Inusah Salifu

University of Ghana

University of Ghanaper ORCID

Publishing since 2015, latest 2026

Education
Information Systems
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Political Science and International Relations
Safety Research
Social Psychology

Publications: 342015–2026
Citations: 202to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 3.701.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 44%15 of 34 scored papers
Open access: 38%13 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

Citations received each year

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

University of Ghana

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

34 in all

Union leadership and industrial harmony in Ghanaian universities: challenges, strategies, and implications for labour relations
2026Employee RelationsJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1108/er-07-2025-0586
Leading Free Secondary Education Policy Reform: Stakeholder Perspectives on Access, Equity, and Quality in Ghana
2026

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Education2471%
Information Systems412%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management412%
Political Science and International Relations412%
Safety Research412%
Social Psychology412%
Sociology and Political Science412%
Demography39%
General Health Professions39%
Information Systems and Management26%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Teacher Education and Leadership Studies5
Educational Practices and Challenges4
Online and Blended Learning4
Technology-Enhanced Education Studies4
Education Systems and Policy3
Emotional Intelligence and Performance3
Global Educational Policies and Reforms3
Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior3
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare3
School Choice and Performance3
Teacher Professional Development and Motivation3
African Education and Politics2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

12% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Arab Emirates1
Australia1
Pakistan1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Education, WinnebaGH3 papers
University for Development StudiesGH3 papers
University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial DevelopmentGH2 papers
University of Professional StudiesGH2 papers
Emirates College for Advanced EducationAE1 paper
University of EducationPK1 paper
University of New EnglandAU1 paper
Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development StudiesGH1 paper
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM1 paper
University of South AfricaZA1 paper

Where they publish

Leadership and Policy in Schools3
Cogent Education2
Africa Education Review1
Cambridge Journal of Education1
College Teaching1
Educational Gerontology1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education12
8Decent work and economic growth4
1No poverty2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Factors influencing teaching as a career choice (FIT-Choice) in Ghana
Teaching Education8
201732 citationsWorld top 10%
Achieving free compulsory universal basic education through school feeding programme: Evidence from a deprived rural community in northern Ghana
Cogent Education
201820 citationsOpen access · Gold
Teacher professional development (TPD) in Ghana: constraints and solutions

Leadership and Policy in Schools

The influence of professional development on quality teaching in Ghanaian pre-tertiary schools

2025Social Sciences & Humanities OpenJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.102196

Supporting Whole School Initiatives in the Ghanaian Education System: Are School Heads Making Any Impact?

2025Journal of Research on Leadership EducationJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1177/19427751251341290

Making teaching a career choice: a study of the ‘pull factors’ among preservice teachers in Ghana

2025Journal of Education for Teaching International Research and PedagogyJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1080/02607476.2025.2537908

Evaluating Learner Feedback as a Leadership Tool for School Improvement in Ghana

2025Journal of School Administration Research and DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.32674/7grnk578

Teacher professional development (TPD) in Ghana: constraints and solutions

2024Professional Development in EducationJournalFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1080/19415257.2024.2351947

Improving pupil performance in rural Ghana basic schools: Principals' leadership challenges

2024International Journal of Educational DevelopmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.1016/j.ijedudev.2024.103061

Assessing the Implementation of School Discipline Policy in Ghanaian Basic Schools

2023Research in Educational Administration & LeadershipJournalOpen accessSenior author7 citations10.30828/real.1246045

The role of motivational teaching techniques in adult distance learning programmes

2023International Review of EducationJournalFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1007/s11159-023-09997-7

Managing large classes in virtual teaching: experiences of university teachers in Ghana during COVID-19

2022Educational Technology Research and DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.1007/s11423-022-10151-7

Doctoral Students’ Learning Experiences in Ghana: Exploring a New Curriculum Using Bourdieu’s Concepts

2021International journal of doctoral studiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.28945/4879

University Teachers’ Decisions on Post-retirement Employment: Do Demographic Variables Count?

2021Gerontology and Geriatric MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1177/23337214211041419

Optimizing employee efforts: The implications of job design for administrative staff performance in higher education

2021Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in EducationJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations

Exploring Coteaching as a Trend in Higher Education

2020College TeachingJournalFirst authorCorresponding15 citations10.1080/87567555.2020.1838426

Factors influencing teaching as a career choice (FIT-Choice) in Ghana

2017Teaching EducationJournalFirst authorCorresponding32 citations10.1080/10476210.2017.1365360

Exploring the drivers of teacher professionalism in Ghana

2015Educational StudiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1080/03055698.2015.1062081

Educational Research for Policy and Practice

Educational Studies1

How it can be read

38% free to read

Diamond 4 · 12%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 15%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 21 · 62%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 34 papers name a funder

Monash University1
University of Ghana1

Professional Development in Education

202416 citationsWorld top 10%

Exploring Coteaching as a Trend in Higher Education

College Teaching4

202015 citationsWorld top 10%