Osman Imoro

Assistant Librarian · University Library

Research Fellow, University of South Africa, since 2026per ORCID
Senior Assistant Librarian, University of Cape Coastper ORCID

The genesis of Dr. Osman Imoro’s academic and professional journey stems out of his passion for the advancement of knowledge and improving access to scholarly resources. His research and professional activities focus on themes such as responsible adoption of emerging technologies in libraries, digital literacy and competencies, open access publishing, role of open educational resources and digital technologies in higher education. Throughout his professional life, he has… More on ORCID

In their own words

Information Ethics
Emerging Technologies
Bibliometrics
ICT in Education
eResources Management

Publications: 202017–2026
Citations: 105to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 3
Field-weighted impact: 0.981.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 14%2 of 14 scored papers
Open access: 50%7 of the 14 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 19 publications, 102 citations to them, h-index 6.

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

Information Systems and Management525%
Information Systems420%
Library and Information Sciences315%
Accounting210%
Communication210%
Management Information Systems210%
Safety Research210%
Biomedical Engineering15%
Computer Science Applications15%
Education15%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Library Science and Information Literacy3
Technology Adoption and User Behaviour3
Academic integrity and plagiarism2
Big Data and Business Intelligence2
Knowledge Management and Sharing2
Library Science and Administration2
Research Data Management Practices2
Accounting Education and Careers1
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education1
Biomedical and Engineering Education1
Competitive and Knowledge Intelligence1
Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery1

Who they write with

44 co-authors, here and elsewhere

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

The 30 most frequent of 44 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

29% of their 14 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa3
China1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of South AfricaZA3 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH2 papers
Nanjing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsCN1 paper
Evangelical Presbyterian University CollegeGH1 paper
Enchi College of EducationGH1 paper
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM1 paper
University for Development StudiesGH1 paper
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH1 paper
Cape Coast Technical UniversityGH1 paper
Tamale Teaching HospitalGH1 paper

Where they publish

Information Development4
Ghana Library Journal2
Accountability in Research1
Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences1
Cataloging & Classification Quarterly1
Clinical Case Reports Open Access1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education4
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure2
5Gender equality1

Most cited

Library Services for the Visually Impaired: Case Study of Academic Libraries in Ghana.
Osman Imoro, Paulina Nana Yaa Kwafoa
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal).
202029 citations
Postgraduate students’ perception of plagiarism, awareness, and use of Turnitin text-matching software
Isaac Nketsiah, Kwaku Anhwere Barfi, Osman Imoro
Accountability in Research4
202322 citations

Recent publications

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Formal policy framework and ICT tools for research data management in academic institutions in Ghana
Kwame Kodua-Ntim, Osman Imoro
Information Development
20263 citations
From Expectancy to Execution: A Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT)-Based Analysis of Resource Description and Access (RDA) Implementation in Ghana
David Nii-Okai, Dr. Eugene Baah Yeboah, Gloria Bosomtwi Amoah, Nesba Adzobu-Armah, Osman Imoro, Theo Ocran
Cataloging & Classification Quarterly
20251 citation
Students’ Satisfaction with E-Library Services: Perspectives of Postgraduate Distance Education Students
Justice Kofi Armah, Kwaku Anhwere Barfi, Osman Imoro, Valentina Arkorful
New Review of Academic Librarianship4
20250 citations
The role of institutional policies in the sustainability of institutional repositories in Africa: A reflection from Ghana
Osman Imoro
Journal of Information Science
20243 citations
Formal policy framework and ICT tools for research data management in academic institutions in Ghana
Kwame Kodua-Ntim, Osman Imoro
Information Development9
20242 citations
Postgraduate students’ perception of plagiarism, awareness, and use of Turnitin text-matching software
Isaac Nketsiah, Kwaku Anhwere Barfi, Osman Imoro
Accountability in Research4
202322 citationsWorld top 10%
Institutional repository infrastructure: a survey of Ghanaian public universities
Osman Imoro
Collection and Curation9
20237 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Acceptance of e-library and support services for distance education students: Modelling their initial perspectives
Justice Kofi Armah, Kwaku Anhwere Barfi, Osman Imoro, Valentina Arkorful
Information Development
20237 citationsWorld top 10%
Academic integrity: Do socio-demographic differences in perception and awareness of plagiarism matter?
Isaac Nketsiah, Kwaku Anhwere Barfi, Osman Imoro
Cogent Education
20234 citationsOpen access · Gold
Gender and Integration of Research into the Teaching of Business Courses: A Survey of Business Lecturers
Gabriel Kwasi Aboagye, Osman Imoro
European Modern Studies Journal
20230 citationsOpen access · Diamond

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