Melody E. Appietu

Ho Technical University

Publishing since 2016, latest 2026

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Sociology and Political Science
Social Psychology
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
Education
Demography

Publications: 142016–2026
Citations: 193to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 5
Field-weighted impact: 3.381.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 43%6 of 14 scored papers
Open access: 36%5 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is 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.

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

14 in all

Career-Related Social Support, Career Self-Management Behavior and Employability of Tourism and Hospitality Undergraduates: The Mediating Roles of Self-Efficacy and Ambition
2026Journal of Hospitality & Tourism EducationJournal0 citations10.1080/10963758.2026.2650317
Workplace spirituality, mental health, and turnover intentions of hotel employees in Ghana: a broaden and build theory of positive emotions perspective

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management643%
Sociology and Political Science536%
Social Psychology429%
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management429%
Education321%
Demography214%
Gender Studies214%
Information Systems and Management214%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology17%
Food Science17%

Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior5
Hospitality and Tourism Education4
Human Resource and Talent Management2
Online and Blended Learning2
Psychology of Social Influence2
Workplace Spirituality and Leadership2
Workplace Violence and Bullying2
Academic integrity and plagiarism1
Communication in Education and Healthcare1
Consumer Retail Behavior Studies1
Customer Service Quality and Loyalty1
Education, Achievement, and Giftedness1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

7% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Cape CoastGH3 papers
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH1 paper
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH1 paper
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM1 paper
University of JohannesburgZA1 paper

Where they publish

African Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management2
Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education2
Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism2
Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism2
Cogent Education1
Cogent Psychology1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

8Decent work and economic growth8
2Zero hunger2
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Research methods anxiety, attitude, self-efficacy and academic effort: A social cognitive theory perspective
Cogent Psychology10
202347 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Work-based social support and hospitality internship satisfaction
Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education8
202044 citationsWorld top 10%

Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism

Work-based social support and hospitality internship satisfaction

2020Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism EducationJournal44 citations10.1016/j.jhlste.2020.100242

Dependence on tips and work-related variables: the case of hotel workers

2020Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & TourismJournalSenior author11 citations10.1080/15332845.2020.1702907

Examining food safety knowledge and the microbiological quality of school meals in Ghana

2020African Journal of Hospitality and Tourism ManagementJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.47963/ajthm.v2i1.143

Does perception of hospitality employment change post internship?

2019African Journal of Hospitality and Tourism ManagementJournalOpen accessFirst author5 citations10.47963/ajthm.v1i2.141

Examining Boarding School Foodservice Satisfaction and Patronage of Sources of Meals

2019Journal of Culinary Science & TechnologyJournalSenior author3 citations10.1080/15428052.2019.1657337

Examination cheating attitudes and intentions of students in a Ghanaian polytechnic

2016Journal of Teaching in Travel & TourismJournalSenior author14 citations10.1080/15313220.2015.1110072

Journal of Culinary Science & Technology1

How it can be read

36% free to read

Diamond 2 · 14%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 21%In an open-access journal
Closed 9 · 64%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 14 papers name a funder

Directorate for STEM Education1

202044 citationsWorld top 10%

Examination cheating attitudes and intentions of students in a Ghanaian polytechnic

Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism

201614 citations

Dependence on tips and work-related variables: the case of hotel workers

Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism8

202011 citations