Jacob Nyarko

University of Cape Coast

Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Coast, since 2018per ORCID
Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Coast, since 2018per ORCID

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

Sociology and Political Science
Communication
Information Systems
Anthropology
Education
Human-Computer Interaction

Publications: 172014–2026
Citations: 143to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 7.181.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 47%8 of 17 scored papers
Open access: 59%10 papers free to read

5 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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Lecturer, Communication StudiesUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2018
Senior Lecturer, Communication StudiesUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2018

Education

PhD, Communication and Media StudiesUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal2013–2016

On their papers

Publications

17 in all

I Promise I Will Never Be an Investigative Journalist: Narratives of Journalists in the Ghanaian Media
2026Journalism & Mass Communication QuarterlyJournalSenior author5 citations10.1177/10776990251407078
Press Freedom and Safety of Journalists in Africa: A Scoping Review
2025African Journalism StudiesJournal

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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

Sociology and Political Science1271%
Communication635%
Information Systems424%
Anthropology212%
Education212%
Human-Computer Interaction212%
Artificial Intelligence16%
Computer Science Applications16%
Demography16%
Development16%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Media Influence and Politics8
Economic Growth and Development4
Media Studies and Communication4
African studies and sociopolitical issues3
African history and culture studies2
Social Media and Politics2
African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues1
Child Development and Digital Technology1
Digital Games and Media1
Digital Marketing and Social Media1
FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance1
Gender, Feminism, and Media1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

47% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223455Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa6
United States2
Zambia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Takoradi Technical UniversityGH5 papers
University of KwaZulu-NatalZA4 papers
Regent University College of Science and TechnologyGH2 papers
University of Media, Arts and CommunicationGH2 papers
Regent UniversityUS1 paper
Syracuse UniversityUS1 paper
University of IowaUS1 paper
University of MichiganUS1 paper
UniMAC-GIJGH1 paper
University of ZambiaZM1 paper

Where they publish

SAGE Open3
Journal of Creative Communications2
African Identities1
African Journalism Studies1
African Research Review1
Cogent Arts and Humanities1
Cogent Social Sciences

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

16Peace, justice and strong institutions4
17Partnerships for the goals4
4Quality education2
3Good health and well-being1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Intimidation, Assault, and Violence Against Media Practitioners in Ghana
SAGE Open16
201724 citationsOpen access · Gold
The Interface Between Media Funding and Agenda Setting: The Conduit for Media Independence
Journal of Creative Communications17
201819 citationsWorld top 10%
Newspaper Review Show in the Broadcast Media Space in Ghana

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Exploring Ownership Patterns: The Ghanaian Experience of Media Control and Editorial Autonomy

2024Global Journal of Human-Social ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.34257/gjhssavol24is5pg27

Centre-periphery circulation patterns in Ghana’s print media landscape: exploring the underlying determinants

2024Communicare Journal for Communication Studies in AfricaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.36615/kcdkdg10

Media diversification: Redefining reliance on advertising revenue and autonomy implications

2023Cogent Social SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding12 citations10.1080/23311886.2023.2193382

Donor Aid and Private Investment: Their Interplay With Media Development

2020SAGE OpenJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.1177/2158244020920618

The Interface Between Media Funding and Agenda Setting: The Conduit for Media Independence

2018Journal of Creative CommunicationsJournalFirst authorCorresponding19 citations10.1177/0973258617743620

Achieving media independence through legal and regulatory measures: A formality or reality?

2018Cogent Arts and HumanitiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.1080/23311983.2018.1455625

The global imperialism project: lessons from television, movies and radio

2018African Research ReviewJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.4314/afrrev.v12i4.1

Intimidation, Assault, and Violence Against Media Practitioners in Ghana

2017SAGE OpenJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding24 citations10.1177/2158244017697165

Print Media Standardisation and Professionalism

2017Journalism PracticeJournalFirst authorCorresponding11 citations10.1080/17512786.2017.1279023

Newspaper Review Show in the Broadcast Media Space in Ghana

2016SAGE OpenJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding13 citations10.1177/2158244016654952

The Physical and Behavioural Consequences of Facebook Use among University Students

2014Mediterranean Journal of Social SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author11 citations10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n27p774

Communicare Journal for Communication Studies in Africa1

How it can be read

59% free to read

Diamond 4 · 24%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 29%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 7 · 41%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 17 papers name a funder

University of Cape Coast1

201613 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Media diversification: Redefining reliance on advertising revenue and autonomy implications

Cogent Social Sciences17

202312 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Print Media Standardisation and Professionalism

Journalism Practice

201711 citations