Ernest Yorke

University of Ghana

Also at Korle Bu Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2016, latest 2025

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Surgery

Publications: 522016–2025
Citations: 729to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 19
Field-weighted impact: 1.131.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 13%7 of 52 scored papers
Open access: 90%47 papers free to read

4 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

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Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

52 in all

Determinants of readmission amongst hospitalized patients with heart failure in Ghana and Nigeria: a prospective cohort study
2025BMC Cardiovascular DisordersJournalOpen access2 citations10.1186/s12872-025-04858-7
A cross-sectional analysis of patient-based records on mortality among patients with diabetic ketoacidosis in a tertiary hospital in Ghana
2025

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism2344%
Epidemiology1325%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health917%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine815%
Infectious Diseases713%
Surgery713%
Genetics510%
Nephrology510%
Clinical Psychology48%
Transplantation48%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins9
Diabetes Management and Education8
Chronic Disease Management Strategies5
Thyroid Disorders and Treatments5
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies4
Cardiac Health and Mental Health4
Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis4
Dialysis and Renal Disease Management4
Organ Donation and Transplantation4
Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments4
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology4
Adrenal Hormones and Disorders3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

13% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122334Home

Most frequent partner countries

Nigeria4
United Kingdom3
Australia1
United States1
Kenya1
Canada1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH31 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH5 papers
University of Ghana Medical CentreGH4 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH3 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH2 papers
Children's Hospital of IllinoisUS1 paper
Lancaster UniversityGB1 paper
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB1 paper
Loyola University ChicagoUS1 paper
Swansea UniversityGB1 paper

Where they publish

Ghana Medical Journal9
Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana4
PLoS ONE3
BMC Psychiatry2
Clinical Medicine Insights Endocrinology and Diabetes2
Current Medical Issues2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being25
1No poverty8
17Partnerships for the goals4
4Quality education2
2Zero hunger1

Most cited

The Bidirectional Relationship between Tuberculosis and Diabetes
Tuberculosis Research and Treatment1
2017113 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Depression and quality of life in patients on long term hemodialysis at a national hospital in Ghana: a cross-sectional study
Ghana Medical Journal1
201868 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond

Ghana Medical Journal

Attaining Comprehensive Diabetes Care in Ghana: Insights of Policymakers and Diabetes Experts

2025Current Medical IssuesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4103/cmi.cmi_83_25

Thyroid function patterns in Ghanaian women using depo-medroxyprogesterone acetate

2025Current Medicine Research and PracticeJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.4103/cmrp.cmrp_135_24

Co-Morbid Hypothyroidism and Liver Dysfunction: A Review

2024Clinical Medicine Insights Endocrinology and DiabetesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.1177/11795514241231533

Clinical Approach to Adrenal Insufficiency

2024Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen access2 citations10.60014/pmjg.v13i1.329

Hyperthyroidism and Liver Dysfunction: A Review of a Common Comorbidity

2022Clinical Medicine Insights Endocrinology and DiabetesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding65 citations10.1177/11795514221074672

Liver dysfunction associated with hyperthyroidism: Lessons from 2 Case reports

2021Clinical Case ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding14 citations10.1002/ccr3.4067

Transient Impact of Dysglycemia on Sputum Conversion among Smear-Positive Tuberculosis Patients in a Tertiary Care Facility in Ghana

2021Clinical Medicine Insights Circulatory Respiratory and Pulmonary MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.1177/11795484211039830

Predictors of Anemia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Without Renal Disease

2021Nigerian Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.4103/njm.njm_131_21

High BMI: an important health risk factor among older adults in Ghana

2020Public Health NutritionJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1017/s1368980020003717

Tramadol: a valuable treatment for pain in Ghana and Nigeria

2019Current Medical Research and OpinionJournalFirst author16 citations10.1080/03007995.2019.1585168

Examination of Dysglycaemia among Newly Diagnosed Tuberculosis Patients in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study

2018Tuberculosis Research and TreatmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1155/2018/1830372

The Bidirectional Relationship between Tuberculosis and Diabetes

2017Tuberculosis Research and TreatmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding113 citations10.1155/2017/1702578

Screening for Cushing Syndrome at the Primary Care Level: What Every General Practitioner Must Know

2017International Journal of EndocrinologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1155/2017/1547358

Health Science Reports

Nigerian Journal of Medicine2

How it can be read

90% free to read

Diamond 16 · 31%Free to read and to publish
Gold 24 · 46%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 10%Open in a subscription journal
Green 2 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 5 · 10%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

20 of 52 papers name a funder

University of Ghana14
Fogarty International Center5
National Institutes of Health2
DeepMind1
Grünenthal1
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine1
National Institute on Aging1
Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust1

Hyperthyroidism and Liver Dysfunction: A Review of a Common Comorbidity

Clinical Medicine Insights Endocrinology and Diabetes3

202265 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold