Dr. Obed Appau

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In their own words

Deaf Education

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 152017–2026
Citations: 148to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 2.191.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 38%3 of 8 scored papers
Open access: 75%6 of the 8 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 13 publications, 148 citations to them, h-index 6.

Google Scholar shows 122 citations, h-index 7 and i10-index 5 (119 citations and h-index 7 since 2021), as of October 10, 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

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

Developmental and Educational Psychology853%
Human-Computer Interaction320%
General Health Professions213%
Cognitive Neuroscience17%
Education17%
Epidemiology17%
Health17%
Language and Linguistics17%
Linguistics and Language17%
Neurology17%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Hearing Impairment and Communication8
Hand Gesture Recognition Systems3
Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare2
Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression1
Children's Rights and Participation1
Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion1
Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation1
Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport1
Intimate Partner and Family Violence1
Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies1
Multilingual Education and Policy1
Noise Effects and Management1

Who they write with

27 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

88% of their 8 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223344Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom5
Pakistan2
Australia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of LeedsGB5 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH3 papers
University of GhanaGH3 papers
University of EducationPK2 papers
UNSW SydneyAU1 paper
Mampong Technical College of EducationGH1 paper
Akrokerri College of EducationGH1 paper
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development2
The Early Care and Education of Deaf Children in Ghana: Developing local and global understandings of early support2
Cogent Education1
Cogent Public Health1
Deafness & Education International1
International Journal of Disability Development and Education

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education5
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on deaf adults, children and their families in Ghana
Dr. Obed Appau
Journal of the British Academy
202049 citations
Shaping the early care and education of young deaf children in Ghana
Dr. Daniel Fobi, Dr. Obed Appau
International Journal of Educational Development4
202248 citationsWorld top 10%

Recent publications

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“I didn’t know anything about sign language”: A phenomenological study of teachers’ experiences in deaf education in Ghana
Dr. Daniel Fobi, Dr. Obed Appau
Deafness & Education International4
20260 citations
Deaf Students' Experiences of Sign Language Interpreting Services in Tertiary Education in Ghana
Dr. Obed Appau
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)4
20260 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
The multilingual context of the early care and support of deaf children in Ghana
Dr. Obed Appau
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
20247 citations
African Childhoods
Dr. Obed Appau
The early care and education of deaf children in Ghana: Developing local and global understandings of early support
20242 citations
Experiences and expectations of hard of hearing students who use hearing aids
Dr. Daniel Fobi, Dr. Obed Appau, Mr. Emmanuel Kwasi Acheampong, Mr. Samuel Kofi Asiamah
Cogent Education
20241 citationOpen access · Gold
The Experiences of Caregivers of Deaf Children
Dr. Obed Appau
The Early Care and Education of Deaf Children in Ghana: Developing local and global understandings of early support
20240 citations
Perception of Ghanaian healthcare students towards the learning of sign language as course
Dr. Daniel Fobi, Dr. Obed Appau
Cogent Public Health4
202311 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Shaping the early care and education of young deaf children in Ghana
Dr. Daniel Fobi, Dr. Obed Appau
International Journal of Educational Development4
202248 citationsWorld top 10%
Factors influencing sign language interpretation service in ghana: The interpreters’ perspective
Dr. Obed Appau
Journal of Interpretation
202213 citations
The multilingual context of the early care and support of deaf children in Ghana
Dr. Obed Appau
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development4
20224 citationsOpen access · Hybrid

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How it can be read

75% free to read, of the 8 recorded

Diamond 1 · 7%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 7%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 13%Open in a subscription journal
Green 2 · 13%A copy in a repository
Closed 2 · 13%Behind a paywall
Unknown 7 · 47%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

2 of 15 papers name a funder

British Academy2
Global Challenges Research Fund1

The multilingual context of the early care and support of deaf children in Ghana