Martin Gameli Akakpo

University of Health and Allied Sciences

Also at Regent University College of Science and Technologyfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2021, latest 2025

Sociology and Political Science
General Health Professions
Information Systems
Communication
Economics and Econometrics
Literature and Literary Theory

Publications: 152021–2025
Citations: 115to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 5.941.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 53%8 of 15 scored papers
Open access: 80%12 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

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 Science747%

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

15 in all

Towards digital information literacy guidelines for African libraries: a survey of the relationship between digital and information literacy of university students in Ghana
2025The Journal of Academic LibrarianshipJournalFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103067
Urgency of digital literacy in translator education – A survey of students in Ghana

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General Health Professions320%

Information Systems320%

Economics and Econometrics213%

Literature and Literary Theory213%

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology17%

Artificial Intelligence17%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Health Literacy and Information Accessibility3
Digital Marketing and Social Media2
Knowledge Management and Sharing2
Migration and Labor Dynamics2
Misinformation and Its Impacts2
AI in Service Interactions1
Air Quality and Health Impacts1
Antibiotic Use and Resistance1
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education1
Climate Change and Health Impacts1
Climate Change Communication and Perception1
Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

13% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2222222Home

Most frequent partner countries

Germany2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Regent University College of Science and TechnologyGH14 papers
University of GhanaGH5 papers
University of Cape CoastGH3 papers
Heidelberg Institute of Global HealthDE1 paper
Heidelberg UniversityDE1 paper
University Hospital HeidelbergDE1 paper
University of WürzburgDE1 paper

Where they publish

Preventive Medicine Reports2
Cancer Reports1
Discover Education1
GeoHealth1
Health Science Reports1
International Journal of Recent Innovations in Academic Research1
International Migration1
Internet Reference Services Quarterly1

How it can be read

80% free to read

Diamond 2 · 13%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 60%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 7%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 3 · 20%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 15 papers name a funder

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education9
13Climate action2
3Good health and well-being1
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Skilled for the Future: Information Literacy for AI Use by University Students in Africa and the Role of Librarians
Internet Reference Services Quarterly4
202331 citationsWorld top 10%
The relationship between health literacy and health‐seeking behavior amongst university students in Ghana: A cross‐sectional study
Health Science Reports4
202414 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
The role of care-seeking behavior and patient communication pattern in online health information-seeking behavior - a cross-sectional survey
Pan African Medical Journal
202213 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Pro-environmental behavior: the relationship with information literacy self-efficacy, climate knowledge and climate anxiety among students in Ghana
Oxford Open Climate Change413
202411 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Use of social media in migration decision making
Journal of Internet and Information Systems10
202111 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Social Sciences & Humanities Open

Cancer Awareness and Screening Practices of Ghanaian Adults: A Cross‐Sectional Survey

2025Cancer ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding1 citation10.1002/cnr2.70144

Climate Change and Health: Perspectives From Ghana

2024GeoHealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.1029/2024gh001030

Recognizing the role of YouTube in medical education

2024Discover EducationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1007/s44217-024-00131-9

Is it safe? Health promotion videos on YouTube and the safety of viewers – Views from Ghana

2024Preventive Medicine ReportsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102836

Social Media Learning by Medical Students; Credibility Evaluation and The Role of Educators

2022Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.60014/pmjg.v9i1.218

Use of social media in migration decision making

2021Journal of Internet and Information SystemsJournalOpen accessFirst author11 citations10.5897/jiis2021.0118

Need for Cognition in Information Seeking-Sharing During E-Learning

2021International Journal of Recent Innovations in Academic ResearchJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations

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