Emmanuel AMO Ofori

Associate Professor · Ghanaian Languages

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEPT. OF GHANAIAN LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTICS

Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Coastper ORCID

In their own words

LINGUISTICS-(CRITICAL) DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
POLITICAL DISCOURSE
SOCIOLINGUISTICS
MORPHOLOGY

Publications: 241998–2026
Citations: 159to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 1.121.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 25%3 of 12 scored papers
Open access: 75%9 of the 12 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 19 publications, 137 citations to them, h-index 6.

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Google Scholar shows 193 citations, h-index 8 and i10-index 6 (159 citations and h-index 7 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

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

Experimental and Cognitive Psychology313%
Linguistics and Language313%
Literature and Literary Theory313%
Philosophy313%
Communication28%
Education28%
Language and Linguistics28%
Sociology and Political Science28%
Developmental and Educational Psychology14%
Ecology14%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Education Practices and Challenges2
Language, Metaphor, and Cognition2
Multilingual Education and Policy2
Teacher Education and Leadership Studies2
Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies1
Creative Drama in Education1
Digital Marketing and Social Media1
Disability Rights and Representation1
Discourse Analysis in Language Studies1
Early Childhood Education and Development1
Education and Critical Thinking Development1
Educational Environments and Student Outcomes1

Who they write with

21 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Elsewhere in Africa

Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest.

Where their co-authors are

25% of their 12 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

Hong Kong SAR2
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

City University of Hong KongHK2 papers
University of JohannesburgZA1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Language and Linguistics3
Theory and Practice in Language Studies3
Book2
African Identities1
African linguistics on the prairie: Selected papers from the 45th Annual Conference on African Linguistics1
ASEMKA: A bi-lingual literary journal of University of Cape Coast

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education3
10Reduced inequalities2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions2
5Gender equality1

Most cited

A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Campaign Speech of a Ghanaian Opposition Leader.
Emmanuel AMO Ofori
Theory and practice in Language Studies
202038 citations
The Use of Insults in Ghanaian Political Discourse: A Critical Discourse Analysis
Emmanuel AMO Ofori
Book
202127 citations
The Use of Insults to Challenge Political Authority: A Critical Discourse Analysis

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Lecturer, Ghanaian Languages and LinguisticsUniversity of Cape Coast

Recent publications

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Enhancing Clinical Competence through Akan Proficiency: Perspectives of Medical Students in Ghana
Catherine Ekua Mensah, Emmanuel AMO Ofori, Ernest Nyamekye
Language Matters4
20260 citationsWorld top 10%
Investigating the influence of language teachers’ constructivist self-efficacy on their practice of constructivism in Ghanaian language and culture instruction
Asare-danso, Seth, Emmanuel AMO Ofori, Ernest Nyamekye
PLoS ONE
20251 citationOpen access · Gold
No laughing matter: (self) ridiculing and reputational risk on Ghanaian and Zimbabwean TikTok
DR. Jacob Nyarko, Emmanuel AMO Ofori
African Identities
20250 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Representation of Disability in Akan Discourse
Catherine Ekua Mensah, Emmanuel AMO Ofori, Issahaku Adam
Ghana Journal of Linguistics10
20250 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Does children’s voice matter? Exploring teachers’ and pupils’ perspectives on critical pedagogy in childhood development
Asare-danso, Seth, Emmanuel AMO Ofori, Ernest Nyamekye
Discover Education
20243 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Construing Joy as Body Parts in Akan: Synergizing Conceptual Metaphor and Transitivity Analyses
Emmanuel AMO Ofori, Isaac N. Mwinlaaru
WORD10
20240 citationsOpen access · Green
Gender (In)Equality in Ghana: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Akan Proverbs on Masculinity
Addae Boateng Adu-Gyamfi, Emmanuel AMO Ofori, Simon Mariwah, Yvonne Dodzi Ami Adjakloe
Journal of Asian and African Studies5
202213 citationsWorld top 10%
The Use of Insults in Ghanaian Political Discourse: A Critical Discourse Analysis
Emmanuel AMO Ofori
Book
202127 citations
The use of metaphors and similes in Ghanaian political discourse
Emmanuel AMO Ofori
International Journal of Language and Linguistics
20217 citations
The Use of Metaphors and Similes in Political Discourse in Ghana
Benjamin Kubi, Emmanuel AMO Ofori
International Journal of Language and Linguistics16
20215 citationsOpen access · Diamond

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