Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh

Publishing since 1997, latest 2026

Language and Linguistics
Linguistics and Language
Literature and Literary Theory
Education
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

In their own words

language
multilingualism
discourse studies

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 261997–2026
Citations: 269to those papers
h-index: 10i10-index 10
Field-weighted impact: 2.841.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 33%2 of 6 scored papers
Open access: 33%2 of the 6 whose access is recorded

Google Scholar shows 401 citations, h-index 11 and i10-index 11 (208 citations and h-index 7 since 2021), as of October 5, 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

Publications

26 in all

Earned, Not Given: A Cross-Cultural Exploration of Identity Construction in Valedictorian Speeches
2026Studies in Linguistics and Language EducationJournalSenior author0 citations
Intergenerational Language Transmission in Urban Spaces: Constructing Family Identities in Multilingual Contexts
2026International Journal of Multilingual EducationJournalSenior author0 citations

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Language and Linguistics415%
Linguistics and Language415%
Literature and Literary Theory415%
Education14%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology14%

Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Multilingual Education and Policy4
EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning3
Discourse Analysis in Language Studies2
Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies2
Second Language Learning and Teaching2
Language, Metaphor, and Cognition1
Linguistic Variation and Morphology1
Teacher Education and Leadership Studies1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

0% of their 6 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

Most frequent partner countries

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH1 paper

Where they publish

Drumspeak: international journal of research in the humanities2
International Journal of Multilingual Education2
Journal of Pan African Studies2
African Nebula1
Between Language and Literature: A Festschrift for Professor Kofi Edu Yankson1
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education4
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Publishing for mother tongue-based bilingual education in Ghana: politics and consequences
Language and Education4
201461 citationsWorld top 10%
A preliminary report on the study of error patterns in the written essays of senior secondary students
English in Ghana
199737 citations
“Speak English!” A prescription or choice of English as a lingua franca in Ghanaian schools
Linguistics and Education4

“Sir, Please Can I Speak Twi?”: Examining Students’ Linguistic Rights in Senior High Schools in Ghana

2025International Journal of Multilingual EducationJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.22333/ijme.2025.9894

Ideological Positioning in Primetime TV News Presentations in Ghana

2023International Journal For Multidisciplinary ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i05.6722

Thesis Defense Discourse in a Ghanaian University: A Show of Power or an Examination of Ideas?

2020LWATI: A Journal of Contemporary ResearchJournalFirst author0 citations

Power, Domination, and Manipulation in Students’ Parliamentary Discourse in a Ghanaian University

2019Ghanaian Politics and Political CommunicationJournalFirst author0 citations

National identity construction in independence day speeches of Anglophone West Africa

2018Journal of Pan African StudiesJournalFirst author9 citations

African Global Experiences: An Introduction to the Special Edition

2018Journal of Pan African StudiesJournal0 citations

Identity and Representation through Language in Ghana: The Postcolonial Self and the Other

2016DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalFirst authorCorresponding11 citations

2010 University of Cape Coast Students' Handbook

2012Between Language and Literature: A Festschrift for Professor Kofi Edu YanksonJournalFirst author0 citations

Between Language and Literature: A Festschrift for Professor Kofi Edu Yankson

2012University Printing PressReportFirst author0 citations

Discourse analysis of syntactic structures used as politeness markers in educated Ghanaian English

2011Drumspeak: international journal of research in the humanitiesJournalFirst author0 citations

A sociolinguistic study of the paralinguistic modes of communication among the Kwahus of Ghana

2009Drumspeak: international journal of research in the humanitiesJournalFirst author0 citations

Tracing the definition of literacy and making Out-Of-School literacies visible in Ghanaian schools

2008Journal of Educational Development and PracticeJournalFirst author4 citations

Politeness forms used in Ghanaian English verbal interaction: A sociolinguistic analysis of spoken data in media panel discussions

1999Unpublished MPhil thesis, University of Cape Coast, GhanaJournalFirst author25 citations

A Preliminary Report on the Study of Error Patterns in Written Essays of Selected Students

1997English in Ghana. Accra: Black Mask PublishersJournalFirst author12 citations

English in Ghana. Accra: Black Mask Publishers1

How it can be read

33% free to read, of the 6 recorded

Diamond 1 · 4%Free to read and to publish
Hybrid 1 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 4 · 15%Behind a paywall
Unknown 20 · 77%Not recorded by the source