eric opoku mensah

Associate Professor · Communication Studies

In their own words

rhetoric
political communication
media and rhetoric

Publications: 331960–2025
Citations: 150to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 3
Field-weighted impact: 1.261.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 15%3 of 20 scored papers
Open access: 80%16 of the 20 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 23 publications, 105 citations to them, h-index 6.

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Google Scholar shows 216 citations, h-index 9 and i10-index 9 (163 citations and h-index 8 since 2021), as of October 3, 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

Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

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

Sociology and Political Science721%
Literature and Literary Theory515%
Communication412%
Information Systems412%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology26%
Philosophy26%
Anthropology13%
Business and International Management13%
Demography13%
Development13%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Discourse Analysis in Language Studies4
Media Studies and Communication4
Economic Growth and Development3
Media Influence and Politics3
Language, Metaphor, and Cognition2
Rhetoric and Communication Studies2
Social Media and Politics2
South African History and Culture2
African history and culture studies1
African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues1
African studies and sociopolitical issues1
Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting1

Who they write with

26 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
Elsewhere in Africa
No African institution

Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest. “No African institution” is anyone the papers place outside Africa’s institutions; Peerford records affiliations only there.

Where their co-authors are

45% of their 20 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122334Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States4
Botswana4
China1
Zambia1
Sweden1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

UniMAC-GIJGH8 papers
University of Media, Arts and CommunicationGH6 papers
University of BotswanaBW4 papers
African University College of CommunicationsGH2 papers
Beijing Municipal Education CommissionCN1 paper
Drake UniversityUS1 paper
Michigan Technological UniversityUS1 paper
Mid Sweden UniversitySE1 paper
University of Maryland, College ParkUS1 paper
University of New MexicoUS1 paper

Where they publish

African Yearbook of Rhetoric4
Journal of Communications Media And Society (JOCMAS)2
Lagos Notes and Records2
African Journal of Empirical Research1
African journal of rhetoric1
African Nebula1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

16Peace, justice and strong institutions4
4Quality education3
2Zero hunger2
17Partnerships for the goals2
5Gender equality1

Most cited

Examining the level of public awareness on the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa: An empirical evidence from Ghana
DR. Opoku, Ernest, eric opoku mensah
Environment Development and Sustainability2
202335 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
The rhetoric of Kwame Nkrumah: analysis of his political speeches
eric opoku mensah
University of Cape Town

Recent publications

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“Tilapia Da Conceptual Blender”: A Cognitive Linguistics Approach to Ghanaian Political Cartoons
eric opoku mensah
Journal of Communications Media And Society (JOCMAS)
20250 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Unveiling the social media landscape: exploring factors influencing usage patterns among tertiary education students in Ghana
eric opoku mensah
Education and Information Technologies4
20246 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Information for Development: Unveiling the Views of Ghanaians on Community Information Centers as Mass Communication Tools
eric opoku mensah
African Journal of Empirical Research
20242 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Examining the level of public awareness on the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa: An empirical evidence from Ghana
DR. Opoku, Ernest, eric opoku mensah
Environment Development and Sustainability2
202335 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Assessing the Effectiveness of Government Communication on Public Policy in Ghana: The Case of Planting for Food and Jobs Policy
Annor-frempong Festus, eric opoku mensah
PanAfrican Journal of Governance and Development (PJGD)
20232 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Frequency and Adequacy of Media Information on the Sustainable Development Goals: A Ghanaian Case Study
eric opoku mensah
EAST AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
20232 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Radio and Sustainable Food Production in Ghana: Citi Fm’s Local Rice Campaign in Perspective
eric opoku mensah
Environmental Technology and Science Journal2
20231 citationOpen access · Diamond
Political Communication in an Emerging Democracy: A Framing Analysis of President Akufo-Addo’s 2021 Inaugural Address
eric opoku mensah
Journal of Communications Media And Society (JOCMAS)
20230 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
A Comparative Analysis of Hillary Clinton and John Mahama’s Concession Speeches in the 2016 US and Ghanaian Presidential Elections
eric opoku mensah
Howard Journal of Communications
20229 citations
Promoting Gender Equality as a Strategy for Community Development in Ghana: Moving Beyond the Rhetoric
Annor-frempong Festus, eric opoku mensah
E-Journal of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences4
20226 citationsOpen access · Gold

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