Lily Yarney

University of Ghana

Publishing since 2013, latest 2026

Infectious Diseases
General Health Professions
Emergency Medical Services
Clinical Psychology
Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Publications: 282013–2026
Citations: 421to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 3.241.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 29%8 of 28 scored papers
Open access: 82%23 papers free to read

5 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

28 in all

An account of health systems resilience to emergencies in Africa: a scoping review
2026Globalization and HealthJournalOpen access1 citation10.1186/s12992-026-01209-9
Coordination of laboratory and diagnostic services during public health emergencies: a qualitative study
2026BMC Public HealthJournal

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Infectious Diseases725%
General Health Professions621%
Emergency Medical Services518%
Clinical Psychology414%
Health414%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health414%
Economics and Econometrics311%
Emergency Medicine311%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health311%
Sociology and Political Science311%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research5
Disaster Response and Management4
Global Maternal and Child Health3
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy3
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health2
COVID-19 and Mental Health2
COVID-19 epidemiological studies2
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts2
Global Health and Surgery2
Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints2
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions2
Trauma and Emergency Care Studies2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

14% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States3
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH4 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH4 papers
Quinnipiac UniversityUS3 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH3 papers
Catholic University College of GhanaGH2 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH2 papers
Association of African UniversitiesGH2 papers
Ghana Institute of Management and Public AdministrationGH2 papers
University of Massachusetts AmherstUS1 paper
North-West UniversityZA1 paper

Where they publish

African Journal of Management Research3
BMC Public Health2
African Population Studies1
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine1
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth1
Figshare1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education4
1No poverty3
5Gender equality3
3Good health and well-being2
8Decent work and economic growth2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
13Climate action1
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Most cited

Characteristics of users and implications for the use of complementary and alternative medicine in Ghanaian cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy: a cross- sectional study
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine4
2013124 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Factors influencing long-term medication non-adherence among diabetes and hypertensive patients in Ghana: A qualitative investigation
PLoS ONE1
2018122 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Correlates and Narratives of COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Ghana: A case study

2025Public Health in PracticeJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100683

Financial incentives and work commitment among Ghanaian COVID-19 frontline healthcare workers

2024International Journal of Health SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.53730/ijhs.v8ns1.14965

Narratives of Clinicians on Telemedicine and Delivery of Quality Healthcare in Ghana

2023Open Journal of Social SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.4236/jss.2023.118017

Management of Obesity in Ghanaian Children: Voices of Health-workers and Parents

2022African Journal of Management ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4314/ajmr.v28i1.2

Balancing Academia with Clinical Proficiency in the Training of Nurses at the University Level: The Case of Ghana

2021International Journal of Nursing EducationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.37506/ijone.v13i1.13321

Experiences of burn patients in Ghana: A qualitative study at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra

2019Indian Journal of BurnsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.4103/ijb.ijb_18_19

Patients’ perspectives of emergency care quality and priorities for care improvement

2017International Journal of Health GovernanceJournalFirst author4 citations10.1108/ijhg-12-2016-0055

Globalization and Health

How it can be read

82% free to read

Diamond 9 · 32%Free to read and to publish
Gold 12 · 43%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 5 · 18%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 28 papers name a funder

University of Ghana2
University of Ghana Business School2

17Partnerships for the goals1

Operationalization of the Ghanaian Patients’ Charter in a Peri-urban Public Hospital: Voices of Healthcare Workers and Patients

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

201643 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond