence from the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana
AB Owusu, C Adjei Mensah, C Kwang, GAB Yiran, RR Gyimah, D Hotor, ...
2026 International Planning Studies 31 (3), 329-347, 2026 Social Sciences 0
When Rainfall Dictates the Ride: Exploring the Impact of Rainfall on Mobility in Accra
GAB Yiran, M Oteng-Ababio, MH Andreasen, J Agergaard, ANM Allotey, ...
2026 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 34 (1), 92-108, 2026 Social Sciences 0
The influence of socio-demographic factors on the significance of heritage resources
CS Boatbil, GAB Yiran, DB Moari
2025 Ghana Social Science Journal 22 (2), 1-22, 2025 Social Sciences 0
A geospatial perspective of flood risk hotspots, transport networks and emergency response services in Accra, Ghana
R Yao Kofie, ANM Allotey, L Møller-Jensen, GAB Yiran
2024 Geografisk Tidsskrift-Danish Journal of Geography 124 (1-2), 12-28, 2024 Social Sciences 0
Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield Modelling in the Pra River Basin of Ghana using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE)
G Yiran
2015 Social Sciences 0
Challenges in the design and implementation of geo-spatial data infrastructure for urban land use planning in Ghana
AB Owusu, SK Kufogbe, GAB Yiran
2013 Social Sciences 0
Ghana Social Science Journal, Volume 10, Numbers 1 and 2, June and December 2013
PW Aidam, BA KUSIMI, JM KUSIMI, GB YIRAN, MA TAGOE, WK YAYOH, ...
2013 Ghana Social Science Journal 10 (1), 220-220, 2013 Social Sciences 0
The Map as a Tool for Explanations in Geography
SK Kufogbe, AB Owusu, GAB Yiran
2013 Social Sciences 0
Understanding field techniques for geographic data collection
GAB Yiran, AB Owusu, SK Kufogbe
2013 Social Sciences 0
A Synthesis of Remote Sensing and Local Knowledge Approaches in Assessing Land Degradation in the Bawku East District–Ghana
GAB Yiran, JM Kusimi, SK Kufogbe
2011 Social Sciences 0
Assessing Land and Ecosystem Management at the Local Level in the Savannah Ecological
G Yiran, J Boakye-Danquah, R Ametepe, DA Boadi
1900 Social Sciences 0
DEW/1784/NA This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational or non-profit services without special permission from the copyright holder …
EA Gyasi, M Fosu, G Kranjac-Berisavljevic, AM Mensah, F Obeng, ...
1900 Social Sciences 0
Obed Fiifi Fynn, Sandow Mark Yidana
LP Chegbeleh, GB Yiran
1900 Social Sciences 0
Social Sciences & Humanities Open
CA Wongnaa, GAB Yiran, N Sulemana, FN Mabe, O Fadairo, K Yussif
1900 Social Sciences 0