Alexis D. B. Buunaaim

University for Development Studies

Publishing since 2016, latest 2026

Surgery
Emergency Medicine
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Rehabilitation

Publications: 432016–2026
Citations: 238to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 0.721.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 43 scored papers
Open access: 86%37 papers free to read

6 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.

Career

On their papers

Publications

43 in all

Pediatric road traffic accident – related head injury: a retrospective multicenter cohort study in Ghana
2026BMC Emergency MedicineJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12873-026-01687-5
Additional file 1 of Pediatric road traffic accident – related head injury: a retrospective multicenter cohort study in Ghana
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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Surgery1433%
Emergency Medicine1228%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1228%
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality716%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine614%
Rehabilitation614%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health512%
Epidemiology49%
Rheumatology49%
Biomedical Engineering37%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Trauma and Emergency Care Studies10
Injury Epidemiology and Prevention8
Traffic and Road Safety7
Global Health and Surgery6
Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation5
Bone fractures and treatments4
Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment4
Surgical site infection prevention4
Anesthesia and Pain Management3
Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments3
Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes3
Global Maternal and Child Health3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

44% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States10
Germany5
Finland4
United Kingdom4
Korea2
Uganda2
China2
Switzerland2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Tamale Teaching HospitalGH34 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH13 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH12 papers
Harborview Injury Prevention and Research CenterUS6 papers
University of Cape CoastGH6 papers
Harborview Medical CenterUS5 papers
Heidelberg UniversityDE5 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH5 papers
University of GhanaGH4 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH4 papers

Where they publish

Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports3
European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology2
Figshare2
Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research2
Pan African Medical Journal2
PubMed2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being18
1No poverty5
4Quality education4
5Gender equality1

Most cited

Elucidating the Pivotal Immunomodulatory and Anti‐Inflammatory Potentials of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine
Journal of Immunology Research
202041 citationsOpen access · Gold
Sub-hypnotic dose of propofol as antiemetic prophylaxis attenuates intrathecal morphine-induced postoperative nausea and vomiting, and pruritus in parturient undergoing cesarean section — a randomized control trial
BMC Anesthesiology3
201931 citationsOpen access · Gold
The Pivotal Potentials of Scorpion Buthus Martensii Karsch-Analgesic‐Antitumor Peptide in Pain Management and Cancer

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Delayed Diagnosis Of Primary Malignant Bone Tumors: Patient Or Healthcare System Delays

2025East and Central African journal of surgeryJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4314/ecajs.v30i4.7

Epidemiology of Polytrauma at a Teaching Hospital in Northern Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study

2024International Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding5 citations10.1155/2024/4131822

Training Traditional Bonesetters in Basic Principles of Fracture Treatment

2023Journal of Bone and Joint SurgeryJournalOpen access15 citations10.2106/jbjs.22.01304

Epidemiology of elderly fractures in a tertiary hospital in Northern Ghana: a 3-year retrospective descriptive review

2022European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & TraumatologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.1007/s00590-022-03450-5

Lipoma on the Sole of the Left Foot: Case Report

2022Journal of Orthopaedic Case ReportsJournalOpen access0 citations10.13107/jocr.2022.v12.i11.3398

Treatment and outcomes of pediatric supracondylar humeral fractures in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital

2021OTA International The Open Access Journal of Orthopaedic TraumaJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.1097/oi9.0000000000000124

Rising Trend of “Veil Entanglement Injuries” in Northern Ghana: A Case Series

2021Journal of Orthopaedic Case ReportsJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.13107/jocr.2021.v11.i05.2194

The Pivotal Potentials of Scorpion Buthus Martensii Karsch-Analgesic‐Antitumor Peptide in Pain Management and Cancer

2020Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author23 citations10.1155/2020/4234273

Knowledge of Breast Cancer Risk Factors and Practices of Breast Self-Examination among Women in Northern Ghana

2020Innovative Journal of Medical and Health ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.15520/ijmhs.v10i10.3119

Challenges of Amputees in Northern Ghana, a Low-Resourced Setting

2020Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.19080/oroaj.2020.17.555955

Late presentation of Two Rare Sacral Spine Tumors challenges of Diagnosis and Treatment in a Low Resource Setting

2020Juniper Online Journal of Case StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.19080/jojcs.2020.11.555818

The Role of Intraoperative Pain Assessment Tool in Improving the Management of Postoperative Pain

2016Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.9734/jamps/2016/25018

African Journal of Current Medical Research

African Journal of Emergency Medicine1

How it can be read

86% free to read

Diamond 9 · 21%Free to read and to publish
Gold 19 · 44%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 9%A copy in a repository
Closed 6 · 14%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

9 of 43 papers name a funder

Fogarty International Center4
National Institutes of Health2
AO Foundation1
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, India1
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1
National Institute for Health and Care Research1
Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation1
University of Ghana1

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine3

202023 citationsOpen access · Hybrid

Factors affecting utilization of traditional bonesetters in the Northern Region of Ghana

African Journal of Emergency Medicine4

202021 citationsOpen access · Gold