Francis Ansah

Senior Research Fellow · Institute of Educational Planning and Administration

Also at National Folklore Boardfrom their recent papers

Senior Research Fellow, University of Cape Coastper ORCID

In their own words

Higher education studies
quality assurance in higher education

Publications: 352009–2026
Citations: 171to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 3.501.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 44%7 of 16 scored papers
Open access: 56%9 of the 16 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 27 publications, 105 citations to them, h-index 6.

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Google Scholar shows 291 citations, h-index 10 and i10-index 10 (219 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

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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

Education1029%
Political Science and International Relations823%
Safety Research411%
Gender Studies26%
Sociology and Political Science26%
Clinical Psychology13%
Communication13%
Economics and Econometrics13%
Information Systems13%
Management of Technology and Innovation13%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Higher Education Governance and Development8
Evaluation of Teaching Practices3
Higher Education and Employability3
Higher Education Learning Practices3
Higher Education Research Studies3
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare2
Career Development and Diversity1
COVID-19 and Mental Health1
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts1
Disability Education and Employment1
Disability Rights and Representation1
Education and Critical Thinking Development1

Who they write with

32 co-authors, here and elsewhere

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

The 30 most frequent of 32 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

31% of their 16 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122334Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa4
Mozambique2
United States1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

National Folklore BoardGH11 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH5 papers
University of the Western CapeZA4 papers
Eduardo Mondlane UniversityMZ2 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM2 papers
United Nations Children's FundUS1 paper
University of JohannesburgZA1 paper
Garden City University CollegeGH1 paper
University of Education, WinnebaGH1 paper
Ghana Tertiary Education CommissionGH1 paper

Where they publish

CODESRIA Bulletin2
Ghana Journal of Higher Education2
International Journal of African Higher Education2
Quality in Higher Education2
1st International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies1
African Quarterly Social Science Review1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education3
17Partnerships for the goals2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
10Reduced inequalities1
13Climate action1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Conceptualising external and internal quality assurance in higher education: A pragmatist perspective
Francis Ansah
International Journal of African Higher Education
201534 citations
A strategic quality assurance framework in an African higher education context
Francis Ansah
Quality in Higher Education17
201525 citationsWorld top 10%
Enhancing post-graduate programme effectiveness through tracer studies: the reflective accounts of a Ghanaian nation-wide graduate tracer study research team

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA)University of Cape Coast

Recent publications

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Households’ perceived effects of early childhood education centre closures on female workforce participation in Ghana
Clara Araba Mills, Dr. Amina Jangu Alhassan, Francis Ansah, Gloria Nyame, Might Kojo Abreh, rosemary bosu, Wisdom Kwaku Agbevanu
SN Social Sciences
20260 citations
Internally Generated Funds and Financial Sustainability of Ghanaian Public Universities: Unpacking the Nuances
Francis Ansah
Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana)
20260 citationsOpen access · Diamond
From policy to practice: examining disability inclusion in a university quality assurance context
Francis Ansah
Cogent Education10
20260 citationsOpen access · Gold
Attractiveness of technical vocational education and training among Ghanaian youth – any sign of hope?
Francis Ansah
Education + Training
20256 citationsWorld top 10%
Exploring the challenges of university council independence in Ghana’s higher education architecture
Francis Ansah
African Quarterly Social Science Review
20251 citationWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Gender dynamics in Ghanaian university governing councils with specific reference to Critical Mass Theory
Francis Ansah
Makerere Journal of Higher Education
20250 citations
The Struggle to Retain Adept Academic Staff in Private Higher Education Institutions in Ghana
Francis Ansah
International Journal of African Higher Education16
20241 citationOpen access · Diamond
Ghanaian private higher education providers: are they becoming endangered species?
Francis Ansah
Tertiary Education and Management
20235 citationsWorld top 10%
Households’ level considerations in the vulnerability to potential learning loss among school children in Ghana
Clara Araba Mills, Dr. Amina Jangu Alhassan, Francis Ansah, Gloria Nyame, Might Kojo Abreh, rosemary bosu, Wisdom Kwaku Agbevanu
Equity in Education & Society13
20232 citationsOpen access · Bronze
Mapping higher education policymaking in Ghana with a quadruple helix framework
Francis Ansah
Policy Reviews in Higher Education4
20231 citation

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