Christopher Yaw Kwaah

Senior Research Fellow · Institute of Educational Planning and Administration

Institute of Education

Associate Professor, University of Cape Coast, since 2025per ORCID
Senior Research Fellow, University of Cape Coast, since 2019per ORCID

In their own words

Teacher Education
Higher Education
Child development and learning
ICT in teaching and learning

Publications: 362011–2026
Citations: 236to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 2.221.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 33%7 of 21 scored papers
Open access: 86%18 of the 21 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 26 publications, 226 citations to them, h-index 7.

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

Education1644%
Clinical Psychology38%
Political Science and International Relations38%
Sociology and Political Science38%
Information Systems26%
Communication13%
Development13%
Developmental and Educational Psychology13%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology13%
Gender Studies13%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Teacher Education and Leadership Studies7
Education and Critical Thinking Development3
COVID-19 and Mental Health2
Digital literacy in education2
Educational Assessment and Pedagogy2
Global Educational Policies and Reforms2
Parental Involvement in Education2
School Choice and Performance2
Teacher Education and Assessments2
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health1
African cultural and philosophical studies1
Child Abuse and Trauma1

Who they write with

50 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
No African institution

The 30 most frequent of 50 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

38% of their 21 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122334Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom4
Japan2
Pakistan1
Finland1
Malawi1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

The Open UniversityGB4 papers
Japanese Red Cross Hiroshima College of NursingJP1 paper
Nagoya UniversityJP1 paper
Hiroshima UniversityJP1 paper
University of EducationPK1 paper
University of HelsinkiFI1 paper
Teikyo UniversityJP1 paper
University of VendaZA1 paper
The Catholic University of MalawiMW1 paper
Ministry of Education Science and TechnologyMW1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Educational Development and Practice4
Cogent Education3
Journal of Interpersonal Violence2
SAGE Open2
The Oguaa Educator2
Bangladesh Education Journal1
Cape Coast, Ghana: University of Cape Coast Publication

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education11
3Good health and well-being1
8Decent work and economic growth1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Stress and Coping Strategies among Distance Education Students at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Christopher Yaw Kwaah, Gabriel Essilfie
Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education
201786 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Preparing Teacher Trainees for Field Experience: Lessons From the On-Campus Practical Experience in Colleges of Education in Ghana
Christine Adu-Yeboah, Christopher Yaw Kwaah
SAGE Open4

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Associate Professor, Institute of EducationUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2025
Senior Research Fellow, Institute of EducationUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2019
Assistant Research Fellow, Centre for Educational Research, Evaluation and DevelpmentUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2013
Part-time lecturer, Department of Basic EducationUniversity of Cape Coast2011–2012
Principal Research Assistant, Centre for Educational Research, Evaluation and DevelopmentUniversity of Cape Coast2010–2013
Senior Research Assistant, Centre for Improving the Quality of Primary Education in GhanaUniversity of Cape Coast2003–2010
Tutor in Economics and Geography, Department of EconomicsSt. Augustine's College2003–2005

Education

PhD in Curriculum and Teaching, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences EducationUniversity of Cape Coast2012–2016
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Curriculum, Department of Arts and Social EducationUniversity of Cape Coast2009–2011
Post Graduate Diploma in Education, Faculty of EducationUniversity of Cape Coast2007–2008
B.A. (Hons) Economics/Geography, Department of EconomicsUniversity of Cape Coast1999–2003