Ernest Yaw Ako

University of Cape Coast

Publishing since 2019, latest 2026

Sociology and Political Science
Law
Social Psychology
Gender Studies
Political Science and International Relations

ORCID 0000-0001-7214-4992
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Publications: 52019–2026
Citations: 14to those papers
h-index: 2i10-index 0
Field-weighted impact: 2.061.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 60%3 of 5 scored papers
Open access: 40%2 papers free to read

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

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

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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

5 in all

Consent, burdens, and barriers: The missing link in Ghanaian rape law and survivors’ rights
2026Common Law World ReviewJournalSenior author0 citations10.1177/14737795261491984
A human rights critique of Ghana's Anti-LGBTIQ+ Bill of 2021
2023African Human Rights Law JournalJournalOpen access

Sociology and Political Science360%
Law240%
Social Psychology240%
Gender Studies120%
Political Science and International Relations120%

Topics most written on

African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues3
LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy2
Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction1
International Law and Aviation1
Jury Decision Making Processes1
Law in Society and Culture1
Legal Issues in South Africa1
Marriage and Sexual Relationships1
Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

40% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa2
Canada1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Thompson Rivers UniversityCA1 paper
University of JohannesburgZA1 paper
University of PretoriaZA1 paper

Where they publish

African Human Rights Law Journal1
African Human Rights Yearbook / Annuaire Africain des Droits de l’Homme1
Common Law World Review1
Oxford University Press eBooks1
Sociolinguistic Studies1

How it can be read

40% free to read

Diamond 2 · 40%Free to read and to publish
Closed 3 · 60%Behind a paywall

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

16Peace, justice and strong institutions2
5Gender equality1

Most cited

A human rights critique of Ghana's Anti-LGBTIQ+ Bill of 2021
African Human Rights Law Journal16
20238 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Same-sex relationships and recriminalisation of homosexuality in Ghana
Sociolinguistic Studies
20234 citations
Domesticating the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Ghana: threat or promise to sexual minority rights?
African Human Rights Yearbook / Annuaire Africain des Droits de l’Homme
20201 citationOpen access · Diamond
Foreign Relations Law in the Constitutions and Courts of Commonwealth African Countries
Oxford University Press eBooks16
20191 citationWorld top 10%
Consent, burdens, and barriers: The missing link in Ghanaian rape law and survivors’ rights
Common Law World Review5
20260 citationsWorld top 10%

Same-sex relationships and recriminalisation of homosexuality in Ghana

2023Sociolinguistic StudiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1558/sols.24077

Domesticating the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Ghana: threat or promise to sexual minority rights?

2020African Human Rights Yearbook / Annuaire Africain des Droits de l’HommeJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.29053/2523-1367/2020/v4a6