Emmanuel Appiah-Brempong

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Publishing since 2013, latest 2026

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

In their own words

Non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention
health behaviour modelling
social & behaviour change

Publications: 522013–2026
Citations: 692to those papers
h-index: 15i10-index 17
Field-weighted impact: 1.561.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 23%10 of 44 scored papers
Open access: 91%40 of the 44 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 1,028 citations, h-index 16 and i10-index 21 (837 citations and h-index 16 since 2021), as of October 10, 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

52 in all

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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 Professions1325%
Infectious Diseases1223%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1019%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health917%
Food Science713%
Nutrition and Dietetics713%
Epidemiology510%
Economics and Econometrics48%
Finance48%
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology48%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Infection Control in Healthcare8
Child Nutrition and Water Access7
Food Safety and Hygiene7
Global Maternal and Child Health7
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health4
Healthcare Systems and Reforms4
Occupational Health and Safety Research4
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions3
Antibiotic Use and Resistance2
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences2
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts2
Global Health Care Issues2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

39% of their 44 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States13
Denmark3
Germany3
Australia2
Hungary1
Norway1
Canada1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ghana Health ServiceGH9 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH7 papers
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUS6 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH5 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM5 papers
University of LouisvilleUS4 papers
Ho Technical UniversityGH4 papers
University of Southern DenmarkDK3 papers
UNSW SydneyAU2 papers
Robert Koch InstituteDE2 papers

Where they publish

Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana)5
BMJ Open4
Advances in Public Health3
BMC Public Health2
BMJ Public Health2
Cogent Public Health2
Frontiers in Public Health

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being10
1No poverty4
5Gender equality4
4Quality education3
2Zero hunger2
8Decent work and economic growth1
10Reduced inequalities1
17

Most cited

Prevalence of, and barriers to the disclosure of HIV status to infected children and adolescents in a district of Ghana
BMC International Health and Human Rights3
201779 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Knowledge on Food Safety and Food-Handling Practices of Street Food Vendors in Ejisu-Juaben Municipality of Ghana
Advances in Public Health
202075 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Examining the psychosocial drivers of handwashing behaviour among school children

2024Health Psychology and Behavioral MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1080/21642850.2024.2391932

Prevalence and Correlates of Postpartum Depression Among Nursing Mothers Within the Kumasi Metropolis

2024Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana)JournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.4314/just.v42i2.2

Gravidity, contraceptive use and acceptability of a proposed three-baby policy in a municipality of Ghana

2022International Journal of Community Medicine and Public HealthJournalOpen access1 citation10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20221216

Knowledge into the Practice against COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study from Ghana

2021International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthJournalOpen access20 citations10.3390/ijerph182412902

A cross-sectional self-assessment of burnout amongst a sample of doctors in Ghana

2020African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family MedicineJournalOpen access20 citations10.4102/phcfm.v12i1.2336

A framework for designing hand hygiene educational interventions in schools

2017International Journal of Public HealthJournalFirst authorCorresponding19 citations10.1007/s00038-017-1066-2

Prevalence and risk factors of obesity among senior high school students in the Adansi North district of Ghana

2017International Journal of Community Medicine and Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author17 citations10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20174247

Accessibility of tourist sites to persons with disability: the case of Cape Coast and Elmina Castles in Ghana

2017RACO (Revistes Catalanes amb Accés Obert) (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya)JournalOpen access5 citations10.17411/jacces.v7i2.112

Prevalence of Hypertension and Obesity among Women in Reproductive Age in the Ashaiman Municipality in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana

2015Journals & Books Hosting (International Knowledge Sharing Platform)JournalOpen access4 citations

Antibiotics Availability and Usage in Health Facilities: A Case of the Offinso-South Municipality of Ghana

2015Journals & Books Hosting (International Knowledge Sharing Platform)JournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations

Ghana Journal of Science2

How it can be read

91% free to read, of the 44 recorded

Diamond 13 · 25%Free to read and to publish
Gold 24 · 46%In an open-access journal
Green 3 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 4 · 8%Behind a paywall
Unknown 8 · 15%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

10 of 52 papers name a funder

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology10
Danish International Development Agency1
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst1
Fogarty International Center1
German Academic Exchange Service1
National Institutes of Health1
Universität des Saarlandes1
University of Health and Allied Sciences1

Partnerships for the goals

202061 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold