Alex Osei‐Akoto

Also at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologyfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2003, latest 2026

Genetics
Hematology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Infectious Diseases
General Health Professions

In their own words

Paediatric Haematology
Malaria
General Paediatrics

Publications: 782003–2026
Citations: 1,877to those papers
h-index: 21i10-index 34
Field-weighted impact: 2.221.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 25%14 of 56 scored papers
Open access: 75%42 of the 56 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 2,343 citations, h-index 22 and i10-index 36 (1,007 citations and h-index 17 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

78 in all

Sickle Cell Disease in African Newspapers: A Content Analysis of News Coverage of Burden, Genetic Counselling and Newborn Screening, 2006‐2023
2026eJHaemJournalOpen access1 citation10.1002/jha2.70269
Implementation research can enhance health research systems and reduce dependency on external aid
2026PLOS Global Public Health

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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

Genetics2633%
Hematology2127%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2127%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1519%
Infectious Diseases810%
General Health Professions79%
Nutrition and Dietetics56%
Epidemiology45%
Oncology45%
Parasitology45%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders26
Iron Metabolism and Disorders16
Malaria Research and Control14
Global Maternal and Child Health9
Blood groups and transfusion8
Child Nutrition and Water Access5
Global Health and Surgery5
Mosquito-borne diseases and control5
Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics5
Health Policy Implementation Science4
Parasites and Host Interactions4
Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

63% of their 56 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom19
United States18
Nigeria10
Tanzania7
South Africa5
Zambia4
Netherlands3
Australia2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH52 papers
Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineGB12 papers
University of AbujaNG10 papers
Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical MedicineGH7 papers
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied SciencesTZ7 papers
University of Cape TownZA5 papers
Imperial College LondonGB4 papers
University of UtahUS4 papers
University Teaching HospitalZM4 papers
University of GhanaGH4 papers

Where they publish

BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY6
Health Science Reports4
PLoS ONE4
PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER3
The Lancet Haematology3
African Journal of Current Medical Research2
eJHaem

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being22
2Zero hunger7
17Partnerships for the goals4
1No poverty3
5Gender equality2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

Genome-wide association study indicates two novel resistance loci for severe malaria
Nature3
2012286 citationsWorld top 10%
The antibiotic resistance and prescribing in European Children project: a neonatal and pediatric antimicrobial web-based point prevalence survey in 73 hospitals worldwide
The Pediatric infectious disease journal
2013197 citations
von Willebrand factor propeptide in malaria: evidence of acute endothelial cell activation
British Journal of Haematology

Hospitalizations among children with Sickle Cell Disease enrolled into the Kumasi SPARCo database

2022African Journal of Current Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.31191/afrijcmr.v5i1.90

Determination of position coordinates of the new active CORS in Ghana

2022Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineering (JGhIE)JournalOpen access1 citation10.56049/jghie.v22i1.25

Stigma Associated With Sickle Cell Disease in Kumasi, Ghana

2021Journal of Transcultural NursingJournal15 citations10.1177/10436596211008216

Caregiver perception of sickle cell disease stigma in Ghana: an ecological approach

2021Journal of Pediatric Health CareJournal21 citations

SickleInAfrica

2020The Lancet HaematologyJournalOpen access52 citations10.1016/s2352-3026(20)30006-5

Nutritional Intervention in Children Undergoing Chemotherapy for Cancer

2018Journal of Cancer and Tumor InternationalJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.9734/jcti/2018/43197

Pattern of Childhood Cancers Presenting to the Paediatric Cancer Unit of a Tertiary Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana

2015Journal of Cancer Prevention & Current ResearchJournalFirst author0 citations

Frontiers in Genetics2

How it can be read

75% free to read, of the 56 recorded

Diamond 9 · 12%Free to read and to publish
Gold 24 · 31%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 14 · 18%Behind a paywall
Unknown 22 · 28%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

33 of 78 papers name a funder

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute11
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology8
National Institutes of Health5
Department for International Development3
National Institute for Health and Care Research3
Wellcome Trust3
Government of the United Kingdom2
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences2

2006128 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze

Evaluating Health Research Capacity Building: An Evidence-Based Tool

PLoS Medicine

2006105 citationsOpen access · Gold