Jonathan Essuman

University of Education, Winneba

Also at University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Developmentfrom their recent papers

Senior Lecturer, Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, since 2023per ORCID

Publishing since 2020, latest 2026

Literature and Literary Theory
Sociology and Political Science
Language and Linguistics
Anthropology
Communication
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Publications: 132020–2026
Citations: 11to those papers
h-index: 2i10-index 0
Field-weighted impact: 0.551.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 8%1 of 13 scored papers
Open access: 100%13 papers free to read

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

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What they work on

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Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Lecturer, Department of Languages EducationAkenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Developmentsince 2023
Lecturer, Languages EducationAkenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development2020–2023
LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES EDUCATIONUniversity of Education Winneba2018–2020

Education

Ph.D, EnglishKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2021

Publications

13 in all

Navigating the Complexities of Male-Dominated Societies: A Study of Selected Texts by Ama Ata Aidoo
2026International Journal of English Literature and Social SciencesJournalOpen access0 citations10.22161/ijels.111.17
Beyond Please: Unpacking the Dynamics of (Im)Politeness in The Ghanaian Context
2026Intercultural Communication Studies

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Literature and Literary Theory

Sociology and Political Science431%

Language and Linguistics323%

Experimental and Cognitive Psychology215%

Developmental and Educational Psychology18%

Topics most written on

Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies6
Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics4
African history and culture studies2
Language, Metaphor, and Cognition2
Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism2
African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues1
Biblical Studies and Interpretation1
Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research1
Caribbean history, culture, and politics1
Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature1
Educational Assessment and Pedagogy1
EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

0% of their papers have a co-author abroad

Most frequent partner countries

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial DevelopmentGH11 papers
Kumasi Technical UniversityGH2 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH2 papers
Our Lady of Apostles College of EducationGH2 papers
University of Cape CoastGH1 paper
Ghana Education ServiceGH1 paper

Where they publish

E-Journal of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences3
Research Journal in Advanced Humanities2
Advances in Literary Study1
African Journal of Teacher Education1
Intercultural Communication Studies1
International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research1
International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences1
Nairobi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences1

How it can be read

100% free to read

Diamond 7 · 54%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 23%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 23%Open in a subscription journal

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

5Gender equality4
4Quality education3
10Reduced inequalities2
11Sustainable cities and communities1
15Life on land1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

A Pragma-Stylistic Approach to Analysing Proverbs: A Review of Some Selected Proverbs in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Arrow of God
E-Journal of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences4
20213 citationsOpen access · Gold
A Tool of Success: A Critical Content Analysis of Naana’s Character in Ayi Kwei Armah’s Fragments
Advances in Literary Study5
20203 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Analysis of Item Writing Flaws in a Communications Skills Test in a Ghanaian University
African Journal of Teacher Education4
20212 citationsOpen access · Diamond
The Nature and Culture Binary in Zakes Mda’s The Heart of Redness
E-Journal of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences15
20231 citationOpen access · Gold
Satire in post-independence African plays: A study of Efo Kodjo Mawugbe’s Prison Graduates (2015)
Research Journal in Advanced Humanities16
20211 citationOpen access · Diamond

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology College of Arts and Social Science

B.A. (Hons), EnglishKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology College of Arts and Social Science2006–2010

Honours, memberships and service

ReviewerAfrican Identitiessince 2026
Head of Department, Department of Languages EducationAkenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Developmentsince 2026
Academic Counsellor, Languages EducationAkenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Developmentsince 2021
Examinations Officer, Department of Languages EducationAkenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development2023–2026
Assistant Lecturer, EnglishKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2018–2020

Redefining fatherhood in Chika Unigwe's The Middle Daughter

2026International Journal For Multidisciplinary ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i01.69178

Satirizing bureaucratic failure and urban dysfunction in Faith Ben-Daniels’s A Quarter Past Midnight (2013)

2026Nairobi Journal of Humanities and Social SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.58256/g31wxv68

‘From want to dwelling’: A stylistic analysis of Psalm 23

2026E-Journal of Humanities Arts and Social SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.38159/ehass.20267715

The Nature and Culture Binary in Zakes Mda’s The Heart of Redness

2023E-Journal of Humanities Arts and Social SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.38159/ehass.20234910

Satire in post-independence African plays: A study of Efo Kodjo Mawugbe’s Prison Graduates (2015)

2021Research Journal in Advanced HumanitiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.58256/rjah.v2i1.500

Projecting the African society and cultural values: Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (1958)

2021Research Journal in Advanced HumanitiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.58256/rjah.v2i4.847

Defining the African Writer’s Duties—Efo Kodjo Mawugbe’s Grave Yard People

2020Research on humanities and social sciencesJournalOpen access1 citation10.7176/rhss/10-10-04