Joseph Ghartey Ampiah

Professor of Science Education

Lecturer/Professor, University of Cape Coast, since 2008per ORCID

Professor of Science Education at the University of Cape Coast, where he has taught courses in science education, qualitative research and ethnographic research in science education since 1996. He has been a professional teacher since 1987. His research interests are in science education, teaching and learning of science at primary, junior high and senior high school levels, science classroom environments, in-service education and training. Prof Joseph Ghartey Ampiah has… More on ORCID

In their own words

Teaching and Learning
Science Education
In-service Education and Training
Basic education
secondary education
assessment
education policy

Publications: 562000–2025
Citations: 1,209to those papers
h-index: 20i10-index 31
Field-weighted impact: 3.591.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 43%6 of 14 scored papers
Open access: 71%10 of the 14 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 13 publications, 170 citations to them, h-index 6.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Education1323%
Developmental and Educational Psychology35%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry24%
Safety Research24%
Social Psychology24%
Computer Networks and Communications12%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis12%
Human Factors and Ergonomics12%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law12%
Molecular Biology12%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Science Education and Pedagogy6
Educational Environments and Student Outcomes3
Education and Critical Thinking Development2
Educational Strategies and Epistemologies2
Various Chemistry Research Topics2
Animal and Plant Science Education1
Career Development and Diversity1
Early Childhood Education and Development1
Educational and Psychological Assessments1
Educational Assessment and Pedagogy1
Educational Practices and Challenges1
Educational Research and Pedagogy1

Who they write with

26 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
No African institution

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

21% of their 14 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom2
New Zealand1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

The Open UniversityGB1 paper
University of CanterburyNZ1 paper
University of SussexGB1 paper
Mampong Technical College of EducationGH1 paper
Jasikan College of EducationGH1 paper

Where they publish

African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and Sciences3
Comparative Analysis on Universal Education Policy and Practice in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Cases of Ghana, Kenya, Malawi and Uganda2
Comparative Education2
Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences2
Journal of Educational Development and Practice2
Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education9
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

TIMSS 2007 Ghana Report: Findings from IEA’s trends in international mathematics and science study at the eighth grade
Joseph Ghartey Ampiah
Accra: Ministry of Education
2008114 citations
Mapping the incidence of school dropouts: a case study of communities in Northern Ghana
Christine Adu-Yeboah, Joseph Ghartey Ampiah
Comparative Education4
2009103 citationsWorld top 10%

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer/Professor, Science EducationUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2008
Vice-Chancellor, Office of Vice-ChancellorUniversity of Cape Coast2016–2020
Provost and Professor of Science Education, College of Education StudiesUniversity of Cape Coast2014–2016
Acting Pro-Vice-Chancellor/Professor, Office of the Vice-ChancellorUniversity of Cape Coast2012
Dean/Professor of Science Education, Faculty of EducationUniversity of Cape Coast School of Agriculture2010–2014
Head of Department/Associate Professor of Science Eduction, Science and Mathematics EducationUniversity of Cape Coast2008–2010
Coordinator/Senior Lecturer, Centre for Research to Improve Quality of Primary Education in Ghana (CRIQPEG)University of Cape Coast2006–2010
Assistant Lecturer/Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, Institute of EducationUniversity of Cape Coast1996–2007

Education

PhD, Science EducationUniversity of Cape Coast1999–2002
MPhil, Science EducationUniversity of Cape Coast1992–1995
Diploma in Education, Science EducationUniversity of Cape Coast1982–1987
BSC (Hons), ChemistryUniversity of Cape Coast1982–1987

Honours, memberships and service

Member, Science EducationGhana Science Associationsince 2010
Member, Science EducationBritish Association for International and Comparative Educationsince 2009
Member, Science EducationGhana National Association of Teacherssince 1991
Famous Oversees ScholarHunan City University2012
Visiting Research Fellowship, Centre for the Study of International Co-operation in Education, (CICE)Hiroshima University2009–2011
Visiting Research Fellowship, Centre for the Study of International Co-operation in Education, (CICE)Hiroshima University2007–2009
Visiting Research Fellowship, Centre for the Study of International Co-operation in Education, (CICE)Hiroshima University2007–2009

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