Isaac Koomson

3.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
100 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Isaac Koomson is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Accounting and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Isaac Koomson has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 23 papers in Accounting and 22 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Isaac Koomson's work include Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (33 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (22 papers) and Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis (18 papers). Isaac Koomson is often cited by papers focused on Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (33 papers), Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (22 papers) and Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis (18 papers). Isaac Koomson collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Ghana and United States. Isaac Koomson's co-authors include Renato Villano, Michael Danquah, David Hadley, Sefa Awaworyi Churchill, James Atta Peprah, Clifford Afoakwah, Edward Martey, Prince M. Etwire, Chei Bukari and Simplice Asongu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Isaac Koomson

87 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Financial inclusion and energy poverty: Empirical evidenc... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2020 50 100 150 200 250
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Financial inclusion and energy poverty: Empirical evidence from Ghana
    2020 297 citations Isaac Koomson et al. Energy Economics profile →
  2. Effect of Financial Inclusion on Poverty and Vulnerability to Poverty: Evidence Using a Multidimensional Measure of Financial Inclusion
    2020 229 citations Isaac Koomson, Renato Villano et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Isaac Koomson Australia 20 864 380 355 278 250 100 1.5k
Michael Danquah Ghana 17 621 0.7× 225 0.6× 121 0.3× 114 0.4× 120 0.5× 46 1.0k
Esther Duflo United States 16 399 0.5× 159 0.4× 118 0.3× 289 1.0× 216 0.9× 32 1.1k
Simon Feeny Australia 22 585 0.7× 89 0.2× 138 0.4× 375 1.3× 532 2.1× 86 1.5k
John C. Anyanwu Ivory Coast 25 1.2k 1.4× 63 0.2× 152 0.4× 240 0.9× 579 2.3× 51 2.2k
Katsushi S. Imai United Kingdom 20 963 1.1× 43 0.1× 279 0.8× 547 2.0× 644 2.6× 75 1.8k
Suresh de Mel Sri Lanka 22 1.7k 2.0× 42 0.1× 691 1.9× 408 1.5× 417 1.7× 33 2.5k
George Mavrotas United States 22 762 0.9× 82 0.2× 113 0.3× 284 1.0× 236 0.9× 66 1.7k
Florencia Devoto United States 9 622 0.7× 46 0.1× 201 0.6× 439 1.6× 191 0.8× 15 1.1k
Bruce Wydick United States 20 1.2k 1.4× 49 0.1× 639 1.8× 435 1.6× 279 1.1× 59 1.9k
Stephen D. O’Connell United States 18 646 0.7× 130 0.3× 111 0.3× 75 0.3× 149 0.6× 60 1.2k

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All Works

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Koomson, Isaac, et al.. (2025). Unconditional cash transfers and energy poverty in South Africa. Energy Economics. 149. 108782–108782.
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Opoku, Eric Evans Osei, Alex O. Acheampong, Kingsley E. Dogah, & Isaac Koomson. (2024). Energy innovation investment and renewable energy in OECD countries. Energy Strategy Reviews. 54. 101462–101462. 33 indexed citations
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Ansong, David, et al.. (2023). The role of teacher support in students' academic performance in low- and high-stakes assessments. Learning and Individual Differences. 109. 102396–102396. 8 indexed citations
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Koomson, Isaac, et al.. (2023). Effect of Financial Literacy on Poverty Reduction Across Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Koomson, Isaac, et al.. (2023). Non-farm Entrepreneurship, Caste, and Energy Poverty in Rural India. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Koomson, Isaac, et al.. (2023). Trust in Banks, Financial Inclusion and the Mediating Role of Borrower Discouragement. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Koomson, Isaac, et al.. (2023). The link between households’ durable asset accumulation and healthcare utilisation and spending. International Review of Applied Economics. 37(5). 686–710.
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Koomson, Isaac, et al.. (2023). Borrower Discouragement and Multidimensional Child Deprivation in Ghana. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Bhullar, Navjot, et al.. (2023). Psychological profiles of South African smallholder farmers. PLoS ONE. 18(2). e0265634–e0265634. 4 indexed citations
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Acheampong, Alex O., Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo, Janet Dzator, & Isaac Koomson. (2023). Income inequality and economic growth in BRICS: insights from non-parametric techniques. The Journal of Economic Inequality. 21(3). 619–640. 16 indexed citations
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Koomson, Isaac, Simplice Asongu, & Alex O. Acheampong. (2022). Financial Inclusion and Food Insecurity: Examining Linkages and Potential Pathways. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Koomson, Isaac, et al.. (2022). Effect of Financial Literacy on Poverty Reduction Across Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Global Social Welfare. 10(1). 93–103. 10 indexed citations
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Ibrahim, Muazu, Isaac Koomson, Olufemi Adewale Aluko, & Eric Evans Osei Opoku. (2021). Re–examining Bhagwati hypothesis: the case of some selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Transnational Corporation Review. 13(3). 334–345. 3 indexed citations
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Koomson, Isaac & Simplice Asongu. (2016). Relative Contribution of Child Labour to Household Farm and Non-Farm Income in Ghana: Simulation with Child's Education. African Development Review. 28(1). 104–115. 18 indexed citations
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Peprah, James Atta, Clifford Afoakwah, & Isaac Koomson. (2016). Crop Yield Volatility among Smallholder Farmers in Ghana. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Peprah, James Atta & Isaac Koomson. (2015). Capital and Credit Sources and Household Non-Farm Income in Ghana. SSRN Electronic Journal. 15 indexed citations
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Koomson, Isaac, Samuel Kobina Annim, & James Atta Peprah. (2014). Loan Refusal, Household Income and Savings in Ghana. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 2 indexed citations

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