Sandra Hewlett

University of Ghana

Publishing since 2010, latest 2026

Periodontics
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
General Health Professions
Oral Surgery
General Dentistry
Orthodontics

Publications: 372010–2026
Citations: 552to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 13
Field-weighted impact: 0.931.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 11%4 of 37 scored papers
Open access: 86%32 papers free to read

8 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

37 in all

Acceptability and feasibility of a faculty development programme for medical and dental academics in Ghana
2026BMC Medical EducationJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12909-026-08826-3
Additional file 3 of Acceptability and feasibility of a faculty development programme for medical and dental academics in Ghana
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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

Periodontics1643%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1027%
General Health Professions924%
Oral Surgery719%
General Dentistry514%
Orthodontics514%
Emergency Medical Services411%
Health38%
Physiology38%
Economics and Econometrics25%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Dental Health and Care Utilization11
Oral microbiology and periodontitis research10
Dental Education, Practice, Research6
Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments6
Dental materials and restorations5
Dental Research and COVID-195
Innovations in Medical Education5
HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations4
Health and Medical Research Impacts3
Health disparities and outcomes3
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection2
dental development and anomalies2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

46% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom7
United States6
Australia6
Switzerland6
Nigeria5
Italy4
India1
China1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH17 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH8 papers
University of Newcastle AustraliaAU6 papers
World Health OrganizationCH6 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH6 papers
New York UniversityUS5 papers
University of ManchesterGB5 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH5 papers
National Research CouncilIT4 papers
University of IbadanNG3 papers

Where they publish

Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana7
Figshare3
BMC Oral Health2
Ghana Medical Journal2
Open Journal of Stomatology2
PubMed2
Annals of African Medicine

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being9
1No poverty7
2Zero hunger2
4Quality education2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
15Life on land1

Most cited

Prevalence of Loss of All Teeth (Edentulism) and Associated Factors in Older Adults in China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia and South Africa
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health3
2014188 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Tobacco use in older adults in Ghana: sociodemographic characteristics, health risks and subjective wellbeing
BMC Public Health3
201349 citationsOpen access · Gold

Harmonising Competency-Based Medical and Dental Curricula in Ghana

2026Journal of Medical Education and Curricular DevelopmentJournalOpen access0 citations10.1177/23821205261469955

Postgraduate Dental Education in Ghana: Past, Present and Future

2022Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.60014/pmjg.v3i1.58

Impacted Dentures in the Pharynx and Esophagus – Implication for Advocacy

2022Annals of African MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4103/aam.aam_54_21

COVID-19 pandemic and dental practice in Ghana

2020Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author10 citations10.4314/gmj.v54i4s.15

Dental Education With the COVID-19 Pandemic: Ghanaian Dental Students’ Experience

2020Journal of West African College of SurgeonsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.4103/jwas.jwas_48_21

Edentulism and quality of life among older Ghanaian adults

2015BMC Oral HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding47 citations10.1186/s12903-015-0034-6

Predictors of subjective well-being among older Ghanaians

2015Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen access26 citations10.4314/gmj.v48i4.2

Prevalence and geographic distribution of edentulism among older G hanaians

2014Journal of Public Health DentistryJournalFirst author19 citations10.1111/jphd.12075

Bond strength of luting cements to core foundation materials.

2010PubMedJournalFirst author9 citations

How it can be read

86% free to read

Diamond 12 · 32%Free to read and to publish
Gold 12 · 32%In an open-access journal
Green 8 · 22%A copy in a repository
Closed 5 · 14%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

16 of 37 papers name a funder

University of Ghana11
Fogarty International Center6
World Health Organization6
National Institute on Aging5
National Cancer Institute2
U.S. Public Health Service2
British Council1
Department for the Economy1

201547 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Understanding the causes of breast cancer treatment delays at a teaching hospital in Ghana

Journal of Health Psychology

201833 citationsOpen access · Green