Verna Vanderpuye

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital

Publishing since 2002, latest 2026

Oncology
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Economics and Econometrics
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Epidemiology

Publications: 1402002–2026
Citations: 5,623to those papers
h-index: 29i10-index 67
Field-weighted impact: 3.341.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 21%30 of 140 scored papers
Open access: 77%108 papers free to read

22 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

140 in all

Etiology of gene expression‐based subtypes of breast cancer in the Ghana Breast Health Study
2026International Journal of CancerJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/ijc.70332
Management of epithelial ovarian cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: a survey of practicing physicians
2026ecancermedicalscienceJournal

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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.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Oncology7654%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging5439%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3928%
Economics and Econometrics2719%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine2719%
Epidemiology1611%
General Health Professions1410%
Radiation139%
Cancer Research129%
Surgery107%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy54
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening52
Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer24
Global Health and Surgery23
COVID-19 and healthcare impacts14
Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques13
Cervical Cancer and HPV Research11
Breast Cancer Treatment Studies10
Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life9
Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment7
BRCA gene mutations in cancer6
Cancer Risks and Factors6

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

83% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written9101114202341Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States74
Canada53
United Kingdom41
South Africa27
Kenya23
Nigeria23
Rwanda20
India19

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Queen's UniversityCA35 papers
University of GhanaGH34 papers
King's College LondonGB22 papers
National Cancer InstituteUS22 papers
University of TorontoCA22 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH19 papers
Tata Memorial HospitalIN16 papers
University of PennsylvaniaUS16 papers
Rwanda Military HospitalRW15 papers
Aga Khan University NairobiKE13 papers

Where they publish

JCO Global Oncology17
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics13
ecancermedicalscience11
The Lancet Oncology10
BMJ Global Health4
PubMed4

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being41
1No poverty16
17Partnerships for the goals13
5Gender equality5
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure4
4Quality education1
8Decent work and economic growth1
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Most cited

The global burden of women’s cancers: a grand challenge in global health
The Lancet1
20161,164 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Breast cancer early detection: A phased approach to implementation
Cancer
2020757 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Priorities for cancer research in low- and middle-income countries: a global perspective

Aflatoxin exposure and primary liver cancer in Ghana

2025BMJ Global HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017626

JCO Global Oncology Special Series on International Quality by IQSG

2025JCO Global OncologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1200/go-25-00033

Global Equity in Clinical Trials: An ASCO Policy Statement

2024JCO Global OncologyJournalOpen access18 citations10.1200/go.24.00015

Lung Cancer in Ghana

2024Journal of Thoracic OncologyJournalOpen access1 citation10.1016/j.jtho.2024.03.018

Geographic Accessibility of Radiation Therapy Facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa

2023International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*PhysicsJournalOpen access22 citations10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.10.018

Status of Peer Review in Radiation Oncology: A Survey of Cancer Centers in Sub-Saharan Africa

2023International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*PhysicsJournal4 citations10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.04.012

More Drugs Versus More Data: The Tug of War on Cancer in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2023Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North AmericaJournalSenior authorCorresponding2 citations10.1016/j.hoc.2023.06.010

Pregnancy Associated Invasive Apocrine Carcinoma of the Breast: Case Report from Ethiopia

2023Breast Cancer Targets and TherapyJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.2147/bctt.s405612

International Journal of Cancer

Journal of Global Oncology3

How it can be read

77% free to read

Diamond 8 · 6%Free to read and to publish
Gold 62 · 44%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 21 · 15%Free to read, no open licence
Green 12 · 9%A copy in a repository
Closed 32 · 23%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

57 of 140 papers name a funder

National Cancer Institute22
National Institutes of Health16
World Health Organization9
National Institute for Health and Care Research8
Medical Research Council7
UK Research and Innovation7
American Society of Clinical Oncology5
Economic and Social Research Council5

Reduced inequalities

16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

2022435 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze

Cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: a Lancet Oncology Commission

The Lancet Oncology

2022403 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze

Treatment of cancer in sub-Saharan Africa

The Lancet Oncology1

2013264 citationsWorld top 10%