Charles Deodat Otami

University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast , Ghana

Lecturer, & Department Registration and Examinations Officer, University of Cape Coastper ORCID

In their own words

teacher education in global south
policy and practice of education
science educa

Publications: 92009–2025
Citations: 91to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 2.091.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 29%2 of 7 scored papers
Open access: 86%6 of the 7 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 8 publications, 90 citations to them, h-index 4.

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Google Scholar shows 210 citations, h-index 5 and i10-index 4 (189 citations and h-index 4 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

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Education667%
Safety Research222%
Computer Networks and Communications111%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology111%
Gender Studies111%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences111%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law111%
Molecular Biology111%
Political Science and International Relations111%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Education and Critical Thinking Development2
Innovative Teaching Methods2
Science Education and Pedagogy2
Diverse Educational Innovations Studies1
Education, Achievement, and Giftedness1
Education, Safety, and Science Studies1
Educational Research and Pedagogy1
Environmental Education and Sustainability1
Gender and Technology in Education1
Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research1
Global Educational Policies and Reforms1
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare1

Who they write with

12 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university

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

Colleagues here they write with most

Where they publish

African Journal of Research in Mathematics Science and Technology Education1
Education Sciences1
European Journal of Education Studies1
Ghana Journal of Education Issues and Practice (GJE)1
International Journal of Education, Learning and Development1
International Journal of Higher Education

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education4
13Climate action1

Most cited

Teacher Education in Ghana: Policies and Practices
Charles Deodat Otami, Isaac Buabeng, Prof Forster D Ntow
Journal of Curriculum and Teaching4
202055 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
In Search of an Effective Teacher: Ghana’s Move towards Achieving Sustainable Education through Teacher Education Reforms
Charles Deodat Otami, KENNETH Adu-Gyamfi, Senior Lecturer

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, & Department Registration and Examinations Officer, Department of Science Education, Faculty of Science and Technology Education, College of Education StudiesUniversity of Cape Coast

Education

PhD (Science Education); MPhil (Science Education); Bachelor, Science EducationUniversity of Cape Coast

Honours, memberships and service

Finnish Centre for International Mobility Funding for Doctoral Student Mobility under the Culturally Responsive Education (CRE) Network Project, Faculty of Behavioural Sciences, Department of Teacher EdcationUniversity of Helsinki2015
Full MembershipGhana Association of Science Teachers(GAST)
Full MembershipUniversity Teachers Association of Ghana
International Full MembershipNARST worldwide organization for improving science teaching and learning through research
International Full MembershipAssociation for Science Teacher Education(ASTE)
MPhil ScholarshipNUFFIC/University of Cape Coast2007–2009

Recent publications

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Effects of Learner-centred Instructional Approaches on Students’ Achievement in Challenging Biology Concepts: Comparing REACT and 7E Approaches
Charles Deodat Otami, Kofi Acheaw Owusu
African Journal of Research in Mathematics Science and Technology Education4
20253 citations
PERCEPTIONS OF SCIENCE LEARNING SELF-EFFICACY IN GHANA: INSIGHTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION
Charles Deodat Otami, Kofi Acheaw Owusu
European Journal of Education Studies
20250 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Teaching and Learning Science as a Tool for Human Sustenance: The Non-Science Community’s Expectations for School Science
Abigail Fiona Dzidzinyo, PHD, Charles Deodat Otami, KENNETH Adu-Gyamfi, Senior Lecturer
Education Sciences13
20241 citationOpen access · Gold
Pre-Service Science Teachers’ Awareness of their Critical Thinking Abilities
Charles Deodat Otami, Godwin Kwame Aboagye
Ghana Journal of Education Issues and Practice (GJE)
20240 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Effect of the REACT strategy on senior high school students’ achievement in molecular genetics
Charles Deodat Otami, Kofi Acheaw Owusu
LUMAT International Journal on Math Science and Technology Education4
20217 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Teacher Education in Ghana: Policies and Practices
Charles Deodat Otami, Isaac Buabeng, Prof Forster D Ntow
Journal of Curriculum and Teaching4
202055 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
In Search of an Effective Teacher: Ghana’s Move towards Achieving Sustainable Education through Teacher Education Reforms
Charles Deodat Otami, KENNETH Adu-Gyamfi, Senior Lecturer
International Journal of Higher Education4
202016 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Teacher Response Model for the Management of Student Answers
Charles Deodat Otami, Christopher Beccles, Christopher Yaw Kwaah
International Journal of Education, Learning and Development
20168 citations
An investigation into senior secondary school elective science students’ perception of their Biology classroom environment and their Attitude towards Biology
Charles Deodat Otami
Unpublished masteral thesis, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
20091 citation

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