Isaac Owusu‐Mensah

University of Ghana

Also at University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Developmentfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2015, latest 2026

Sociology and Political Science
Political Science and International Relations
Economics and Econometrics
Education
Strategy and Management
Applied Mathematics

Publications: 322015–2026
Citations: 170to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 3
Field-weighted impact: 1.521.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 22%7 of 32 scored papers
Open access: 63%20 papers free to read

4 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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Lecturer, Department of Political ScienceUniversity of Ghana College of Humanities2011–2031

Education

Ph D, Department of Political ScienceUniversity of Ghana College of Humanities2009

On their papers

Publications

32 in all

Generator Sets for the Magma Monoid
2026Advances in Pure MathematicsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4236/apm.2026.161001
Physics Practical Performance Through Differentiated Instruction: Insight into Senior High School Physics Practical Instruction in Ghana
2026Journal of Research in Education and Pedagogy.

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Sociology and Political Science1134%
Political Science and International Relations619%
Economics and Econometrics516%
Education413%
Strategy and Management413%
Applied Mathematics39%
Information Systems39%
Modeling and Simulation39%
Algebra and Number Theory26%
Artificial Intelligence26%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Political Conflict and Governance6
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth3
COVID-19 epidemiological studies2
International Development and Aid2
Judicial and Constitutional Studies2
Migration, Refugees, and Integration2
Populism, Right-Wing Movements2
Public-Private Partnership Projects2
Science Education and Pedagogy2
Urban and Rural Development Challenges2
Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization1
Advanced Topics in Algebra1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

25% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223344Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States5
Canada3
Denmark1
Germany1
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial DevelopmentGH9 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH6 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH4 papers
Presbyterian University, GhanaGH3 papers
University of ManitobaCA2 papers
University of North TexasUS2 papers
Pennsylvania Western UniversityUS2 papers
California University of PennsylvaniaUS2 papers
Ghana Education ServiceGH2 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH2 papers

Where they publish

Journal of Research in Education and Pedagogy.3
African Studies2
Journal of African Elections2
Politikon2
Advances in Difference Equations1
Advances in Pure Mathematics1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

16Peace, justice and strong institutions5
4Quality education4
3Good health and well-being3
10Reduced inequalities3
5Gender equality1
15Life on land1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

A fractional order approach to modeling and simulations of the novel COVID-19
Advances in Difference Equations3
202073 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Does the use of a biometric system guarantee an acceptable election’s outcome? Evidence from Ghana’s 2012 election
African Studies16
201826 citations
The Cost of Inter-Ethnic Conflicts in Ghana’s Northern Region: The Case of the Nawuri-Gonja Conflicts

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Formative Assessment Strategies of Senior High School Physics Teachers in Selected Ashanti Region Districts, Ghana

2026Journal of Research in Education and Pedagogy.JournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.70232/jrep.v3i3.181

Risk assessment of hand-dug well water: a case study of Aflao in Ghana

2025Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.2166/washdev.2025.333

Who spends what, and why? The constituency project fund and electoral politics in Ghana

2024Social Sciences & Humanities OpenJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.1016/j.ssaho.2024.100973

A Modified AES-512 Bits Algorithm for Data Encryption

2024European Journal of Pure and Applied MathematicsJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.29020/nybg.ejpam.v17i2.5114

Party Financing in Ghana: A Case for Regulated Elite Funding

2024Journal of Asian and African StudiesJournalOpen access0 citations10.1177/00219096241303945

Decentralization and development in Ghana's Fourth Republic

2022Politics &amp PolicyJournalSenior authorCorresponding2 citations10.1111/polp.12501

Manifestos and Voting Behavior in Third-Wave Democracies: Evidence from Ghana

2022PanAfrican Journal of Governance and Development (PJGD)JournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.46404/panjogov.v3i2.3938

STRUCTURE TO POLYNOMIAL FUNCTORS IN ORTHOGONAL CALCULUS II

2021Science World JournalJournalOpen access0 citations

A fractional order approach to modeling and simulations of the novel COVID-19

2020Advances in Difference EquationsJournalOpen accessFirst author73 citations10.1186/s13662-020-03141-7

The judiciary and democracy in Ghana’s Fourth Republic

2018Journal of African ElectionsJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.20940/jae/2018/v17i2a3

The Cost of Inter-Ethnic Conflicts in Ghana’s Northern Region: The Case of the Nawuri-Gonja Conflicts

2016Journal of African Conflicts and Peace StudiesJournalOpen accessSenior author14 citations10.5038/2325-484x.3.1.1068

Promoting Quality University Education in Ghana: The Challenges of Mentoring Private Universities

2015Journal of Education Society and Behavioural ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.9734/bjesbs/2015/17104

American Democratic Support to Ghana’s Fourth Republic: Assistance or Encumbrance?

2015Journal of African ElectionsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.20940/jae/2015/v14i2a1

Parliamentary Caucuses in Ghana’s Fourth Republic: Challenges and Recommendations

2015Journal of Scientific Research and ReportsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.9734/jsrr/2015/14119

Polynomial Modelling of Allelopathic Effect of Topsoil Extract

2015British Journal of ResearchJournalFirst author1 citation

Archives of Current Research International

Asian Research Journal of Mathematics1

How it can be read

63% free to read

Diamond 10 · 31%Free to read and to publish
Gold 2 · 6%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 16%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 12 · 38%Behind a paywall

Journal of African Conflicts and Peace Studies

201614 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond