Josephine Nsaful

University of Ghana

Also at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and University of Ghana Medical Centrefrom their recent papers

University of Ghanaper ORCID

Publishing since 2015, latest 2026

Oncology
Surgery
Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Cancer Research
Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Publications: 362015–2026
Citations: 199to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 1.401.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 17%6 of 36 scored papers
Open access: 94%34 papers free to read

16 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

Citations received each year

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

University of Ghana

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

36 in all

The informed consent process for surgical procedures: perspectives of patients and next-of-kins in a lower middle-income country
2026BMC Medical EthicsJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.1186/s12910-026-01407-5
Coping with breast cancer in Ghana: a qualitative study of women’s lived experiences following breast cancer diagnosis
2026

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Oncology2158%
Surgery925%
Epidemiology719%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health617%
Cancer Research514%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine411%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine411%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging411%
General Health Professions38%
Genetics38%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Cancer Incidence and Screening14
Cancer Risks and Factors6
Breast Cancer Treatment Studies5
Breast Lesions and Carcinomas3
Cancer survivorship and care3
Cervical Cancer and HPV Research3
Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging3
Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare3
Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy2
BRCA gene mutations in cancer2
Breast Implant and Reconstruction2
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

42% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written13467910Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States12
Denmark1
Tanzania1
Norway1
Nigeria1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH30 papers
Huntsman Cancer InstituteUS7 papers
University of UtahUS5 papers
University of Ghana Medical CentreGH5 papers
37 Military HospitalGH4 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH3 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH3 papers
University of MichiganUS2 papers
Henry Ford HospitalUS2 papers
Henry Ford HealthUS2 papers

Where they publish

Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana6
BMC Cancer3
BMC Women s Health3
ecancermedicalscience3
Ghana Medical Journal3
Bali Medical Journal1
BMC Medical Ethics

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being12
1No poverty5
4Quality education2
5Gender equality2
17Partnerships for the goals2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

The impact of a breast cancer educational intervention in Ghanaian high schools
BMC Cancer4
202224 citationsOpen access · Gold
A Scoping Review on Barriers to Cancer Diagnosis and Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention4
202522 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze

Awareness of Breast Cancer Among Male and Female High School Students in Southern Ghana

2025International Journal of Breast CancerJournalOpen accessCorresponding2 citations10.1155/ijbc/5710341

Cervical cancer knowledge among high school students in Southern Ghana

2025BMC Women s HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1186/s12905-025-04171-7

Mucocoele of the appendix

2024Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen access5 citations10.4314/gmj.v58i1.15

The impact of a breast cancer educational intervention in Ghanaian high schools

2022BMC CancerJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding24 citations10.1186/s12885-022-09991-6

Warfarin-induced skin necrosis: a rare condition

2020Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author11 citations10.4314/gmj.v54i4.10

Day Case Haemorrhoidectomy under Local Anaesthesia and Conscious Sedation

2015International Journal of Clinical MedicineJournalOpen access4 citations10.4236/ijcm.2015.66051

How it can be read

94% free to read

Diamond 12 · 33%Free to read and to publish
Gold 19 · 53%In an open-access journal
Bronze 2 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 2 · 6%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

6 of 36 papers name a funder

Carnegie Corporation of New York2
Fogarty International Center2
National Cancer Institute1
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute1
Science for Africa Foundation1
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization1
University of Utah1

202319 citationsOpen access · Gold

High atherogenic index of plasma and cardiovascular risk factors among Ghanaian breast cancer patients

Experimental Biology and Medicine17

202019 citationsOpen access · Green