A. Gadzekpo

University of Ghana

Dean, School of Information and Communication Studies, University of Ghana, since 1993per ORCID

Publishing since 2001, latest 2025

Sociology and Political Science
Anthropology
Gender Studies
Communication
Clinical Psychology
Media Technology

Publications: 162001–2025
Citations: 574to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 5
Field-weighted impact: 2.291.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 44%7 of 16 scored papers
Open access: 38%6 papers free to read

4 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Dean, School of Information and Communication Studies, Communication StudiesUniversity of Ghanasince 1993

Education

PhD, Centre for West African StudiesUniversity Of Birmingham1997–2002

Publications

16 in all

Introduction: media, gender, and sexuality in Africa
2025Feminist Media StudiesJournalOpen access1 citation10.1080/14680777.2025.2517145
Sex for grades : a commentary on a BBC undercover documentary in West Africa
2025Feminist Media StudiesJournal0 citations

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Citations received each year

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Sociology and Political Science744%
Anthropology638%
Gender Studies425%
Communication319%
Clinical Psychology213%
Media Technology213%
Economics and Econometrics16%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance16%
Health16%
Infectious Diseases16%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

African history and culture studies6
Media Studies and Communication3
African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues2
African studies and sociopolitical issues2
Climate Change Communication and Perception2
COVID-19 and Mental Health2
Gender Politics and Representation2
ICT Impact and Policies2
Colonialism, slavery, and trade1
COVID-19 epidemiological studies1
COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction1
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts1

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

44% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States4
United Kingdom2
Canada1
Uganda1
China1
Tanzania1
Austria1
Zimbabwe1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of OregonUS4 papers
Loyola Marymount UniversityUS2 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH2 papers
London School of Economics and Political ScienceGB1 paper
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB1 paper
McMaster UniversityCA1 paper
Queen Mary University of LondonGB1 paper
Royal Veterinary CollegeGB1 paper
Sun Yat-sen UniversityCN1 paper
United Nations University-International Institute for Global HealthMY1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of African Media Studies3
Feminist Media Studies2
Ada A Journal of Gender New Media and Technology1
Africa1
African Journalism Studies1
BMC Public Health1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

5Gender equality8
4Quality education2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions2
3Good health and well-being1
13Climate action1

Most cited

Lockdown measures in response to COVID-19 in nine sub-Saharan African countries
BMJ Global Health16
2020442 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Missing links: African media studies and feminist concerns
Journal of African Media Studies5
200927 citationsWorld top 10%
Comparing Media Framings of Climate Change in Developed, Rapid Growth and Developing Countries: Findings from Norway, China and Ghana

Indigenizing radio in Ghana

2020Radio Journal International Studies in Broadcast & Audio MediaJournalSenior author4 citations10.1386/rjao_00018_1

Missing links: African media studies and feminist concerns

2009Journal of African Media StudiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding27 citations10.1386/jams.1.1.69_1

The Hidden History of Women in Ghanaian Print Culture

2005Palgrave Macmillan US eBooksBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.1007/978-1-137-09009-6_15

Reflections on Ghana's recent elections

2001Review of African Political EconomyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1080/03056240108704530

Gender Discourses and Representational Practices in Gold Coast Newspapers

2001JendaJournalFirst authorCorresponding3 citations

Energy & Environment1

How it can be read

38% free to read

Diamond 1 · 6%Free to read and to publish
Gold 2 · 13%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 13%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 10 · 63%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 16 papers name a funder

European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership1
European Commission1
National Institute for Health and Care Research1
UK Research and Innovation1
University of Oxford1
Wellcome Trust1

Energy & Environment13

201526 citationsWorld top 10%