Samuel Asiedu Owusu

University of Cape Coast

Also at University of Ghanafrom their recent papers

Associate Professor, University of Cape Coast, since 2023per ORCID
Senior Research Fellow, University of Cape Coast, since 2019per ORCID

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

General Health Professions
Sociology and Political Science
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Information Systems
Clinical Psychology

In their own words

Child health
Sexual and reproductive health
population and health
mobile phones
bioethics

Publications: 512011–2026
Citations: 1,146to those papers
h-index: 16i10-index 21
Field-weighted impact: 4.741.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 40%16 of 40 scored papers
Open access: 83%33 of the 40 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 1,530 citations, h-index 17 and i10-index 20 (1,026 citations and h-index 15 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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Associate Professor, Directorate of Research, Innovation and ConsultancyUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2023
Senior Research Fellow, Directorate of Research, Innovation and ConsultancyUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2019
Research Fellow, Directorate of Research, Innovation and ConsultancyUniversity of Cape Coast2018–2019
Assistant Research Fellow, Directorate of Research, Innovation and ConsultancyUniversity of Cape Coast2008–2018

Education

Publications

51 in all

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Citations received each year

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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

General Health Professions1325%
Sociology and Political Science1224%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1020%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health918%
Information Systems816%
Clinical Psychology48%
Management of Technology and Innovation48%
Nutrition and Dietetics48%
Safety Research48%
Economics and Econometrics36%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health8
ICT in Developing Communities8
Mobile Health and mHealth Applications6
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health4
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare4
Child Nutrition and Water Access3
COVID-19 and Mental Health3
Ethics in Clinical Research3
Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development3
Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting3
Youth Education and Societal Dynamics3
Early Childhood Education and Development2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

75% of their 40 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom18
United States12
South Africa7
Malawi6
Canada4
Rwanda3
Uganda2
Sierra Leone2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Durham UniversityGB16 papers
University of HullGB7 papers
University of GhanaGH7 papers
University of MalawiMW6 papers
University of Cape TownZA4 papers
The University of Texas at ArlingtonUS3 papers
McMaster UniversityCA3 papers
University of OxfordGB3 papers
University of RwandaRW3 papers
New York UniversityUS2 papers

Where they publish

Children s Geographies3
Journal of Medical Ethics3
Social Science & Medicine3
African Journal of Reproductive Health2
Child Care in Practice2
Health Policy and Planning2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being6
1No poverty4
5Gender equality4
8Decent work and economic growth3
16Peace, justice and strong institutions3
10Reduced inequalities2
4Quality education1
12

Most cited

Informal m-health: How are young people using mobile phones to bridge healthcare gaps in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Social Science & Medicine1
2015161 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Mobile phones, gender, and female empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa: studies with African youth
Information Technology for Development1
2019110 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

Master of Philosophy, Population and HealthUniversity of Cape Coast

Pan Africa Science Journal

Licensing competent children to assist institutional review boards

2025Journal of Medical EthicsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1136/jme-2024-109910

Ethical implications of the widespread use of informal mHealth methods in Ghana

2024Journal of medical ethicsJournalFirst author7 citations

The Global Climate and Environmental Protest: Student Environmental Activism a Transformative Defiance

2023International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Social ScienceJournalOpen access7 citations10.38142/ijesss.v4i4.734

Parenting practices and family relationships during the COVID-19 lockdown in Ghana

2022Journal of Public Health in AfricaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.4081/jphia.2022.1849

Ethical implications of the widespread use of informal mHealth methods in Ghana

2022Journal of Medical EthicsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1136/medethics-2021-107920

Assessment of the Operational Characteristics of Research Ethics Committees in Ghana

2021Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research EthicsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1177/15562646211051189

Mobile phones, gender, and female empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa: studies with African youth

2019Information Technology for DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior author110 citations10.1080/02681102.2019.1622500

An extended theory of gravity in a modified Riemann’s geometry

2019International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern PhysicsJournalSenior author4 citations10.1142/s0219887819500671

Youth Livelihoods in the Cellphone Era: Perspectives from Urban Africa

2018Journal of International DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior author30 citations10.1002/jid.3340

Online Firms’ Management of Customer Risk and Risk Perceptions in Ghana: Evidence from Selected Online Firms

2018International Journal of Computer ApplicationsJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.5120/ijca2018917940

Child caregiving practices in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana

2017Doctoral dissertationThesisFirst author1 citation

Bicycles: an answer to mobility needs of rural children

20122nd AfCAP practitioner’s conference held in Maputo, Mozambique from 3rd to 5th JulyJournalSenior author7 citations

2nd AfCAP practitioner’s conference held in Maputo, Mozambique from 3rd to 5th July

How it can be read

83% free to read, of the 40 recorded

Diamond 2 · 4%Free to read and to publish
Gold 10 · 20%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 9 · 18%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Green 11 · 22%A copy in a repository
Closed 7 · 14%Behind a paywall
Unknown 11 · 22%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

23 of 51 papers name a funder

Economic and Social Research Council10
Department for International Development5
Fogarty International Center5
Medical Research Council5
Government of the United Kingdom3
University of Ghana3
Wellcome Trust3
Department for International Development, UK Government2

Responsible consumption and production

17Partnerships for the goals1

Mobility, education and livelihood trajectories for young people in rural Ghana: a gender perspective

Children s Geographies

201186 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green