Emilia Asuquo Udofia

University of Ghana

Also at West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogensfrom their recent papers

Associate Professor, University of Ghana Medical School, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghanaper ORCID

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

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

In their own words

Public Health
Environmental Health
Reproductive Health
Maternity Care

Publications: 672011–2026
Citations: 785to those papers
h-index: 15i10-index 19
Field-weighted impact: 1.591.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 21%11 of 53 scored papers
Open access: 83%44 of the 53 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 1,221 citations, h-index 16 and i10-index 22 (950 citations and h-index 14 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

Associate Professor, Dept. of Community HealthUniversity of Ghana Medical School, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana

Honours, memberships and service

Building Stronger Universities - Platform for Human Health PhD Fellowship AwardDanida Fellowship Centre2012
University of Michigan African Presidential Scholar (2012-2013 cohort), African Studies Center, International InstituteUniversity of Michigan

On their papers

Publications

67 in all

Solid medical waste: a cross sectional study of household disposal practices and reported harm in Southern Ghana
2017BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding74 citations10.1186/s12889-017-4366-9
Health Risks Associated with Oil Pollution in the Niger Delta, Nigeria
2016

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2030%
General Health Professions1116%
Nutrition and Dietetics913%
Epidemiology710%
Infectious Diseases69%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health69%
Obstetrics and Gynecology57%
Health46%
Immunology46%
Sociology and Political Science46%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Child Nutrition and Water Access9
Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management6
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health4
Global Maternal and Child Health4
Infant Development and Preterm Care3
Malaria Research and Control3
Reproductive Health and Contraception3
COVID-19 and Mental Health2
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies2
Diverse Scientific Research Studies2
Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management2
Employment and Welfare Studies2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

47% of their 53 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Nigeria10
United States5
Australia4
Denmark4
United Kingdom4
Canada3
Guyana3
Netherlands3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH17 papers
University of UyoNG8 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH8 papers
University of Southern DenmarkDK4 papers
Canterbury Christ Church UniversityGB3 papers
UNSW SydneyAU3 papers
The Hague University of Applied SciencesNL3 papers
Texila American UniversityGY3 papers
Karolinska InstitutetSE2 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB2 papers

Where they publish

PLoS ONE6
BMC Public Health4
PubMed4
Ibom Medical Journal3
Circular Economy and Sustainability2
Diseases2
Health Sciences Investigations Journal

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being13
1No poverty6
5Gender equality6
8Decent work and economic growth2
2Zero hunger1
6Clean water and sanitation1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
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Most cited

Health Risks Associated with Oil Pollution in the Niger Delta, Nigeria
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health6
2016183 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Factors associated with late presentation of cervical cancer cases at a district hospital: a retrospective study
BMC Public Health3
201874 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

How it can be read

83% free to read, of the 53 recorded

Diamond 10 · 15%Free to read and to publish
Gold 27 · 40%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 1%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 9 · 13%Behind a paywall
Unknown 14 · 21%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

17 of 67 papers name a funder

University of Ghana8
Fogarty International Center3
Government of the United Kingdom3
National Institute for Health and Care Research3
World Health Organization3
Danish International Development Agency2
National Institute on Aging2
National Institutes of Health2