Ali Samba

University of Ghana

Publishing since 2005, latest 2026

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases
General Health Professions
Epidemiology
Obstetrics and Gynecology

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 412005–2026
Citations: 265to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 9
Field-weighted impact: 0.651.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 41 scored papers
Open access: 88%36 papers free to read

4 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

41 in all

Comparative Study of Effect of Couple and Woman-Only Counselling on Early Postpartum Contraceptive Uptake at a Tertiary Hospital in Ghana
2026Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen access0 citations10.60014/pmjg.v15i1.459
Post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 infections among healthcare workers in a tertiary hospital in Ghana
2025

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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

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1434%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1434%
Infectious Diseases1024%
General Health Professions922%
Epidemiology615%
Obstetrics and Gynecology512%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine512%
Oncology410%
Health37%
Hematology37%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health10
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health5
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies5
Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum5
Reproductive Health and Contraception5
Cervical Cancer and HPV Research3
COVID-19 epidemiological studies3
Global Health and Surgery3
Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions3
Neonatal Respiratory Health Research3
Pelvic floor disorders treatments3
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

34% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States7
Senegal4
Australia3
Fiji3
Malaysia1
Switzerland1
France1
Nigeria1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH24 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH12 papers
Cheikh Anta Diop UniversitySN4 papers
Fiji National UniversityFJ3 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH3 papers
Université de ThièsSN3 papers
University of Ghana Medical CentreGH3 papers
Stanford UniversityUS2 papers
The University of QueenslandAU2 papers
Mater ResearchAU2 papers

Where they publish

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics6
Ghana Medical Journal5
Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana3
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene2
International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and Gynecology2
PLOS Global Public Health

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being24
5Gender equality3
1No poverty1
10Reduced inequalities1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Overview of preparedness and response to COVID-19 in Ghana
Ghana Medical Journal3
202144 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Prevalence and key predictors of perinatal depression among postpartum women in Ghana
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics3
202027 citations
Preference of ghanaian women for vaginal or caesarean delivery postpartum.
PubMed5

Prevalence of Dihydropyridine Dehydrogenase (DPD) Deficiency in Cancer Patients in Senegal

2025Asian Journal of Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular BiologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.9734/ajbgmb/2025/v17i1433

Determining Biochemical Parameters in Patients under Tuberculosis Treatment

2025Asian Journal of Research in BiochemistryJournalOpen access0 citations10.9734/ajrb/2025/v15i1357

Pregnancy Outcomes of Elderly Primigravidae in a Tertiary Hospital in West Africa: A Retrospective Cohort Study

2024American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.4269/ajtmh.24-0375

Burden of COVID-19 on healthcare service delivery on the tamale teaching hospital in Ghana

2023Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.5281/zenodo.8080569

Overview of preparedness and response to COVID-19 in Ghana

2021Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen access44 citations10.4314/gmj.v55i2s.6

Associations between malaria in pregnancy and neonatal neurological outcomes

2021International Journal of Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen access13 citations10.1016/j.ijid.2021.07.037

Prevalence and key predictors of perinatal depression among postpartum women in Ghana

2020International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournal27 citations10.1002/ijgo.13124

Prevalence of sexual dysfunction among prenatal women attending the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ghana

2020International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournalSenior author6 citations10.1002/ijgo.13314

Sickle Cell Education: A Survey of Antenatal Healthcare Givers

2019American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalOpen accessSenior author11 citations10.4269/ajtmh.18-0408

Postpartum implanon/nexplanon uptake in a tertiary hospital in West Africa

2019International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and GynecologyJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20191925

Modern contraceptive use among women living with HIV / AIDS at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana

2018International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournalFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1002/ijgo.12440

Birth Asphyxia among Term Neonates at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Accra

2017Obstetrics & Gynecology International JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding12 citations10.15406/ogij.2017.07.00267

Antenatal Deep Vein Thrombosis with an Underlying Thrombophilia

2005Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and GynaecologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.4314/tjog.v21i2.14497

Asian Journal of Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology1

How it can be read

88% free to read

Diamond 15 · 37%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 22%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 12%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 5 · 12%A copy in a repository
Closed 5 · 12%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

9 of 41 papers name a funder

University of Ghana4
National Institutes of Health3
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development2
Mater Foundation2
University of Queensland2
World Health Organization2
Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University1
Medical Research Council1

200925 citationsOpen access · Green