Akwasi Bosompem Boateng

External Examiner, University of KwaZulu-Natal, since 2024per ORCID
Adjunct Lecturer, Ghana Communication Technology University, since 2023per ORCID

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

Dr. Akwasi Bosompem Boateng is a Scholar in Digital Humanities, Cultural, Communication and Media Studies. He is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Strategic Communication, School of Communication and Media Studies in the University of Education, Winneba. He earned his PhD in Cultural and Media Studies from the University of KwaZuku-Natal, South Africa. Akwasi's research interests include digital humanities, social media, marketing communication, political/election… More on ORCID

Communication
Sociology and Political Science
Clinical Psychology
Education
Health
Marketing

In their own words

Digital humanities
social media
political communication
public relations
environmental

Publications: 132014–2026
Citations: 51to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 1
Field-weighted impact: 1.981.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 40%2 of 5 scored papers
Open access: 40%2 of the 5 whose access is recorded

Google Scholar shows 84 citations, h-index 5 and i10-index 3 (71 citations and h-index 5 since 2021), as of October 10, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

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

External Examiner, Centre for Communication, Media and SocietyUniversity of KwaZulu-Natalsince 2024
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of MarketingGhana Communication Technology Universitysince 2023
Founder & Executive DirectorCentre for Digital Media and Communicationsince 2021
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Strategic CommunicationAfrican University College of Communicationssince 2021
Lecturer, Department of Strategic Communication

Publications

13 in all

Journalism and Anticorruption Reporting in Ghana: Analysis of Media Safety as a Watchdog
2026Media accountability and corruption in Africa: Contestations and controversiesJournalFirst author0 citations
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Teaching and Learning of Foreign Languages: Insight from a Public University
2026AI Innovations in Language Education and CommunicationBook chapterFirst author

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Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

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

Communication323%
Sociology and Political Science215%
Clinical Psychology18%
Education18%
Health18%
Marketing18%

Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Social Media and Politics2
COVID-19 and Mental Health1
Marketing and Advertising Strategies1
Media Influence and Politics1
Media Studies and Communication1
Misinformation and Its Impacts1
Online and Blended Learning1
Public Relations and Crisis Communication1
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

0% of their 5 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2222222Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ghana Center for Democratic DevelopmentGH1 paper
University of KwaZulu-NatalZA1 paper
UniMAC-GIJGH1 paper
North-West UniversityZA1 paper

Where they publish

AI Innovations in Language Education and Communication1
Climate Change Communication in Africa: Emerging Trends and Practices1
Digital dissidence and social media censorship in Africa1
Digital Public Relations and Marketing Communication Trends in Africa1
Integrated Journal for Research in Arts and Humanities1
International Journal of Communication and Media Studies

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being1
4Quality education1

Most cited

Branding public universities through advertising: A study of two public universities in Ghana
University of Education, Winneba
201417 citations
Communication Strategies in Relation to COVID-19 in South Africa and Ghana: A Systematic Review
Journal of Creative Communications3
20237 citations
Technology Appropriation in Higher Education: The Case of Communication Educators in Ghana
Integrated Journal for Research in Arts and Humanities4

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Cultural and Media Studies, Center for Communication, Media and SocietyUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal2017–2019

Honours, memberships and service

Member, Association of Non-Fiction and Academic Authors of South Africa (ANFASA).Association of Non-Fiction and Academic Authors of South Africa (ANFASA).since 2020
Member, African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL), the Netherlands.African Studies Centresince 2019
FellowFrench Institute for Research in Africa
South African Communication Association (SACOMM).
Chartered Public Relations Practitioner (CPRP)Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (PRISA)

Healthcare Public Relations in Ghana: The Case of Two Teaching Hospitals

2025Palgrave studies of marketing in emerging economiesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-85344-9_6

Leveraging Indigenous Media Strategies in Climate Change Communication in Ghana

2025Climate Change Communication in Africa: Emerging Trends and PracticesBook chapterFirst author1 citation

8 Social Media Marketing of

2024Digital Public Relations and Marketing Communication Trends in AfricaJournalFirst author2 citations

Communication Strategies in Relation to COVID-19 in South Africa and Ghana: A Systematic Review

2023Journal of Creative CommunicationsJournalFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1177/09732586231168945

Technology Appropriation in Higher Education: The Case of Communication Educators in Ghana

2022Integrated Journal for Research in Arts and HumanitiesJournalOpen accessFirst author6 citations10.55544/ijrah.2.2.12

New Media Literacy Education in Communication Training in Ghana: Evidence from Two Public Universities

2022Media Literacy and Academic ResearchJournalFirst author3 citations

Twitter as Political Communication Platform in Election Campaigns in Ghana

2021International Journal of Communication and Media StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.24247/ijcmsdec20213

Facebook usage in political communication in Ghana: the case of two political parties

2019University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard CollegeThesisFirst author2 citations

Branding public universities through advertising: A study of two public universities in Ghana

2014University of Education, WinnebaJournalFirst author17 citations

Journal of Creative Communications1

Media accountability and corruption in Africa: Contestations and controversies1

How it can be read

40% free to read, of the 5 recorded

Diamond 2 · 15%Free to read and to publish
Closed 3 · 23%Behind a paywall
Unknown 8 · 62%Not recorded by the source

20226 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond

Social media usage and digital rights restrictions in the Republic of Chad

Digital dissidence and social media censorship in Africa

20225 citations