Patríck Swanzy

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologyper ORCID

Publishing since 2010, latest 2026

Education
Political Science and International Relations
Information Systems
Sociology and Political Science
Communication
Media Technology

In their own words

Quality Assurance in Higher Education

Publications: 332010–2026
Citations: 203to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 2.961.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 37%7 of 19 scored papers
Open access: 58%11 of the 19 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 271 citations, h-index 9 and i10-index 9 (219 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Post School StudiesUniversity of the Western Cape2017–2018

Education

Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, Institute for Post School StudiesUniversity of the Western Cape2017–2018

On their papers

Publications

33 in all

ICT Integration Extent in Ghana’s Civic Education Delivery Explained Through the Civic Education Technology Adoption Framework
2026Journal of Information Technology Education Innovations in PracticeJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.28945/5780
Assessing ICT integration in civic education: Barriers, enablers and practitioner perspectives in Ghana

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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

Education1133%
Political Science and International Relations1030%
Information Systems412%
Sociology and Political Science39%
Communication26%
Media Technology26%
Safety Research26%
Computer Networks and Communications13%
Demography13%
Gender Studies13%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Higher Education Governance and Development8
Higher Education Learning Practices5
Higher Education Research Studies3
Engineering Education and Curriculum Development2
ICT in Developing Communities2
Social Media and Politics2
Career Development and Diversity1
Disability Education and Employment1
Disability Rights and Representation1
E-Government and Public Services1
Education and Communication Studies1
Education Practices and Evaluation1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

47% of their 19 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1245679Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa10
Mozambique5
Australia2
United States1
United Arab Emirates1
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of the Western CapeZA10 papers
University of Cape CoastGH7 papers
Eduardo Mondlane UniversityMZ5 papers
National Folklore BoardGH5 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM4 papers
Carnegie Corporation of New YorkUS1 paper
Keele UniversityGB1 paper
The University of AdelaideAU1 paper
United Arab Emirates UniversityAE1 paper
University of TasmaniaAU1 paper

Where they publish

EDULEARN10 Proceedings2
Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education2
Adelaide: The University of Adelaide1
Australian and International Journal of Rural Education1
CODESRIA Bulletin1
Creating effective teaching and learning spaces: Shaping futures and envisioning unity in diversity and transformation

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education4
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure3
10Reduced inequalities1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

From university-to-work: an in-depth exploration into the transition journey of graduates with sensory disabilities in Ghana
Disability & Society10
202065 citationsWorld top 10%
Quality Assurance in Ghanaian Polytechnics: perspectives and strategies of rectors, vice rectors and quality assurance officers
Adelaide: The University of Adelaide
201519 citations
The role of stakeholders in building adequate competences in students for the job market
International Journal of Vocational and Technical Education

Every institution they have given on a paper.

International Journal of Educational Development

Assessing Topic Alignment in Pre-tertiary TVET Core Mathematics

2025Interdisciplinary Journal of EducationJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.53449/yzxenc70

English Language and Career Development in African Higher Education: An Overview

2024International Journal of Second and Foreign Language EducationJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.33422/ijsfle.v3i1.653

An exploration of pupils' lived experiences of education within Ghana’s inland water communities

2024Australian and International Journal of Rural EducationJournalSenior author0 citations

Teacher Education in Ghana: the past, present and the future

2024Revista Linguagem em FocoJournalFirst author1 citation

Ghanaian private higher education providers: are they becoming endangered species?

2023Tertiary Education and ManagementJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1007/s11233-023-09130-1

English language: the subtle force behind the demise ofMozambican higher education academic’s aspirations

2022Journal of Comparative & International Higher EducationJournalSenior author7 citations

Mapping higher education funding for teaching and learning in Ghana

2021Creating effective teaching and learning spaces: Shaping futures and envisioning unity in diversity and transformationJournalSenior author5 citations

Higher Education Funding and Student Access in the Global South

2020Journal of Comparative & International Higher EducationJournalOpen accessSenior author12 citations10.32674/jcihe.v12ifall.1020

Affiliation policy rhetoric and reality in the Ghanaian higher education context

2019Journal of Higher Education Policy and ManagementJournalSenior author13 citations10.1080/1360080x.2019.1575176

Brexit: some implications for African higher education

2018Perspectives Policy and Practice in Higher EducationJournal3 citations10.1080/13603108.2018.1480541

Quality assurance in Ghana: Accomplishments and challenges

2018International Higher EducationJournalFirst author12 citations

Advancing collaboration between African diaspora and Africa-based scholars

2018Journal of Higher Education in Africa/Revue de l'enseignement supérieur en AfriqueJournal8 citations

Quality Assurance Strategies in Higher Education: The Case of Ghanaian Polytechnics

2017Education Research and PerspectivesJournalOpen accessFirst author8 citations10.70953/erpv44.17005

STUDENT EVALUATION OF MODULES: DOES THE TIMING MATTER?

2017The Online Journal of Quality in Higher Education-JanuaryJournalSenior author0 citations

The role of stakeholders in building adequate competences in students for the job market

2011International Journal of Vocational and Technical EducationJournalSenior author16 citations

INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT PROGRAMME: THE DILEMMA OF BOLGATANGA POLYTECHNIC STUDENTS

2010EDULEARN10 ProceedingsConferenceFirst author0 citations

Disability & Society1

How it can be read

58% free to read, of the 19 recorded

Diamond 5 · 15%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 3%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 9%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 8 · 24%Behind a paywall
Unknown 14 · 42%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

1 of 33 papers name a funder

Carnegie Corporation of New York1

Affiliation policy rhetoric and reality in the Ghanaian higher education context

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

201913 citations

Higher Education Funding and Student Access in the Global South

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

202012 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid