Adolphina Addo–Lartey

University of Ghanaper ORCID

Publishing since 2002, latest 2026

General Health Professions
Epidemiology
Health
Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

In their own words

Public Health
Epidemiology
Nutrition

Publications: 662002–2026
Citations: 1,141to those papers
h-index: 16i10-index 25
Field-weighted impact: 2.151.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 23%13 of 56 scored papers
Open access: 91%51 of the 56 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 1,665 citations, h-index 21 and i10-index 29 (1,478 citations and h-index 20 since 2021), as of October 12, 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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Epidemiology and Disease ControlUniversity of Ghana

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

66 in all

Evaluation of surveillance system for pneumonia in children below five years, Tema Metropolis, Ghana, 2012 – 2016
2020Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen access8 citations10.4314/gmj.v54i2s.3
Barriers to early infant diagnosis of HIV in the Wa Municipality and Lawra District of Upper West Region, Ghana
2020Ghana Medical Journal

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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 Professions2030%
Epidemiology1320%
Health1320%
Infectious Diseases1117%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1015%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health812%
Gender Studies711%
Nutrition and Dietetics711%
Sociology and Political Science69%
Clinical Psychology58%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Intimate Partner and Family Violence13
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health12
Global Maternal and Child Health9
Child Nutrition and Water Access7
Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies6
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions5
Mobile Health and mHealth Applications5
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences4
Parasites and Host Interactions4
Sex work and related issues4
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts3
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

57% of their 56 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States14
South Africa10
United Kingdom5
Switzerland3
Côte d’Ivoire3
Burkina Faso2
Tanzania2
Namibia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ghana Health ServiceGH12 papers
South African Medical Research CouncilZA10 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH7 papers
University of the WitwatersrandZA4 papers
Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionGH4 papers
Yale UniversityUS3 papers
New York UniversityUS3 papers
Rockford UniversityUS3 papers
Swiss Tropical and Public Health InstituteCH3 papers
University of BaselCH3 papers

Where they publish

PLoS ONE8
Ghana Medical Journal6
BMC Public Health5
Associations Between Vitamin D Status, Adiposity, And Inflammatory Biomarkers In Young Women (18–30 Years)3
BMC Infectious Diseases3
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being15
5Gender equality12
1No poverty8
2Zero hunger3
6Clean water and sanitation1
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Patriarchy and gender-inequitable attitudes as drivers of intimate partner violence against women in the central region of Ghana
BMC Public Health5
2020259 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Prevalence and risk factors of intimate partner violence among women in four districts of the central region of Ghana: Baseline findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial
PLoS ONE5
2018191 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN SERUM 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D CONCENTRATION, ADIPOSITY AND INFLAMMATORY BIOMARKERS IN YOUNG WOMEN (18–30 YEARS)

2014Associations Between Vitamin D Status, Adiposity, And Inflammatory Biomarkers In Young Women (18–30 Years)JournalFirst author0 citations

ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN SERUM 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D CONCENTRATION AND ADIPOSITY MEASURES IN YOUNG WOMEN (18–30 YEARS)

2014Associations Between Vitamin D Status, Adiposity, And Inflammatory Biomarkers In Young Women (18–30 Years)JournalFirst author0 citations

ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN CALCIUM, VITAMIN D INTAKES AND OBESITY MARKERS IN YOUNG WOMEN (18–30 YEARS)

2014Associations Between Vitamin D Status, Adiposity, And Inflammatory Biomarkers In Young Women (18–30 Years)JournalFirst author0 citations

Antenatal care and pregnancy outcome in Ghana, the importance of women\'s education

2008African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior author28 citations10.4314/ajfand.v8i3.19193

Breakfast habits of primary school children in the Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region of Ghana

2006Thesis submitted to the Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, LegonThesisSenior author4 citations

Obstetric difficulties in developing countries motivate preference for birth size

2002Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & GynecologyJournalSenior author1 citation10.3109/01674820209042793

Global Social Welfare

PLOS Global Public Health3

How it can be read

91% free to read, of the 56 recorded

Diamond 9 · 14%Free to read and to publish
Gold 41 · 62%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 2%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 5 · 8%Behind a paywall
Unknown 10 · 15%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

31 of 66 papers name a funder

University of Ghana9
Department for International Development7
South African Medical Research Council7
Government of the United Kingdom6
World Health Organization6
Medical Research Council5
UNICEF4
African Academy of Sciences3

Poor mental health of livestock farmers in Africa: a mixed methods case study from Ghana

BMC Public Health1

202057 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold