DR. Jacob Nyarko

Senior Lecturer · Communication Studies

Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Coast, since 2018per ORCID
Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Coast, since 2018per ORCID

Publications: 172014–2026
Citations: 143to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 7.181.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 47%8 of 17 scored papers
Open access: 59%10 papers free to read

In 2016–2025: 14 publications, 122 citations to them, h-index 9.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

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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

Sociology and Political Science1271%
Communication635%
Information Systems424%
Anthropology212%
Education212%
Human-Computer Interaction212%
Artificial Intelligence16%
Computer Science Applications16%
Demography16%
Development16%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Media Influence and Politics8
Economic Growth and Development4
Media Studies and Communication4
African studies and sociopolitical issues3
African history and culture studies2
Social Media and Politics2
African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues1
Child Development and Digital Technology1
Digital Games and Media1
Digital Marketing and Social Media1
FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance1
Gender, Feminism, and Media1

Who they write with

14 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
Elsewhere in Africa
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.

Colleagues here they write with most

Where their co-authors are

47% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223455Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa6
United States2
Zambia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Takoradi Technical UniversityGH5 papers
University of KwaZulu-NatalZA4 papers
Regent University College of Science and TechnologyGH2 papers
University of Media, Arts and CommunicationGH2 papers
Regent UniversityUS1 paper
Syracuse UniversityUS1 paper
University of IowaUS1 paper
University of MichiganUS1 paper
UniMAC-GIJGH1 paper
University of ZambiaZM1 paper

Where they publish

SAGE Open3
Journal of Creative Communications2
African Identities1
African Journalism Studies1
African Research Review1
Cogent Arts and Humanities1
Cogent Social Sciences

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

16Peace, justice and strong institutions4
17Partnerships for the goals4
4Quality education2
3Good health and well-being1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Intimidation, Assault, and Violence Against Media Practitioners in Ghana
DR. Jacob Nyarko
SAGE Open16
201724 citationsOpen access · Gold
The Interface Between Media Funding and Agenda Setting: The Conduit for Media Independence
DR. Jacob Nyarko
Journal of Creative Communications17
201819 citationsWorld top 10%

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Lecturer, Communication StudiesUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2018
Senior Lecturer, Communication StudiesUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2018

Education

PhD, Communication and Media StudiesUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal2013–2016

Recent publications

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I Promise I Will Never Be an Investigative Journalist: Narratives of Journalists in the Ghanaian Media
DR. Jacob Nyarko
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly16
20265 citationsWorld top 10%
Press Freedom and Safety of Journalists in Africa: A Scoping Review
DR. Jacob Nyarko
African Journalism Studies
20255 citationsWorld top 10%
No laughing matter: (self) ridiculing and reputational risk on Ghanaian and Zimbabwean TikTok
DR. Jacob Nyarko, Emmanuel AMO Ofori
African Identities
20250 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Exploring Ownership Patterns: The Ghanaian Experience of Media Control and Editorial Autonomy
DR. Jacob Nyarko
Global Journal of Human-Social Science16
20240 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Centre-periphery circulation patterns in Ghana’s print media landscape: exploring the underlying determinants
DR. Jacob Nyarko
Communicare Journal for Communication Studies in Africa
20240 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Media diversification: Redefining reliance on advertising revenue and autonomy implications
DR. Jacob Nyarko
Cogent Social Sciences17
202312 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
COVID-19 and Mass Media Education: An Evaluation of the Transition from Brick-and-Mortar Learning to Virtual Space
DR. Jacob Nyarko, Michael Yao Wodui Serwornoo
Journal of Creative Communications9
20229 citations
Communication lapses to combating COVID-19 pandemic: Evaluating Ghana’s COVID-19 campaign
DR. Jacob Nyarko, Michael Yao Wodui Serwornoo
Journal of African Media Studies3
20219 citationsWorld top 10%
Donor Aid and Private Investment: Their Interplay With Media Development
DR. Jacob Nyarko, eric opoku mensah
SAGE Open17
20209 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
The Interface Between Media Funding and Agenda Setting: The Conduit for Media Independence
DR. Jacob Nyarko
Journal of Creative Communications17
201819 citationsWorld top 10%

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