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Ekene Thankgod Emeka · Sankore

University of Nigeria

Ekene Thankgod Emeka

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0001-5381-9130

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Publications

42

Citations

362

h-index

11

Computed over the works the graph holds, so it is a floor rather than a career figure.

i10-index

13

Works published 2022 onward have been swept for this country. Figures are complete within that window, to the extent the open indexes are.

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Every institution this scholar has appeared with on a work, by how many.

University of Nigeria44 works
National Radiation Protection Agency of Cameroon4 works
National Open University of Nigeria2 works
Enugu State University of Science and Technology1 works

Publications

42 works in the graph, newest first.

Anti‐Globalization Dynamics and Africa's Structural Transformation: Identifying Avoidable Environmental Degradation Thresholds
2026Sustainable DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.1002/sd.70682
ICT diffusion, gender inclusion, and structural transformation in Africa: A synergistic analysis for sustainable development
2026World DevelopmentJournalFirst author1 citations10.1016/j.worlddev.2026.107332
Towards Economic Resilience in Africa: The Complementary Roles of Economic Complexity and Foreign Direct Investment
2026Geographical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citations10.1111/geoj.70074
Navigating Global Uncertainty: The Moderating Role of Human Resource Development in Enhancing Africa’s Economic Complexity
2026The International Trade JournalJournalOpen access0 citations10.1080/08853908.2026.2653877

Governance and innovation: positive drivers of Africa’s economic performance

2026Economic Change and RestructuringJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1007/s10644-026-10065-x

Linking Infrastructure and Industrialization to Economic Resilience: A Sustainable Pathway for Africa

2026South African Journal of EconomicsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citations10.1111/saje.70027

Interactive Effects of Anti‐Globalization Dynamics and Environmental Degradation on Africa's Productive Capacity

2026African Development ReviewJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1111/1467-8268.70047

Human resource development and Africa’s structural transformation: identifying the avoidable world uncertainty thresholds

2026European journal of training and developmentJournalFirst author0 citations10.1108/ejtd-06-2025-0107

Understanding the Role of Financial Development and Research Productivity in Shaping Economic Complexity in Africa

2026Journal of the Knowledge EconomyJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1007/s13132-026-03460-2

Gender inclusion and governance: the role of productive capacity

2026Humanities and Social Sciences CommunicationsJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1057/s41599-026-08982-3

Foreign direct investment, ICT diffusion, and economic complexity in Africa

2025Journal of International Trade & Economic DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst author9 citations10.1080/09638199.2025.2565197

Lifelong gender inclusive education, productive capacity, and governance quality in Africa

2025International Journal of Educational DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst author11 citations10.1016/j.ijedudev.2025.103312

Research Productivity and Africa's Productive Capacity: The Moderating Role of Government Education Expenditure

2025Higher Education QuarterlyJournalOpen accessFirst author10 citations10.1111/hequ.70039

Promoting Structural Transformation in Africa in Times of Antiglobalization, Economic Nationalism, and Protectionism Sentiments

2025Thunderbird International Business ReviewJournalOpen accessFirst author7 citations10.1002/tie.70017

Climate change in West Africa: estimating temperature threshold for agricultural productivity

2025Oxford Development StudiesJournalOpen access7 citations10.1080/13600818.2025.2533845

Governance for structural transformation in Africa: Information technology thresholds

2025International Journal of Innovation StudiesJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.1016/j.ijis.2025.08.003

Effect of Resource Rent on Infrastructural Development in Africa: Moderating Role of Governance Institutions

2025Politická ekonomieJournalOpen access5 citations10.18267/j.polek.1450

Impact of illicit financial flows related to extractive commodity trade on Africa’s productive capacity: The moderating role of governance

2025Mineral EconomicsJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.1007/s13563-025-00536-4

Economic Policy Uncertainty and Structural Transformation in Africa: The Conditional Role of Human Resource Development

2025Thunderbird International Business ReviewJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.1002/tie.70047

Effects of Resource Rent and Infrastructural Development on Entrepreneurship in Africa: A Study of the Moderating Role of Governance Institutions

2025Journal of the Knowledge EconomyJournalCorresponding2 citations10.1007/s13132-024-02297-x

Economic Complexity and Health Outcomes in Africa: Empirical Insights from Panel Data Analysis

2025Journal of the Knowledge EconomyJournalCorresponding2 citations10.1007/s13132-024-02295-z

To What Extent Does Military Expenditure Mitigate the Effect of Terrorism on Economic Complexity in Europe?

2025Politics &amp PolicyJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citations10.1111/polp.70071

Comprehensive Gender Inclusion, Productive Capacity, and Governance Quality in Africa

2025International Journal of Public AdministrationJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citations10.1080/01900692.2025.2582607

Information and communication technology (ICT) and media exposures: Implications for women's decision-making authority in the Nigerian household

2025Women s Studies International ForumJournalOpen access1 citations10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103252

Health expenditure in Africa: examining the synergistic impact of economic policy uncertainty and governance quality

2025The European Journal of Health EconomicsJournalFirst author0 citations10.1007/s10198-025-01879-z

Insurance Development as a Catalyst for Productive Capacity Expansion in African Economies

2025Thunderbird International Business ReviewJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citations10.1002/tie.70060

Gender economic inclusion, governance institutions and economic complexity in Africa

2024Sustainable DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst author35 citations10.1002/sd.2992

The role of governance and infrastructure in moderating the effect of resource rents on economic growth

2024Politics &amp PolicyJournalOpen access23 citations10.1111/polp.12623

Effects of public infrastructural development and industrialization on economic complexity in Africa: Emerging insight from panel data analysis

2024African Development ReviewJournalFirst author32 citations10.1111/1467-8268.12734

Effects of Trade Openness and International Financial Inflows on Africa's Productive Capacity: A Study of the Moderating Role of Governance Institutions

2024Politická ekonomieJournalOpen access23 citations10.18267/j.polek.1418

Terrorism and economic complexity in Africa: The unconditional impact of military expenditure

2024African Development ReviewJournalFirst author19 citations10.1111/1467-8268.12732

Development effects of industrialization, labor force participation and electrification on productive capacity in Africa: A panel data investigation

2024Journal of International Trade & Economic DevelopmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding15 citations10.1080/09638199.2024.2321236

Do international tourism arrivals, infrastructural development, and trade openness promote economic complexity in Africa?

2024Journal of International Trade & Economic DevelopmentJournalCorresponding13 citations10.1080/09638199.2024.2306519

Effects of entrepreneurship and governance quality on global and regional economic performance: A pathway to sustainable development

2024Sustainable DevelopmentJournalOpen accessCorresponding13 citations10.1002/sd.3267

Remittance Inflow, Investment, and Economic Growth in Africa amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

2024Journal of Asian and African StudiesJournalFirst author7 citations10.1177/00219096241275426

Global Uncertainty, Climate Change and the Unemployment-Economic Growth Relationship in Nigeria

2024Journal of Development Policy and PracticeJournal6 citations10.1177/24551333231208296

Effect of Trade and Industrialisation on Environmental Sustainability: The Case of African Countries

2024Foreign Trade ReviewJournal5 citations10.1177/00157325231204471

Population Growth, Technological Innovation, and Environmental Sustainability

2024Circular economy and sustainabilityBook Chapter2 citations10.1007/978-3-031-66007-8_13

The effects of international financial inflows on economic complexity in Africa: does institutional quality play a moderation role?

2023Journal of Economic Policy ReformJournalCorresponding35 citations10.1080/17487870.2023.2220862

Effects of terrorism and economic policy uncertainty on economic complexity in Africa: A study of the moderating role of governance institutions

2023South African Journal of EconomicsJournalCorresponding33 citations10.1111/saje.12353

Do industrialization, trade openness, and labor force participation enhance Africa’s productive capacity?

2023Innovation and DevelopmentJournalCorresponding20 citations10.1080/2157930x.2023.2286718

Foreign Investment, International Trade and Environmental Sustainability: Exploring Ecological Footprints in 37 African Countries

2023Environmental ProcessesJournal5 citations10.1007/s40710-023-00664-5