Solomon SIKA-BRIGHT

Senior Lecturer · Department of Sociology & Anthropology

Lecturer, Dept of Sociology & Anthropology

Lecturer, University of Cape Coastper ORCID

In their own words

Maternal and Child health
Social Demography
Sociological theory
social deviance

Publications: 202010–2026
Citations: 369to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 8
Field-weighted impact: 1.491.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 30%3 of 10 scored papers
Open access: 90%9 of the 10 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 11 publications, 244 citations to them, h-index 4.

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Google Scholar shows 485 citations, h-index 9 and i10-index 9 (374 citations and h-index 7 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

Clinical Psychology420%
Education420%
Epidemiology210%
General Health Professions210%
Modeling and Simulation210%
Demography15%
Economics and Econometrics15%
Health15%
Infectious Diseases15%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law15%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

COVID-19 epidemiological studies2
Early Childhood Education and Development2
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health1
Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects1
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences1
Child Abuse and Trauma1
Child and Adolescent Health1
Coastal and Marine Management1
COVID-19 and Mental Health1
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts1
Education, Leadership, and Health Research1
Family Caregiving in Mental Illness1

Who they write with

29 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
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

20% of their 10 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Russia1
United States1
Switzerland1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH2 papers
University of GhanaGH2 papers
Johns Hopkins Center for Communication ProgramsUS1 paper
Johns Hopkins UniversityUS1 paper
Russian State Social UniversityRU1 paper
Swiss Tropical and Public Health InstituteCH1 paper
U.S. President's Malaria InitiativeUS1 paper
University of BaselCH1 paper
University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial DevelopmentGH1 paper

Where they publish

Global Journal of Social Sciences2
Advances in Applied Sociology1
African Journal of Alcohol and Drug Abuse (AJADA)1
African journal of alcohol and drug abuse.1
African Journal of Social Issues1
African Journal of Social Work1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being3
5Gender equality1
10Reduced inequalities1
14Life below water1

Most cited

Understanding the gap between access and use: a qualitative study on barriers and facilitators to insecticide-treated net use in Ghana
Eric Koka, Solomon SIKA-BRIGHT
Malaria Journal3
2019112 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
The influence of work-life balance on employees’ commitment among bankers in Accra, Ghana
Brempong Osei-Tutu, Solomon SIKA-BRIGHT

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, Sociology and AnthropologyUniversity of Cape Coast

Education

PhD, Sociology and AnthropologyUniversity of Cape Coast2013–2017

Recent publications

All publications →Download: BibTeX · RIS

Determinants of alcohol consumption among the Ghanaian youth: An examination of motivational and socio-demographic drivers
Solomon SIKA-BRIGHT
African journal of alcohol and drug abuse.
20260 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Perceptions of Family Caregivers About Mental Illness and Mental Healthcare Utilisation at Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital, Ghana
Solomon SIKA-BRIGHT, William Boateng
Mental Illness3
20260 citationsOpen access · Gold
Principals under the Microscope: A harmonious chorus or discordant melody on their Leadership Styles in Colleges of Education, Ghana
Solomon SIKA-BRIGHT
Research Journal of Education Teaching and Curriculum Studies
20250 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Unsung heroes: the private and public troubles of family caregivers in Ghana's mental health landscape.
Solomon SIKA-BRIGHT, William Boateng
Global Journal of Social Sciences
20250 citations
Determinants of alcohol consumption among the Ghanaian youth: An examination of motivational and socio-demographic driver
Solomon SIKA-BRIGHT, William Boateng
African Journal of Alcohol and Drug Abuse (AJADA)
20250 citations
The silent crises: unveiling young women's perspectives on unsafe abortion in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana.
Solomon SIKA-BRIGHT
Global Journal of Social Sciences
20250 citations
To take or not to take: determinants of student’s preparedness to take Covid-19 jabs in Ghana
Solomon SIKA-BRIGHT
African Journal of Social Issues3
20230 citationsOpen access · Diamond
“Experiences of African student migrants in Moscow”: Understanding the uses of digital technologies for social services during the COVID-19 pandemic
Solomon SIKA-BRIGHT
Cogent Education10
20220 citationsOpen access · Gold
Parental Involvement and Pupils’ Academic Performance in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana
Solomon SIKA-BRIGHT
Open Education Studies
202113 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Understanding the gap between access and use: a qualitative study on barriers and facilitators to insecticide-treated net use in Ghana
Eric Koka, Solomon SIKA-BRIGHT
Malaria Journal3
2019112 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

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