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Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie

Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie

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2025

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Rising Stars 63 137 137 1 1 176 18961
Environmental Sciences 71 1558 1480 19 18 163 21977

Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie between 2012 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie published across 14 years, from 2012 to 2025, averaging 13.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2020. 13 of the 186 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2012 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2020. 2012: 3 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 37 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 1 publication
2012 2025

186 publications in total across all disciplines

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Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie: publications per year, 2012 to 2025
Year Publications
2012 3
2013 0
2014 0
2015 3
2016 27
2017 12
2018 7
2019 17
2020 37
2021 33
2022 17
2023 17
2024 12
2025 1
Total 186
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Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie publications per year - data summary

  • Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Nord University, has 186 publications recorded across 14 years, from 2012 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2012 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2020, with 37 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2025, with 1 publication.
  • 2 of the 14 years in the span carry no publications at all (2013 and 2014).
  • The rate of publication averages 13.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 15.5 per year counting only the 12 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 80 publications, 43% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2012-2016: 33 publications (6.6 per year); 2017-2021: 106 publications (21.2 per year); 2022-2025: 47 publications (11.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 161–170 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 163 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444 163
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Nord University, records 163 publications - the 48th percentile of the discipline.
  • 48% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie, and about 52% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie falls inside that same range.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 71 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105 71
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Nord University, records 71 D-Index - the 84th percentile of the discipline.
  • 84% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie, and about 16% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie is affiliated with Nord University in Norway and has developed a significant body of research across economics, econometrics, finance, and environmental science. Their work spans various aspects of environmental sustainability, economic growth, and the intersection of energy policies and environmental impacts.

The scientist's recent papers cover multiple facets of environmental and economic challenges, including:

  • Energy efficiency: The role of technological innovation and knowledge spillover (2021, Technological Forecasting and Social Change)
  • Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on waste management (2020, Environment Development and Sustainability)
  • Mitigating degradation and emissions in China: The role of environmental sustainability, human capital and renewable energy (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Global assessment of environment, health and economic impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) (2020, Environment Development and Sustainability)
  • Electricity access, human development index, governance and income inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa (2020, Energy Reports)

They collaborate frequently with a core group of co-authors, including:

  • Phebe Asantewaa Owusu
  • Maruf Yakubu Ahmed
  • Festus Víctor Bekun
  • Abdimalik Ali Warsame
  • Sinan Erdoğan

Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie's publications often appear in venues specializing in environmental and sustainability research, such as:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Heliyon
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Sustainability
  • Environment Development and Sustainability

Their expertise covers broad main fields of study:

  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance
  • Environmental Science

Within these fields, their subfield focus includes:

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Pollution
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Global and Planetary Change

The primary topics of their research address complex interdisciplinary themes, such as:

  • Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
  • Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Market Dynamics and Volatility
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies

Their work contributes to understanding the interrelations between energy systems, environmental sustainability, economic development, and public health, especially within the contexts affected by technological innovation, governance, and global crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.

Best Publications

  • A review of renewable energy sources, sustainability issues and climate change mitigation

    Phebe Asantewaa Owusu;Samuel Asumadu-Sarkodie

  • Toward a sustainable environment: Nexus between CO2 emissions, resource rent, renewable and nonrenewable energy in 16-EU countries

    Festus Victor Bekun;Andrew Adewale Alola;Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie

  • Effect of foreign direct investments, economic development and energy consumption on greenhouse gas emissions in developing countries

    Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie;Vladimir Strezov

  • Investigation of Environmental Kuznets Curve for Ecological Footprint: The Role of Energy and Financial Development

    Mehmet Akif Destek;Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie

  • Dynamic impact of trade policy, economic growth, fertility rate, renewable and non-renewable energy consumption on ecological footprint in Europe.

    Andrew Adewale Alola;Festus Victor Bekun;Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie

  • Renewable energy, nuclear energy, and environmental pollution: Accounting for political institutional quality in South Africa

    Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie;Samuel Adams

  • A review on Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis using bibliometric and meta-analysis

    Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie;Vladimir Strezov

  • Energy efficiency: The role of technological innovation and knowledge spillover

    Huaping Sun;Bless Kofi Edziah;Anthony Kwaku Kporsu;Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie

  • Another look at the relationship between energy consumption, carbon dioxide emissions, and economic growth in South Africa.

    Festus Victor Bekun;Fırat Emir;Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie

  • Empirical study of the Environmental Kuznets curve and Environmental Sustainability curve hypothesis for Australia, China, Ghana and USA

    Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie;Vladimir Strezov

  • Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on waste management.

    Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie;Phebe Asantewaa Owusu

  • The invisible hand and EKC hypothesis: what are the drivers of environmental degradation and pollution in Africa?

    Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie

  • Mitigating degradation and emissions in China: The role of environmental sustainability, human capital and renewable energy.

    Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie;Samuel Adams;Phebe Asantewaa Owusu;Thomas Leirvik

  • The role of renewable and nuclear energy R&D expenditures and income on environmental quality in Germany: Scrutinizing the EKC and LCC hypotheses with smooth structural changes

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  • Investigating the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis in Kenya: A multivariate analysis

    Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie;Ilhan Ozturk

  • Testing the role of oil production in the environmental Kuznets curve of oil producing countries: New insights from Method of Moments Quantile Regression

    George N. Ike;Ojonugwa Usman;Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie

  • Environmental sustainability assessment using dynamic Autoregressive-Distributed Lag simulations - nexus between greenhouse gas emissions, biomass energy, food and economic growth.

    Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie;Vladimir Strezov;Haftom Weldekidan;Ernest Frimpong Asamoah

  • Electricity access, human development index, governance and income inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie;Samuel Adams

  • Environmental quality effects of income, energy prices and trade: The role of renewable energy consumption in G-7 countries.

    George N. Ike;Ojonugwa Usman;Andrew Adewale Alola;Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie

  • Impact of meteorological factors on COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from top 20 countries with confirmed cases.

    Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie;Phebe Asantewaa Owusu

Frequent Co-Authors

Festus Victor Bekun
Festus Victor Bekun Gelişim Üniversitesi
Vladimir Strezov
Vladimir Strezov Macquarie University
Cosimo Magazzino
Cosimo Magazzino LUM University
Andrew Adewale Alola
Andrew Adewale Alola Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
James A. Lutz
James A. Lutz Utah State University
Philip Kofi Adom
Philip Kofi Adom Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
Solomon Prince Nathaniel
Solomon Prince Nathaniel Pan-Atlantic University
Ilhan Ozturk
Ilhan Ozturk Nişantaşı University
Avik Sinha
Avik Sinha Management Development Institute

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