Jophus Anamuah‐Mensah

University of Education, Winneba

Publishing since 1986, latest 2026

Education
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Social Psychology
Demography
Development

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 191986–2026
Citations: 117to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 0.661.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 11%2 of 19 scored papers
Open access: 58%11 papers free to read

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

19 in all

Risk and protective factors associated with prosocial skills and behavioral difficulties among preschool children: Findings from rural Ghana.
2026Developmental PsychologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.1037/dev0002259
Mathematics and science teachers’ cultural beliefs about giftedness and gifted students’ education in Ghana
2024Gifted Education International

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Education1263%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology526%
Developmental and Educational Psychology316%
Social Psychology316%
Demography211%
Development211%
Information Systems211%
Safety Research211%
Sociology and Political Science211%
Behavioral Neuroscience15%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Science Education and Pedagogy5
Education, Achievement, and Giftedness4
African cultural and philosophical studies2
African Education and Politics2
Creativity in Education and Neuroscience2
Educational Assessment and Pedagogy2
ICT in Developing Communities2
International Development and Aid2
Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques2
Animal and Plant Science Education1
Behavioral and Psychological Studies1
Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression1

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

papers co-written1122334Home

Most frequent partner countries

Canada4
Australia3
United Kingdom1
United States1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Cape CoastGH7 papers
Queensland University of TechnologyAU3 papers
University of TorontoCA3 papers
Institute for Fiscal StudiesGB1 paper
Australian Catholic UniversityAU1 paper
University of British ColumbiaCA1 paper
University of PennsylvaniaUS1 paper
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentUS1 paper
University of GhanaGH1 paper

Where they publish

African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and Sciences5
Journal of Research in Science Teaching4
SensePublishers eBooks3
Developmental Psychology1
Ghana Journal of Education Issues and Practice (GJE)1
Gifted Education International1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education10
1No poverty1
14Life below water1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Cognitive strategies used by chemistry students to solve volumetric analysis problems
Journal of Research in Science Teaching4
198630 citations
Ghanaian JSS2 students' abysmal mathematics achievement in TIMSS-2003: a consequence of the basic school mathematics curriculum
Mathematics Connection4
200626 citations
Bridging the Gap: Linking School and the World of Work in Ghana
Journal of Career and Technical Education

Exploring Educators' Perceptions of Gifted Students’ Identification in Ghana: Bridging the Gap

2024African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and SciencesJournalOpen access0 citations10.4314/ajesms.v20i1.11

Nurturing the Missing Link: Unleashing Talent and Giftedness for Critical Human Capacity Development in Nation Building

2023African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and SciencesJournalOpen access0 citations10.4314/ajesms.v19i2.4

The Coloniality of Development

2014SensePublishers eBooksBook chapterSenior author6 citations10.1007/978-94-6209-659-2_3

On What Foundation is Africa Building its Science and Technology Base?: Africa\'s Participation in TIMSS-2003

2008African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.4314/ajesms.v3i1.38598

Bridging the Gap: Linking School and the World of Work in Ghana

2007Journal of Career and Technical EducationJournalOpen accessFirst author18 citations10.21061/jcte.v23i1.449

The fusion of modern and indigenous science and technology: how should it be done?

2006African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author11 citations10.4314/ajesms.v2i1.38587

Development of remedial method for teaching electric circuits in secondary schools

2006African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.4314/ajesms.v1i1.38575

Ghanaian students' ideas about force and friction

1999Journal of Educational ManagementJournalOpen access0 citations10.47963/jem.v2i.374

Native science beliefs among some Ghanaian students

1998International Journal of Science EducationJournalFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.1080/0950069980200108

Cognitive factors in chemistry achievement: Some observations

1990Journal of Research in Science TeachingJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1002/tea.3660270609

Development and validation of a path analytic model of students' performance in chemistry

1987Journal of Research in Science TeachingJournalFirst author9 citations10.1002/tea.3660240806

Comments on plants as producers: A case study of elementary science teaching

1987Journal of Research in Science TeachingJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1002/tea.3660240809

Cognitive strategies used by chemistry students to solve volumetric analysis problems

1986Journal of Research in Science TeachingJournalFirst authorCorresponding30 citations10.1002/tea.3660230902

International Journal of Science Education

Journal of Career and Technical Education1

How it can be read

58% free to read

Diamond 6 · 32%Free to read and to publish
Hybrid 3 · 16%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 11%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 8 · 42%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 19 papers name a funder

Economic and Social Research Council1
National Institutes of Health1
United States Agency for International Development1

Open access · Hybrid

The fusion of modern and indigenous science and technology: how should it be done?

African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and Sciences

200611 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Native science beliefs among some Ghanaian students

International Journal of Science Education4

19989 citationsWorld top 10%