Daniel Opoku

University of Cape Coast

Researcher, University of Cape Coast-Ghanaper ORCID

Publishing since 2023, latest 2026

Cultural Sociology Social Gerontology Social Protection Family Studies Deviance and Criminology From ORCID

Sociology and Political Science
Gender Studies
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Clinical Psychology
Economics and Econometrics
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

In their own words

Social Gerontology
Crime studies
Social Protection and Social Policy
and Family Studies

Publications: 132023–2026
Citations: 34to those papers
h-index: 3i10-index 1
Field-weighted impact: 1.901.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 25%3 of 12 scored papers
Open access: 67%8 of the 12 whose access is recorded

4 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

Google Scholar shows 52 citations, h-index 4 and i10-index 1 (48 citations and h-index 3 since 2021), as of October 14, 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

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

Sociology and Political Science754%
Gender Studies

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Researcher, Department of Sociology & AnthropologyUniversity of Cape Coast-Ghana

Education

BA Sociology & Social Work, Department of Sociology & Social WorkKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
MPhil. Sociology, Department of Sociology & AnthropologyUniversity of Cape Coast Faculty of Social Sciences

On their papers

Publications

13 in all

Journey fragmentation and fare regulation non-compliance in urban paratransit: a criminological exploration of elderly commuter experience in Ghana
2026Sustainable communities.JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1080/29931282.2025.2611439
Generational shifts in funeral practices in urban Ghana: elderly views on youth performativity and public health concerns

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health323%

Clinical Psychology215%

Economics and Econometrics18%

Experimental and Cognitive Psychology18%

General Health Professions18%

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis18%

Infectious Diseases18%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Crime Patterns and Interventions2
Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving2
Sex work and related issues2
African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues1
African studies and sociopolitical issues1
Aging and Gerontology Research1
Climate Change and Health Impacts1
Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis1
Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies1
Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences1
Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior1
Family Caregiving in Mental Illness1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

17% of their 12 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Germany2
Burkina Faso1
United Kingdom1
Croatia1
Lebanon1
Nigeria1
Netherlands1
Tanzania1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Takoradi Technical UniversityGH6 papers
Technische Universität BerlinDE2 papers
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical MedicineDE1 paper
Friedrich-Loeffler-InstitutDE1 paper
Heidelberg UniversityDE1 paper
Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvoHR1 paper
University College LondonGB1 paper
University Medical Center GroningenNL1 paper
University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfDE1 paper
University of BayreuthDE1 paper

Where they publish

Discover Global Society2
African Identities1
Climate and Development1
Cogent Education1
Culture Health & Sexuality1
Figshare1
Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies1
International Journal of Sexual Health1

How it can be read

67% free to read, of the 12 recorded

Diamond 1 · 8%Free to read and to publish
Gold 6 · 46%In an open-access journal
Green 1 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 4 · 31%Behind a paywall
Unknown 1 · 8%

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

5Gender equality5
3Good health and well-being2
13Climate action2
10Reduced inequalities1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

1 of 13 papers name a funder

American University of Beirut1
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit1