Feikoab Parimah

Central University

Lecturer, Central University, since 2022per ORCID
Flexi-Researcher/Associate Consultant, PsychUP Business Solutions, since 2021per ORCID

Publishing since 2015, latest 2026

Sociology and Political Science
Clinical Psychology
Epidemiology
Demography
General Health Professions
Health

Publications: 192015–2026
Citations: 40to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 0
Field-weighted impact: 0.891.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 16%3 of 19 scored papers
Open access: 42%8 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

Citations received each year

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, Department of Social SciencesCentral Universitysince 2022
Flexi-Researcher/Associate ConsultantPsychUP Business Solutionssince 2021
Director, ResearchBasic Research, Advocacy and Initiative Networkssince 2018
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Social SciencesCentral University2022
Senior Research Assistant, Department of PsychologyUniversity of Ghana2021–2023

Publications

19 in all

“We Are One of the Most Depressed Professionals”: Nurses' Experiences of Psychological Hazards in A District Hospital
2026Nursing OpenJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/nop2.70597
Subjective academic achievement and suicide behavior among university students in Ghana: A moderated mediation of financial stress and depression
2026PLOS mental health.

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Sociology and Political Science1053%
Clinical Psychology632%
Epidemiology421%
Demography316%
General Health Professions316%
Health316%
Social Psychology211%
Accounting15%
Cognitive Neuroscience15%
Education15%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis6
Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending4
Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes3
HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk2
Intimate Partner and Family Violence2
Suicide and Self-Harm Studies2
Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research1
Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation1
Child Abuse and Trauma1
Crime Patterns and Interventions1
Cyberloafing and Workplace Behavior1
Deception detection and forensic psychology1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

16% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa2
United Kingdom1
Colombia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH16 papers
University of Cape CoastGH4 papers
Methodist University College GhanaGH3 papers
University of Professional StudiesGH2 papers
Ghana Communication Technology UniversityGH2 papers
University of the Western CapeZA2 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH2 papers
Indepth NetworkGH2 papers
Central UniversityCO1 paper
Nottingham Trent UniversityGB1 paper

Where they publish

Forensic Science International Mind and Law2
IFE PsychologIA2
African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies1
BMJ Open1
Cogent Social Sciences1
Contemporary Justice Review1
European Journal of Psychological Studies

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

16Peace, justice and strong institutions7
8Decent work and economic growth4
5Gender equality3
3Good health and well-being2
4Quality education1
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Media reportage of suicide among police officers in Ghana: A mixed method analysis
Cogent Social Sciences5
20229 citationsOpen access · Gold
Psychosocial consequences of job loss after the financial sector clean-up in Ghana
Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health8
20246 citationsWorld top 10%
An exploration of litigants’ interactions with court actors in Ghanaian courts

Writing and statistical coach, Division for Postgraduate StudiesUniversity of the Western Cape2020

Lead researcherPOS Foundation2018–2019

Lead researcherWest Africa Drug Policy Network2018–2019

Teaching Assistant, PsychologyUniversity of Ghana2014–2017

Graduate Research Assistant, PsychologyUniversity of Ghana2013–2014

Education

Department of PsychologyUniversity of South Africasince 2024
Executive certificate in Human rights and Drug policy, School of LawUniversity of Ghana2018
MPhil in Social Psychology, PsychologyUniversity of Ghana2012–2014

Honours, memberships and service

ProfessionalInternational Society of Substance Use Professionalssince 2025
ProfessionalThe International Society for the Study of Drug Policysince 2025
International AffiliateAmerican Psychological Associationsince 2024
National TreasurerGhana Psychological Associationsince 2022
ProfessionalGhana Psychological Associationsince 2018

An exploration of litigants’ interactions with court actors in Ghanaian courts

2023Forensic Science International Mind and LawJournalOpen accessCorresponding4 citations10.1016/j.fsiml.2023.100119

Familial role and drug users' interaction with rehabilitation centres in Ghana

2023African Journal of Drug and Alcohol StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4314/ajdas.v21i1-2.1

A snapshot of emotional harms caused by the litigation process – Qualitative data from Ghana

2021Forensic Science International Mind and LawJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1016/j.fsiml.2021.100050

Stress and coping among litigants in the civil litigation process in Ghana

2020Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and PsychologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1080/14789949.2020.1735484

Correlates of Drug Use among Offenders in Some Prisons in Ghana

2020International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative CriminologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1177/0306624x20964143

European Researcher1

How it can be read

42% free to read

Diamond 1 · 5%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 26%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 11%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 11 · 58%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 19 papers name a funder

Carnegie Corporation of New York2
Danish International Development Agency1

Forensic Science International Mind and Law16

20234 citationsOpen access · Hybrid

A snapshot of emotional harms caused by the litigation process – Qualitative data from Ghana

Forensic Science International Mind and Law16

20214 citationsOpen access · Hybrid