Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme

Publishing since 2004, latest 2024

General Health Professions
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Sociology and Political Science
Infectious Diseases
Nutrition and Dietetics
Economics and Econometrics

In their own words

Sexual and Reproductive Health
HIV and AIDS/Tuberculosis

Publications: 902004–2024
Citations: 2,588to those papers
h-index: 27i10-index 54
Field-weighted impact: 2.831.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 38%23 of 61 scored papers
Open access: 69%42 of the 61 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 3,676 citations, h-index 34 and i10-index 62 (2,037 citations and h-index 28 since 2021), as of October 5, 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

Publications

90 in all

Dimensions of well-being and social harmony of older persons in Ghana: A secondary analysis of longitudinal survey data of the 2014/15 Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE Wave 2)
2024PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.1371/journal.pone.0314666
Self-reported sexual coercion among in-school young people with disabilities in Ghana

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Citations received each year

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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

General Health Professions2022%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1921%
Sociology and Political Science1517%
Infectious Diseases1213%
Nutrition and Dietetics1213%
Economics and Econometrics1112%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1011%
Safety Research910%
Epidemiology78%
Finance67%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health19
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health14
Child Nutrition and Water Access12
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions10
HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses7
Healthcare Systems and Reforms6
Sex work and related issues6
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare5
Disability Rights and Representation4
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology4
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences3
Healthcare Policy and Management3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

26% of their 61 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Australia3
Finland3
United States3
Kenya3
United Kingdom3
Canada2
South Africa2
Germany1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University for Development StudiesGH7 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH7 papers
Guttmacher InstituteUS3 papers
University of TampereFI3 papers
African Population and Health Research CenterKE3 papers
Memorial University of NewfoundlandCA2 papers
University of Technology SydneyAU2 papers
University of SouthamptonGB1 paper
Goethe University FrankfurtDE1 paper
James Cook UniversityAU1 paper

Where they publish

PLoS ONE7
African Journal of Reproductive Health5
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BMC Health Services Research3
BMC Public Health3
Occasional Report3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being17
1No poverty6
5Gender equality6
4Quality education4
2Zero hunger2
10Reduced inequalities2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions2
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Most cited

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Ghana: Results from the 2004 National Survey of Adolescents
Occasional Report
2006240 citations
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Ghana: A synthesis of research evidence
Alan Guttmacher Institute
2004197 citations
Coerced First Sex among Adolescent Girls in Sub-Saharan Africa: Prevalence and Context
African Journal of Reproductive Health5
2007161 citations

Predictors of herbal medicine use in Ashanti Region of Ghana

2023Advances in Integrative MedicineJournalSenior author4 citations10.1016/j.aimed.2023.05.005

Compliance with oral iron supplementation among pregnant women in the Tain district, Ghana

2023African Journal of Midwifery and Women s HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.12968/ajmw.2022.0010

Sexual and reproductive health services utilisation amongst in-school young people with disabilities in Ghana

2021African Journal of DisabilityJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding33 citations10.4102/ajod.v10i0.671

Examining Internal Audit Process of Selected Local Governments in the Central Region of Ghana

2021Journal of Accounting Finance and Auditing StudiesJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.32602/jafas.2021.010

Geospatial analysis of childhood morbidity in Ghana

2019PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessSenior author19 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0221324

Analysis of livelihood activity amongst itinerant west African migrant traders in the Accra metropolitan area

2019Journal of global entrepreneurship researchJournalOpen accessSenior author17 citations10.1186/s40497-018-0126-2

Nurse participation in political activities: Level and practices of registered nurses in Tamale, Ghana

2019OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in NursingJournal14 citations

Sexuality Education Policies and Implementation in Ghana: From Paper to Practice

2017< bound method Organization. get_name_with_acronym of< Organization: Africa …Report0 citations

Perceptions about sexuality education in Ghana

20172017 International Population Conference, IUSSPJournal2 citations

Attitude of senior high school students towards reproductive health and sexual behaviour in Ghana

20172017 International Population ConferenceJournalFirst author0 citations

Ghana adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights pre-tertiary school curricula: opportunities and gaps

20172017 International Population ConferenceJournalFirst author0 citations

Perception of Risk of HIV among Adolescents’ Living in an Urban Slum in Ghana

2016African Journal of Reproductive HealthJournalOpen access27 citations10.29063/ajrh2016/v20i1.6

Perception of risk of HIV among adolescents' living in an urban slum in Ghana : original research

2016African Journal of Reproductive HealthJournalOpen access0 citations

The burden of avoidable mortality profile of Kassena–Nankana District, Ghana

2015Journal of Arts and Social Sciences [JASS]JournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations

Maternal health clinic attendance in Awutu-Senya District, Ghana

2015International Journal of Economics & Social ScienceJournalSenior author2 citations

2017 International Population Conference

Annals of Leisure Research2

How it can be read

69% free to read, of the 61 recorded

Diamond 6 · 7%Free to read and to publish
Gold 26 · 29%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 1%Free to read, no open licence
Green 5 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 19 · 21%Behind a paywall
Unknown 29 · 32%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

10 of 90 papers name a funder

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior2
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development2
United States Agency for International Development2
African Population and Health Research Center1
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria1
Guttmacher Institute1
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development1

Sustainable cities and communities

17Partnerships for the goals1

Open access · Diamond

Correlates of stunting among children in Ghana

BMC Public Health2

2014143 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold