Ernest Yeboah Acheampong

University of Education, Winneba

Also at University of Educationfrom their recent papers

Associate Professor, University of Education, Winneba, since 2025per ORCID

Publishing since 2010, latest 2026

Sociology and Political Science
Gender Studies
Economics and Econometrics
Clinical Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Developmental and Educational Psychology

In their own words

socioeconomics of sport
PE
sport migration
sport for development
sport management & giving back
African football
Football migration
Female and sport
Youth sport and education
social change and give-back behaviours

Publications: 402010–2026
Citations: 363to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 12
Field-weighted impact: 1.881.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 37%7 of 19 scored papers
Open access: 26%5 of the 19 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 457 citations, h-index 12 and i10-index 14 (412 citations and h-index 11 since 2021), as of October 10, 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, Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Sport(HPERS)University of Education, Winnebasince 2025
Senior Lecturer/ Researcher, Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Sport(HPERS)University of Education, Winneba2022–2025
Lecturer/ Researcher, Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Sport(HPERS)University of Education, Winneba2018–2022

Education

PhD, UF RAPS-Sport and Social Environment (SENS)Université Grenoble Alpes2013–2017

Publications

40 in all

Female gamblers within Ghanaian communities: Exploring attitudes to sports betting on the university campus
2026Journal of Gambling IssuesJournalSenior author4 citations
Superstitious Behaviors in Sports and Exercise: A Systematic Literature Review Update
2025Scandinavian Journal of PsychologyJournalOpen access4 citations10.1111/sjop.70059

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Sociology and Political Science1333%
Gender Studies1230%
Economics and Econometrics1128%
Clinical Psychology25%
Cognitive Neuroscience25%
Developmental and Educational Psychology25%
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation25%
Social Psychology25%
Accounting13%
Demography13%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Sport and Mega-Event Impacts13
Sports, Gender, and Society12
Sports Analytics and Performance10
Gambling Behavior and Treatments2
Pain Management and Placebo Effect2
Physical Education and Pedagogy2
Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking1
Coffee research and impacts1
Corporate Finance and Governance1
Diaspora, migration, transnational identity1
Economic Growth and Development1
Economic Growth and Productivity1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

53% of their 19 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Pakistan5
France4
Spain3
Hungary2
Australia1
China1
Turkey1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of EducationPK5 papers
Université Grenoble AlpesFR4 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH3 papers
Széchenyi István UniversityHU2 papers
Universidad Autónoma de MadridES2 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM2 papers
Queensland University of TechnologyAU1 paper
Sport et environnement social1 paper
Universitat de LleidaES1 paper
Bingöl UniversityTR1 paper

Where they publish

Critical Research in Football5
Journal of Gambling Issues3
Soccer and Society3
Sport Business and Management An International Journal2
Sport in Society2
Africa’s Elite Football1
African Historical Review

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

10Reduced inequalities5
8Decent work and economic growth3
4Quality education1
5Gender equality1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Give Back Behaviour spectacle, football labour markets, sports migration, and connection with communities
Critical Research in Football
202054 citations
African footballers in Europe: Migration, community, and Give Back Behaviours
Routledge
201932 citations
Innovation, institutions and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa – an IV estimation of a panel threshold model
Journal of economic and administrative sciences.9
202031 citations

MA in Sport ManagementCIES/FIFA

MBA(HRM), KNUST Business SchoolKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2006–2008

Bachelor of Education(HPERS), Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Sport(HPERS)University of Education, Winneba1999–2003

Diploma in Teacher Education, SciencePTC, College of Education, Akropong-Akwapim1993–1996

Honours, memberships and service

AIESEP Developing Country Scholar AwardAIESEP (The International Organization for Physical Education in Higher Education)2024
The Foundation for The Gator Nation award, College of Liberal Arts & SciencesCentre for African Studies, University of Florida2023
EditorHumanities & Social Sciences Communications2025–2028
Fixed term, Advisory BoardInternational Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA)2024–2027
Advisory Committee, Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Sport(HPERS)UNESCO Chair in Sport for Development, Peace and Environment (SDPE)2024–2026

Financing football players’ careers from Africa to Europe: Does it follow a pecking order?

2025Sport Business and Management An International JournalJournalFirst author0 citations10.1108/sbm-01-2025-0006

Conceptualising social contributions through football: Analysis of women football managers in West Africa

2024Routledge handbook of the global south in sport for development and peaceBook chapterFirst author6 citations10.4324/9781032667805-12

Students with visual impairments and sports betting: The role of the media

2024Discourses in Sport Communication in Africa and the African DiasporaBook chapterFirst author2 citations

Investments in sport: fans’ impressions of Qatar 2022

2023Journal of Sport & TourismJournalFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1080/14775085.2023.2252405

Understanding sports betting among young male student-teachers in Ghana

2022Journal of Gambling IssuesJournalOpen accessFirst author20 citations10.4309/jgi.2022.49.8

Kwame Nkrumah’s Overthrow and Its Effect on National Team Players (1957–1980)

2021African Historical ReviewJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1080/17532523.2022.2047282

Ghana: Poor local organizing, and absence of football team dampens interest

2021University of Texas at AustinReportFirst author0 citations

Kenya’s Johanna Omolo: African footballers should stay in Africa.

2021The conversationJournalFirst author0 citations

The Journey of Professional Football Career: Challenges and Reflections

2020Journal of Sport and Social IssuesJournalFirst authorCorresponding14 citations10.1177/0193723520958341

How does professional football status challenge African players’ behaviour?

2020Soccer & SocietyJournalFirst author30 citations

African footballers’ migration to Europe: Shifting perspectives and practices

2020More Than Just Games: Sports in Africa, Past and Present, Chapter: 11Book chapterFirst author7 citations

Professional players, relationships, and typologies of Give Back Behaviours

2020Critical Research in FootballBook chapterFirst author0 citations

Street Football, periodisation, and migration itineraries and strategies

2020Critical Research in FootballBook chapterFirst author0 citations

Theoretical approaches to Give Back Behaviour

2020Critical Research in FootballBook chapterFirst author0 citations

Give Back Behaviour spectacle, football labour markets, sports migration, and connection with communities

2020Critical Research in FootballBook chapterFirst author54 citations

African football, migration, Give Back Behaviour, and economic rationality

2020Critical Research in FootballBook chapterFirst author0 citations

Sports in Africa, Past and Present

2020Ohio University PressReport0 citations

How does team composition affect performance in continental tournaments?

2019Cogent Social SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1080/23311886.2019.1606133

Effect of team characteristics on performance in tournaments.

2019The International Journal of Sport and SocietyJournalFirst author0 citations

Giving back to society: evidence from African sports migrants

2018Sport in SocietyJournalFirst authorCorresponding19 citations10.1080/17430437.2018.1551367

How it can be read

26% free to read, of the 19 recorded

Diamond 1 · 3%Free to read and to publish
Gold 2 · 5%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 14 · 35%Behind a paywall
Unknown 21 · 53%Not recorded by the source

How does professional football status challenge African players’ behaviour?

Soccer & Society

202030 citations