Modestus Fosu

University of Media, Arts and Communication

Associate Professor, University of Media, Arts and Communication, since 2023per ORCID

Publishing since 2009, latest 2026

Sociology and Political Science
Communication
Literature and Literary Theory
Anthropology
Artificial Intelligence
Building and Construction

Publications: 142009–2026
Citations: 59to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 1.401.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 36%5 of 14 scored papers
Open access: 57%8 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Associate Professor, Department of Language and Communication SkillsUniversity of Media, Arts and Communicationsince 2023
Teaching staff/Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer, Department of LanguagesGhana Institute of Journalism2007–2020

Education

Publications

14 in all

Public Perception of Stakeholder Campaigns Against Illegal Gold Mining in Ghana
2026Ghana Journal of Sociology & AnthropologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.13169/gjsa.9.1.003
Character or policy? Thematising Ghanaian Presidential debates
2025Legon Journal of the Humanities

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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 Science750%
Communication429%
Literature and Literary Theory429%
Anthropology17%
Artificial Intelligence17%
Building and Construction17%
Developmental and Educational Psychology17%
Education17%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology17%
Gender Studies17%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Media Studies and Communication4
Second Language Learning and Teaching3
Digital Games and Media2
Impact of Technology on Adolescents2
Social Media and Politics2
African history and culture studies1
Climate Change Communication and Perception1
Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting1
Critical and Liberation Pedagogy1
Digital Communication and Language1
Digital Marketing and Social Media1
Discourse Analysis in Language Studies1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

36% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122334Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa4
United Kingdom1
United States1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

UniMAC-GIJGH7 papers
University of the WitwatersrandZA2 papers
University of GhanaGH2 papers
University of LeedsGB1 paper
University of Maryland Eastern ShoreUS1 paper
Central UniversityGH1 paper
North-West UniversityZA1 paper
Cape Coast Technical UniversityGH1 paper
Ghana Communication Technology UniversityGH1 paper
University of South AfricaZA1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies2
African Journal of Social Issues1
Ghana Journal of Linguistics1
Ghana Journal of Sociology & Anthropology1
Global Media Journal African Edition1
Journal of Communication Inquiry1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education4
10Reduced inequalities2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions2

Most cited

Media convergence practices and production in Ghana and Nigeria: Implications for democracy and research in Africa
Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies10
201520 citationsWorld top 10%
Situating language at the centre of journalism training: The case for broadening the spheres of English teaching and learning in Journalism training institutions in Ghana
Global Media Journal African Edition
201110 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
A Linguistic Description of the Language of Ghanaian Newspapers: Implications for the Readability, Comprehensibility and Information Function of the Ghanaian Press

PhD Media and Communication, School of Media and Communication

MPhil English (Language Option), Department of EnglishUniversity of Ghana2001–2004

BA English, Department of EnglishUniversity of Cape Coast1993–1998

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Citizen journalism in Africa: A systematic literature review

2024Journal of Applied Journalism & Media StudiesJournal6 citations10.1386/ajms_00141_1

Collaborative Journalism Around the Globe: A Systematic Review

2024Journalism & Mass Communication QuarterlyJournal4 citations10.1177/10776990241284582

Convergence, Citizens Engagement and Democratic Sustainability in Emerging Democracies: The Case of Ghana and Nigeria

2013Journal of Mass Communication and JournalismJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.4172/2165-7912.1000140

English in Tertiary Institutions and the Issues of Falling Standards: Expectations, Lessons and Challenges

2009Journal of Communications Media And Society (JOCMAS)JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.63772/jocmas.v1n1.2

Journal of Communications Media And Society (JOCMAS)

Journal of Mass Communication and Journalism1

How it can be read

57% free to read

Diamond 4 · 29%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 7%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 21%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 6 · 43%Behind a paywall

Ghana Journal of Linguistics4

20168 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond

Citizen journalism in Africa: A systematic literature review

Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies

20246 citations