Nana Yaa Nyarko

University of Ghana

Publishing since 2012, latest 2025

Education
Clinical Psychology
Social Psychology
Safety Research
Sociology and Political Science
Automotive Engineering

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 112012–2025
Citations: 62to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 1
Field-weighted impact: 1.351.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 11%1 of 9 scored papers
Open access: 73%8 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

Publications

11 in all

Visuospatial working memory of abacus trained and untrained children
2025PLoS ONEJournalOpen access2 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0325525
Supporting students’ academic and wellbeing outcomes in Ghana: The role of teacher-student relationships and school resources
2025ReportOpen access

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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

Education655%
Clinical Psychology436%
Social Psychology327%
Safety Research218%
Sociology and Political Science218%
Automotive Engineering19%
Cognitive Neuroscience19%
Health19%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis19%
Human Factors and Ergonomics19%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Early Childhood Education and Development3
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development2
Education Systems and Policy2
Mental Health Treatment and Access2
Parental Involvement in Education2
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare2
School Choice and Performance2
Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression1
Children's Rights and Participation1
Counseling Practices and Supervision1
COVID-19 and Mental Health1
Crime Patterns and Interventions1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

36% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom3
United States1
Malawi1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GlasgowGB2 papers
University of StrathclydeGB2 papers
Ghana Education ServiceGH2 papers
Fuller Theological SeminaryUS1 paper
Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyUS1 paper
Swansea UniversityGB1 paper
University of the West of ScotlandGB1 paper
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural ResourcesMW1 paper
University of Professional StudiesGH1 paper
Ghana Institute of Management and Public AdministrationGH1 paper

Where they publish

Architecture Image Studies1
Cogent Education1
Early Child Development and Care1
International Journal of Culture and Mental Health1
International Journal of Educational Development1
Journal of Law Policy and Globalization1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Supernatural belief systems, mental health and perceptions of mental disorders in Ghana
International Journal of Culture and Mental Health
201239 citations
Effects of Teachers Level of Education and Experience on Teacher-Child Interactions in Early Childhood Institutions
Psychology4
20137 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Care-giver child interactions and early cognitive development in West and Central Africa
Early Child Development and Care

Socioeconomic inequalities in learning opportunities, educational achievement, and mental health : impact of COVID-19 school lockdown in Ghana

2021Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde)ReportOpen access1 citation10.17868/78225

Juvenile Delinquency: Its Causes and Effects

2019Journal of Law Policy and GlobalizationJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.7176/jlpg/88-24

Proposing a contextual approach to pre-school teacher education in Ghana

2016Cogent EducationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1080/2331186x.2016.1164020

Supernatural belief systems, mental health and perceptions of mental disorders in Ghana

2012International Journal of Culture and Mental HealthJournalSenior author39 citations10.1080/17542863.2012.734838

Journal of Psychology in Africa

How it can be read

73% free to read

Diamond 2 · 18%Free to read and to publish
Gold 2 · 18%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 18%Open in a subscription journal
Green 2 · 18%A copy in a repository
Closed 3 · 27%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 11 papers name a funder

Scottish Funding Council1
University of Strathclyde1