Ama Boafo‐Arthur

University of Ghana

Publishing since 2015, latest 2026

Communication
General Health Professions
Political Science and International Relations
Education
Sociology and Political Science
Finance

Publications: 132015–2026
Citations: 63to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 0.811.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 8%1 of 13 scored papers
Open access: 38%5 papers free to read

4 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

Publications

13 in all

Female role models shaping educational aspirations among adolescent girls in rural northern Ghana
2026SN Social SciencesJournal0 citations10.1007/s43545-026-01678-0
Fostering coastal beach hygiene in Ghana: Exploring the role of informal community women associations
2025Environmental DevelopmentJournal0 citations

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Communication538%
General Health Professions431%
Political Science and International Relations431%
Education323%
Sociology and Political Science323%
Finance215%
Gender Studies215%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management215%
Safety Research215%
Social Psychology215%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

International Student and Expatriate Challenges5
Higher Education Governance and Development4
Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout3
Emotional Intelligence and Performance2
Gender Roles and Identity Studies2
Global Education and Multiculturalism2
Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior2
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare2
Racial and Ethnic Identity Research2
Child Nutrition and Water Access1
Children's Rights and Participation1
Chronic Disease Management Strategies1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

77% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223344Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States5
China5
South Africa2
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Jiangsu UniversityCN5 papers
Assumption CollegeUS2 papers
Shanghai Normal UniversityCN2 papers
University of ScrantonUS2 papers
Stellenbosch UniversityZA2 papers
Grand Canyon UniversityUS1 paper
University of KentGB1 paper
University of Professional StudiesGH1 paper
University for Development StudiesGH1 paper
Ghana Institute of Management and Public AdministrationGH1 paper

Where they publish

BMC Family Practice2
Advances in higher education and professional development book series1
Advances in linguistics and communication studies1
Environmental Development1
IGI Global eBooks1
International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

8Decent work and economic growth3
10Reduced inequalities3
1No poverty1
5Gender equality1
15Life on land1

Most cited

Reconstructing family doctors’ psychological well-being and motivation for effective performance in China: the intervening role of psychological capital
BMC Family Practice8
202027 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Can social capital play a role in contracting services of family doctors in China? Reflections based on an integrative review
BMC Family Practice10
202112 citationsOpen access · Gold

Chronicles of the Job Market: Expectation vs. Reality

2023Knowledge studies in higher educationBook chapterSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-33254-8_14

Empirical Review Analysis of Overview of the Concept of Psychological Capital and Healthcare Employee Behaviours

2019International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and TechnologyJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.32628/ijsrst196612

Determinants of Job Satisfaction among Healthcare Professionals in Ghana : A Position Paper

2019International Journal of Scientific Research in Science Engineering and TechnologyJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.32628/ijsrset196611

The Sojourner's Return

2018Advances in linguistics and communication studiesBook chapterSenior author3 citations10.4018/978-1-5225-3814-1.ch010

Strategies and Initiatives in Acculturation: Voices from Ghana

2017Journal of International StudentsJournalOpen access5 citations10.32674/jis.v7i4.192

Help Seeking Behaviors of International Students

2016IGI Global eBooksBook chapterSenior author7 citations10.4018/978-1-5225-0159-6.ch059

Help Seeking Behaviors of International Students

2015Advances in higher education and professional development book seriesBook chapterSenior author5 citations10.4018/978-1-4666-9746-1.ch014

International Journal of Scientific Research in Science Engineering and Technology1

Journal of International Students1

How it can be read

38% free to read

Diamond 3 · 23%Free to read and to publish
Gold 2 · 15%In an open-access journal
Closed 8 · 62%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 13 papers name a funder

Government of Jiangsu Province2
Jiangsu University2
National Natural Science Foundation of China2
Science and Technology Support Program of Jiangsu Province1
Social Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province1

Strategies and Initiatives in Acculturation: Voices from Ghana

Journal of International Students10

20175 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Help Seeking Behaviors of International Students

Advances in higher education and professional development book series

20155 citations