Kofi E. Boakye

University of Ghana

Associate Professor, University of Leicester, since 2023per ORCID
Affiliate Fellow, University of Cambridge, since 2016per ORCID

Publishing since 2005, latest 2025

Clinical Psychology
Sociology and Political Science
Epidemiology
General Health Professions
Health
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

In their own words

violence
young people and crime
sexual abuse
Suicide
substance use
youth crime
youth justice
death penalty
policing
crime investigation

Publications: 112005–2025
Citations: 115to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 5
Field-weighted impact: 1.811.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 27%3 of 11 scored papers
Open access: 100%11 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, School of CriminologyUniversity of Leicestersince 2023
Affiliate Fellow, Institute of CriminologyUniversity of Cambridgesince 2016
Senior Lecturer, PsychologyCity, University of London2023
Senior Fellow, PsychologyUniversity of Ghana2019–2023
Visiting Professor, UG-Carnegie Diasporan Fellowship, PsychologyUniversity of Ghana2017

Publications

11 in all

Conducting Criminological Research in Resource-Constrained Settings: Lessons From Ghana’s Participation in ISRD4 Study
2025Journal of Contemporary Criminal JusticeJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1177/10439862251388939
Context and disclosure of female child sexual abuse: analysis of victims case reports in Ghana

kb495@le.ac.ukPublic on their ORCID record

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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

Clinical Psychology764%
Sociology and Political Science545%
Epidemiology327%
General Health Professions327%
Health218%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health218%
Social Psychology218%
Finance19%
Gender Studies19%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Suicide and Self-Harm Studies4
Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis3
Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending3
Crime Patterns and Interventions2
Global Maternal and Child Health2
Mental Health Treatment and Access2
Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes2
Child Abuse and Trauma1
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development1
Ethics in medical practice1
Health Policy Implementation Science1
Healthcare Systems and Reforms1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

82% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom9
Australia3
Norway3
Hong Kong SAR1
Thailand1
Tunisia1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Anglia Ruskin UniversityGB6 papers
Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNO3 papers
University of LeedsGB3 papers
UNSW SydneyAU2 papers
University of LeicesterGB2 papers
University of Newcastle AustraliaAU2 papers
University of CambridgeGB1 paper
Chinese University of Hong KongHK1 paper
Canberra HospitalAU1 paper
National Drug and Alcohol Research CentreAU1 paper

Where they publish

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2
Children and Youth Services Review1
Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health1
Drugs Education Prevention and Policy1
International Journal of Nursing Studies1
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being2
1No poverty1
4Quality education1
5Gender equality1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Between moral infraction and existential crisis: Exploring physicians and nurses' attitudes to suicide and the suicidal patient in Ghana
International Journal of Nursing Studies
201830 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
“Tougher than ever”: An exploration of relapse prevention strategies among patients recovering from poly-substance use disorders in Ghana
Drugs Education Prevention and Policy3
201724 citationsOpen access · Bronze
Police Views of Suicidal Persons and the Law Criminalizing Attempted Suicide in Ghana: A Qualitative Study With Policy Implications

Visiting Professor, Cornell School of LawCornell University2017

Senior Lecturer, Humanities and Social SciencesAnglia Ruskin University2014–2023

Visiting Lecturer, UG-Carnegie Diasporan Fellowship, Department of PsychologyUniversity of Ghana2013–2014

Betty Behrens Research Fellow (JRF), Clare Hall CollegeUniveristy of Cambridge2009–2012

Education

PhD Criminology, Institute of CriminologyUniversity of Cambridge2006–2011
MPhil in Criminological Research, Institute of CriminologyUniversity of Cambridge2005–2007
Bachelor of Arts Psychology, Department of PsychologyUniversity of Ghana1997–2001

Honours, memberships and service

Member, Editorial BoardInternational Criminologysince 2019
Member, International Self-Report Delinquency StudyNortheastern Universitysince 2017
External Examiner, School of LawLiverpool John Moore Universitysince 2016
Member, European Society of CriminologyEuropean Society of Criminologysince 2015
Member, Devision of Forensic PsychologyBritish Pscyhological Societysince 2013
Chartered Member, British Psychological SocietyBritish Psychological Societysince 2013
Reviewer, Journal of Interpersonal ViolenceJournal of Interpersonal Violencesince 2011
Reviewer, Criminal Justice and BehaviorCriminal Justice and Behaviorsince 2011
Reviewer, Division of International CriminologyInternational Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justicesince 2011
Reviewer, Law & Social InquiryAmerican Bar Foundationsince 2011