Richmond Aryeetey

Also at Aga Khan University and Aga Khan Universityfrom their recent papers

Professor, University of Ghana, since 2020per ORCID

Publishing since 2006, latest 2026

Richmond Aryeetey is a public health nutrition with a background in nutrition and public health and food science From ORCID

Nutrition and Dietetics
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
General Health Professions
Epidemiology
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Safety Research

Publications: 1822006–2026
Citations: 3,931to those papers
h-index: 33i10-index 88
Field-weighted impact: 2.511.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 25%44 of 179 scored papers
Open access: 85%155 papers free to read

20 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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Professor, Population, Family and Reproductive HealthUniversity of Ghanasince 2020
Associate Professor, Population Family and Reproductive HealthUniversity of Ghana2017–2020
Senior Lecturer, Population, Family and Reproductive HealthUniversity of Ghana2012–2017
Lecturer, School of Public HealthUniversity o f Ghana2007–2012
Research Assistant, Food Science and Nutrition

Publications

182 in all

A multivariate decomposition analysis of drivers of overweight and obesity among Ghanaian women
2026Communications MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.1038/s43856-026-01391-2
Socioecological Barriers to and Facilitators of Optimal Menstrual Hygiene Management Among Adolescent Girls in Two Rural Districts of Ghana
2026

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Nutrition and Dietetics10759%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5631%
General Health Professions5430%
Epidemiology3218%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management2212%
Safety Research2112%
Psychiatry and Mental health1910%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1810%
Physiology95%
Economics and Econometrics74%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Child Nutrition and Water Access98
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet39
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations37
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences29
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology21
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare21
Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues18
Global Maternal and Child Health13
Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling8
Infant Nutrition and Health7
Mobile Health and mHealth Applications7
Iron Metabolism and Disorders6

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

76% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written791011122039Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States77
United Kingdom48
Canada39
France21
Kenya20
Netherlands20
Australia11
Belgium11

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

McGill UniversityCA26 papers
University of SheffieldGB26 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH25 papers
Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems: social and nutritional sciencesFR16 papers
University of AmsterdamNL15 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH15 papers
Yale UniversityUS14 papers
Loughborough UniversityGB13 papers
Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementFR13 papers
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementFR13 papers

Where they publish

African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development23
The FASEB Journal15
Current Developments in Nutrition9
Maternal and Child Nutrition9
PLoS ONE6
World Nutrition6

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger76
1No poverty20
3Good health and well-being15
5Gender equality8
17Partnerships for the goals7
4Quality education4
8Decent work and economic growth3
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Most cited

Preferred Interpersonal Distances: A Global Comparison
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
2017480 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Coping with global uncertainty: Perceptions of COVID-19 psychological distress, relationship quality, and dyadic coping for romantic partners across 27 countries
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
2021275 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Marital Satisfaction, Sex, Age, Marriage Duration, Religion, Number of Children, Economic Status, Education, and Collectivistic Values: Data from 33 Countries

Iowa State University

Research Assistant, Public HealthGhana Health Service-Health Research Center2002–2003

Education

PhD, Food Science and Human Nutritioniowa state university2003–2007
MPH, School of Public HealthUniversity of Ghana2001–2002
Bachelor of Science (Honours), Nutrition and Food Science), Nutrition and Food ScienceUniversity of Ghana1994–1999

Honours, memberships and service

Member- Guidelines development Committee (Complementary feeding of young children)World Health Organization
Advisor- Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts focusing on maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health and nutrition (STAGE)The World Health organization
Advisor (MEAL)Scaling Up Nutrition Movement
Fellow, International NutritionAmerican Society of Nutrition
Editorial boardGlobal Food Security
Associate EditorAcademia Nutrition and Dietetics
Executive Editorial BoardEnvironmental Research: Food Systems
Associate EditorWorld Nutrition2025–2026

Women s Reproductive Health

Behavioural and genetic correlates of malnutrition

2026British Journal Of NutritionJournalOpen access0 citations10.1017/s0007114526106370

Linkages Between Breast Milk Substitute Limiting Interventions and Breastfeeding Outcomes: A Scoping Review

2025Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana)JournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4314/just.v43i1.8

Young Child Feeding Transitions Vary by Birthweight, Income, and Race: Evidence from a National Survey

2025International Journal of Health Sciences (IJHS)JournalOpen access0 citations10.15640/ijhs.v13p1

Socio-cultural norms in the local food system and potential implications for women’s dietary quality in rural northern Ghana

2024African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.18697/ajfand.126.23305

“Now we’ve all turned to eating processed foods”: A photovoice study of the food and nutrition security implications of ‘galamsey’ in Ghana

2023African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding11 citations10.18697/ajfand.116.22855

Diet modelling in the development of a healthy diet for the Ghanaian population

2023African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.18697/ajfand.116.22930

A net-map analysis of stakeholder connections and influence in agriculture-for-nutrition policymaking in Ghana

2023African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and DevelopmentJournalOpen accessCorresponding4 citations10.18697/ajfand.116.22665

Building Research and Implementation Capacity among Early Career African Scientists

2023African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.18697/ajfand.116.ed125

Proceedings of The Nutrition Society5

How it can be read

85% free to read

Diamond 15 · 8%Free to read and to publish
Gold 89 · 49%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 18 · 10%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 13 · 7%Free to read, no open licence
Green 20 · 11%A copy in a repository
Closed 27 · 15%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

92 of 182 papers name a funder

University of Ghana16
International Development Research Centre14
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation11
Medical Research Council8
National Institutes of Health7
Wellcome Trust7
UNICEF6
Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina5

Sustainable cities and communities

16Peace, justice and strong institutions2

9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

12Responsible consumption and production1

Frontiers in Psychology5

2017122 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold