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

In their own words

Diets
Human Nutrition
public health
physical activity
public policy

Publications: 2242006–2026
Citations: 4,118to those papers
h-index: 34i10-index 93
Field-weighted impact: 2.511.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 25%44 of 179 scored papers
Open access: 85%155 of the 182 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 5,950 citations, h-index 41 and i10-index 108 (4,376 citations and h-index 37 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

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

224 in all

NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN ENROLLED IN TWO FEEDING PROGRAMMES IN GHANA
2017ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISMConference0 citations
Strengthening capacity for evidence-informed decision-making in Africa: evident lessons and opportunities
2017KargerReportFirst author1 citation
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN HOUSEHOLD CULTIVATION OF NUTRIENT-DENSE CROPS AND MATERNAL AND CHILD DIETARY DIVERSITY IN SELECTED RURAL COMMUNITIES IN THE UPPER MANYA KROBO DISTRICT OF 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

Nutrition and Dietetics10748%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5625%
General Health Professions5424%
Epidemiology3214%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management2210%
Safety Research219%
Psychiatry and Mental health198%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health188%
Physiology94%
Economics and Econometrics73%

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 182 papers with recorded affiliations 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

University of SheffieldGB26 papers
McGill UniversityCA26 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
Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementFR13 papers
Loughborough UniversityGB13 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
ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM13
Current Developments in Nutrition9
Maternal and Child Nutrition9
PLoS ONE6

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
11

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

2017ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISMConference0 citations

BECOMING BREASTFEEDING FRIENDLY IN GHANA: OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCALING-UP EFFECTIVE ACTIONS

2017ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISMConferenceFirst author0 citations

MAPPING OF FREE AND OPEN-ACCESS ELEARNING RESOURCES IN HUMAN NUTRITION

2017ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISMConferenceFirst author0 citations

Construct Validity of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale for Africa

2016Medicine & Science in Sports & ExerciseJournalOpen access44 citations10.1249/mss.0000000000001131

Perceptions and Experiences of Overweight among Women in the Ga East District, Ghana

2016Frontiers in NutritionJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding38 citations10.3389/fnut.2016.00013

Food retail assessment and family food purchase behavior in Ashongman estates, Ghana

2016African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst author18 citations10.18697/ajfand.76.15430

Results From Ghana’s 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

2016Journal of Physical Activity and HealthJournalOpen access15 citations10.1123/jpah.2016-0272

Assessment of Rehabilitation Capacity in Ghana

2016Disability CBR & Inclusive DevelopmentJournalOpen access11 citations10.5463/dcid.v27i1.494

Comparison of Two School Feeding Programmes in Ghana, West Africa

2016International Journal of Child Health and NutritionJournalOpen access7 citations10.6000/1929-4247.2016.05.02.2

The challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned in evidence-informed decision making in Africa

2016International Food Policy Research InstituteReport5 citations

Business and its Role in Improving Nutrition: Opportunities, Challenges and Solutions for Ghana. Case Studies and Key Messages from the Workshop

2016The Institute of Development Studies and Partner OrganisationsReportSenior author1 citation

Nutrition-sensitive research in Ghana

2016Field ExchangeJournalFirst author5 citations

Nutrition sensitivity of the 2014 budget statement of Republic of Ghana

2015Proceedings of The Nutrition SocietyJournalOpen access12 citations10.1017/s0029665115002426

State of dietetics practice in Ghana

2015Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.4314/gmj.v48i4.9

Compliance Audit of Processed Complementary Foods in Urban Ghana

2015Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author7 citations10.3389/fpubh.2015.00243

Capacity for scaling up nutrition: a focus on pre-service training in West Africa and a Ghanaian case study

2015Proceedings of The Nutrition SocietyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1017/s0029665114001748

Impact of UTZ certification on cocoa producers in Ghana, 2011 to 2014

2015Impact of UTZ certification on cocoa producers in Ghana, 2011 to 2014Journal34 citations

Implementing nutrition interventions in Ghana at district level: Gaps and opportunities

2014African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and DevelopmentJournalOpen accessSenior author7 citations10.18697/ajfand.62.12915

Re-assessment of selected Baby-Friendly maternity facilities in Accra, Ghana

2013International Breastfeeding JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding34 citations10.1186/1746-4358-8-15

Duration of exclusive breastfeeding and subsequent child feeding adequacy.

2013PubMedJournalOpen accessFirst author22 citations

A Review of Ghana’s E-health Strategy

2013Journal of Health InformaticsJournalOpen access15 citations10.12856/jhia-2013-v1-i1-52

Africa Build Educational Widget for Capacity Building in Health Education and Research

2013Journal of Health InformaticsJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.12856/jhia-2013-v1-i1-50

Evidence based medicine in HIV/AIDS and reproductive health research: Piloting two distance learning courses in low-resource settings

2013UPM Digital Archive (Technical University of Madrid)PublicationOpen access0 citations

CHILD FEEDING ADEQUACY IS NOT INFLUENCED BY EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING DURATION

2013ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISMConferenceSenior author0 citations

LABELING OF COMMERCIALLY PROCESSED COMPLEMENTARY FOODS: A MARKET SURVEY ON CODE COMPLIANCE IN ACCRA, GHANA

2013ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISMConferenceFirst author0 citations

Proceedings of The Nutrition Society

How it can be read

85% free to read, of the 182 recorded

Diamond 15 · 7%Free to read and to publish
Gold 89 · 40%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 18 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 13 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 20 · 9%A copy in a repository
Closed 27 · 12%Behind a paywall
Unknown 42 · 19%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

92 of 224 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