Sandra Kwarteng Owusu

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

Also at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and University for Development Studiesfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2009, latest 2026

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Epidemiology
Physiology
Infectious Diseases
Nutrition and Dietetics
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

In their own words

Paediatrics

Publications: 462009–2026
Citations: 345to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 8
Field-weighted impact: 0.841.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 11%5 of 46 scored papers
Open access: 91%42 papers free to read

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

Google Scholar shows 415 citations, h-index 8 and i10-index 8 (203 citations and h-index 8 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

Publications

46 in all

Characterising cystic fibrosis in African populations: a scoping review protocol on phenotype, diagnosis, genetics and barriers to care
2026BMJ OpenJournalOpen access0 citations10.1136/bmjopen-2025-110798
Race-neutral lung function reference equations in Africa: Does it matter?
2026Journal of the Pan African Thoracic Society

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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

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine2248%
Epidemiology1430%
Physiology1022%
Infectious Diseases715%
Nutrition and Dietetics613%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health511%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis49%
Sociology and Political Science49%
Surgery49%
Genetics37%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Asthma and respiratory diseases10
Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research7
Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances7
Child Nutrition and Water Access6
Respiratory viral infections research6
Neonatal Respiratory Health Research5
Air Quality and Health Impacts4
Delphi Technique in Research4
Global Maternal and Child Health4
Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases4
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

67% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written23457816Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa24
United Kingdom17
Nigeria16
Uganda10
United States8
Zimbabwe8
Malawi7
Kenya5

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH40 papers
University of Cape TownZA13 papers
University of KwaZulu-NatalZA11 papers
Makerere UniversityUG10 papers
Red Cross War Memorial Children's HospitalZA9 papers
Imperial College LondonGB8 papers
Blizard InstituteGB7 papers
Queen Mary University of LondonGB7 papers
Lagos State UniversityNG7 papers
University of ZimbabweZW7 papers

Where they publish

Journal of the Pan African Thoracic Society7
African Journal of Current Medical Research6
African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine3
Journal of Cystic Fibrosis3
ISEE Conference Abstracts2
Pediatric Pulmonology2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being19
2Zero hunger4
1No poverty3
4Quality education1
10Reduced inequalities1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Randomized Controlled Trial of RTS,S/AS02D and RTS,S/AS01E Malaria Candidate Vaccines Given According to Different Schedules in Ghanaian Children
PLoS ONE3
200990 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
T Cell Responses to the RTS,S/AS01E and RTS,S/AS02D Malaria Candidate Vaccines Administered According to Different Schedules to Ghanaian Children
PLoS ONE3
201167 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Addressing the gaps in childhood pneumonia diagnosis and management in Ghana- Report on stakeholders’ perspectives

2026Journal of the Pan African Thoracic SocietyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.25259/jpats_7_2026

Childhood Tuberculosis—Advances in Treatment and Prevention

2025Pediatric PulmonologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1002/ppul.27375

Sickle Lung Disease Long‐Term Consequences and Prevention

2025Pediatric PulmonologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1002/ppul.27374

An evaluation of spirometric reference equations for detecting ob- structive airway disease in South African children

2025African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.7196/ajtccm.2025.v31i4.4700

Pulmonary function assessments and clinical correlates in children with sickle cell disease in Cape Town, South Africa

2024Journal of the Pan African Thoracic SocietyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.25259/jpats_30_2023

Asthma control and use of short-acting beta-2-agonists for symptom relief in Africa – A narrative review

2024Journal of the Pan African Thoracic SocietyJournalOpen accessCorresponding1 citation10.25259/jpats_10_2024

Aetiology of pleural effusions in children living in a high TB endemic setting

2024The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung DiseaseJournal0 citations10.5588/ijtld.23.0444

Retrospective review of empyema and parapneumonic effusions in hospitalized children in Ghana

2023Journal of the Pan African Thoracic SocietyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.25259/jpats_14_2023

Invasive fungal infections

2022African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.7196/ajtccm.2022.v28i3.264

Exogenous lipoid pneumonia in two Ghanaian infants - case report

2022African Journal of Current Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.31191/afrijcmr.v5i1.86

A case of pulmonary artery sling, unilateral lung hypoplasia, and congenital heart disease

2022Journal of the Pan African Thoracic SocietyJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.25259/jpats_34_2021

Cystic Fibrosis in two Ghanaian Children

2021Journal of the Pan African Thoracic SocietyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.25259/jpats_10_2021

Cystic fibrosis in black African children in South Africa: a case control study

2019Journal of Cystic FibrosisJournalOpen accessFirst author20 citations10.1016/j.jcf.2019.09.007

The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health2

How it can be read

91% free to read

Diamond 21 · 46%Free to read and to publish
Gold 8 · 17%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 7 · 15%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 5 · 11%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 4 · 9%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

14 of 46 papers name a funder

National Institute for Health and Care Research7
Government of the United Kingdom6
Medical Research Council4
Wellcome Trust4
National Institutes of Health3
GlaxoSmithKline2
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine2
Pan African Thoracic Society2

Pharmacokinetics of First-Line Antituberculosis Drugs Using WHO Revised Dosage in Children With Tuberculosis With and Without HIV Coinfection

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society3

201538 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze