Ernest Effah Ameyaw

5.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
47 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Ernest Effah Ameyaw is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Management Science and Operations Research and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Ernest Effah Ameyaw has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Strategy and Management, 25 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 15 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Ernest Effah Ameyaw's work include Public-Private Partnership Projects (22 papers), Construction Project Management and Performance (22 papers) and Public Procurement and Policy (20 papers). Ernest Effah Ameyaw is often cited by papers focused on Public-Private Partnership Projects (22 papers), Construction Project Management and Performance (22 papers) and Public Procurement and Policy (20 papers). Ernest Effah Ameyaw collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, United Kingdom and Ghana. Ernest Effah Ameyaw's co-authors include Albert P.C. Chan, Amos Darko, David J. Edwards, De‐Graft Owusu‐Manu, Ayokunle Olubunmi Olanipekun, Emmanuel Kingsford Owusu, Erika Pärn, M. Reza Hosseini, Michael Atafo Adabre and Robert Osei‐Kyei and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Expert Systems with Applications and Energy and Buildings.

In The Last Decade

Ernest Effah Ameyaw

44 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Review of application of analytic hierarchy process (AHP) in construction

2018 466 citations Amos Darko, Albert P.C. Chan et al. International Journal of Construction Management profile →
Artificial intelligence in the AEC industry: Scientometric analysis and visualization of research activities

2020 392 citations Amos Darko, Albert P.C. Chan et al. Automation in Construction profile →
Critical barriers to green building technologies adoption in developing countries: The case of Ghana

2017 384 citations Albert P.C. Chan, Amos Darko et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ernest Effah Ameyaw Hong Kong	27	1.8k	1.5k	1.5k	561	337	47	3.9k
Raufdeen Rameezdeen Australia	36	2.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	373 0.7×	237 0.7×	177	4.0k
Patrick T.I. Lam Hong Kong	40	2.1k 1.2×	2.2k 1.4×	2.1k 1.4×	640 1.1×	669 2.0×	151	5.3k
Ming Shan China	29	1.5k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	880 0.6×	418 0.7×	150 0.4×	79	2.9k
Yujie Lu China	42	2.3k 1.3×	1.2k 0.8×	798 0.5×	301 0.5×	454 1.3×	172	5.2k
De‐Graft Owusu‐Manu Ghana	28	1.1k 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	956 0.7×	393 0.7×	303 0.9×	143	2.8k
Bo Xia Australia	42	2.5k 1.4×	2.3k 1.5×	1.6k 1.1×	560 1.0×	453 1.3×	262	6.1k
Rebecca Yang Australia	39	2.1k 1.2×	1.9k 1.2×	1.3k 0.9×	256 0.5×	162 0.5×	126	4.8k
Zezhou Wu China	35	2.2k 1.3×	844 0.6×	489 0.3×	295 0.5×	230 0.7×	109	3.7k
Xianbo Zhao Australia	45	2.4k 1.3×	3.0k 2.0×	2.0k 1.4×	587 1.0×	321 1.0×	132	6.2k
Ruidong Chang Australia	32	2.0k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	638 0.4×	260 0.5×	374 1.1×	105	3.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Eze, Emmanuel Chidiebere & Ernest Effah Ameyaw. (2025). Potential application areas and benefits of blockchain-enabled smart contracts adoption in infrastructure Public-private partnership (PPP) projects. Sustainable Futures. 9. 100477–100477. 2 indexed citations

Eze, Emmanuel Chidiebere, et al.. (2025). Mitigating construction waste in Nigeria: The role of Building Information Modeling (BIM) at design and pre-contract stages. Cleaner Waste Systems. 11. 100252–100252. 2 indexed citations

Ameyaw, Ernest Effah, et al.. (2025). Corruption and unethical practices in the UK construction industry: practitioners assessment. Engineering Construction & Architectural Management. 1 indexed citations

Ameyaw, Ernest Effah, et al.. (2024). Understanding barriers to the adoption of blockchain-enabled smart contracts in construction projects: perspectives of construction practitioners. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment. 15(2). 597–621. 6 indexed citations

Eze, Emmanuel Chidiebere, et al.. (2024). Bolstering circular economy in construction through digitalisation. Construction Innovation. 25(6). 1774–1796. 14 indexed citations

Eze, Emmanuel Chidiebere, et al.. (2024). Impediments to building information modelling-enabled construction waste management in Nigeria. Built Environment Project and Asset Management. 15(3). 500–517. 3 indexed citations

Ameyaw, Ernest Effah, David J. Edwards, Bimal Kumar, et al.. (2023). Critical Factors Influencing Adoption of Blockchain-Enabled Smart Contracts in Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 149(3). 43 indexed citations

Owusu‐Manu, De‐Graft, Augustine Senanu Komla Kukah, David J. Edwards, & Ernest Effah Ameyaw. (2021). Fuzzy synthetic evaluation of moral hazard and adverse selection of public private partnership projects. International Journal of Construction Management. 23(11). 1805–1814. 20 indexed citations

Darko, Amos, Albert P.C. Chan, Michael Atafo Adabre, et al.. (2020). Artificial intelligence in the AEC industry: Scientometric analysis and visualization of research activities. Automation in Construction. 112. 103081–103081. 392 indexed citations breakdown →

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Owusu, Emmanuel Kingsford, et al.. (2020). Evaluating the Effectiveness of Strategies for Extirpating Corrupt Practices in Infrastructure Project Procurement. Journal of Infrastructure Systems. 26(2). 15 indexed citations

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Osei‐Kyei, Robert, et al.. (2019). Public-private partnership for affordable housing delivery in Ghana : experience of the Ghana National Housing Project and policy implications. 26–39. 4 indexed citations

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Mazher, Khwaja Mateen, et al.. (2018). Fuzzy Integral–Based Risk-Assessment Approach for Public–Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 144(12). 48 indexed citations

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Owusu, Emmanuel Kingsford, et al.. (2018). Contemporary Review of Anti-Corruption Measures in Construction Project Management. Project Management Journal. 50(1). 40–56. 56 indexed citations

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Ameyaw, Ernest Effah, Erika Pärn, Albert P.C. Chan, et al.. (2017). Corrupt Practices in the Construction Industry: Survey of Ghanaian Experience. Journal of Management in Engineering. 33(6). 114 indexed citations

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Ameyaw, Ernest Effah, Albert P.C. Chan, & De‐Graft Owusu‐Manu. (2017). A survey of critical success factors for attracting private sector participation in water supply projects in developing countries. Journal of Facilities Management. 15(1). 35–61. 42 indexed citations

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Ameyaw, Ernest Effah, Yi Hu, Ming Shan, Albert P.C. Chan, & Yun Le. (2016). APPLICATION OF DELPHI METHOD IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT RESEARCH: A QUANTITATIVE PERSPECTIVE. Journal of Civil Engineering and Management. 22(8). 991–1000. 199 indexed citations

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Chan, Albert P.C., Amos Darko, Ernest Effah Ameyaw, & De‐Graft Owusu‐Manu. (2016). Barriers Affecting the Adoption of Green Building Technologies. Journal of Management in Engineering. 33(3). 210 indexed citations

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Ameyaw, Ernest Effah & Albert P.C. Chan. (2016). A Fuzzy Approach for the Allocation of Risks in Public–Private Partnership Water-Infrastructure Projects in Developing Countries. Journal of Infrastructure Systems. 22(3). 76 indexed citations

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Ameyaw, Ernest Effah & Albert P.C. Chan. (2015). Evaluating key risk factors for PPP water projects in Ghana: a Delphi study. Journal of Facilities Management. 13(2). 133–155. 58 indexed citations

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Ameyaw, Ernest Effah, Albert P.C. Chan, & De‐Graft Owusu‐Manu. (2014). Domestic Private Sector Participation in Small-Town Water Supply Services in Ghana: Reflections on Experience and Policy Implications. Public Organization Review. 15(2). 175–192. 7 indexed citations

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