Alex Somuah-Obeng

Associate Professor · Department of Sociology & Anthropology

In their own words

Poverty Studies
Criminology
Sociology of Education

Publications: 202002–2025
Citations: 21to those papers
h-index: 3i10-index 0
Field-weighted impact: 3.261.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 50%2 of 4 scored papers
Open access: 75%3 of the 4 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 14 publications, 16 citations to them, h-index 2.

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Google Scholar shows 23 citations, h-index 3 and i10-index 0 (19 citations and h-index 3 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

Ecology15%
Finance15%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences15%
Global and Planetary Change15%
Law15%
Political Science and International Relations15%
Social Psychology15%
Sociology and Political Science15%
Strategy and Management15%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Agricultural Innovations and Practices1
Community Development and Social Impact1
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management1
Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance1
European and International Law Studies1
International Arbitration and Investment Law1
Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies1
Legal Issues in South Africa1
Oil Palm Production and Sustainability1
Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence1

Who they write with

10 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

Elijah Tukwariba YinLaw2

Where their co-authors are

50% of their 4 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Canada1
Malawi1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of SaskatchewanCA1 paper
Malawi University of Science and TechnologyMW1 paper
Takoradi Technical UniversityGH1 paper

Where they publish

African Journal of Education, Science and Technology (AJEST)2
Contemporary Issues in Criminology in Africa2
IFE PsychologIA: An International Journal2
Accra: Woeli Publishers1
Advances in public policy and administration (APPA) book series1
Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Structural injustice and economic disparities as precursors for violent crime in Ghana
Alex Somuah-Obeng, William Boateng
International Journal of Development and Management Review
20254 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Gender and sexuality in Ghanaian societies
Alex Somuah-Obeng, Georgina Yaa Oduro, Naa Adjeley Suta Alakija Sekyi

Recent publications

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Structural injustice and economic disparities as precursors for violent crime in Ghana
Alex Somuah-Obeng, William Boateng
International Journal of Development and Management Review
20254 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Socio-economic benefits and challenges confronting oil palm production among indigenous rural farmers in Karonga district, Malawi
Alex Somuah-Obeng, John Windie Ansah
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
20252 citationsOpen access · Gold
Oil Palm Production among Indigenous Rural Farmers in Karonga District, Malawi: An Understanding from a Socio-cultural Perspective
Alex Somuah-Obeng, John Windie Ansah
The international Journal of Interdisciplinary Social and Community Studies
20241 citation
Gender and sexuality in Ghanaian societies
Alex Somuah-Obeng, Georgina Yaa Oduro, Naa Adjeley Suta Alakija Sekyi
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20223 citations
Reflections of Women: Post-Divorce Experiences
Alex Somuah-Obeng, Naa Adjeley Suta Alakija Sekyi
Gender and Sexuality in Ghanaian Societies
20222 citations
The Cost Elements of Mentoring to the Student Teacher: The Moderating Role of Mentees’ Gender and the Location of Schools of Attachment
Alex Somuah-Obeng, Professor Kankam Boadu
African Journal of Education, Science and Technology (AJEST)
20220 citations
Mode Recruitment and Perceived Competence Levels of Mentors: The Case of Central Western Zone Colleges of Education in Ghana
Alex Somuah-Obeng, Professor Kankam Boadu
African Journal of Education, Science and Technology (AJEST)
20220 citations
Conducting research in Ghana’s prisons: Recounting administrative and ethical dilemmas
Alex Somuah-Obeng, Edgar Takyi Akonor
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20212 citations
If I Die I Lose Everything: Understanding Poverty from the Perspective of Ankaful Residents in Ghana
Alex Somuah-Obeng, Elijah Tukwariba Yin
Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences1
20211 citationOpen access · Diamond
Challenges Facing Mediation as a Means of Court-Connected Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Ashanti Region of Ghana
Alex Somuah-Obeng
Advances in public policy and administration (APPA) book series16
20211 citationWorld top 10%

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