Lily Kpobi

University of Ghana

Publishing since 2013, latest 2026

Social Psychology
Health
Sociology and Political Science
Clinical Psychology
General Health Professions
Complementary and alternative medicine

Publications: 362013–2026
Citations: 633to those papers
h-index: 15i10-index 19
Field-weighted impact: 2.501.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 25%9 of 36 scored papers
Open access: 47%17 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

36 in all

The Nature of ‘Akwankyerɛ’ (Spiritual Directives) in Neo-prophetic Churches in Ghana
2026Journal of Religion in AfricaJournal0 citations10.1163/15700666-bja10149
Household living arrangements and self-rated health status among older adults in Ghana
2026BMC GeriatricsJournalOpen access

lkpobi@ug.edu.ghPublic 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

Social Psychology1542%
Health1028%
Sociology and Political Science1028%
Clinical Psychology822%
General Health Professions719%
Complementary and alternative medicine617%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health411%
Plant Science411%
Education38%
Psychiatry and Mental health38%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Mental Health Treatment and Access15
Religion, Society, and Development7
Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology7
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies6
Migration, Health and Trauma5
African cultural and philosophical studies3
Community Health and Development3
Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies3
Global Maternal and Child Health3
Mental Health and Patient Involvement3
Categorization, perception, and language2
Christian Theology and Mission2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

42% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

South Africa17
United Kingdom8
United States3
Australia2
Kenya1
New Zealand1
India1
Ethiopia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Stellenbosch UniversityZA16 papers
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityUS3 papers
King's College LondonGB3 papers
University of ManchesterGB2 papers
University College LondonGB2 papers
University of WarwickGB2 papers
Queensland University of TechnologyAU2 papers
Middlesex University LondonGB2 papers
University of EdinburghGB2 papers
Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental HealthZA2 papers

Where they publish

Transcultural Psychiatry3
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine2
Journal of Religion in Africa2
Mental Health Religion & Culture2
Antibiotics1
Archive for the Psychology of Religion1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty5
17Partnerships for the goals4
4Quality education3
10Reduced inequalities3
5Gender equality2
11Sustainable cities and communities1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Challenges in the use of the mental health information system in a resource-limited setting: lessons from Ghana
BMC Health Services Research
201880 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
‘That is how the real mad people behave’: Beliefs about and treatment of mental disorders by traditional medicine-men in Accra, Ghana
International Journal of Social Psychiatry1
201879 citationsWorld top 10%
Traditional herbalists’ methods of treating mental disorders in Ghana

Introduction to the Handbook

2025Book chapterSenior author1 citation10.1007/978-3-031-65179-3_1

A Systematic Review of Research and Governance in Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Africa

2025Tropical Medicine & International HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1111/tmi.70034

A Socio-Demographic Profile of Disability in Ghana

2025Book chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-032-00582-3_13

Beyond ‘publish or perish’: Unpacking the complexities of academic publishing in Africa

2024South African Journal of ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.17159/sajs.2024/18970

Is Contemporary Christianity Promoting or Hindering Mental Health in Africa?

2024Utambuzi Journal for the Study of the Religions of Africa and its DiasporaJournalOpen access0 citations10.36615/ca0ye382

Is the Church a Place of Solace or Frustration?

2022Journal of Religion in AfricaJournalSenior author1 citation10.1163/15700666-12340219

Traditional herbalists’ methods of treating mental disorders in Ghana

2018Transcultural PsychiatryJournalFirst authorCorresponding48 citations10.1177/1363461518802981

Muslim Traditional Healers in Accra, Ghana: Beliefs About and Treatment of Mental Disorders

2018Journal of Religion and HealthJournalFirst authorCorresponding28 citations10.1007/s10943-018-0668-1

Ghanaian traditional and faith healers' explanatory models for epilepsy

2018Epilepsy & BehaviorJournalFirst authorCorresponding27 citations10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.04.016

Ghanaian traditional and faith healers' explanatory models of intellectual disability

2018Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual DisabilitiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding18 citations10.1111/jar.12500

Explanatory models of mental disorders among traditional and faith healers in Ghana

2018International Journal of Culture and Mental HealthJournalFirst authorCorresponding12 citations10.1080/17542863.2018.1468473

“I'm Here Because of Christ and Worshipping God …”

2017Archive for the Psychology of ReligionJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1163/15736121-12341342

BMC Health Services Research1

How it can be read

47% free to read

Diamond 2 · 6%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 25%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 19 · 53%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

18 of 36 papers name a funder

National Research Foundation10
Universiteit Stellenbosch8
Economic and Social Research Council4
Arts and Humanities Research Council2
Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology2
British Academy1
Department of Health and Social Care1
Global Challenges Research Fund1

Transcultural Psychiatry1