Prof. Augustine Tanle

Associate Professor, Augustine Tanle, since 2004per ORCID

In their own words

Migration and Refugee Studies

Publications: 642007–2024
Citations: 1,472to those papers
h-index: 19i10-index 27
Field-weighted impact: 5.611.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 55%18 of 33 scored papers
Open access: 76%25 of the 33 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 26 publications, 382 citations to them, h-index 9.

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Google Scholar shows 1,810 citations, h-index 20 and i10-index 28 (862 citations and h-index 15 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

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Sociology and Political Science2234%
General Health Professions711%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health69%
Safety Research69%
Information Systems58%
Nutrition and Dietetics58%
Urban Studies58%
Media Technology46%
Economics and Econometrics35%
Education35%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Migration and Labor Dynamics13
Global Maternal and Child Health6
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare6
Child Nutrition and Water Access5
ICT in Developing Communities5
Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy5
Urban and Rural Development Challenges5
ICT Impact and Policies4
Youth Education and Societal Dynamics4
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health3
Global Health Care Issues3
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions3

Who they write with

48 co-authors, here and elsewhere

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

The 30 most frequent of 48 co-authors. 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

52% of their 33 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written12347811Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom11
South Africa7
Malawi7
Australia2
United States2
Kenya1
Netherlands1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Durham UniversityGB10 papers
University of MalawiMW7 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchZA4 papers
University of HullGB3 papers
University of Cape TownZA3 papers
Guttmacher InstituteUS2 papers
University for Development StudiesGH2 papers
Walter Sisulu UniversityZA2 papers
Wageningen University & ResearchNL1 paper
University of SussexGB1 paper

Where they publish

Ghana Journal of Geography7
University of Cape Coast4
Geoforum3
GeoJournal3
African Journal of Reproductive Health2
Documents d Anàlisi Geogràfica2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

5Gender equality6
8Decent work and economic growth4
10Reduced inequalities4
1No poverty3
3Good health and well-being2
4Quality education1

Most cited

Youth, mobility and mobile phones in Africa: findings from a three-country study
Abane Albert, Prof. Augustine Tanle
Information Technology for Development5
2012138 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Mobile Phones and Education in Sub‐Saharan Africa: From Youth Practice to Public Policy
Abane Albert, Prof. Augustine Tanle
Journal of International Development

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Associate Professor, Department of Population and HealthAugustine Tanlesince 2004

Education

PhD, Population and HealthUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2010

Recent publications

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Women’s autonomy, neonatal, infant and under-five mortality in the Upper East Region of Ghana
David Teye Doku, Prof. Augustine Tanle
PLOS Global Public Health3
20246 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Out-Migration of Married Women and Experiences of Left-Behind Husbands in the Nandom Municipality
Prof. Augustine Tanle
Ghana Journal of Geography
20234 citationsOpen access · Bronze
Rethinking solutions for protracted refugee situation: A case study of the Buduburam refugee camp closure in Ghana
Prof. Augustine Tanle
Scientific African10
20232 citationsOpen access · Gold
Experiences of Female Migrants in the Informal Sector Businesses in the Cape Coast Metropolis: Is Target 8.8 of the SDG 8 Achievable in Ghana?
Prof. Augustine Tanle
AFRICAN HUMAN MOBILITY REVIEW5
20215 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Is quality maternal healthcare all about successful childbirth? Views of mothers in the Wa Municipality, Ghana
Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Prof. Augustine Tanle
PLoS ONE
20213 citationsOpen access · Gold
Assessment of the Determinants of Physical Health Quality of Life of the Aged with Disability in Selected Districts in Ghana
Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Prof. Augustine Tanle
Journal of Communications Media And Society (JOCMAS)
20210 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Rural-urban migration and household livelihood in the Agona West Municipality, Ghana
Prof. Augustine Tanle
Journal of Geography and Regional Planning
202020 citations
Determinants of Under-Five Mortality in Ghana: Evidence from the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey
Prof. Augustine Tanle
International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health
20209 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Mobile phones, gender, and female empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa: studies with African youth
Abane Albert, Prof. Augustine Tanle, Samuel Asiedu Owusu
Information Technology for Development1
2019110 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Analysis of livelihood activity amongst itinerant west African migrant traders in the Accra metropolitan area
Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Prof. Augustine Tanle
Journal of global entrepreneurship research
201917 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

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Information Technology for Development

Journal of International Development2

How it can be read

76% free to read, of the 33 recorded

Diamond 5 · 8%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 5%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 9 · 14%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Green 7 · 11%A copy in a repository
Closed 8 · 13%Behind a paywall
Unknown 31 · 48%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

14 of 64 papers name a funder

Economic and Social Research Council11
Department for International Development4
African Population and Health Research Center1
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
Carnegie Corporation of New York1
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior1
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation1
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development1

World top 10%Open access · Hybrid