Paulina Afful-Arthur

Publishing since 1998, latest 2022

Information Systems
Library and Information Sciences
Biomedical Engineering
Education
Human Factors and Ergonomics
Information Systems and Management

In their own words

Information literacy for distance learners and Customer services in Academic libraries

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 281998–2022
Citations: 183to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 5.411.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 67%4 of 6 scored papers
Open access: 33%2 of the 6 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 424 citations, h-index 9 and i10-index 9 (334 citations and h-index 8 since 2021), as of October 5, 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

Publications

28 in all

Managing and accessing indigenous knowledge for national development: The role of academic libraries in Ghana
2022Information DevelopmentJournalFirst author33 citations10.1177/02666669211009916
The role of digital scholarship in academic libraries, the case of university of cape coast: opportunities and challenges
2021Library Hi Tech

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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

Information Systems414%
Library and Information Sciences311%
Biomedical Engineering14%
Education14%
Human Factors and Ergonomics14%
Information Systems and Management14%
Management Information Systems14%
Strategy and Management14%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Library Science and Information Literacy3
Mobile Learning in Education2
Big Data and Business Intelligence1
Biomedical and Engineering Education1
Child Development and Digital Technology1
Competitive and Knowledge Intelligence1
Digital Accessibility for Disabilities1
Educational Methods and Media Use1
ICT in Developing Communities1
Technology Adoption and User Behaviour1
Web and Library Services1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

17% of their 6 papers with recorded affiliations 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 TownZA1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of international academic research for multidisciplinary3
Information Development2
Information Literacy Skills: A course book2
Journal of Applied Information Science2
Journal of Education2
Asemka: a bi-lingual literary journal of the University of Cape Coast

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education4

Most cited

Managing and accessing indigenous knowledge for national development: The role of academic libraries in Ghana
Information Development
202233 citations
Strategies for successful implementation of mobile phone library services
The Journal of Academic Librarianship4
202029 citationsWorld top 10%
The role of digital scholarship in academic libraries, the case of university of cape coast: opportunities and challenges
Library Hi Tech4

Strategies for successful implementation of mobile phone library services

2020The Journal of Academic LibrarianshipJournalSenior author29 citations10.1016/j.acalib.2020.102174

Knowledge and accessibility of library resources and support services by distance learners: a study of University of Cape Coast Library

2019International Journal of Information Studies and LibrariesJournalFirst author5 citations

Information needs and information- seeking behaviour of automechanics in Siwdu, Cape Coast, Ghana

2019International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & TechnologyJournalFirst author5 citations

Utilization of library resources by lecturers in university of cape coast

2018International Journal of Library and Information ScienceJournalOpen access13 citations10.5897/ijlis2017.0775

Accessibility and Postgraduate Students Use of Electronic Resources in University of Cape Coast

2018Research Journal of Library and Information ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author11 citations10.22259/2637-5915.0201002

Performance management in libraries: evidence from University of Cape Coast library, Ghana

2018Journal of international academic research for multidisciplinaryJournal5 citations

UN 2030 Sustainable development goals and AU 2063 the African Union aspirations: A paradigm Ghanaian public university cannot ignore

2017Journal of International Academic Research for MultidisciplinaryJournalSenior author0 citations

UN 2030 Sustainability Development Goals and AU 2063, the African Union Aspirations: a paradigm Ghanaian Public University Libraries cannot ignore

2017Journal of International Academic Research for multidisciplinaryJournalSenior author0 citations

Knowledge management in indigenous medicine: The expected role of Ghanaian university libraries.

2016Library Philosophy & PracticeJournalFirst author3 citations

An evaluation of the Information Literacy Course University of Cape Coast Distance Learners

2016Asemka: a bi-lingual literary journal of the University of Cape CoastJournalFirst author0 citations

Library services and user satisfaction for the sandwich student: The case of University of Cape Coast

2016UDS International Journal of DevelopmentJournalFirst author4 citations

Information Literacy Skills Module

2015College of Distance EducationReportSenior author0 citations

Strengthening the Teaching of Information Literacy Skills: Case of University of Cape Coast, Ghana

2015Journal of Applied Information Science and TechnologyJournalFirst author10 citations

Library resources and their uses

2014Information Literacy Skills: A course bookBook chapterSenior author0 citations

General information about libraries

2014Information Literacy Skills: A course bookBook chapter2 citations

Information Retrieval Course Module for Distance Learners

2005Centre for Continuing EducationReport0 citations

Reflexions on the library user education at the University of Cape Coast Library

1998Journal of the Institute of EducationJournal0 citations

Reflexions of the library user education at the University of Cape Coast

1998Institute of educationReportFirst author0 citations

Centre for Continuing Education1

College of Distance Education1

How it can be read

33% free to read, of the 6 recorded

Diamond 1 · 4%Free to read and to publish
Hybrid 1 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 4 · 14%Behind a paywall
Unknown 22 · 79%Not recorded by the source

202127 citationsWorld top 10%

Utilization of library resources by lecturers in university of cape coast

International Journal of Library and Information Science4

201813 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond