Meet Prof. David Teye Doku, UCC Lecturer who contributed to UCC’s ranking as topmost University

The Director of the Directorate Research, Innovation and Consultancy of the University of Cape Coast, Professor David Teye Doku has over 45,000 citations of his publications, making him first in UCC’s all-time list of contributors to the UCC’s rankings in terms of research influence.

His H-index of 42 is the highest any UCC scholar has on Scopus.

According to the University, Prof. David Teye Doku contributed to UCC’s sterling ranking in the 2022 and the 2023 Times Higher Education World University Ranking as the topmost ranked University in Ghana and West Africa, 4th in Africa.

A Brief Biography of Professor David Teye Doku

• Professor David Teye Doku Started basic education at Okwenya LA Primary School

• Attended Roman Catholic Basic School, Somanya, Eastern Region

• Had secondary education at Ghanata Secondary School, Dodowa in the Greater Accra Region

• Began his academic career in 2008 as a researcher at Tampere University in Finland

• Appointed as a lecturer at UCC in 2011

• Promoted to the rank of Senior Lecturer in 2013

• Adjudged Best Evolved Researcher in 2019

• Promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in 2020

• Listed by AD World Scientist and University Ranking (Scientific Index) as the top 11th and 12th scholar in Ghana.

• Named by Research.com, a ranking firm, as the star researcher in Ghana in 2022

• Promoted to the rank of Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health in 2022

• Contributed to UCC’s sterling ranking in the 2022 and the 2023 Times Higher Education World University Ranking as the topmost ranked University in Ghana and West Africa, 4th in Africa.

• Received five Research Excellence awards for his contribution to the sterling performance of UCC in the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Ranking.

• Topmost scholar in UCC with nominal citations of papers all time (17335 citations); topmost scholar in UCC with nominal citations of papers from 2016-20 (16365 citations)

• Successfully produced 10 PhD graduates either as a principal supervisor or a co-supervisor.

• Appointed Director of the Directorate Research, Innovation and Consultancy at UCC in 2022

• Delivered inaugural lecture in 2023 on the topic: “The Causes of the Causes: Is Society the Producer of its own Health and ill-Health?”

• Currently an Elder of the Apostolic Church-Ghana and serves as a patron of the UCC branch of the Apostolic Church-Ghana, Students and Associates (APOSA-UCC).

Married to Mrs. Laura Doku and blessed with two children.

Credit: UCC