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: 2,590to 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 3,687 citations, h-index 34 and i10-index 62 (2,047 citations and h-index 28 since 2021), as of October 14, 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

Correlates of stunting among children in Ghana
2014BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author143 citations10.1186/1471-2458-14-504
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION BY ECOLOGICAL ZONE AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS IN GHANA
2014Journal of Biosocial ScienceJournal

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Citations received each year

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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
Anglia Ruskin UniversityGB1 paper
Tampere UniversityFI1 paper
University of SouthamptonGB1 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
2006242 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

Role-players in abortion decision-making in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana

2014Reproductive HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author36 citations10.1186/1742-4755-11-70

Determinants of childhood mortality in Ghana

2014International Journal of Social Science ResearchJournalSenior author2 citations

Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in Ghana: a cross-sectional study

2013International Breastfeeding JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author97 citations10.1186/1746-4358-8-13

Predictors of Overweight and Obesity Among Women in Ghana

2013The Open Obesity JournalJournalOpen access35 citations10.2174/1876823701305010072

Myths and misconceptions about tuberculosis transmission in Ghana

2013BMC International Health and Human RightsJournalOpen accessSenior author18 citations10.1186/1472-698x-13-38

DETERMINANTS OF UNPROTECTED CASUAL HETEROSEXUAL SEX IN GHANA

2013Journal of Biosocial ScienceJournalFirst author3 citations10.1017/s002193201300045x

Ocular Health of the emerging elderly population in Ghana: evidence from a peri-urban community

2013Healthy Aging & Clinical Care in the ElderlyJournalFirst author18 citations

Candidate’s Declaration

2013UNVERSITY OF CAPE COAST STAKEHOLDER PERCEPTION ON FACTORS INFLUENCING NGO COLLABORATION WITH GOVERNMENT IN HEALTH EDUCATION IN THE TEMA METROPOLIS BY ERIC EBO SEY Dissertation submitted to the Department of Agriculture Economics and Extension of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Cape CoastThesisFirst author0 citations

Urbanization and Environmental Quality: Insights from Ghana on sustainable policies

2009Urban population-Environment dynamics in the developing World: Case studies and lessons learned,: Committee for International Cooperation in National Research in Demography (CICRED), ParisJournal11 citations

Community participation in the Ghana poverty reduction strategy in the Twifu-Heman-Lower Denkyira District

2008Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift-Norwegian Journal of GeographyJournalFirst author8 citations10.1080/00291950802335939

Coerced First Sex among Adolescent Girls in Sub-Saharan Africa: Prevalence and Context

2007African Journal of Reproductive HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author161 citations10.2307/25549732

Influence of Social Connectedness, Communication and Monitoring on Adolescent Sexual Activity in Ghana

2007African Journal of Reproductive HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author126 citations10.2307/25549736

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs in Ghana

2007< bound method Organization. get_name_with_acronym of< Organization …Report0 citations

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Ghana: Qualitative Evidence

2007< bound method Organization. get_name_with_acronym of< Organization …ReportSenior author0 citations

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Uganda: 2004 National Survey

2006< bound method Organization. get_name_with_acronym of< Organization …Report0 citations

Urbanization, Development, and Environmental Quality: Insights from Coastal Ghana

2005International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)Journal1 citation

Coercive first sex among adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa: prevalence and context

2005IUSSP XXV Conference on PopulationJournal2 citations

Community participation in the implementation of Ghana's decentralisation policy

2005Bulletin of the Ghana Geographical AssociationJournalFirst author2 citations

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Ghana: A synthesis of research evidence

2004Alan Guttmacher InstituteReportSenior author197 citations

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Ghana

2004Results from theJournal14 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