Daniel Doh

Senior Lecturer - Social Work and Social Policy, University of Western Australia, since 2023per ORCID
The University of Western Australiaper ORCID

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

Dr Daniel Doh is a social work academic and social protection analyst. His research focuses on understanding social protection practices, ageing, disability, migration, aged care systems, and program evaluation. As a translational mixed-method researcher, Daniel has contributed to scholarships in social policy, social work, and other cognate disciplines. He provides professional development training in program evaluation, social protection system designs, and tailored social… More on ORCID

General Health Professions
Clinical Psychology
Safety Research
Sociology and Political Science
Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Publications: 222012–2026
Citations: 114to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 5.171.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 45%10 of 22 scored papers
Open access: 86%19 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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Lecturer - Social Work and Social Policy, Social Work and Social Policy - School of Allied HealthUniversity of Western Australiasince 2023
The University of Western Australia
Lecturer, School of Social SciencesWestern Sydney University2019–2023

Education

PhD, School of Social SciencesEdith Cowan University2014–2018
Master of Philosophy - Social Work, Social WorkUniversity of Ghana2004–2010

Publications

22 in all

Migration, conceptions of social interaction, and active aging: cross-national perspectives of older Ghanaians living in the cities of Australia and Ghana
2026Frontiers in Sustainable CitiesJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.3389/frsc.2026.1851776
Host Country Views of Short-Term Medical Missions: Community-Based Research in Ghana, Uganda, and Guatemala

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

General Health Professions836%
Clinical Psychology732%
Safety Research732%
Sociology and Political Science627%
Health418%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health418%
Economics and Econometrics314%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health314%
Demography29%
Education29%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare5
Child Abuse and Trauma3
Global Health and Surgery3
Global Maternal and Child Health3
Health disparities and outcomes3
Migration, Health and Trauma3
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health2
Child Welfare and Adoption2
Global Health Care Issues2
Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism2
Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving2
Migration and Labor Dynamics2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

91% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Australia18
South Africa8
Uganda5
United States4
United Kingdom3
Thailand3
Guatemala2
Canada1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

The University of Western AustraliaAU14 papers
University of PretoriaZA8 papers
Western Sydney UniversityAU6 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH5 papers
The University of Notre Dame AustraliaAU4 papers
World Vision InternationalGB3 papers
Burnet InstituteAU3 papers
Lehigh UniversityUS3 papers
Thammasat UniversityTH3 papers
Victoria UniversityAU3 papers

Where they publish

Societies3
Annals of Global Health2
Social Sciences2
Archives of Public Health1
BMC Public Health1
Child & Family Social Work1
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty3
10Reduced inequalities3
2Zero hunger2
5Gender equality1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

The impact of the livelihoods and income fortification and socio-civic transformation project on the quality of life, wellbeing, self-esteem, and quality of neighbourhood social environment among the youth in slum areas of in Kampala, Uganda
BMC Public Health1
202018 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Choosing an apprenticeship: skills preferences amongst the youth
International Development Planning Review
201317 citationsWorld top 10%
Do Community-based Livelihood Interventions Affect Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Young People in Slum Areas of Uganda: a Difference-in-difference with Kernel Propensity Score Matching Analysis

Bachelor of Social Work, Social WorkUniversity of Ghana

Annals of Global Health

A Gender Analysis of Youths’ Aspirations and Resilience in the COVID-19 era in Nigeria

2024INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIESJournalOpen access0 citations10.47505/ijrss.2024.12.4

A Scoping Review of Non-Communicable Diseases among the Workforce as a Threat to Global Peace and Security in Low-Middle Income Countries

2024International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author7 citations10.3390/ijerph21091143

Staff Quality and Service Delivery: Evaluating Two Ghanaian District Assemblies

2017IDS BulletinJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding11 citations10.19088/1968-2017.117

Choosing an apprenticeship: skills preferences amongst the youth

2013International Development Planning ReviewJournal17 citations10.3828/idpr.2013.10

Globalization and Health1

How it can be read

86% free to read

Diamond 1 · 5%Free to read and to publish
Gold 15 · 68%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 9%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 3 · 14%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

7 of 22 papers name a funder

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Government2
Thammasat University2
Division of Human Resource Development1
Lehigh University1
UNICEF1
University of Pretoria1
Western Sydney University1

Journal of Urban Health

202215 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green