Dzifa A. Attah

University of Ghana

Senior Lecturer, University of Ghana College of Health Sciences, since 2018per ORCID

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

General Health Professions
Social Psychology
Applied Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Education

In their own words

Clinical Psychologist
Children and Adolescent
Child Sexual Abuse

Publications: 242014–2026
Citations: 192to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 3
Field-weighted impact: 2.981.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 38%9 of 24 scored papers
Open access: 83%20 papers free to read

8 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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Lecturer, PsychiatryUniversity of Ghana College of Health Sciencessince 2018

Education

BSc Psychology, PsychologyUniversity of Ghana School of Graduate Studies
MPhil Psychology, PsychologyUniversity of Ghana Faculty of Arts
PsychologyStellenbosch University

On their papers

University of Ghana28 works

Publications

24 in all

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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

General Health Professions938%
Social Psychology938%
Applied Psychology729%
Clinical Psychology729%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health521%
Education417%
Communication313%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology28%
Language and Linguistics28%
Oncology28%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Digital Mental Health Interventions7
Mental Health Treatment and Access7
Mobile Health and mHealth Applications5
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development4
International Student and Expatriate Challenges3
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health2
Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes2
Cancer Risks and Factors2
Global Education and Multiculturalism2
Global Maternal and Child Health2
Higher Education Governance and Development2
Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

75% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States13
United Kingdom8
Canada4
Zimbabwe4
South Africa3
Nigeria2
Malawi2
Hong Kong SAR1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of WashingtonUS7 papers
King's College LondonGB6 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH5 papers
York UniversityCA4 papers
University of ZimbabweZW4 papers
Johns Hopkins UniversityUS3 papers
Navrongo Health Research CentreGH3 papers
Stellenbosch UniversityZA3 papers
37 Military HospitalGH3 papers
Assumption CollegeUS2 papers

Where they publish

Frontiers in Global Women s Health2
JMIR Mental Health2
PLoS ONE2
Advances in linguistics and communication studies1
BMC Cancer1
BMC Medical Ethics1
BMC Psychiatry

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty4
5Gender equality3
3Good health and well-being2
4Quality education2
10Reduced inequalities2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions2
8Decent work and economic growth1
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Most cited

Language, culture, and task shifting – an emerging challenge for global mental health
Global Health Action
201492 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Emotion Norms, Display Rules, and Regulation in the Akan Society of Ghana: An Exploration Using Proverbs
Frontiers in Psychology16
201836 citationsOpen access · Gold
A Digital Toolkit (M-Healer) to Improve Care and Reduce Human Rights Abuses Against People With Mental Illness in West Africa: User-Centered Design, Development, and Usability Study

Every institution they have given on a paper.

The Stuttering Truth: Uncovering the Prevalence and Impact Amongst School Children in the Ablekuma South District, Ghana

2025International Journal of Language & Communication DisordersJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding3 citations10.1111/1460-6984.70080

Chronicles of the Job Market: Expectation vs. Reality

2023Knowledge studies in higher educationBook chapterCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-33254-8_14

Perinatal autopsy in Ghana: Healthcare workers knowledge and attitude

2022Frontiers in Global Women s HealthJournalOpen access2 citations10.3389/fgwh.2022.1021474

Co-Designing M-Healer: Supporting Lay Practitioner Mental Health Workers in Ghana

2021Communications in computer and information sciencePublicationCorresponding3 citations10.1007/978-3-030-90179-0_16

The Sojourner's Return

2018Advances in linguistics and communication studiesBook chapterFirst author3 citations10.4018/978-1-5225-3814-1.ch010

Strategies and Initiatives in Acculturation: Voices from Ghana

2017Journal of International StudentsJournalOpen access5 citations10.32674/jis.v7i4.192

How it can be read

83% free to read

Diamond 1 · 4%Free to read and to publish
Gold 16 · 67%In an open-access journal
Bronze 2 · 8%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 4 · 17%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

10 of 24 papers name a funder

National Institute for Health and Care Research3
National Institute of Mental Health3
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development2
University of Washington2
Fogarty International Center1
Medical Research Council1
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute1
National Research Foundation1

Partnerships for the goals

202122 citationsOpen access · Gold

Strategies and Initiatives in Acculturation: Voices from Ghana

Journal of International Students10

20175 citationsOpen access · Diamond