Alfred Edwin Yawson

University of Ghana

Also at Korle Bu Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

General Health Professions
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases
Health

Publications: 1852012–2026
Citations: 5,528to those papers
h-index: 35i10-index 85
Field-weighted impact: 2.781.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 22%40 of 185 scored papers
Open access: 90%166 papers free to read

19 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

185 in all

Dysmenorrhea Among University of Ghana Medical and Dental Students: Prevalence and Management Options
2023Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.60014/pmjg.v12i1.306
Determinants of semantic and episodic memory decline among older adults in Ghana: Evidence from the WHO study on global AGEing and adult health Ghana wave 2

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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

General Health Professions5530%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health4022%
Epidemiology3318%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3318%
Infectious Diseases3217%
Health2413%
Finance1910%
Nutrition and Dietetics169%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism137%
Sociology and Political Science137%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health37
Health disparities and outcomes19
Healthcare Systems and Reforms19
Global Health Care Issues14
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health13
Child Nutrition and Water Access13
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions12
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology11
Chronic Disease Management Strategies10
Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving9
Blood donation and transfusion practices8
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins7

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

papers co-written4678121524Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States38
Australia25
Switzerland24
United Kingdom24
Italy15
South Africa14
China12
Sweden10

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH82 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH54 papers
World Health OrganizationCH22 papers
University of Newcastle AustraliaAU22 papers
National Research CouncilIT14 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH13 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH12 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH9 papers
University of MinnesotaUS8 papers
International Institute for Population SciencesIN8 papers

Where they publish

PLoS ONE15
Ghana Medical Journal14
Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana13
BMC Public Health7
BMC Health Services Research6
Global Health Action6
PubMed

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being65
1No poverty30
2Zero hunger7
17Partnerships for the goals6
5Gender equality5
11Sustainable cities and communities3
4Quality education2
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Most cited

Data Resource Profile: The World Health Organization Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE)
International Journal of Epidemiology
2012789 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
The impact of multimorbidity on adult physical and mental health in low- and middle-income countries: what does the study on global ageing and adult health (SAGE) reveal?
BMC Medicine1
2015502 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Menstrual Hygiene Management and Resources for Adolescent Girls in an Urban Setting in Accra, Ghana

2022Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.60014/pmjg.v8i1.183

A Review of National Programme Data on the HIV Epidemic in Ghana: 2005-2010

2022Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen access8 citations10.60014/pmjg.v3i2.65

Sustainability, Growth and Impact of Microfinance Institutions in Africa

2022Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutionsBook chapterSenior author2 citations10.1007/978-3-031-04162-4_23

Challenges of Health Care Delivery at a Municipal Health Facility under Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme

2022Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.60014/pmjg.v2i2.34

Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) Reporting in A Rural District in Ghana

2022Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.60014/pmjg.v7i2.176

Barriers To Early Infant Diagnosis And Service Delivery In Two High Hiv Districts In Ghana

2022Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.60014/pmjg.v11i2.295

Non-Communicable Disease In Children In Ghana: Health And Social Burden Of Care On Households

2022Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.60014/pmjg.v6i2.127

Analysis of Staff Medical Bills Submitted Through a Medical School Clinic in Ghana

2022Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.60014/pmjg.v3i1.50

Unmet Needs of Healthcare Services and Associated Factors among a Cohort of Ghanaian Adults: A Nationally Stratified Cross-Sectional Study Design

2021INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and FinancingJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding6 citations10.1177/00469580211028172

COVID-19 pandemic and dental practice in Ghana

2020Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen access10 citations10.4314/gmj.v54i4s.15

Pan African Medical Journal4

How it can be read

90% free to read

Diamond 45 · 24%Free to read and to publish
Gold 95 · 51%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 10 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 6 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 10 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 19 · 10%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

101 of 185 papers name a funder

University of Ghana53
World Health Organization30
National Institute on Aging29
National Institutes of Health11
Fogarty International Center10
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute6
National Institute for Health and Care Research6
Government of the United Kingdom5

Decent work and economic growth

10Reduced inequalities2

9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

2015281 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold