Samuel Danso

University of Cape Coast

Senior Lecturer, University of Sunderland, since 2023per ORCID
Adjunct Professor, University of Cape Coast, since 2023per ORCID

Publishing since 2008, latest 2026

Sociology and Political Science
Communication
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
General Health Professions
Nutrition and Dietetics
Obstetrics and Gynecology

Publications: 502008–2026
Citations: 1,310to those papers
h-index: 18i10-index 21
Field-weighted impact: 6.281.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 40%20 of 50 scored papers
Open access: 68%34 papers free to read

3 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

Senior Lecturer, School of Computer Science and EngineeringUniversity of Sunderlandsince 2023
Adjunct Professor, Biomedical SciecenceUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2023
Academic Fellow, Medical SchoolUniversity of Edinburgh
Research Associate, Computing ScienceUniversity of Newcastle upon Tyne2016–2017

Honours, memberships and service

Associate MemberRoyal Society of Medicinesince 2023

Publications

50 in all

I Promise I Will Never Be an Investigative Journalist: Narratives of Journalists in the Ghanaian Media
2026Journalism & Mass Communication QuarterlyJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1177/10776990251407078
Digital terrestrial television in Ghana: Politics, power and policies
2026Journal of Digital Media & Policy

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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 Science1734%
Communication1224%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1122%
General Health Professions816%
Nutrition and Dietetics612%
Obstetrics and Gynecology612%
Health510%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health510%
Safety Research48%
Economics and Econometrics36%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health11
Media Studies and Communication10
Child Nutrition and Water Access6
Media Influence and Politics5
Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies5
Impact of Technology on Adolescents4
Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare4
Social Media and Politics4
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy4
Ethics and Social Impacts of AI3
Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum3
Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

76% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom23
United States14
Netherlands9
South Africa6
Germany3
Australia2
Malaysia2
Colombia2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kintampo Health Research CentreGH20 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB17 papers
University of Media, Arts and CommunicationGH17 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH14 papers
University College LondonGB9 papers
Amsterdam UMC Location University of AmsterdamNL8 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH8 papers
UniMAC-GIJGH7 papers
University of EdinburghGB6 papers
University of Maryland Eastern ShoreUS5 papers

Where they publish

BMJ Open3
BMC Public Health2
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly2
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology2
The Lancet2
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being13
1No poverty5
4Quality education4
10Reduced inequalities4
16Peace, justice and strong institutions4
5Gender equality2
17Partnerships for the goals2
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Most cited

Effect of the Newhints home-visits intervention on neonatal mortality rate and care practices in Ghana: a cluster randomised controlled trial
The Lancet3
2013209 citationsWorld top 10%
Does facility birth reduce maternal and perinatal mortality in Brong Ahafo, Ghana? A secondary analysis using data on 119 244 pregnancies from two cluster-randomised controlled trials
The Lancet Global Health3
2019138 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

The collection of speech data for the assessment of cognition remotely: Balancing ethical and practical challenges

2026Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease MonitoringJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/dad2.70341

Political polarization and press freedom in Africa: a scoping review (of research literature)

2026Annals of the International Communication AssociationJournalFirst author0 citations10.1093/anncom/wlag041

Press Freedom and Safety of Journalists in Africa: A Scoping Review

2025African Journalism StudiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1080/23743670.2025.2551858

Vertical representation of gender in the Ghanaian broadcast media

2025Feminist Media StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.1080/14680777.2025.2533879

Data Journalism and Journalism Education: A Scoping Review

2024Journalism & Mass Communication EducatorJournalOpen access9 citations10.1177/10776958241277399

Citizen journalism in Africa: A systematic literature review

2024Journal of Applied Journalism & Media StudiesJournalFirst author6 citations10.1386/ajms_00141_1

Collaborative Journalism Around the Globe: A Systematic Review

2024Journalism & Mass Communication QuarterlyJournalFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1177/10776990241284582

Artificial intelligence and human communication: A systematic literature review

2023World Journal of Advanced Research and ReviewsJournalOpen accessFirst author15 citations10.30574/wjarr.2023.19.1.1495

Social media usage and civic engagement among communication students

2023World Journal of Advanced Research and ReviewsJournalOpen accessCorresponding2 citations10.30574/wjarr.2023.19.1.1494

Television addiction among primary school pupils: A case study of Suhum Municipal

2023Computers and ChildrenJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.29333/cac/13579

Dementia research needs in Ghana: a perspective

2019Journal of Global Health ReportsJournalOpen access14 citations10.29392/joghr.3.e2019063

The Construction of Adolescence on Social Media

2019JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.7176/jep/10-9-08

Biochemical and Hematologic Parameters for Children in the Middle Belt of Ghana

2014American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalOpen access26 citations10.4269/ajtmh.13-0098

African Journalism Studies1

How it can be read

68% free to read

Diamond 2 · 4%Free to read and to publish
Gold 20 · 40%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 7 · 14%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 4 · 8%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 16 · 32%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

20 of 50 papers name a funder

Department for International Development9
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation6
World Health Organization6
Department for International Development, UK Government3
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine3
National Institute for Health and Care Research2
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases2
United States Agency for International Development2

Decent work and economic growth

9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1