Francis Dzabeng

University of Ghana

Also at West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogensfrom their recent papers

PhD Fellow, University of Ghana, since 2023per ORCID
Computational Data Science, West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, University of Ghana, since 2020per ORCID

Publishing since 2015, latest 2026

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
General Health Professions
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Hematology
Infectious Diseases
Sociology and Political Science

Publications: 282015–2026
Citations: 586to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 13
Field-weighted impact: 4.061.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 39%11 of 28 scored papers
Open access: 89%25 papers free to read

15 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

PhD Fellow, Computer ScienceUniversity of Ghanasince 2023
Computational Data Science, Informatics & Statistical ComputingWest African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, University of Ghanasince 2020
Research Fellow/Snr. Data Manager, Computing CentreKintampo Health Research Centre2011–2019

Education

PhD Fellow, Computer ScienceUniversity of Ghanasince 2023
Visiting PhD Student

Publications

28 in all

Cuticular hydrocarbon profiles of Bactrocera dorsalis in Ghana: insights into population structure
2026International Journal of Tropical Insect ScienceJournal0 citations10.1007/s42690-026-01827-1
Implementation determinants of rapid diagnostic tests for fever management in sub-Saharan Africa: a mixed-studies systematic review
2026Nature Communications

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1346%
General Health Professions1243%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health621%
Hematology518%
Infectious Diseases518%
Sociology and Political Science518%
Obstetrics and Gynecology414%
Immunology311%
Information Systems311%
Nutrition and Dietetics311%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health13
Iron Metabolism and Disorders5
Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare5
Mobile Health and mHealth Applications5
Survey Methodology and Nonresponse5
Malaria Research and Control4
Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions4
ICT in Developing Communities3
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health2
Child Nutrition and Water Access2
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders2
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

68% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written23457910Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom14
Denmark9
Uganda9
Bangladesh9
Guinea-Bissau9
Ethiopia8
Sweden7
United States6

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kintampo Health Research CentreGH21 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB12 papers
West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious PathogensGH10 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH10 papers
University of Southern DenmarkDK9 papers
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease ResearchBD9 papers
Statens Serum InstitutDK9 papers
Bandim Health ProjectGW9 papers
Makerere UniversityUG9 papers
University of GondarET8 papers

Where they publish

Population Health Metrics7
Nature Communications3
PLoS ONE3
Advances in Reproductive Sciences1
Aquaculture1
BMC Health Services Research1
BMC Nutrition

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being14
2Zero hunger3
1No poverty1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Randomised comparison of two household survey modules for measuring stillbirths and neonatal deaths in five countries: the Every Newborn-INDEPTH study
The Lancet Global Health3
2020124 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
“Every Newborn-INDEPTH” (EN-INDEPTH) study protocol for a randomised comparison of household survey modules for measuring stillbirths and neonatal deaths in five Health and Demographic Surveillance sites
Journal of Global Health3
201994 citationsWorld top 10%

How it can be read

89% free to read

Diamond 3 · 11%Free to read and to publish
Gold 19 · 68%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 3 · 11%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

18 of 28 papers name a funder

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine10
Children's Investment Fund Foundation9
National Institute for Health and Care Research5
Government of the United Kingdom4
Hospital for Sick Children3
World Bank Group3
Department of Health and Social Care2
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development2