Department of Sociology and Social Policy

Research output

Research output per year 1993 2017 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2024

• 8678 Scopus Citations
• 45 Scopus h-Index
• 466 Journal Article (refereed)
• 151 Book Chapter
• 48 Presentation
• 26 Book (Author)
• 160 More
  • 24 Review article
  • 21 Conference Paper (other)
  • 19 Reference Entry
  • 16 Consulting or Contract Research Report
  • 14 Other Article
  • 12 Book (Editor)
  • 10 Foreword / Postscript
  • 10 Working paper series
  • 8 Editorial/Preface (Journal)
  • 6 Conference paper (refereed)
  • 5 Comment / Debate
  • 5 Policy or Profession paper
  • 4 Other outputs
  • 2 Special issue (Editor)
  • 1 Conference (Extended Abstracts)
  • 1 Poster
  • 1 Conference Abstract
  • 1 Preprint

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2019

  From green to grey : the dynamics of land use/land cover change in urban Ghana

  ABASS, K., AFRIYIE, K. & GYASI, R. M., Nov 2019, In: Landscape Research. 44, 8, p. 909-921 13 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Urban Areas 100%
  • Land Use 100%
  • Change 100%
  • Space 100%
  • Ghana 66%
  33 Citations (Scopus)

• Investigating resilience to facilitate positive mental health among South Asian minority students in Hong Kong

  ARAT, G. & WONG, W. C. P., Dec 2019, In: China Journal of Social Work. 12, 3, p. 213-235 23 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Resilience 100%
  • Mental Health 100%
  • South Asians 75%
  • Depression 50%
  • Linear Regression 25%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Market vegetable hygiene practices and health risk perceptions of vegetable sellers in urban Ghana

  ABASS, K., OWUSU, A. F. S. & GYASI, R. M., 4 Mar 2019, In: International Journal of Environmental Health Research. 29, 2, p. 221-236 16 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Vegetables 100%
  • Vegetable 100%
  • Markets 66%
  • Health Risk 50%
  • Risk Perception 50%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Neighborhood, Social Isolation and Mental Health Outcome among Older People in Ghana

  GYASI, R. M., YEBOAH, A. A., MENSAH, C. M., OEUDRAOGO, R. & ADDAE, E. A., Dec 2019, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 259, 1, p. 154-163 10 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Loneliness 100%
  • Psychological Distress 71%
  • Mental Health 71%
  • Neighbourhood 42%
  • Physical Activity 28%
  44 Citations (Scopus)

• Poverty alleviation, coverage and fiscal sustainability: Investigating the effect of a new social pension in Hong Kong

  KÜHNER, S. & CHOU, K. L., Jan 2019, In: International Journal of Social Welfare. 28, 1, p. 89-99 11 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Poverty Alleviation 100%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Representations of ‘family’ in residential care: Perspectives from residential care staff in Zimbabwe.

  GWENZI, G. D., Jun 2019, In: Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care. 18, 2

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Residential Care 100%
  • Family 100%
  • Child 88%
  • Children 77%
  • Caregiver 33%

• Skateparks as Hybrid Elements of the City

  GLENNEY, B. & O'CONNOR, P. J., 2 Nov 2019, In: Journal of Urban Design. 24, 6, p. 840-855 16 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Metropolitan Area 100%
  • Hybrid 50%
  • Urban Areas 50%
  • Incorporation 33%
  • Space 33%
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Social exclusion, self-rated health and depression among older people in China: evidence from a national survey of older persons

  FENG, Z., JONES, K. & PHILLIPS, D., May 2019, In: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 82, p. 238-244 7 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Social Exclusion 100%
  • Self-Rated Health 62%
  • Depression 62%
  • Older People 62%
  • Self Rated Health 62%
  30 Citations (Scopus)

• Social support networks and psychological wellbeing in community-dwelling older Ghanaian cohorts

  GYASI, R. M., PHILLIPS, D. R. & ABASS, K., Jul 2019, In: International Psychogeriatrics. 31, 7, p. 1047-1057 11 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Social Support 100%
  • Wellbeing 57%
  • Old Person 21%
  • Associations 21%
  • Health 21%
  57 Citations (Scopus)

• The image of the veil in social theory

  BAEHR, P., Aug 2019, In: Theory and Society. 48, 4, p. 535-558 24 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Veil 100%
  • Unmasking 37%
  • Associations 25%
  • Masks 25%
  • Biological Data Visualization 25%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• The paradox of academic determinism and adolescent romance in Hong Kong

  CHAN, A.H.-N., May 2019, In: Journal of Youth Studies. 22, 5, p. 711-727 17 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Youth 100%
  • Practice 100%
  • Young People 100%
  • Hong Kong 50%
  • Determinism 50%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• The Promotion of Socially Inclusive East Asian Society: the Hong Kong Case

  ARAT, G. & KERELIAN, N. N., Dec 2019, In: Journal of Human Rights and Social Work. 4, 4, p. 275-284 10 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Discrimination 100%
  • Youth 83%
  • Hong Kong 66%
  • Social Systems 66%
  • Communities 33%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• The relationship between functional health literacy, health-related behaviours and sociodemographic characteristics of street-involved youth in Ghana

  AMOAH, P. A., KODUAH, A. O., GYASI, R. M., GWENZI, G. D. & ANADUAKA, U. S., May 2019, In: International Journal of Health Promotion and Education. 57, 3, p. 116-132 17 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Health Literacy 100%
  • Youth 100%
  • Sociodemographics 100%
  • Health-Related Behavior 100%
  • Education 20%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• The transition from institutional care to adulthood and independence : a social services professional and institutional caregiver perspective in Harare, Zimbabwe

  GWENZI, G. D., Jul 2019, In: Child Care in Practice. 25, 3, p. 248-262 15 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Transition 100%
  • Adulthood 75%
  • Support 75%
  • Organizations 50%
  • Information 50%
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Understanding the Wellbeing of the Oldest-Old in China: A Study of Socio-Economic and Geographical Variations Based on CLHLS Data

  GU, L., CHENG, Y., PHILLIPS, D. R. & ROSENBERG, M., 19 Feb 2019, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16, 4, 601.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Economics 100%
  • Chinese 100%
  • China 100%
  • Understanding 100%
  • Socioeconomics 100%
  20 Citations (Scopus)
• 2018

  A geographical multivariable multilevel analysis of social exclusion among older people in China : Evidence from the China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey ageing study

  FENG, Z., PHILLIPS, D. R. & JONES, K., Dec 2018, In: Geographical Journal. 184, 4, p. 413-428 16 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Social Exclusion 100%
  • Exclusion 62%
  • Older People 62%
  • Province 50%
  • Identity 37%
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• A study of housing typology and perceived age-friendliness in an established Hong Kong new town : a person-environment perspective

  SUN, Y., PHILLIPS, D. R. & WONG, M., Jan 2018, In: Geoforum. 88, p. 17-27 11 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Older People 100%
  • Person 60%
  • Environment 50%
  • Hong Kong 20%
  • Typology 20%
  34 Citations (Scopus)

• Changes in Chinese higher education : financial trends in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan

  JACOB, W. J., MOK, K. H. J., CHENG, S. Y. & XIONG, W., Jan 2018, In: International Journal of Educational Development. 58, p. 64-85 22 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Higher Education Finance 100%
  • Hong Kong 100%
  • Administrators 100%
  • China 100%
  • Taiwan 100%
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• Does internationalisation of Higher Education still matter? Critical reflections on student learning, graduate employment and faculty development in Asia

  MOK, K. H., Jul 2018, In: Higher Education Quarterly. 72, 3, p. 183-193 11 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Student Learning 100%
  • Asia 100%
  • Globalization 100%
  • Transnationalization 60%
  • National Border 20%
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• Esteemed, dismissed and everyday hybridity: Operationalising theory for Hong Kong’s Muslim youth

  O’CONNOR, P., 8 May 2018, In: Social Transformations in Chinese Societies. 14, 1, p. 2-16

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Hybridity 100%
  • Cultural Analysis 11%
  • East Asia 11%
  • Qualitative Research 11%

• Gender, self-rated health and functional decline among community-dwelling older adults

  GYASI, R. M. & PHILLIPS, D. R., 1 Jul 2018, In: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 77, p. 174-183 10 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Self-Rated Health 100%
  • Deterioration 70%
  • Women 50%
  • Woman 50%
  • Marital Status 40%
  59 Citations (Scopus)

• Handrails, steps and curbs : sacred places and secular pilgrimage in skateboarding

  O'CONNOR, P., 2 Nov 2018, In: Sport in Society: Cultures, Commerce, Media, Politics. 21, 11, p. 1651-1668 18 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Secular pilgrimage 100%
  • Meaning 66%
  • History 66%
  • Location 66%
  • Privilege 66%
  27 Citations (Scopus)

• Health literacy and health : rethinking the strategies for universal health coverage in Ghana

  AMOAH, P. A. & PHILLIPS, D., Jun 2018, In: Public Health. 159, p. 40-49 10 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Health 100%
  • Health Literacy 71%
  • Coverage 42%
  • Health Service 35%
  • Quality of Life 35%
  30 Citations (Scopus)

• Hong Kong skateboarding and network capital

  O'CONNOR, P. J., Dec 2018, In: Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 42, 6, p. 419-436 18 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • World City 100%
  • Network 75%
  • Networks 75%
  • Hong Kong 50%
  • East Asia 25%
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Housing and Asset Based Stratification in the Enrichment Economy

  FORREST, R., 9 Dec 2018, In: Critical Housing Analysis. 5, 2, p. 4-13 10 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Social Systems 100%
  • Housing 100%
  • Stratification 66%
  • Ownership 66%
  • Economic and Social Development 33%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Inequality Confounding Migrants to Access Compulsory Education: An Empirical Study on Implementation of Household Registration Policy in Beijing, China

  LI, B. & SAZHINA, O., 24 Sept 2018, In: Sociology Insights. 2, 1

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Migrants 100%
  • Hukou 87%
  • Policy 75%
  • Identity 50%
  • Chinese 50%

• In-school adolescents’ knowledge, access to and use of sexual and reproductive health services in Metropolitan Kumasi, Ghana

  AMANKWAA, G., ABASS, K. & GYASI, R. M., Aug 2018, In: Journal of Public Health. 26, 4, p. 443-451

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Youth 100%
  • Adolescents 100%
  • Health Service 87%
  • Health 50%
  • Schools 50%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Internalised and social experiences of HIV-induced stigma and discrimination in urban Ghana

  MUMIN, A. A., GYASI, R. M., SEGBEFIA, A. Y., FORKUOR, D. & GANLE, J. K., Jun 2018, In: Global Social Welfare. 5, 2, p. 83-93

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus 100%
  • Discrimination 50%
  • Stigma 41%
  • Ghana 25%
  • Neglect 16%
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• International and transnational education for whose interests? A study on the career development of Chinese students

  MOK, K. H., HAN, X., JIANG, J. & ZHANG, X., Jul 2018, In: Higher Education Quarterly. 72, 3, p. 208-223 16 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Students 100%
  • Learning Experience 50%
  • Career Development 50%
  • Higher Education 37%
  • Occupations 37%
  43 Citations (Scopus)

• Late home ownership and social re-stratification

  FORREST, R. & HIRAYAMA, Y., Apr 2018, In: Economy and Society. 47, 2, p. 257-279 23 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Ownership 100%
  • Real Estate Sector 20%
  • Manpower 20%
  • Nuclear Family 20%
  • UK 20%
  59 Citations (Scopus)

• Love in the time of ‘settling’ : forbidden knowledge and modern singles advice

  GROVES, J. M. & CHAN, H. N. A., 1 Mar 2018, In: Journal of Sociology. 54, 1, p. 141-155 15 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Women 100%
  • Knowledge 60%
  • Hong Kong 20%
  • Group Discussions 20%
  • Focus Group 20%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Negotiating global citizenship, protecting privilege : western expatriates choosing local schools in Hong Kong

  GROVES, J. M. & O'CONNOR, P. J., Apr 2018, In: British Journal of Sociology of Education. 39, 3, p. 381-395 15 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Schools 100%
  • Educational Organization 75%
  • Parents 75%
  • Hong Kong 50%
  • Western 50%
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Partisan ideology, veto players and their combined effect on productive and protective welfare policy: how the left still matters after all?

  KÜHNER, S., Mar 2018, In: Policy Studies. 39, 2, p. 165-187 23 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Welfare 100%
  • Policy 85%
  • Leave 71%
  • Veto Player 57%
  • Ideologies 28%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Positive experiences at work and daily recovery : effects on couple’s well-being

  RODRÍGUEZ-MUÑOZ, A., SANZ-VERGEL, A. I., ANTINO, M., DEMEROUTI, E. & BAKKER, A. B., Jun 2018, In: Journal of Happiness Studies. 19, 5, p. 1395-1413 19 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Wellbeing 100%
  • Job Performance 50%
  • Job Satisfaction 50%
  • Positive Emotion 25%
  • Multi-Level Modeling 25%
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Rhythmanalysis as a tool in social analysis on ethnicity in Hong Kong

  O'CONNOR, P. J., 2 Jan 2018, In: Asian Ethnicity. 19, 1, p. 1-15 15 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Ethnic Groups 100%
  • Hong Kong 100%
  • Diversity 50%
  • Narrative 50%
  • Tools 50%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Sexual risk behavior and uptake of HIV counseling and testing among youth in Metropolitan Kumasi, Ghana

  GYASI, R. M. & ABASS, K., 3 Apr 2018, In: Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services. 17, 2, p. 127-145 19 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Odds Ratio 100%
  • Sample 40%
  • Female 40%
  • Health 40%
  • Behavior 40%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Skin Bleaching Narratives Responses from Women Bleaches and Stakeholders in Ghana (1950s – 2015)

  ADU-GYAMFI, S., GYASI, R. M., OWARE, R. & ADU-AGYEMAN, G., Dec 2018, In: Ethnologia Actualis. 18, 2, p. 100-117

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Need 100%
  • Policy 100%
  • Response 100%
  • Ghana 100%
  • Qualitative Analysis 50%

• Sociocultural hegemony, gendered identity and use of traditional and complementary medicine in Ghana

  GYASI, R. M., BUOR, D., ADU-GYAMFI, S., ADJEI, P.O.-W. & AMOAH, P. A., May 2018, In: Women and Health. 58, 5, p. 598-615

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Medical Sciences 100%
  • Confidence 41%
  • Women 33%
  • Men 33%
  • Consumers 25%
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• The long-run effects of economic, demographic, and political indices on actual and potential CO₂ emissions

  ADOM, P. K., KWAKWA, P. A. & AMANKWAA, A., 15 Jul 2018, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 218, p. 516-526 11 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Construction Sector 100%
  • Manufacturing Sector 100%
  • Negative Effect 50%
  • Reduce Electricity 50%
  • Electricity Price 50%
  103 Citations (Scopus)

• Urban sprawl and land use/land-cover transition probabilities in peri-urban Kumasi, Ghana

  ABASS, K., ADANU, S. K. & GYASI, R. M., 2018, In: West African Journal of Applied Ecology. 26, Special Issue, p. 118-132 15 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Urban Sprawl 100%
  • Transition Probability 100%
  • Urban Land Use 50%
  • Image Analysis 25%
  • Markov Model 25%
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• “Who'll do all these if I'm not around?” : bonding social capital and health and well-being of inpatients

  AMOAH, P. A., KODUAH, A. O. & GYASI, R. M., Jan 2018, In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. 13, 1, 11 p., 1435108.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Inpatient 100%
  • Health Care Delivery 50%
  • Health Care Facility 33%
  • Procedures 33%
  • Health Practitioner 16%
  11 Citations (Scopus)
• 2017

  Health literacy and self-perceived health status among street youth in Kumasi, Ghana

  AMOAH, P. A., PHILLIPS, D. R., GYASI, R. M., KODUAH, A. O. & EDUSEI, J., 1 Jan 2017, In: Cogent Medicine. 4, p. 1275091

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Health Literacy 100%
  • Youth 77%
  • Health Status 44%
  • Health 33%
  • Ghana 22%

• Higher education governance and policy in China : managing decentralization and transnationalism

  MOK, K. H. J. & HAN, X., 2017, In: Policy and Society. 36, 1, p. 34-48 15 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Governance 100%
  • Economic and Social Development 75%
  • Higher Education 75%
  • Social Economics 50%
  • China 50%
  46 Citations (Scopus)

• Integration for coexistence? Implementation of intercultural health care policy in Ghana from the perspective of service users and providers

  GYASI, R. M., POKU, A. A., BOATENG, S., AMOAH, P. A., MUMIN, A. A., OBODAI, J. & AGYEMANG-DUAH, W., Jan 2017, In: Journal of integrative medicine. 15, 1, p. 44-55 12 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Ghana 100%
  • Health Service 62%
  • Health Policy 62%
  • Health Care Policy 62%
  • Implementation 37%
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Introduction : managing welfare expectations and social change : policy responses in Asia: Policy Responses in Asia

  MOK, K. H. J., KÜHNER, S. & YEATES, N., 1 Nov 2017, In: Social Policy and Administration. 51, 6, p. 845-856 12 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Welfare 100%
  • Economic and Social Development 75%
  • Social Change 50%
  • Asian Economy 50%
  • Asia 50%
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Managing welfare expectations and social change : policy transfer in Asia

  MOK, K. H. & KÜHNER, S., 1 Jan 2017, In: Journal of Asian Public Policy. 10, 1, p. 1-7 7 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Migrant female head porters’ enrolment in and utilisation and renewal of the National Health Insurance Scheme in Kumasi, Ghana

  BOATENG, S., AMOAKO, P., POKU, A. A., BAABEREYIR, A. & GYASI, R. M., 1 Dec 2017, In: Journal of Public Health. 25, 6, p. 625-634 10 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • National Health Insurance 100%
  • Enrolment 45%
  • Migrants 45%
  • Women 45%
  • Ghana 27%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Nurses' knowledge, clinical practice and attitude towards unconventional medicine : implications for intercultural healthcare

  GYASI, R. M., ABASS, K., ADU-GYAMFI, S. & ACCAM, B. T., 1 Nov 2017, In: Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. 29, p. 1-8 8 p.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Nurse 100%
  • Combination Therapy 28%
  • Professional Practice 14%
  • Procedures 14%
  • Cross-Sectional Study 7%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Strengthening the referral system through social capital : a qualitative inquiry in Ghana

  AMOAH, P. A. & PHILLIPS, D., Dec 2017, In: Healthcare. 5, 4, 12 p., 80.

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Social Capital 100%
  • Ghana 100%
  • Focus Group 100%
  • Healthcare 100%
  • Community Leader 100%
  32 Citations (Scopus)

• The capabilities of nurses for complementary and traditional medicine integration in Africa

  GYASI, R. M., ABASS, K., ADU-GYAMFI, S., ACCAM, B. T. & MENSAH, N. V., 1 Aug 2017, In: Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Advance publication

  Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

  • Nurse 100%
  • World Health Organization 22%
  • Clinical Practice 22%
  • Health Care System 22%
  • Combination Therapy 22%
  7 Citations (Scopus)