Christiana Nsiah‐Asamoah

Lecturer, University of Cape Coast, since 2010per ORCID

Publishing since 2010, latest 2026

Nutrition and Dietetics
General Health Professions
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Epidemiology
Safety Research
Physiology

In their own words

Maternal and Child Nutrition
Adolescent Nutrition
Public Health
Nutrition Education

Publications: 612010–2026
Citations: 488to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 14
Field-weighted impact: 1.091.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 16%7 of 45 scored papers
Open access: 93%42 of the 45 whose access is recorded

5 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

Google Scholar shows 1,026 citations, h-index 14 and i10-index 21 (684 citations and h-index 14 since 2021), as of October 5, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

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

Lecturer, Department of Health Sciences EducationUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2010

Education

M. Sc. Public Health Nutrition, Division of Human NutritionWageningen University2007–2009
Post Graduate Diploma in Education, Center for Teacher Professional DevelopmentUniversity of Cape Coast2006–2007
B.Sc. (Nutrition and Food Science), Department of Nutrition and Food ScienceUniversity of Ghana2000–2004

On their papers

Publications

61 in all

Edible Insect Phobia and Associated Factors Among Women of Reproductive Age in the Central Region of Ghana: A Cross Sectional Study
2026Integrated Health Research JournalJournalOpen access0 citations10.47963/ihrj.v3i1.2033
High burden of cardiometabolic risk factors among university lecturers: a cross-sectional study in cape coast, Ghana
2026

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Citations received each year

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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

Nutrition and Dietetics2744%
General Health Professions1830%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1321%
Epidemiology915%
Safety Research813%
Physiology58%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health47%
Speech and Hearing35%
Clinical Psychology23%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology23%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Child Nutrition and Water Access24
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations14
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences9
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet9
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare8
Global Maternal and Child Health3
Nutrition and Health in Aging3
School Health and Nursing Education3
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health2
Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education2
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology2
Infant Nutrition and Health2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

62% of their 45 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States25
Germany3
Bangladesh2
China2
Australia1
Saudi Arabia1
Hungary1
India1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Oklahoma State UniversityUS20 papers
University of California, DavisUS8 papers
University of GhanaGH7 papers
Bielefeld UniversityDE3 papers
Patuakhali Science and Technology UniversityBD2 papers
Indiana UniversityUS2 papers
Indiana University BloomingtonUS2 papers
Noakhali Science and Technology UniversityBD2 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH2 papers
Ghana Center for Democratic DevelopmentGH2 papers

Where they publish

Current Developments in Nutrition15
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior3
European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety2
Frontiers in Public Health2
Integrated Health Research Journal2
Public Health Nutrition2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger22
3Good health and well-being4
5Gender equality2
6Clean water and sanitation1
7Affordable and clean energy1
14Life below water1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

A survey of energy drinks consumption practices among student -athletes in Ghana: lessons for developing health education intervention programmes
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition7
201297 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Mothers’ and Grandmothers’ misconceptions and socio-cultural factors as barriers to exclusive breastfeeding: A qualitative study involving Health Workers in two rural districts of Ghana
PLoS ONE3
202067 citationsWorld top 10%

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Journal of Health Population and Nutrition

Nutrition Perspectives and Attitudes Among Ghanaian Pregnant Adolescents and Adolescent Mothers

2025Journal of Nutrition Education and BehaviorJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.1016/j.jneb.2024.12.012

Postpartum Weight Management Experiences of Ghanaian Women: A Qualitative Inquiry

2025Journal of Nutrition Education and BehaviorJournalSenior authorCorresponding1 citation10.1016/j.jneb.2025.03.008

Experiences of Ghanaian School-Aged Children Regarding Dietary Practices for Weight Management

2025Journal of Integrated Health ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.70109/jinher.v1i3.20

Nutritional Gaps in the Ghana School Feeding Programme: A Rapid Review

2025Current Developments in NutritionReport0 citations

Human Milk for Vulnerable Infants: Breastfeeding and Milk Sharing Practice among Ghanaian Women

2022International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthJournalOpen access12 citations10.3390/ijerph192416560

Dietary Modification Guidelines for Diabetic Patients: Are Final Year Nursing Students Prepared to Offer this Health Service?

2018Nursing & Healthcare International JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.23880/nhij-16000139

Advances in Nutrition & Food Science

How it can be read

93% free to read, of the 45 recorded

Diamond 9 · 15%Free to read and to publish
Gold 29 · 48%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 3 · 5%Behind a paywall
Unknown 16 · 26%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

13 of 61 papers name a funder

Oklahoma State University5
Fogarty International Center3
National Institutes of Health3
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research3
U.S. Department of State3
University of California, Davis3
Fulbright Association2
Universität Bielefeld2

Contraceptive Knowledge, Perceptions and Use among Adolescents in Selected Senior High Schools in the Central Region of Ghana

Journal of Sociological Research3

201257 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid