Ishmael D. Norman

Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

Sociology and Political Science
General Health Professions
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Gender Studies
Political Science and International Relations
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Publications: 522011–2026
Citations: 404to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 11
Field-weighted impact: 1.021.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 15%8 of 52 scored papers
Open access: 92%48 papers free to read

2 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

52 in all

Sex and rank in public service hierarchies: Rank distribution in Ghana’s health and security services
2026PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0342478
"Celebration of Life": Youth and Middle-Aged Perceptions of Older Adults and Ageist Attitudes Towards Mortality in Ghana
2026

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Sociology and Political Science2650%
General Health Professions1019%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1019%
Gender Studies612%
Political Science and International Relations612%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health510%
Social Psychology510%
Infectious Diseases48%
Information Systems48%
Demography36%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Patient Dignity and Privacy6
African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues4
Disaster Management and Resilience4
Disaster Response and Management3
Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare3
Ethics in medical practice3
Global Security and Public Health3
LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy3
Malaria Research and Control3
Mosquito-borne diseases and control3
Religion, Society, and Development3
African cultural and philosophical studies2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

15% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1245679Home

Most frequent partner countries

Kenya10
Malawi4
United Kingdom3
Canada1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Health and Allied SciencesGH22 papers
Institute for Security StudiesKE14 papers
University of GhanaGH12 papers
University of MalawiMW4 papers
University of Professional StudiesGH4 papers
University of ManchesterGB3 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH2 papers
University of OttawaCA1 paper
Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionGH1 paper
37 Military HospitalGH1 paper

Where they publish

Advances in Applied Sociology16
International Journal of Arts and Humanities8
PubMed4
European Journal of Law and Political Science2
Open Journal of Social Sciences2
Advances in Infectious Diseases1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

16Peace, justice and strong institutions15
3Good health and well-being6
5Gender equality6
11Sustainable cities and communities2
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1
8Decent work and economic growth1
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Most cited

Assessing the ownership, usage and knowledge of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) in Malaria Prevention in the Hohoe Municipality, Ghana
Pan African Medical Journal3
201761 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Blind Trust in the Care-Giver: Is Paternalism Essential to the Health-Seeking Behavior of Patients in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Advances in Applied Sociology
201543 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond

International Journal of Arts and Humanities

Sycophancy, a Tool for Upward Mobility, Self-Efficacy and Resilience in Africa

2026Theory and Practice in Social StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.65343/tpss.v2i2.99

"It is our time to Swim for Free": Floods in Ghana, 1930-2026

2026International Journal of Arts and HumanitiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.25082/ijah.2026.01.010

A Pilot Study of a Subjective Happiness Index in Ghana

2026SAGE OpenJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1177/21582440261489891

Feminist IR Theory: A Challenge or Rhetoric to International Politics?

2025International Journal of Arts and HumanitiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.25082/ijah.2025.01.008

Affirmative Action Act Emasculates Men in Ghana

2025International Journal of Arts and HumanitiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.25082/ijah.2025.01.005

The Debate about African Ethics and Paucity of Principle-Based Ethics before WWII

2025Advances in Applied SociologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4236/aasoci.2025.158037

The Subjective Preferences for Polygamy, Concubinages and Motherhood in Africa

2025International Journal of Arts and HumanitiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.25082/ijah.2026.01.003

Civil-Military Participation in Hostility Model: Theorizing attack of security personnel by civilians and vice versa

2024International Journal of Arts and HumanitiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.25082/ijah.2024.01.005

Feminist identity crisis in Africa

2024International Journal of Arts and HumanitiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.25082/ijah.2024.01.003

The Null Feminist Wave in Africa

2024Open Journal of Social SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.4236/jss.2024.126024

Coup d’états in Africa: A cure or prophylactic for good governance?

2024International Journal of Arts and HumanitiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.25082/ijah.2024.01.004

Assess Self-Efficacy of Individuals for Personal Protection in Ghana

2023Journal of Emergency Management and Disaster CommunicationsJournalOpen accessFirst author7 citations10.1142/s2689980923500100

Exploring Work Ethic in Ghana

2023European Journal of Development StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.24018/ejdevelop.2023.3.2.232

Geophagia: A cultural-nutrition health-seeking behaviour with no redeeming psycho-social qualities

2023South Eastern European Journal of Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.56801/seejph.vi.48

Case-Control Study of Heroes and Cowards

2023Open Journal of Social SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.4236/jss.2023.1112011

A Model “Critical Decision-Making Model”, Case-Study of Ghana, West Africa

2023Advances in Applied SociologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.4236/aasoci.2023.134020

New Approach to Curbing Age Cheating in Civil-Service and Other Professions, Ghana

2022European Journal of Law and Political ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.24018/ejpolitics.2022.1.1.8

Statism and the Growth of Authoritarianism in Sub-Saharan Africa

2022European Journal of Law and Political ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.24018/ejpolitics.2022.1.2.14

Cross-Sectional and Medico-Legal Investigations of Covid-19 Response, Ghana

2020European Journal of Medical and Health SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.24018/ejmed.2020.2.6.587

Democracy and Choice: Do These Mean Anything to the Average Ghanaian?

2017Advances in Applied SociologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.4236/aasoci.2017.73007

Homosexuality in Ghana

2016Advances in Applied SociologyJournalOpen accessFirst author9 citations10.4236/aasoci.2016.61002

The Middle Class Is Synonymous with Corruption in Sub-Sahara Africa

2016Advances in Applied SociologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.4236/aasoci.2016.64016

Desperately Seeking the Tools of Ethics for Traditional Medicine

2016Advances in Applied SociologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.4236/aasoci.2016.67021

Is the Economic and Organized Crime Office Now the Umpire for Corruption in Ghana?

2016Advances in Applied SociologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.4236/aasoci.2016.63012

The Jihadist Complex

2016Advances in Applied SociologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4236/aasoci.2016.62004

Review of Catastrophic Fires and Risk Communication, Ghana

2015Advances in Applied SociologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding11 citations10.4236/aasoci.2015.55016

The Legislative and Policy Gaps in the National HIV and AIDS, STI Policy, 2004-2014, Ghana

2015Beijing Law ReviewJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.4236/blr.2015.64027

Patients’ Access to Medical Records: Is It a Privilege or a Substantive Right?

2015Advances in Applied SociologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.4236/aasoci.2015.512028

Sexual harassment in public medical schools in Ghana.

2013PubMedJournalOpen accessFirst author33 citations

Neck, Wrist and Back Pain Among Solid Waste Collectors: Case Study of a Ghanaian Waste Management Company

2013The Open Public Health JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.2174/1874944501306010059

Hospital all-risk emergency preparedness in Ghana.

2012PubMedJournalOpen accessFirst author31 citations

Earthquake hoax in Ghana: exploration of the Cry Wolf hypothesis

2012Journal of Public Health in AfricaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.4081/jphia.2012.e14

Emergency Medicine Journal1

How it can be read

92% free to read

Diamond 28 · 54%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 10%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 10 · 19%Open in a subscription journal
Green 5 · 10%A copy in a repository
Closed 4 · 8%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 52 papers name a funder

Government of the United Kingdom1
University of Ghana1

Reduced inequalities

Sexual harassment in public medical schools in Ghana.

PubMed5

201333 citationsOpen access · Green

Hospital all-risk emergency preparedness in Ghana.

PubMed3

201231 citationsOpen access · Green

Ethics and electronic health information technology: challenges for evidence-based medicine and the physician-patient relationship.

PubMed

201126 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green