Patience Aseweh Abor

University of Ghana

Associate Professor, University of Ghana, since 2021per ORCID

Publishing since 2006, latest 2026

General Health Professions
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Economics and Econometrics
Emergency Medical Services

Publications: 392006–2026
Citations: 839to those papers
h-index: 16i10-index 21
Field-weighted impact: 2.301.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 33%13 of 39 scored papers
Open access: 51%20 papers free to read

3 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Associate Professor, Department of Health Services ManagementUniversity of Ghanasince 2021

Education

University of Southampton2010–2014
Mphil Health Services ManagementUniversity of Ghana Business School2007–2009
Bsc.Nursing, School of NursingUniversity of Ghana2000–2004

Honours, memberships and service

Visiting Professor, School of ManagementUniversity at Buffalo, State University of New York

Publications

39 in all

Enablers, barriers, and healthcare workers’ perceptions of disruptive innovations in a private multispecialty healthcare facility in Ghana: a qualitative study
2026BMC Health Services ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12913-026-15352-x
Alcohol Abuse and Youth Livelihoods in Urban Ghana: A Mixed-Methods Study of Socioeconomic and Community-Level Implications in Ashaiman

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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

General Health Professions1436%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health821%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management718%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health718%
Economics and Econometrics615%
Emergency Medical Services615%
Finance615%
Strategy and Management513%
Accounting38%
Health Information Management38%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health7
Healthcare Systems and Reforms5
Global Health Care Issues4
Organizational Strategy and Culture4
Patient Safety and Medication Errors4
Climate Change and Health Impacts2
Corporate Finance and Governance2
Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting2
Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management2
Healthcare Quality and Management2
Hospital Admissions and Outcomes2
Infection Control and Ventilation2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

21% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122334Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa4
United Kingdom4
Congo1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH4 papers
University of the WitwatersrandZA3 papers
North-West UniversityZA3 papers
University of SouthamptonGB2 papers
Ghana Education ServiceGH2 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH2 papers
Association of Chartered Certified AccountantsGB1 paper
University of LincolnGB1 paper
Cape Peninsula University of TechnologyZA1 paper
College of Health and Well-Being, KintampoGH1 paper

Where they publish

BMC Health Services Research3
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance3
International Journal of Health Governance3
International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics2
Journal of Health Organization and Management2
Pan-African Journal of Health and Psychological Sciences

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

17Partnerships for the goals5
1No poverty3
3Good health and well-being2
4Quality education2
5Gender equality2
8Decent work and economic growth1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

Most cited

The socio‐economic determinants of maternal health care utilization in Ghana
International Journal of Social Economics3
2011162 citationsWorld top 10%
Medical waste management practices in a Southern African hospital
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance
200885 citationsOpen access · Green
An examination of hospital governance in Ghana
Leadership in health services

Visiting Academic, University of Chester Business SchoolUniversity of Chestersince 2025

Pan-African Journal of Health and Psychological Sciences

Patterns of Alcohol Use and Associated Health Consequences among Youth in Ashaiman Municipality, Ghana

2025Pan-African Journal of Health and Psychological SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.64261/pajhps.v1n2.010

Accountability and transparency: Is this possible in hospital governance?

2023Cogent Business & ManagementJournalOpen accessFirst author12 citations10.1080/23311975.2023.2266188

Menstrual hygiene management in public high schools in Ghana

2022African Health SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.4314/ahs.v22i1.11

Corporate Governance, Regulations and Banking Stability in Africa

2022Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutionsBook chapter3 citations10.1007/978-3-031-04162-4_19

Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic for Health Financing System in Ghana

2020Journal of Health ManagementJournalFirst authorCorresponding41 citations10.1177/0972063420983096

Exploring clinical communication in a teaching hospital in Ghana

2019International Journal of Health GovernanceJournalFirst authorCorresponding14 citations10.1108/ijhg-10-2018-0058

Examining gender diversity on hospital boards in Ghana

2017International Journal of Health GovernanceJournalFirst authorCorresponding11 citations10.1108/ijhg-04-2017-0016

Socioeconomic determinants of use of reproductive health services in Ghana

2016Health Economics ReviewJournalOpen accessSenior author26 citations10.1186/s13561-016-0085-7

Healthcare governance and patients' perception of service quality in Ghana

2016International Journal of Healthcare Technology and ManagementJournalFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1504/ijhtm.2016.078367

On the determinants of board structure of hospitals in Ghana: stakeholder and resource dependency perspectives

2016International Journal of Business Governance and EthicsJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1504/ijbge.2016.081631

The effects of healthcare governance and ownership structure on the performance of hospitals in Ghana

2015International Journal of Law and ManagementJournalFirst authorCorresponding33 citations10.1108/ijlma-04-2014-0031

Migration Intentions of Nursing Students in Ghana: Implications for Human Resource Development in the Health Sector

2014Journal of International Migration and Integration / Revue de l integration et de la migration internationaleJournalSenior author34 citations10.1007/s12134-014-0353-5

Managing healthcare waste in Ghana: a comparative study of public and private hospitals

2013International Journal of Health Care Quality AssuranceJournalFirst authorCorresponding36 citations10.1108/09526861311319591

How do we explain corporate board structure in sub-Saharan Africa?

2012International Journal of Business Governance and EthicsJournal6 citations10.1504/ijbge.2012.047538

The socio‐economic determinants of maternal health care utilization in Ghana

2011International Journal of Social EconomicsJournalFirst author162 citations10.1108/03068291111139258

Financing public healthcare institutions in Ghana

2011Journal of Health Organization and ManagementJournalSenior author38 citations10.1108/14777261111134383

Improving maternal healthcare utilisation in sub‐Saharan Africa through micro‐finance

2011International Journal of Health Care Quality AssuranceJournal9 citations10.1108/09526861111174170

An examination of hospital governance in Ghana

2008Leadership in health servicesJournalFirst author63 citations10.1108/17511870810845905

Medical waste management practices in a Southern African hospital

2008International Journal of Health Care Quality AssuranceJournalOpen accessFirst author85 citations10.1108/09526860810880153

African Health Sciences1

How it can be read

51% free to read

Diamond 2 · 5%Free to read and to publish
Gold 11 · 28%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 19 · 49%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

6 of 39 papers name a funder

University of Ghana4
University of Ghana Business School2
Consortium pour la recherche économique en Afrique1

Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic for Health Financing System in Ghana

Journal of Health Management

202041 citationsWorld top 10%