Kwabena A. Osman

University of Ghana

Assistant Professor, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, since 2026per ORCID

Publishing since 2021, latest 2026

Epidemiology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Infectious Diseases
Surgery
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

In their own words

Pediatric Pulmonology
Pulmonary complications in sickle cell patients
Pneumonia in children

Publications: 102021–2026
Citations: 144to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 5
Field-weighted impact: 1.921.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 30%3 of 10 scored papers
Open access: 90%9 papers free to read

3 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

Citations received each year

Peerford

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

Epidemiology660%

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Assistant Professor, Pediatric PulmonologyThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centersince 2026
Fellow, Pediatric PulmonologyMedical College of Wisconsin2023–2026
Senior Lecturer/Consultant, Child HealthUniversity of Ghana2018–2023

Education

MD, MedicineIstanbul University2000–2006

Honours, memberships and service

American Thoracic Society

Publications

10 in all

Antibiotic use in respiratory syncytial virus-positive children under two years: a prospective observational study at a tertiary hospital in Ghana
2026Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.3389/fpubh.2026.1696374
Diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for childhood tuberculosis in West Africa – a multicenter pragmatic study
2024

kwabena.osman@utsouthwestern.eduPublic on their ORCID record

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Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health440%

Infectious Diseases220%

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology110%

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis110%

Nutrition and Dietetics110%

Obstetrics and Gynecology110%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health3
Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis3
Infant Development and Preterm Care2
Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections2
Respiratory viral infections research2
Air Quality and Health Impacts1
Antibiotic Use and Resistance1
Child Nutrition and Water Access1
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection1
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies1
COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction1
Delphi Technique in Research1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

80% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Netherlands6
United Kingdom3
Gambia2
United States2
Switzerland1
China1
Egypt1
Ethiopia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University Medical Center UtrechtNL5 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH5 papers
Utrecht UniversityNL3 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH2 papers
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustGB1 paper
Erasmus MCNL1 paper
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation TrustGB1 paper
Health Education EnglandGB1 paper
Health Education North WestGB1 paper
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB1 paper

Where they publish

Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England1
BMC Infectious Diseases1
BMJ Global Health1
Frontiers in Global Women s Health1
Frontiers in Public Health1
International Journal of Infectious Diseases1
Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health1
Pediatrics in Review1

How it can be read

90% free to read

Gold 7 · 70%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 20%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 1 · 10%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

4 of 10 papers name a funder

Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht2
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty3
3Good health and well-being2
2Zero hunger1
5Gender equality1

Paediatric Society of Ghana

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Analysis of the outcomes of postdiverticulitis investigations: a multicentre cohort study including 1,120 patients

2024Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of EnglandJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.1308/rcsann.2024.0077

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine1

Medical Research Council1