William K. Bosu

University of Cape Coast

Also at University of Health and Allied Sciences and West African Health Organisationfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 1996, latest 2026

Nutrition and Dietetics
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Infectious Diseases
Economics and Econometrics

In their own words

NCDs
cardiovascular
nutrition
surveillance
HIV
malaria
epidemiology
NTDs
reproductive

Publications: 381996–2026
Citations: 1,477to those papers
h-index: 17i10-index 22
Field-weighted impact: 2.681.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 32%12 of 38 scored papers
Open access: 87%33 papers free to read

12 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Education

FWACP, Faculty of Community HealthWest African College of Physicians2003–2006
FFPH, Faculty of Public HealthFaculty of Public Health2022

On their papers

Publications

38 in all

Economic Burden of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Among Patients Attending Ho Teaching Hospital in the Ho Municipality, Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study
2026Health Science ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.1002/hsr2.72417
Epidemiological situation of 2023 dengue fever outbreaks in ECOWAS Region: Implications for strengthening preparedness and response

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Nutrition and Dietetics1437%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine1026%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1026%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism924%
Infectious Diseases513%
Economics and Econometrics411%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management411%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health411%
Epidemiology38%
Finance38%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies10
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins9
Child Nutrition and Water Access7
Sodium Intake and Health7
Global Health and Surgery5
Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research5
Global Maternal and Child Health4
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology4
Diabetes Management and Education3
Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life3
Healthcare Systems and Reforms3
Human Rights and Development3

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

63% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2345678Home

Most frequent partner countries

Burkina Faso26
United States8
United Kingdom6
Benin5
Belgium4
Cameroon4
Australia3
Netherlands3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

West African Health OrganisationBF26 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH7 papers
United Nations Children's FundUS6 papers
Université d'Abomey-CalaviBJ5 papers
Université Libre de BruxellesBE4 papers
Gates FoundationUS4 papers
University of GhanaGH4 papers
United Nations Children's Fund CameroonCM4 papers
Lancaster UniversityGB3 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB3 papers

Where they publish

Global Health Action6
BMC Public Health3
PLoS ONE3
BMC Health Services Research2
Figshare2
PubMed2
Acta Tropica

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being8
1No poverty4
2Zero hunger4
17Partnerships for the goals3
10Reduced inequalities2
14Life below water2
8Decent work and economic growth1
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Most cited

Epidemic of hypertension in Ghana: a systematic review
BMC Public Health1
2010216 citationsOpen access · Gold
Hypertension in older adults in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis
PLoS ONE
2019174 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
An overview of the nutrition transition in West Africa: implications for non-communicable diseases

University of Cape Coast

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health

Accelerating the Control and Prevention of Non-communicable Diseases in Ghana: the Key Issues

2022Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding14 citations10.60014/pmjg.v2i1.25

Determinants of systemic hypertension in older adults in Africa: a systematic review

2019BMC Cardiovascular DisordersJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding50 citations10.1186/s12872-019-1147-7

Determinants of Mean Blood Pressure and Hypertension among Workers in West Africa

2016International Journal of HypertensionJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding40 citations10.1155/2016/3192149

An overview of the nutrition transition in West Africa: implications for non-communicable diseases

2014Proceedings of The Nutrition SocietyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding164 citations10.1017/s0029665114001669

Costs, effects and cost‐effectiveness of breast cancer control in Ghana

2012Tropical Medicine & International HealthJournalOpen access89 citations10.1111/j.1365-3156.2012.03021.x

Epidemic of hypertension in Ghana: a systematic review

2010BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding216 citations10.1186/1471-2458-10-418

Progress in the Control of Measles in Ghana, 1980–2000

2003The Journal of Infectious DiseasesJournalFirst author12 citations10.1086/368056

Research agenda in lessdeveloped countries

2001The LancetJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/s0140-6736(05)71194-6

Advances in Medical Education and Practice1

How it can be read

87% free to read

Diamond 2 · 5%Free to read and to publish
Gold 24 · 63%In an open-access journal
Bronze 3 · 8%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 11%A copy in a repository
Closed 5 · 13%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

12 of 38 papers name a funder

UNICEF4
Australian Government3
European Commission3
National Heart Foundation of Australia3
World Health Organization3
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University1
African Population and Health Research Center1
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1

Sustainable cities and communities

Proceedings of The Nutrition Society

2014164 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze