Frances Emily Owusu‐Ansah

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Publishing since 2003, latest 2026

Clinical Psychology
Sociology and Political Science
Social Psychology
Safety Research
Applied Psychology
General Health Professions

In their own words

Psychotherapy
Subjective wellbeing
Perceptions of control
Culture and Indigenous Knowledge
Disability

Publications: 312003–2026
Citations: 488to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 2.641.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 23%5 of 22 scored papers
Open access: 91%20 of the 22 whose access is recorded

3 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

Google Scholar shows 930 citations, h-index 11 and i10-index 12 (635 citations and h-index 8 since 2021), as of October 10, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

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

31 in all

Feasibility and effectiveness of an interprofessional educational program on perinatal mental health: perspectives of health students in two African countries
2026BMC Medical EducationJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12909-025-08554-0
Psychosocial correlates of well-being among retired academics at Ghanaian Universities
2026

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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

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Clinical Psychology826%
Sociology and Political Science619%
Social Psychology516%
Safety Research413%
Applied Psychology310%
General Health Professions310%
Health310%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management26%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine26%
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine13%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Family and Disability Support Research3
Optimism, Hope, and Well-being3
Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology3
Cultural Competency in Health Care2
Disability Education and Employment2
Disability Rights and Representation2
Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior2
Migration, Health and Trauma2
Spinal Cord Injury Research2
Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare1
African cultural and philosophical studies1
Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

27% of their 22 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa3
Uganda1
Australia1
Canada1
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH3 papers
University of GhanaGH3 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM2 papers
St. Francis Xavier UniversityCA1 paper
University of LiverpoolGB1 paper
UNSW SydneyAU1 paper
Busitema UniversityUG1 paper
St. Ambrose College of EducationGH1 paper
37 Military HospitalGH1 paper
College of Health and Well-Being, KintampoGH1 paper

Where they publish

African Journal of Disability5
Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana)4
Ghana International Journal of Mental Health3
Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine2
Advances in knowledge acquisition, transfer, and management book series/Advances in knowledge acquisition, transfer and management book series1
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty4
3Good health and well-being2
4Quality education2
10Reduced inequalities2
5Gender equality1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

Most cited

African indigenous knowledge and research
African Journal of Disability4
2013257 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Suicide among university students: prevalence, risks and protective factors
Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine5
202083 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

Seeking Spiritual Direction: The Motivation of the Contemporary Ghanaian Christian

2025E-Journal of Religious and Theological StudiesJournalOpen access0 citations10.38159/erats.20251152

inclusive education and cultural relevance in East Africa

2021Disability in Africa: Inclusion, Care, and the Ethics of HumanityJournal3 citations

Suicide among university students: prevalence, risks and protective factors

2020Health Psychology and Behavioral MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author83 citations10.1080/21642850.2020.1766978

JOURNALOFDEPRESSIONTH ERAPY

2020DepressionJournalFirst author0 citations

Access to health in city slum dwellers: The case of Sodom and Gomorrah in Accra, Ghana

2016African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author39 citations10.4102/phcfm.v8i1.822

Psychotherapy in Indigenous Context Psychotherapy in Indigenous Context

2016Advances in knowledge acquisition, transfer, and management book series/Advances in knowledge acquisition, transfer and management book seriesBook chapterFirst author3 citations10.4018/978-1-5225-0833-5.ch018