Frank Bitafir Ijon

Parliament of Ghana

Publishing since 2019, latest 2026

Political Science and International Relations
Sociology and Political Science
Economics and Econometrics
Gender Studies
Information Systems
Religious studies

Publications: 62019–2026
Citations: 28to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 1
Field-weighted impact: 1.481.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 33%2 of 6 scored papers
Open access: 83%5 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

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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

6 in all

The Role of Incumbency Fatigue in the NPP’s Parliamentary Performance in the 2024 Elections
2026Journal of Legal StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.2478/jles-2026-0006
From Margins to Mainstream: The Role of Political Parties in Advancing Women’s Parliamentary Representation in Ghana
2025

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Subfields

Political Science and International Relations467%
Sociology and Political Science467%
Economics and Econometrics233%
Gender Studies117%
Information Systems117%
Religious studies117%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Populism, Right-Wing Movements3
African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues2
Electoral Systems and Political Participation2
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts1
Economic Growth and Development1
Fiscal Policies and Political Economy1
Gender Politics and Representation1
Migration, Refugees, and Integration1
Political Conflict and Governance1
Political Economy and Marxism1
Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment1
Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

0% of their papers have a co-author abroad

Most frequent partner countries

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH5 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH1 paper

Where they publish

Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences2
Journal of Legal Studies2
African Studies1
Journal of Scientific Research and Reports1

How it can be read

83% free to read

Diamond 5 · 83%Free to read and to publish
Closed 1 · 17%Behind a paywall

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

16Peace, justice and strong institutions2
3Good health and well-being1
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Election Security and Violence in Ghana: The Case of Ayawaso West Wougon and Talensi By-elections
Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences16
202011 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Good for Elections but not for Government: Zongos and the Politics of Exclusion in Ghana
African Studies10
20237 citationsWorld top 10%
COVID-19 Pandemic and the 2020 Elections in Ghana
Journal of Scientific Research and Reports3
20205 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Winner-Takes-All Politics and Democratic Consolidation in Ghana’s Fourth Republic
Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences
20195 citationsOpen access · Diamond
The Role of Incumbency Fatigue in the NPP’s Parliamentary Performance in the 2024 Elections
Journal of Legal Studies16
20260 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Journal of Legal Studies

Election Security and Violence in Ghana: The Case of Ayawaso West Wougon and Talensi By-elections

2020Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding11 citations10.9734/arjass/2020/v10i130139

COVID-19 Pandemic and the 2020 Elections in Ghana

2020Journal of Scientific Research and ReportsJournalOpen accessFirst author5 citations10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i930312

Winner-Takes-All Politics and Democratic Consolidation in Ghana’s Fourth Republic

2019Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.9734/arjass/2018/45350