Gordon Abekah‐Nkrumah

University of Ghana

Chair, University of Ghana, since 2006per ORCID

Publishing since 2008, latest 2026

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

Publications: 422008–2026
Citations: 1,050to those papers
h-index: 16i10-index 19
Field-weighted impact: 2.841.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 36%15 of 42 scored papers
Open access: 67%28 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Chair, Health Services ManagementUniversity of Ghanasince 2006

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

42 in all

An account of health systems resilience to emergencies in Africa: a scoping review
2026Globalization and HealthJournalOpen accessCorresponding1 citation10.1186/s12992-026-01209-9
Use continuance intention of technology: an examination of the Med4All system in selected health facilities in Ghana
2026BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

General Health Professions1945%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1638%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health921%
Economics and Econometrics614%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management614%
Health410%
Infectious Diseases410%
Clinical Psychology37%
Education37%
Finance37%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health15
Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare6
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health4
Customer Service Quality and Loyalty4
Health Policy Implementation Science4
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy4
Global Health Care Issues3
Healthcare Systems and Reforms3
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare3
Antibiotic Use and Resistance2
Child Nutrition and Water Access2
COVID-19 and Mental Health2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

24% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122334Home

Most frequent partner countries

Netherlands4
Burkina Faso3
United States1
South Africa1
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ghana Health ServiceGH7 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH7 papers
PharmAccess GroupNL4 papers
Ghana Institute of Management and Public AdministrationGH4 papers
Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and DevelopmentNL3 papers
West African Health OrganisationBF3 papers
Ghana Christian University CollegeGH3 papers
Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamNL2 papers
Ghana Education ServiceGH2 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH2 papers

Where they publish

PLoS ONE6
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance3
BMC Public Health2
Health Research Policy and Systems2
International Journal of Social Economics2
Pan-African Journal of Health and Psychological Sciences2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being6
1No poverty5
4Quality education2
5Gender equality2
8Decent work and economic growth2
17Partnerships for the goals2
13Climate action1

Most cited

The socio‐economic determinants of maternal health care utilization in Ghana
International Journal of Social Economics3
2011162 citationsWorld top 10%
Managing healthcare quality in Ghana: a necessity of patient satisfaction
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance
2011154 citationsWorld top 10%
Examining working mothers’ experience of exclusive breastfeeding in Ghana

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

2025Pan-African Journal of Health and Psychological SciencesJournalOpen access0 citations10.64261/pajhps.v1n2.010

Technical efficiency of ghanaian health facilities before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

2024Cost Effectiveness and Resource AllocationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1186/s12962-024-00575-8

The Effect of Pandemics on Trade: Case of Covid-19

2024Book chapterOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-65715-3_21

The level and determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance in Ghana

2022PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding31 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0270768

Examining working mothers’ experience of exclusive breastfeeding in Ghana

2020International Breastfeeding JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding100 citations10.1186/s13006-020-00300-0

Customer relationship management and patient satisfaction and loyalty in selected hospitals in Ghana

2020International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare MarketingJournalFirst author41 citations10.1108/ijphm-09-2019-0064

Determinants of community pharmacy utilization in Ghana

2020Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services ResearchJournalCorresponding8 citations10.1111/jphs.12338

Perceptions and trends in the use of community pharmacies in Ghana

2019Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and PracticeJournalOpen accessCorresponding53 citations10.1186/s40545-019-0186-x

Spatial variation in the use of reproductive health services over time: a decomposition analysis

2018BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1186/s12884-018-1695-3

A review of the process of knowledge transfer and use of evidence in reproductive and child health in Ghana

2018Health Research Policy and SystemsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding23 citations10.1186/s12961-018-0350-9

Socioeconomic determinants of use of reproductive health services in Ghana

2016Health Economics ReviewJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding26 citations10.1186/s13561-016-0085-7

ICTs and maternal healthcare utilization. Evidence from Ghana

2014International Journal of Social EconomicsJournalFirst author34 citations10.1108/ijse-11-2012-0218

Managing healthcare quality in Ghana: a necessity of patient satisfaction

2011International Journal of Health Care Quality AssuranceJournal154 citations10.1108/09526861111160580

Predictors of satisfaction with child birth services in public hospitals in Ghana

2011International Journal of Health Care Quality AssuranceJournalSenior author52 citations10.1108/09526861111116660

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

2011International Journal of Health Care Quality AssuranceJournalFirst author9 citations10.1108/09526861111174170

An examination of hospital governance in Ghana

2008Leadership in health servicesJournal63 citations10.1108/17511870810845905

BMC Health Services Research

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making1

How it can be read

67% free to read

Diamond 1 · 2%Free to read and to publish
Gold 23 · 55%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 14 · 33%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

8 of 42 papers name a funder

University of Ghana4
University of Ghana Business School3
Consortium pour la recherche économique en Afrique1
International Development Research Centre1
Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust1
National Cancer Institute1

International Breastfeeding Journal

2020100 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

An examination of hospital governance in Ghana

Leadership in health services

200863 citations