Esmeranda Manful

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Associate Professor/ Prof., Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, since 2020per ORCID

Publishing since 2008, latest 2026

Sociology and Political Science
Safety Research
Clinical Psychology
General Health Professions
Demography
Public Administration

In their own words

Child and Family Welfare
Social Protection
Social Welfare

Publications: 762008–2026
Citations: 659to those papers
h-index: 15i10-index 27
Field-weighted impact: 2.201.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 27%10 of 37 scored papers
Open access: 32%12 of the 37 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 784 citations, h-index 19 and i10-index 26 (531 citations and h-index 16 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

Associate Professor/ Prof., Sociology and Social WorkKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2020

Education

PhDQueen's University Belfast2004–2008
MPAUniversity of Ghana2000–2002
BScUniversity of Ghana1989–1992

On their papers

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology38 works

Publications

76 in all

The Nexus Between Socio-cultural Beliefs and Fundamental Human Rights Abuse Amongst Victims of Witches’ Accusations in Rural Communities in the Northern Part of Ghana
2026Journal of Victimology and Victim JusticeJournalSenior author0 citations10.1177/25166069261438166
Research Misconduct in Academia: Examining the Views of Academics in a Public University in Ghana
2026

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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

Sociology and Political Science1824%
Safety Research1418%
Clinical Psychology1317%
General Health Professions1216%
Demography45%
Public Administration45%
Education34%
Gender Studies23%
Health23%
Infectious Diseases23%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare10
Child Abuse and Trauma9
Child Welfare and Adoption9
Children's Rights and Participation7
Homelessness and Social Issues7
Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving6
Migration, Health and Trauma5
Social Work Education and Practice4
Employment and Welfare Studies3
Sex work and related issues3
Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis2
Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

49% of their 37 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Hong Kong SAR10
Australia3
United Kingdom3
Norway2
Germany1
Finland1
United States1
China1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Hong KongHK8 papers
City University of Hong KongHK7 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM4 papers
University of StavangerNO2 papers
Edith Cowan UniversityAU2 papers
Lingnan UniversityHK2 papers
University of BirminghamGB2 papers
Sichuan Agricultural UniversityCN1 paper
University of OxfordGB1 paper
New York UniversityUS1 paper

Where they publish

Global Social Welfare3
Social Work and Social Sciences Review3
Child & Family Social Work2
Children and Youth Services Review2
Children s Geographies2
Department for Education2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

16Peace, justice and strong institutions6
5Gender equality5
10Reduced inequalities4
4Quality education3
8Decent work and economic growth3
1No poverty2
3Good health and well-being2
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Most cited

Safeguarding children: a comparison of England's data with that of Australia, Norway and the United States
Department for Education
201265 citations
Is kinship failing? Views on informal support by families in contact with social services in Ghana
Child & Family Social Work
201837 citationsWorld top 10%
Ghana's Children's Act 560: A Rethink of Its Implementation?
The International Journal of Children's Rights
201136 citations

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Science and Engineering Ethics

43. Cultural conceptualization of child neglect: when wrong is deemed to be right

2026Elgar Encyclopedia of Social WorkJournalFirst author0 citations

Conceptualisation of child neglect: A Ghanaian practice narrative

2021International Social WorkJournalFirst author30 citations

When Parents Fail: Addressing Delinquent Child Maintenance Through Informal Resources

2020Research on Social Work PracticeJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1177/1049731520980801

Leaving No Child Behind in Ghana: Is The Working Child Protected?

2020The State of Child Protection in Ghana.Book chapterFirst author0 citations

Decision-Making on Child Neglect: Ghanaian Social Workers’ Views and Experiences

2019International Journal on Child Maltreatment Research Policy and PracticeJournalFirst author15 citations10.1007/s42448-019-00041-6

Barriers to childcare in Children's Homes in Ghana: Caregivers' solutions

2018Children and Youth Services ReviewJournalSenior author34 citations10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.03.045

Conceptualisation of child neglect: A Ghanaian practice narrative

2018International Social WorkJournalFirst author26 citations10.1177/0020872818810382

Work and study: exploring the social actions of undergraduates on a Social Protection Scheme in Ghana

2018International Review of Social ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.2478/irsr-2018-0012

Domestic Violence in Africa: Exploring the Perceptions of Ghanaian Adolescents

2016Journal of Social Sciences and HumanitiesJournalFirst author11 citations

Admission to Exit: Acquiring Life Skills Whilst in Residential Care in Ghana

2015DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations

Care in the Silver Years: Academics Perception of Institutional Care for the Elderly in Ghana

2015Mediterranean Journal of Social SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6s4p220

The impacts and challenges of the ghana school feeding programme as a social protection tool

2015Journal of Critical Southern StudiesJournalFirst author4 citations

Ethical ethos in cross-national social research: Ghanaian researchers’ reflections

2015International Journal of Research in Social SciencesJournalFirst author3 citations

International Social Work

Journal of Social Service Research2

How it can be read

32% free to read, of the 37 recorded

Diamond 1 · 1%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 4%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 6 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 1%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 1%A copy in a repository
Closed 25 · 33%Behind a paywall
Unknown 39 · 51%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

3 of 76 papers name a funder

Fogarty International Center1
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1
Lingnan University1
NYU Grossman School of Medicine1
University of Ghana1
York University1

Sustainable cities and communities

17Partnerships for the goals1

Barriers to childcare in Children's Homes in Ghana: Caregivers' solutions

Children and Youth Services Review5

201834 citationsWorld top 10%