Philip Kwaku Kankam

University of Ghana

Publishing since 2017, latest 2026

Education
Information Systems
Sociology and Political Science
Library and Information Sciences
Clinical Psychology
Communication

Publications: 302017–2026
Citations: 263to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 9
Field-weighted impact: 2.811.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 30%9 of 30 scored papers
Open access: 53%16 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

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

30 in all

Assessment of Information Literacy Skills among High School Students in Ghana
2026Open Information ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1515/opis-2025-0054
Information literacy development strategies and interventions for senior high schools in Ghana: a scoping review
2026Reference Services Review

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From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Education930%
Information Systems723%
Sociology and Political Science620%
Library and Information Sciences517%
Clinical Psychology310%
Communication310%
General Health Professions310%
Information Systems and Management310%
Computer Science Applications27%
Developmental and Educational Psychology27%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Library Science and Administration4
Library Science and Information Literacy4
Online and Blended Learning4
Qualitative Research Methods and Applications3
Child Development and Digital Technology2
COVID-19 and Mental Health2
Educational Methods and Media Use2
Educational Strategies and Epistemologies2
Health Literacy and Information Accessibility2
ICT in Developing Communities2
Information Retrieval and Search Behavior2
Mobile Health and mHealth Applications2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

3% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa2
Australia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

African University College of CommunicationsGH5 papers
University of KwaZulu-NatalZA2 papers
KAAF UniversityGH2 papers
Parliament of GhanaGH2 papers
University of Newcastle AustraliaAU1 paper
University for Development StudiesGH1 paper
St. John Bosco College of EducationGH1 paper
Indepth NetworkGH1 paper
Kibi Presbyterian College of EducationGH1 paper
Presbyterian University, GhanaGH1 paper

Where they publish

Cogent Social Sciences2
Ghana Library Journal2
Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication2
Heliyon2
Information Development2
Record and Library Journal2
Cogent Economics & Finance1
Cogent Education1

How it can be read

53% free to read

Diamond 7 · 23%Free to read and to publish
Gold 8 · 27%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 14 · 47%Behind a paywall

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education11
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure3
3Good health and well-being2
5Gender equality1
8Decent work and economic growth1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

The use of paradigms in information research
Library & Information Science Research
201978 citationsWorld top 10%
Community Radio as Information Dissemination Tool for Sustainable Rural Development in Ghana
Journal of Radio & Audio Media
202224 citationsWorld top 10%
Dissemination of scientific information through open access by research scientists in a developing country
Heliyon17
202419 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Addressing the problem of speech anxiety among students
International Journal of Public Leadership4
201719 citations
The role of social media in information dissemination to improve youth interactions
Cogent Social Sciences4
202418 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Promoting Open Educational Resources: Strategies for Enhancing Usage among Ghanaian Postgraduate Students

2026Journal of Educational Technology SystemsJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.1177/00472395261489942

Environmental information dissemination in Ghanaian waste management

2025Information DevelopmentJournalSenior authorCorresponding2 citations10.1177/02666669251336546

The role of social media in information dissemination to improve youth interactions

2024Cogent Social SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding18 citations10.1080/23311886.2024.2334480

Knowledge Repositories for Managing Knowledge in Learning Organizations

2024Electronic Journal of Knowledge ManagementJournalOpen access6 citations10.34190/ejkm.22.1.3018

Information literacy development and competencies of high school students in Accra

2023Information Discovery and DeliveryJournalFirst authorCorresponding14 citations10.1108/idd-10-2021-0114

Strategies for enrolment management in private universities in Ghana during the COVID-19 pandemic

2023International Journal of Educational Research OpenJournalOpen access7 citations10.1016/j.ijedro.2023.100294

Information behaviour of prison inmates in Ghana

2023Information DevelopmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1177/02666669231178661

Employing Case Study and Survey Designs in Information Research

2021Journal of Information Technology ResearchJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.4018/jitr.2021010110

The use of paradigms in information research

2019Library & Information Science ResearchJournalFirst authorCorresponding78 citations10.1016/j.lisr.2019.04.003

Approaches in Information Research

2019New Review of Academic LibrarianshipJournalFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1080/13614533.2019.1632216

Information seeking behaviour of beggars in Accra

2019Global Knowledge, Memory and CommunicationJournalSenior author7 citations10.1108/gkmc-07-2019-0080

Barriers to High School Learners’ Online Information Behaviour in Ghana

2019Mousaion South African Journal of Information StudiesJournalSenior author0 citations10.25159/2663-659x/6009

Addressing the problem of speech anxiety among students

2017International Journal of Public LeadershipJournalFirst author19 citations10.1108/ijpl-07-2016-0029

Evaluation of Internet Information Sources by High School Students in Ghana

2017The International Information & Library ReviewJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1080/10572317.2017.1366201