Gifty Apiung Aninanya

University for Development Studies

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
General Health Professions
Clinical Psychology
Social Psychology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Infectious Diseases

Publications: 352012–2026
Citations: 503to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 12
Field-weighted impact: 3.481.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 49%17 of 35 scored papers
Open access: 100%35 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

35 in all

Clinical and health system factors associated with antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with HIV and AIDS: cross-sectional survey insights from three ART facilities in Tamale, Ghana
2026Exploration of MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.37349/emed.2026.1001417
Exploring the factors influencing loss to follow up among patients living with HIV& AIDS on antiretroviral therapy in the Northern Region of Ghana: a qualitative study

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1749%
General Health Professions1440%
Clinical Psychology823%
Social Psychology617%
Obstetrics and Gynecology514%
Infectious Diseases411%
Emergency Medical Services39%
Epidemiology39%
Gender Studies39%
Psychiatry and Mental health39%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health17
Family Caregiving in Mental Illness6
Mental Health Treatment and Access6
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health4
Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences3
Global Health Workforce Issues3
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions3
Mobile Health and mHealth Applications3
Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare3
Reproductive Health and Contraception3
Child Nutrition and Water Access2
Global Health Care Issues2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

37% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom6
Germany5
Tanzania4
Singapore3
Burkina Faso3
Australia2
United States1
Kenya1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Health and Allied SciencesGH10 papers
University of GhanaGH8 papers
Presbyterian University, GhanaGH8 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH6 papers
Navrongo Health Research CentreGH6 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB5 papers
Heidelberg UniversityDE5 papers
Tamale Teaching HospitalGH5 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH5 papers
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied SciencesTZ4 papers

Where they publish

BMC Health Services Research6
PLoS ONE4
PLOS Global Public Health3
BMC Public Health2
Global Health Action2
Health Science Reports2
UDS International Journal of Development

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being5
5Gender equality5
1No poverty3
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Motivation and incentives of rural maternal and neonatal health care providers: a comparison of qualitative findings from Burkina Faso, Ghana and Tanzania
BMC Health Services Research5
201387 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Effects of an Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Intervention on Health Service Usage by Young People in Northern Ghana: A Community-Randomised Trial
PLoS ONE
201585 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

2026BMC Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12889-026-27496-w

Exclusive breastfeeding determinants among healthcare professionals in Northern Ghanaian hospitals: a cross-sectional study

2025Journal of Health Population and NutritionJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding4 citations10.1186/s41043-025-00977-1

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Adolescent (15–19 Years) Childbearing in Ghana

2024BioMed Research InternationalJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.1155/2024/3237882

Academia Mental Health and Well-Being1

How it can be read

100% free to read

Diamond 6 · 17%Free to read and to publish
Gold 26 · 74%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 9%Open in a subscription journal

Who funds it

4 of 35 papers name a funder

European Commission3
Karolinska Institutet1
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences1
Rockefeller Foundation1
Universiteit Gent1
University of Health and Allied Sciences1

201550 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold