Akwasi Kwarteng Amoako-Gyampah

University of Education, Winneba

Also at University of Johannesburgfrom their recent papers

Lecturer, University of Education Winneba, since 2013per ORCID

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

Anthropology
History
Public Administration
Development
General Health Professions
Health

In their own words

Social History
Labour History
Historical sociology
social history of medicine and public health

Publications: 242012–2026
Citations: 95to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 2.391.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 40%4 of 10 scored papers
Open access: 40%4 of the 10 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 145 citations, h-index 8 and i10-index 5 (108 citations and h-index 6 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

Lecturer, History EducationUniversity of Education Winnebasince 2013
Lecturer/Part-time, HistoryUniversity of Johannesburg2019
Lecturer/Part-time, HistoryUniversity of Johannesburg2018
Tutor/Sessional Lecturer, HistoryUniversity of Johannesburg2017

Education

Doctor Litterarum et Philosophiae (D Litt et Phil), Historical Studies

Publications

24 in all

Environmental Sanitation Management Techniques and the Politics of Filth in the Gold Coast (Colonial Ghana), c. 1878–1950
2026The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth HistoryJournalFirst author0 citations10.1080/03086534.2026.2733846
Town Planning, Housing, and the Politics of Sanitation and Public Health in the Gold Coast (Colonial Ghana), c. 1880–1950
2025

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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

Anthropology417%
History28%
Public Administration28%
Development14%
General Health Professions14%
Health14%
Philosophy14%
Political Science and International Relations14%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health14%
Sociology and Political Science14%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maritime and Colonial Histories3
African history and culture studies2
History of Medicine and Tropical Health2
Labor Movements and Unions2
Colonialism, slavery, and trade1
Health and Conflict Studies1
International Development and Aid1
Malaria Research and Control1
Media, Religion, Digital Communication1
Religion, Society, and Development1
Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology1
Urban and Rural Development Challenges1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

40% of their 10 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223455Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa6
Netherlands1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of JohannesburgZA6 papers
Leiden UniversityNL1 paper
Utrecht UniversityNL1 paper

Where they publish

Historia2
Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences2
Africa: The Journal of the International African Institute1
African Books Collective1
African Human Mobility Review1
African review of economics and finance1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being1
8Decent work and economic growth1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Prophetism in the wake of a pandemic: Charismatic Christianity, conspiracy theories, and the Coronavirus outbreak in Africa
Research in Globalization3
202113 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Town Planning, Housing, and the Politics of Sanitation and Public Health in the Gold Coast (Colonial Ghana), c. 1880 – 1950
Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences11
202312 citationsWorld top 10%

MA, Historical StudiesUniversity of Johannesburg2010–2012

BA Hons, HistoryUniversity of Ghana2005–2009

Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences

Garbage Citizenship: Vital Infrastructures of Labor in Dakar, Senegal by Rosalind Fredericks

2024Africa: The Journal of the International African InstituteJournalFirst author0 citations

Policy on Public Water Supply in the Gold Coast (Ghana) from the Late Nineteenth Century to c. 1950

2024History, Culture and Heritage of Ghana: Essays in Honour of Professor Robert Addo-FeningBook chapterFirst author0 citations

Town Planning, Housing, and the Politics of Sanitation and Public Health in the Gold Coast (Colonial Ghana), c. 1880 – 1950

2023Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied SciencesJournalFirst authorCorresponding12 citations10.1093/jhmas/jrad057

Technical Education in the Gold Coast/Ghana from the Late 19th Century to 1966

2023Education in Ghana: History and PoliticsJournalFirst author1 citation

Education in Ghana: History and politics

2023African Books CollectiveReportFirst author10 citations

The Non-Aligned Movement, Ghana and the Early Days of African Diplomacy: Reflections on a Developing Country’s Foreign Policy

2021Institute of International Politics ; Economics eBooksBook chapterOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.18485/iipe_60nam.2021.ch16

Cross-Cultural Ties between Ghana and Egypt: The Agency of the Egyptian Community in Accra, Ghana

2019African Human Mobility ReviewJournalSenior author4 citations

A vast and all-embracing study of Africa.

2019HistoriaJournalFirst author0 citations

Sanitation and public hygiene in the Gold Coast (Ghana) from the late 19th Century to 1950

2019University of JohannesburgThesisFirst author9 citations

When the chalks are down: the political economy of teachers’ unions protest actions under Ghana’s Fourth Republic

2018Revista Brasileira de Política e Administração da Educação - Periódico científico editado pela ANPAEJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.21573/vol34n22018.86364

Striking where it hurts : the political economy of graduate teachers strikes and labour relations in Ghana's public education sector

2015African review of economics and financeJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations