Joseph Lasong

University of Ghana

Also at University for Development Studiesfrom their recent papers

Lecturer, University for Development Studies, since 2020per ORCID

Publishing since 2020, latest 2026

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
General Health Professions
Nutrition and Dietetics
Epidemiology
Hematology

In their own words

Mental Health
Family Planning
Reproductive Health
Gender Based Violence
Population Health
Occupational Health
Environmental Health

Publications: 472020–2026
Citations: 248to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 3.781.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 32%15 of 47 scored papers
Open access: 94%44 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

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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, Population and Reproductive HealthUniversity for Development Studiessince 2020

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

47 in all

Knowledge of malaria and preventive practices among Fulani pregnant women in the savannah Region of Northern Ghana
2026BMC Research NotesJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding7 citations10.1186/s13104-026-07736-3
A scoping review of socio-cultural factors affecting tuberculosis control: evidence from global studies
2026

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Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1838%

General Health Professions1328%

Nutrition and Dietetics1123%

Infectious Diseases511%

Clinical Psychology36%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health27
Reproductive Health and Contraception12
Child Nutrition and Water Access11
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health9
Iron Metabolism and Disorders5
Intimate Partner and Family Violence4
Malaria Research and Control4
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences3
Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences3
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions3
Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes3
Antibiotic Use and Resistance2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

13% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223344Home

Most frequent partner countries

China5
United States1
Ireland1
Oman1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University for Development StudiesGH44 papers
University of Cape CoastGH15 papers
All Nations UniversityGH7 papers
Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyCN5 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH5 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH4 papers
Nurses' Training College, HoGH3 papers
Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development StudiesGH2 papers
Hubei Provincial Women and Children's HospitalCN1 paper
East Tennessee State UniversityUS1 paper

Where they publish

Health Science Reports6
Frontiers in Public Health5
Frontiers in Reproductive Health3
BMC Public Health2
BMC Research Notes2
Contraception and Reproductive Medicine2
Discover Public Health2
Frontiers in Global Women s Health2

How it can be read

94% free to read

Diamond 5 · 11%Free to read and to publish
Gold 39 · 83%In an open-access journal
Closed 3 · 6%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

11 of 47 papers name a funder

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung5
University of Ghana4
World Health Organization

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being11
5Gender equality10
1No poverty4
4Quality education2
17Partnerships for the goals2
2Zero hunger1
6Clean water and sanitation1

Frontiers in Public Health

From Policy to Pastoralists: Rethinking Iron–Folate Supplementation Strategies in Ghana

2025HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)JournalSenior author0 citations10.9734/ajrnh/2025/v8i1238

National Natural Science Foundation of China2

Health Commission of Hubei Province1

National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China1

Science and Technology Department of Hubei Province1