Seth Oppong

University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

Education
Social Psychology
General Health Professions
Sociology and Political Science
Developmental and Educational Psychology
General Psychology

Publications: 512012–2026
Citations: 572to those papers
h-index: 15i10-index 22
Field-weighted impact: 3.421.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 31%16 of 51 scored papers
Open access: 65%33 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is 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

On their papers

Publications

51 in all

Unveiling the Cognitive and Affective Foundations of Mathematical Problem-Solving: A Mixed-Methods Study of Metacognitive Awareness, Epistemological Beliefs, and Mathematical Resilience
2026International Journal of Educational MethodologyJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.12973/ijem.12.3.205
Interactive roles of resource availability, role clarity and employee motivation in enhancing organisational effectiveness through employee performance and job satisfaction

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Education1427%
Social Psychology1325%
General Health Professions1020%
Sociology and Political Science816%
Developmental and Educational Psychology714%
General Psychology714%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology48%
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology48%
Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty48%
Economics and Econometrics36%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology7
Community Health and Development6
Cultural Differences and Values6
Early Childhood Education and Development6
Educational and Psychological Assessments5
African cultural and philosophical studies4
Occupational Health and Safety Research4
Risk and Safety Analysis4
Child Nutrition and Water Access3
Infant Development and Preterm Care3
Safety Warnings and Signage3
Cognitive Abilities and Testing2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

39% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Botswana31
South Africa15
India3
Germany3
United States2
Liberia2
Norway2
Japan1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of BotswanaBW31 papers
African University College of CommunicationsGH14 papers
University of the WitwatersrandZA12 papers
University of GhanaGH12 papers
Osnabrück UniversityDE3 papers
University of DelhiIN3 papers
Freie Universität BerlinDE2 papers
Regent University College of Science and TechnologyGH2 papers
Accra Technical UniversityGH2 papers
37 Military HospitalGH2 papers

Where they publish

Hrčak Portal of scientific journals of Croatia (University Computing Centre)4
Academicus International Scientific Journal3
Psychological Thought3
Sigurnost3
Theory & Psychology3
Africanus Journal of Development Studies2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education6
1No poverty5
10Reduced inequalities5
8Decent work and economic growth4
16Peace, justice and strong institutions4
17Partnerships for the goals3
3Good health and well-being2
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Most cited

Overcoming obstacles to a truly global psychological theory, research, and praxis in Africa
Journal of Psychology in Africa16
201950 citationsWorld top 10%
Upper echelons theory revisited: The need for a change from causal description to casual explanation
Hrčak Portal of scientific journals of Croatia (University Computing Centre)
201440 citationsOpen access · Green
Different is not deficient: respecting diversity in early childhood development
The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

Every institution they have given on a paper.

2025Discover PsychologyJournalOpen accessSenior author16 citations10.1007/s44202-025-00333-8

Indigenous Psychology in Africa

2024Cambridge University Press eBooksBookFirst authorCorresponding19 citations10.1017/9781009392860

On the development of psychology profession in Northern Ghana

2024Legon Journal of the HumanitiesJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4314/ljh.v35i1.7

Towards a Psychology of Corporate Governance: Theoretical Insights on Non-Executive Director and CEO Performance

2023Business Perspectives and ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1177/22785337221148856

Epistemological Allyship

2023Psychology and Developing SocietiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1177/09713336231152301

Promoting global ECD top‐down and bottom‐up

2023EthosJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.1111/etho.12393

Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Youth in South Africa: A Narrative Review

2023Commonwealth Youth and DevelopmentJournalSenior author1 citation10.25159/2663-6549/11586

Risk perception and its correlates

2023SigurnostJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.31306/s.65.1.4

On the issue of cultural influence on risk perception

2022SigurnostJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.31306/s.64.4.1

Locus of control and culture of poverty. An appraisal of Lawrence M. Mead’s ideas in ‘Culture and Poverty’

2022Academicus International Scientific JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.7336/academicus.2022.25.14

On Mainstreaming Philosophy of Science in Psychology Through “Psychological Theoretics

2022Roczniki PsychologiczneJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.18290/rpsych2022.0002

From risk perception to accident

2021SigurnostJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.31306/s.63.2.1

Self-Forgiveness Among Incarcerated Individuals in Ghana: Relations With Shame- and Guilt-Proneness

2020International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative CriminologyJournal7 citations10.1177/0306624x20914496

Indigenous Community Health

2020Book chapterFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.1007/978-3-030-59687-3_17

Overcoming obstacles to a truly global psychological theory, research, and praxis in Africa

2019Journal of Psychology in AfricaJournalFirst authorCorresponding50 citations10.1080/14330237.2019.1647497

When the ethical is unethical and the unethical is ethical: Cultural Relativism in Ethical Decision-Making

2019Polish Psychological BulletinJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.24425/ppb.2019.126014

Development and testing of culturally adapted road hazard communication designs

2019International Journal of Occupational Safety and ErgonomicsJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1080/10803548.2019.1573942

Indigenizing Knowledge for Development: Epistemological and Pedagogical Approaches

2017Africanus Journal of Development StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding31 citations10.25159/0304-615x/2300

History of psychology in Ghana since 989AD

2017Psychological ThoughtJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding19 citations10.5964/psyct.v10i1.195

The journey towards Africanising psychology in Ghana

2016Psychological ThoughtJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding21 citations10.5964/psyct.v9i1.128

PSYCHOLOGY IN THE SERVICE OF PUBLIC POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING: THE CASE OF GHANA

2016Africanus Journal of Development StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.25159/0304-615x/254

Corporate Social Responsibility in the Ghanaian Context

2015CSR, sustainability, ethics & governanceBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding13 citations10.1007/978-3-319-21641-6_20

Managing graduate unemployment in emerging economies: critical analysis of the skills mismatch and oversupply theses

2015Hrčak Portal of scientific journals of Croatia (University Computing Centre)JournalOpen accessFirst author12 citations

RISK CHAIN PROCESS MODEL: LINKING RISK PERCEPTION TO OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS

2015Hrčak Portal of scientific journals of Croatia (University Computing Centre)JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding10 citations

Implementation of Single Spine Pay Policy in public sector of Ghana: Analysis and recommendations from organizational development perspective.

2015Hrčak Portal of scientific journals of Croatia (University Computing Centre)JournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation

IMPLEMENTACIJA JEDINSTVENE POLITIKE PLAĆA U JAVNOM SEKTORU GANE: ANALIZA I PREPORUKE IZ PERSPEKTIVE ORGANIZACIJSKOG RAZVOJA

2015Poslovna izvrsnost : znanstveni časopis za promicanje kulture kvalitete i poslovne izvrsnostiJournalFirst author0 citations

UPRAVLJANJE NEZAPOSLENOŠĆU VISOKOOBRAZOVANIH OSOBA U GOSPODARSTVIMA U NASTAJANJU: KRITIČKA ANALIZA TEZA O NESRAZMJERU VJEŠTINA I NJIHOVOJ PREVELIKOJ PONUDI

2015Poslovna izvrsnost : znanstveni časopis za promicanje kulture kvalitete i poslovne izvrsnostiJournalFirst author0 citations

Upper echelons theory revisited: The need for a change from causal description to casual explanation

2014Hrčak Portal of scientific journals of Croatia (University Computing Centre)JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding40 citations

Between Bandura and Giddens: Structuration Theory in Social Psychological Research?

2014Psychological ThoughtJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding30 citations10.5964/psyct.v7i2.104

Psychology, Economic Policy Design, and Implementation: Contributing to the Understanding of Economic Policy Failures in Africa

2014Journal of Social and Political PsychologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.5964/jspp.v2i1.306

A Critique of the Philosophical Underpinnings

2014Academicus International Scientific JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.7336/academicus.2014.10.17

Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Performance: A Study of the Top 100 Performing Firms in Ghana

2014Journal of comtemporary research in managementJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations

Common Health, Safety and Environmental Concerns in Upstream Oil and Gas Sector: Implications for HSE Management in Ghana

2014Academicus International Scientific JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.7336/academicus.2014.09.07

Journal of Psychology in Africa

Poslovna izvrsnost : znanstveni časopis za promicanje kulture kvalitete i poslovne izvrsnosti2

How it can be read

65% free to read

Diamond 15 · 29%Free to read and to publish
Gold 6 · 12%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Green 6 · 12%A copy in a repository
Closed 18 · 35%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

8 of 51 papers name a funder

Carnegie Corporation of New York3
University of Ghana3
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft1
Freie Universität Berlin1
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung1
Templeton World Charity Foundation1

6Clean water and sanitation1

9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

11Sustainable cities and communities1

202232 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green

Indigenizing Knowledge for Development: Epistemological and Pedagogical Approaches

Africanus Journal of Development Studies9

201731 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze