Caleb Debrah

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 728 citations indexed

About

Caleb Debrah is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Management Science and Operations Research and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Caleb Debrah has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 728 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Building and Construction, 7 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 5 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Caleb Debrah's work include Sustainable Building Design and Assessment (18 papers), Construction Project Management and Performance (7 papers) and Noise Effects and Management (5 papers). Caleb Debrah is often cited by papers focused on Sustainable Building Design and Assessment (18 papers), Construction Project Management and Performance (7 papers) and Noise Effects and Management (5 papers). Caleb Debrah collaborates with scholars based in Ghana, Hong Kong and United Kingdom. Caleb Debrah's co-authors include Amos Darko, Albert P.C. Chan, De‐Graft Owusu‐Manu, David J. Edwards, Ernest Kissi, Eric Oduro-Ofori, Prince Antwi-Afari, Theophilus Adjei-Kumi, Frank Ato Ghansah and Joseph H.K. Lai and has published in prestigious journals such as Building and Environment, Automation in Construction and Cities.

In The Last Decade

Caleb Debrah

26 papers receiving 690 citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Artificial intelligence in green building

2022 176 citations Caleb Debrah, Albert P.C. Chan et al. Automation in Construction profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Caleb Debrah Ghana	14	293	154	149	126	72	28	728
Caiyun Cui China	18	311 1.1×	178 1.2×	255 1.7×	461 3.7×	24 0.3×	38	1.2k
Asheem Shrestha Australia	18	491 1.7×	110 0.7×	274 1.8×	344 2.7×	81 1.1×	39	977
Askoldas Podviezko Lithuania	17	151 0.5×	190 1.2×	221 1.5×	103 0.8×	32 0.4×	45	874
Alenka Temeljotov Salaj Norway	17	392 1.3×	75 0.5×	154 1.0×	149 1.2×	216 3.0×	97	1.0k
Michael Atafo Adabre Hong Kong	14	652 2.2×	126 0.8×	274 1.8×	201 1.6×	172 2.4×	24	1.1k
Rashid Maqbool China	19	309 1.1×	180 1.2×	344 2.3×	217 1.7×	107 1.5×	45	979
Göran Runeson Australia	15	237 0.8×	106 0.7×	411 2.8×	219 1.7×	82 1.1×	60	762
Laura Tūpėnaitė Lithuania	16	405 1.4×	108 0.7×	209 1.4×	128 1.0×	125 1.7×	42	863
William Swan United Kingdom	20	486 1.7×	87 0.6×	301 2.0×	224 1.8×	95 1.3×	50	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Caleb Debrah

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Debrah, Caleb, et al.. (2025). A Bibliometric-Systematic Analysis Of Post-Occupancy Evaluation Of Green Building Using Bibliometrix R-Tool. Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System). 1(1). 1 indexed citations

Chan, Daniel W.M., et al.. (2025). A novel climate resilience implementation model for the construction industry: An international perspective. Building and Environment. 274. 112793–112793. 4 indexed citations

Chan, Albert P.C., et al.. (2025). CircularBIM: Future needs at the convergence of building information modelling and the circular economy. Automation in Construction. 176. 106250–106250. 5 indexed citations

Debrah, Caleb, et al.. (2025). A bibliometrix-based scientometric-systematic analysis and visualization of the global outlook on post-occupancy evaluation of green building. Building Research & Information. 53(8). 1058–1074. 1 indexed citations

Adabre, Michael Atafo, Albert P.C. Chan, Amos Darko, Yang Yang, & Caleb Debrah. (2025). Institutional drivers for circular economy implementation in transitional housing: The case of Hong Kong. Cities. 164. 106067–106067. 1 indexed citations

Debrah, Caleb, Albert P.C. Chan, Michael Atafo Adabre, De‐Graft Owusu‐Manu, & Maxwell Fordjour Antwi‐Afari. (2025). A Two-Step Fuzzy DEMATEL Analysis of the Barriers to Green Finance in Green Building in Developing Countries. PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University). 5(3). 75–75.

Debrah, Caleb, Albert P.C. Chan, Amos Darko, et al.. (2024). Driving factors for the adoption of green finance in green building for sustainable development in developing countries: The case of Ghana. Sustainable Development. 32(6). 6286–6307. 4 indexed citations

Kissi, Ernest, et al.. (2024). A bibliometric and scientometric analysis-based review of environmental health and safety research in the construction industry. Journal of Engineering Design and Technology. 23(4). 1156–1188.

Owusu‐Manu, De‐Graft, et al.. (2022). Assessing the interactive effects of the ethics of construction professionals on project performance in the Ghanaian construction industry. Engineering Construction & Architectural Management. 30(10). 5233–5252. 8 indexed citations

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Debrah, Caleb, et al.. (2022). Green finance in green building needs under the Paris Agreement. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 1085(1). 12033–12033. 3 indexed citations

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Debrah, Caleb, Albert P.C. Chan, & Amos Darko. (2022). Artificial intelligence in green building. Automation in Construction. 137. 104192–104192. 176 indexed citations breakdown →

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Owusu‐Manu, De‐Graft, et al.. (2021). Mechanisms and challenges in financing renewable energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa: a Ghanaian perspective. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction. 26(3). 319–336. 27 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Hamad, David J. Edwards, Joseph H.K. Lai, et al.. (2021). Post Occupancy Evaluation of School Refurbishment Projects: Multiple Case Study in the UK. Buildings. 11(4). 169–169. 39 indexed citations

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Debrah, Caleb & De‐Graft Owusu‐Manu. (2021). An apposite framework for green cities development in developing countries: the case of Ghana. Construction Innovation. 22(4). 789–808. 3 indexed citations

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Antwi-Afari, Prince, et al.. (2021). Sustainability guidelines to attaining smart sustainable cities in developing countries: A Ghanaian context. Sustainable Futures. 3. 100044–100044. 30 indexed citations

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Kissi, Ernest, et al.. (2020). Identification of factors influencing the pricing of sustainable construction materials in developing countries: views of Ghanaian quantity surveyors. International Journal of Construction Management. 22(11). 2144–2153. 6 indexed citations

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Kissi, Ernest, et al.. (2020). Identifying the latent shortcomings in achieving value for money within the Ghanaian construction industry. Journal of Public Procurement. 20(3). 313–330. 27 indexed citations

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Kissi, Ernest, et al.. (2020). Exploring the influence of religious elements on performance factors in developing countries: a case of the Ghanaian construction industry. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management. 70(7). 1889–1906. 6 indexed citations

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Owusu‐Manu, De‐Graft, Caleb Debrah, Eric Oduro-Ofori, David J. Edwards, & Prince Antwi-Afari. (2020). Attributable indicators for measuring the level of greenness of cities in developing countries: lessons from Ghana. Journal of Engineering Design and Technology. 19(3). 625–646. 25 indexed citations

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Debrah, Caleb, De‐Graft Owusu‐Manu, Ernest Kissi, Eric Oduro-Ofori, & David J. Edwards. (2020). Barriers to green cities development in developing countries: evidence from Ghana. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment. 11(3). 438–453. 52 indexed citations

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