Vera Arhin

Senior Lecturer · College of Distance Education

Counsellor/Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Coast, since 2011per ORCID

Prof. Vera Arhin is a professional trained teacher who holds a doctorate in Educational Psychology from Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya. She is currently an Associate Professor at the College of Distance Education, University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Prof. Arhin is also a trained counsellor and is deeply passionate about students’ academic success and well-being. From ORCID

In their own words

Guidance and Counselling
Psychological related issues of students
HIV and AIDS
Student retention

Publications: 302017–2026
Citations: 175to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 3
Field-weighted impact: 0.701.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 5%1 of 22 scored papers
Open access: 86%19 of the 22 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 27 publications, 175 citations to them, h-index 5.

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

Education1343%
Social Psychology620%
Clinical Psychology413%
General Health Professions413%
Developmental and Educational Psychology310%
Safety Research310%
Applied Mathematics27%
Economics and Econometrics27%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology27%
Demography13%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Online and Blended Learning4
Education and Critical Thinking Development3
Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation3
Resilience and Mental Health3
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health2
COVID-19 and Mental Health2
E-Learning and COVID-192
Education, Achievement, and Giftedness2
Emotional Intelligence and Performance2
Higher Education and Employability2
Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods2
Mathematics Education and Pedagogy2

Who they write with

48 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country

The 30 most frequent of 48 co-authors. Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest.

Where their co-authors are

9% of their 22 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Kenya1
Netherlands1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Maastricht UniversityNL1 paper
Atebubu College of EducationGH1 paper
Mampong Technical College of EducationGH1 paper
University of Education, WinnebaGH1 paper
University of Professional StudiesGH1 paper
Kenyatta UniversityKE1 paper
United States International University AfricaKE1 paper
University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial DevelopmentGH1 paper
Presbyterian University, GhanaGH1 paper

Where they publish

Open Praxis3
Journal of Science and Technology2
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2
Africa Education Review1
African Educational Research Journal1
Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Arts and Sciences1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education7
3Good health and well-being2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
10Reduced inequalities1
13Climate action1
14Life below water1

Most cited

Orientation Programs and Student Retention in Distance Learning: The Case of University of Cape Coast.
Vera Arhin
Journal of Educators Online
201858 citations
Relationship between career aspirations and study behaviours among second year distance learners of the University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
Vera Arhin
African Educational Research Journal
201843 citations
Academic Advising and Student Retention in Distance Learning: The Case of University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Counsellor/Senior Lecturer, College of Distance EducationUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2011

Education

PhD Educational Psychology, Educational PsychologyKenyatta University2013–2016

How it can be read

86% free to read, of the 22 recorded

Diamond 9 · 30%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 10%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 10%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 10%A copy in a repository
Closed 3 · 10%Behind a paywall
Unknown 8 · 27%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

1 of 30 papers name a funder

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior1