Stephen Afranie

University of Ghana

Publishing since 2004, latest 2026

Education
Sociology and Political Science
Accounting
Safety Research
Social Psychology
Clinical Psychology

Publications: 182004–2026
Citations: 109to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 2.821.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 22%4 of 18 scored papers
Open access: 50%9 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

18 in all

From Setback to Comeback’: A Phenomenological Study of GCE ‘O’ Level Exam Repeaters
2026Diversity & Inclusion ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/dvr2.70051
Beyond the Cane: Teachers' Perspectives on the Ban of Corporal Punishment in Ghanaian First‐Cycle Schools
2026Child Abuse ReviewJournal

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Education633%
Sociology and Political Science422%
Accounting317%
Safety Research317%
Social Psychology317%
Clinical Psychology211%
Demography211%
Economics and Econometrics211%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health211%
Urban Studies211%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare3
Child Abuse and Trauma2
Education Discipline and Inequality2
Global Maternal and Child Health2
HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses2
Islamic Finance and Banking Studies2
Urban and Rural Development Challenges2
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health1
African Education and Politics1
African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues1
Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression1
Child Nutrition and Water Access1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

28% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States2
Namibia2
United Kingdom2
Canada1
Nigeria1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ministry of HealthGH5 papers
University of Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentGH5 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH4 papers
Central UniversityGH3 papers
University for Development StudiesGH3 papers
International University of ManagementNA2 papers
Memorial University of NewfoundlandCA1 paper
United Nations Development ProgrammeUS1 paper
University of East LondonGB1 paper
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUS1 paper

Where they publish

Ghana Journal of Development Studies2
Applied Geography1
Child & Family Social Work1
Child Abuse Review1
Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal1
Diversity & Inclusion Research1
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

5Gender equality2
8Decent work and economic growth2
17Partnerships for the goals2
4Quality education1
10Reduced inequalities1
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

Volunteering for Health Services in the Middle Part of Ghana: In Whose Interest?
International Journal of Health Policy and Management17
201824 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
A spatio-temporal analysis of academic performance at the Basic Education Certificate Examination in Ghana
Applied Geography4
201522 citations
Chieftaincy: An Anachronistic Institution within a Democratic Dispensation? The Case of a Traditional Political System in Ghana

All Hands on Deck: The Process and Activities of Collaboration between Chiefs and Local Government Authorities in Ghana

2020Ghana Journal of Development StudiesJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding7 citations10.4314/gjds.v17i1.5

Volunteering for Health Services in the Middle Part of Ghana: In Whose Interest?

2018International Journal of Health Policy and ManagementJournalOpen access24 citations10.15171/ijhpm.2018.38

Sociocultural factors and bureaucratic practices in universities in Ghana

2014DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalSenior author3 citations10.18533/journal.v3i5.472

Maintenance of residential buildings in Ghana: Analyses of problems, cuases and policy interventions

2004Journal of Applied Science and TechnologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.4314/jast.v7i1.17432

Gender and Behaviour1

How it can be read

50% free to read

Diamond 6 · 33%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 17%In an open-access journal
Closed 9 · 50%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 18 papers name a funder

University of Ghana3
Carnegie Corporation of New York2

Ghana Journal of Development Studies

202017 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Social Mobilisation in the Midst of Social Change: The Case of Traditional Authorities in Ghana

Journal of Educational and Social Research17

20168 citationsOpen access · Diamond