Ronald Osei Mensah

Also at Takoradi Technical Universityfrom their recent papers

Lecturer, Takoradi Technical University, since 2021per ORCID

Publishing since 2018, latest 2026

My name is Ronald Osei Mensah, a Ghanaian by birth. I obtained both my first and second degrees from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. With my first degree, I read and majored in Sociology with my thesis titled ‘The role of the media in ensuring political tolerance in Ghana: Perceptions of University of Cape Coast Students’. With my second degree, I read Master of Philosophy in Sociology and wrote my thesis in the area of criminology. I have also acquired a professional… More on ORCID

Sociology and Political Science
Education
Information Systems
Political Science and International Relations
General Health Professions
Gender Studies

Publications: 1082018–2026
Citations: 583to those papers
h-index: 13i10-index 21
Field-weighted impact: 5.111.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 45%49 of 108 scored papers
Open access: 79%85 papers free to read

13 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

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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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, Social Development SectionTakoradi Technical Universitysince 2021

Education

M.Phil. Sociology, Sociology and AnthropologyUniversity of Cape Coast2014–2017

Honours, memberships and service

Graduate Student, Sociology and AnthropologyGhana Sociological and Anthropological Associationsince 2014

On their papers

Takoradi Technical University97 works

Publications

108 in all

Inside the web of violence: uncovering Ghana's social roots of crime through voices of family, peers, and prison officials
2026Frontiers in Social PsychologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.3389/frsps.2025.1712010
Economic exclusion and criminal adaptations: A qualitative study of youth unemployment in Ghana

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From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Sociology and Political Science4239%
Education2826%
Information Systems1312%
Political Science and International Relations1110%
General Health Professions109%
Gender Studies87%
Economics and Econometrics76%
Strategy and Management76%
Urban Studies76%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health66%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Crime Patterns and Interventions13
Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis9
Education and Critical Thinking Development7
Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance6
Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies6
Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy6
Policing Practices and Perceptions6
Sex work and related issues6
Educational Assessment and Pedagogy5
Land Rights and Reforms5
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion4
Urban and Rural Development Challenges4

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

papers co-written1223455Home

Most frequent partner countries

Pakistan6
South Africa5
Australia4
United States1
Hong Kong SAR1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Takoradi Technical UniversityGH91 papers
Accra College of EducationGH19 papers
University of GhanaGH13 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH11 papers
Ghana Institute of Management and Public AdministrationGH10 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH10 papers
University of EducationPK6 papers
Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development StudiesGH6 papers
The Forestry Commission of GhanaGH5 papers
Edith Cowan UniversityAU4 papers

Where they publish

Cogent Education9
Deviant Behavior7
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences7
Cogent Arts and Humanities6
Journal of International Cooperation and Development6
Discover Global Society5
Technium Social Sciences Journal4
African Identities3

How it can be read

79% free to read

Diamond 34 · 31%Free to read and to publish
Gold 39 · 36%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 8 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 3%Free to read, no open licence

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

16Peace, justice and strong institutions16
4Quality education13
5Gender equality13
10Reduced inequalities9
1No poverty4
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure4
2Zero hunger3
3Good health and well-being3
8Decent work and economic growth3
12Responsible consumption and production2
6Clean water and sanitation1
14Life below water1
15Life on land1
17Partnerships for the goals1

University of Cape Coast

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Social Sciences & Humanities Open

Sociological exploration into sexual crime exploitation among underage vulnerable girls in Ghana

2025Discover Global SocietyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1007/s44282-025-00163-y

Reducing Recidivism through Vocational Skills Training in Selected Ghanaian Prisons

2025African Quarterly Social Science ReviewJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.51867/aqssr.2.1.6

Structural injustice and economic disparities as precursors for violent crime in Ghana

2025International Journal of Development and Management ReviewJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.4314/ijdmr.v20i1.6

The dual faces of polygyny and ageing in Ghana: cultural status vs. social strain

2025Culture Health & SexualityJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1080/13691058.2025.2547023

Exploring the perceptions between ageing and mortality in selected prison facilities in Ghana

2025Discover Global SocietyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1007/s44282-025-00156-x

A copy in a repository

Closed 23 · 21%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

5 of 108 papers name a funder

Global Challenges Research Fund1
International Development Research Centre1
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1
Medium1
Ministry of Education, India1
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada1
UK Research and Innovation1
United Nations1