Samuel Kofi Odame

University of Ghana

Social Development Officer, Ayensuano District Assembly, since 2013per ORCID

Publishing since 2020, latest 2021

Clinical Psychology
General Health Professions
Social Psychology

ORCID 0000-0002-3292-537X
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Publications: 32020–2021
Citations: 58to those papers
h-index: 3i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 1.091.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 3 scored papers
Open access: 67%2 papers free to read

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

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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Social Development Officer, Department of Social DevelopmentAyensuano District Assemblysince 2013
Teaching Assistant, Department of SociologyUniversity of Ghana2013–2016

Education

Master of Philosophy in Sociology, Department of SociologyUniversity of Ghana2012–2014
Bachelor of Arts, Department of SociologyUniversity of Ghana2007–2011

Publications

3 in all

Suicidal ideation and associated factors among school-going adolescents in rural Ghana
2021Current PsychologyJournalOpen accessSenior author13 citations10.1007/s12144-021-01378-3
Adolescent Problem Gambling in Rural Ghana: Prevalence and Gender Differentiation
2020Journal of Gambling Studies

General Health Professions133%

Social Psychology133%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Suicide and Self-Harm Studies2
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development1
Gambling Behavior and Treatments1
Homelessness and Social Issues1
Mental Health Treatment and Access1
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research1
Resilience and Mental Health1
Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

100% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written3333333Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of LeedsGB3 papers

Where they publish

Crisis1
Current Psychology1
Journal of Gambling Studies1

How it can be read

67% free to read

Hybrid 2 · 67%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 1 · 33%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 3 papers name a funder

University of Leeds1

Most cited

Adolescent Problem Gambling in Rural Ghana: Prevalence and Gender Differentiation
Journal of Gambling Studies
202037 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Suicidal ideation and associated factors among school-going adolescents in rural Ghana
Current Psychology
202113 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Suicidal Behaviors in the Ghana Police Service
Crisis
20208 citations