Fred Awaah

Also at University of Professional Studiesfrom their recent papers

Lecturer, University of Professional Studies -Accra, since 2013per ORCID

Publishing since 2020, latest 2026

Dr. Dr. Fred Awaah (Accra, March 1976) is a member of the faculty of Management Studies, University of Professional Studies – Accra. He is celebrated for his scientific breakthrough – the Theory of Higher Education Learning which he propounded to ease students understanding of topics/concepts within the higher education space. With an h-index of 15 and an i10 index of 25 as at May 2025, Fred has to his credit two books, over forty peer-reviewed journal papers (28… More on ORCID

Education
Management of Technology and Innovation
Accounting
Computer Science Applications
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Social Psychology

Publications: 342020–2026
Citations: 501to those papers
h-index: 13i10-index 16
Field-weighted impact: 5.351.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 62%21 of 34 scored papers
Open access: 41%14 papers free to read

2 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are 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

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

Lecturer, Department of Business AdministrationUniversity of Professional Studies -Accrasince 2013

Education

PhD ICT Education (CyberSecurity), Africa Centre of Excellence for Innovative and Transformative STEM EducationLagos State University2019–2023
PhD Public Administration, Doctoral SchoolUniversity of Burundi2018–2021
Master of Philosophy in Public AdministrationUniversity of Ghana Business School2008–2012
Bachelor of Business AdministrationUniversity of Ghana

Publications

34 in all

Towards Understanding Cyberbullying Behaviour: Exploring the Predictive Power of Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions
2026International Journal of Bullying PreventionJournal1 citation10.1007/s42380-026-00347-3
Can indigenous pedagogies improve students' interest in elementary artificial intelligence?
2026Artificial Intelligence in Education

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Management of Technology and Innovation618%

Computer Science Applications412%

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management412%

Social Psychology412%

Artificial Intelligence39%

Economics and Econometrics39%

Information Systems39%

Sociology and Political Science39%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Education and Critical Thinking Development7
Innovative Teaching Methods7
African Education and Politics6
Online and Blended Learning6
Educational Assessment and Pedagogy4
Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences4
Teaching and Learning Programming4
Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression3
Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior3
Science Education and Pedagogy3
Global and Cross-Cultural Management2
Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

56% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1469121517Home

Most frequent partner countries

Nigeria20
Burundi8
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Professional StudiesGH33 papers
Lagos State UniversityNG20 papers
Université du BurundiBI8 papers
Pentecost University CollegeGH2 papers
University of JohannesburgZA1 paper
University of Education, WinnebaGH1 paper
University of GhanaGH1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of economic and administrative sciences.3
Teaching Public Administration3
Cogent Education2
Higher Education Skills and Work-based Learning2
Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace Research2
Journal of Chemical Education2
Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching & Learning2
Artificial Intelligence in Education1

How it can be read

41% free to read

Diamond 5 · 15%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 15%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 9%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 20 · 59%Behind a paywall

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education7
8Decent work and economic growth6
16Peace, justice and strong institutions4
17Partnerships for the goals3
5Gender equality1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

Honours, memberships and service

Early Career Research Fellow in Training( Sub Saharan Africa)British Academy / Association of African Universities2024
Researcher with the most published works in the University of Professional Studies, Accra for first quarter 2023University of Professional Studies2023
Researcher with the most read contributions in the University of Professional Studies, Accra for the month of May2023ResearchGate2023
Researcher with the most published works in the University of Professional Studies, Accra for the forth quarter 2022University of Professional Studies2022
Best paper:6th Conference of the Africa Council for Distance Education. Accra, GhanaAfrica Council for Distance Education2021
Pronounced PhD Tress honorable ( Distinction)University of Burundi2021
Guess Speaker: Harnessing Diasporan Minds for Africa's Development: The Leadership FactorSALT Institute2022
National Association for Research in Science Teaching2021–2022
KeyNote Speaker - Making Africa's Population an Asset, Africa Progress GroupOlusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library2021
Guest Facilitator- 2nd African Students’ Leadership & Capacity Building Training. Port Harcourt, NigeriaAssociation of African Universities2018

Effects of cyberbullying on the academic life of Ghanaian tertiary students

2024Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace ResearchJournalFirst author10 citations10.1108/jacpr-11-2023-0851

Theory of higher education learning

2024Asian Education and Development StudiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1108/aeds-07-2024-0145

Students career interest and understanding of corporate governance education in Ghana

2024Higher Education Skills and Work-based LearningJournalFirst author2 citations10.1108/heswbl-05-2023-0109

The culturo-techno-contextual approach and students' understanding of computer science education in a developing economy

2023Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching & LearningJournalOpen accessCorresponding18 citations10.1108/jrit-12-2022-0087

In the classroom I enhance students understanding of entrepreneurship development – the culturo–techno-contextual approach

2023Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching & LearningJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1108/jrit-08-2022-0047

Does organisational politics moderates the relationship between organisational culture and employee efficiency?

2023Journal of economic and administrative sciences.JournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1108/jeas-12-2022-0264

Corporate governance education in Ghana: gender and school library to the rescue

2023International Journal of Educational ManagementJournal2 citations10.1108/ijem-01-2023-0012

Assessing Leadership Styles in Student Unions: A Quantitative Survey in Ghana

2023Business, management and economicsBook chapterOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.5772/intechopen.108323

Perception of cyberbullying among students: the study of a developing country

2022Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace ResearchJournal14 citations10.1108/jacpr-06-2022-0726

Community engagement in development projects: government versus private funded projects in Ghana

2022Journal of Enterprising Communities People and Places in the Global EconomyJournalSenior author13 citations10.1108/jec-09-2021-0138

Generational cohorts and their predisposition toward entrepreneurship in an emerging economy

2022Journal of economic and administrative sciences.JournalSenior author13 citations10.1108/jeas-09-2021-0194

Students' career interests and entrepreneurship education in a developing country

2022Higher Education Skills and Work-based LearningJournalFirst author9 citations10.1108/heswbl-05-2022-0110

Indigenous – foreign culture fit and public employee performance: the case of Ghana

2022Journal of economic and administrative sciences.JournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1108/jeas-08-2022-0182

School library and students’ understanding of public administration

2022Teaching Public AdministrationJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1177/01447394221103956

Perspective Chapter: New Active Learning Models in Africa

2022Education and human developmentBook chapterOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.5772/intechopen.105217

Developing public administration education by focusing on difficult key concepts: The case of Nigeria and Ghana

2021Social Sciences & Humanities OpenJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding24 citations10.1016/j.ssaho.2021.100136