Alex J. van Duinen

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Postdoctoral Fellow, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, since 2016per ORCID

Publishing since 2016, latest 2026

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Medicine
Surgery

In their own words

Surgical task-sharing
Maternal health
Hernia repair

Publications: 432016–2026
Citations: 700to those papers
h-index: 15i10-index 20
Field-weighted impact: 2.101.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 28%12 of 43 scored papers
Open access: 95%41 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

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Public Health and NursingNorwegian University of Science and Technologysince 2016
SurgeryELWA Hospital2022–2025

Education

PhD, Faculty of MedicineNorwegian University of Science and Technology2016–2021
MSc Medicine, Faculty of MedicineUniversiteit van Amsterdam2002–2006

On their papers

University of Sierra Leone2 works

Publications

43 in all

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3172%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2456%
Obstetrics and Gynecology1228%
Emergency Medical Services1126%
Emergency Medicine819%
Surgery819%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine49%
Infectious Diseases49%
Gender Studies37%
General Health Professions25%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Health and Surgery30
Global Maternal and Child Health23
Global Health Workforce Issues10
Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions9
Trauma and Emergency Care Studies6
Hernia repair and management4
Surgical Simulation and Training4
Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research4
Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes3
COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction3
Diversity and Career in Medicine3
Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

100% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written123481516Home

Most frequent partner countries

Norway42
Sierra Leone29
Netherlands16
Sweden16
United States15
United Kingdom11
Liberia8
South Africa7

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNO42 papers
St Olav's University HospitalNO40 papers
Capacare NGONO24 papers
University of Sierra LeoneSL23 papers
Ministry of Health and SanitationSL14 papers
Karolinska InstitutetSE13 papers
Royal Tropical InstituteNL7 papers
King's College LondonGB7 papers
Skåne University HospitalSE7 papers
University Medical Center UtrechtNL7 papers

Where they publish

World Journal of Surgery6
BMJ Open5
BMJ Global Health4
British journal of surgery4
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics3
BJS Open2
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Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being12
1No poverty6
8Decent work and economic growth3
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure3
17Partnerships for the goals2
4Quality education1

Most cited

The Impact of the West Africa Ebola Outbreak on Obstetric Health Care in Sierra Leone
PLoS ONE3
2016106 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Safety, productivity and predicted contribution of a surgical task-sharing programme in Sierra Leone
British journal of surgery3
201786 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

Every institution they have given on a paper.

EuroQol EQ-5D-3L Quality of Life Population Norms for Sierra Leone

2025Applied Research in Quality of LifeJournalOpen access0 citations10.1007/s11482-025-10478-2

Long‐term maternal outcomes 5 years after cesarean section in Sierra Leone: A prospective cohort study

2024International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding3 citations10.1002/ijgo.15996

Evaluating the cascade of care for hypertension in Sierra Leone

2021Tropical Medicine & International HealthJournalOpen access36 citations10.1111/tmi.13664

A survey of anaesthesia practices at all hospitals performing caesarean sections in Sierra Leone

2020Acta Anaesthesiologica ScandinavicaJournalOpen accessSenior author12 citations10.1111/aas.13736

Perinatal outcomes of cesarean deliveries in Sierra Leone: A prospective multicenter observational study

2020International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.1002/ijgo.13172

Caesarean section performed by medical doctors and associate clinicians in Sierra Leone

2019British journal of surgeryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding37 citations10.1002/bjs.11076

How it can be read

95% free to read

Diamond 1 · 2%Free to read and to publish
Gold 22 · 51%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 14 · 33%Open in a subscription journal
Green 4 · 9%A copy in a repository
Closed 2 · 5%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

30 of 43 papers name a funder

Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet26
Helse Midt-Norge6
Amsterdam University Medical Centers4
Laerdal Foundation for Acute Medicine4
National Institute for Health and Care Research4
St. Olavs Hospital Universitetssykehuset i Trondheim4
Vetenskapsrådet4
CapaCare3

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital utilisation in Sierra Leone

BMJ Global Health3

202184 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Caesarean section performed by medical doctors and associate clinicians in Sierra Leone

British journal of surgery3

201937 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid