Akye Essuman

University of Health and Allied Sciences

Publishing since 2013, latest 2026

General Health Professions
Finance
Clinical Psychology
Economics and Econometrics
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Publications: 362013–2026
Citations: 559to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 16
Field-weighted impact: 2.471.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 22%8 of 36 scored papers
Open access: 97%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

Publications

36 in all

Towards dignified healthcare: Patients’ understanding and experiences of respectful and disrespectful care in healthcare facilities in Ghana
2026PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0006135
Factors Associated With Health‐Related Quality of Life in Ghanaian Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross‐Sectional Study

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

General Health Professions2056%
Finance719%
Clinical Psychology514%
Economics and Econometrics514%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism514%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health514%
Health411%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health411%
Sociology and Political Science411%
Gender Studies38%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Primary Care and Health Outcomes12
Healthcare Systems and Reforms7
Diabetes Management and Research4
Health disparities and outcomes4
Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving4
Diabetes and associated disorders3
Diversity and Career in Medicine3
Global Health Care Issues3
Healthcare Policy and Management3
Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life2
COVID-19 and Mental Health2
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

64% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States12
South Africa9
United Kingdom6
Belgium5
Uganda4
Kenya3
Zambia2
Nigeria2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH30 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH16 papers
Stellenbosch UniversityZA9 papers
Ghent UniversityBE5 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH5 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH5 papers
Vista Community ClinicUS4 papers
Queen's Medical CentreGB4 papers
Makerere UniversityUG4 papers
University of MichiganUS3 papers

Where they publish

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine10
PubMed3
Ghana Medical Journal2
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health2
The Lancet2
BMJ Open1
BMJ Open Ophthalmology

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being7
17Partnerships for the goals7
1No poverty4
4Quality education3
5Gender equality1

Most cited

Primary health care and the Sustainable Development Goals
The Lancet17
2015138 citationsWorld top 10%
Visual impairment and social isolation, depression and life satisfaction among older adults in Ghana: analysis of the WHO’s Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) Wave 2
BMJ Open Ophthalmology
202046 citationsOpen access · Gold
Perceptions of medical students about family medicine in Ghana.
PubMed4

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Health Science Reports

Age-friendly initiatives – GHANA

2024The journal of nutrition health & agingJournalOpen access4 citations10.1016/j.jnha.2024.100246

Enhancing West African family medicine curriculum through entrustable professional activities

2024African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family MedicineJournalOpen access1 citation10.4102/phcfm.v16i1.4691

Education for primary health care in Africa

2023African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family MedicineJournalOpen access2 citations10.4102/phcfm.v15i1.4034

Carers’ needs assessment for patients with dementia in Ghana

2022African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family MedicineJournalOpen access8 citations10.4102/phcfm.v14i1.3595

Family Physician Perceptions of Climate Change, Migration, Health, and Healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Exploratory Study

2021International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthJournalOpen access27 citations10.3390/ijerph18126323

Ageing in Ghana

2021Science across culturesBook chapterOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.1007/978-3-030-76501-9_1

Incidental finding of COVID-19 infection amongst staff at a primary care facility in Ghana

2020African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family MedicineJournalOpen access11 citations10.4102/phcfm.v12i1.2669

Establishing the First Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program in Ghana

2019Journal of the American Geriatrics SocietyJournalOpen accessFirst author22 citations10.1111/jgs.16014

Long-term Care for Older Adults in Africa: Whither Now?

2018Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationJournalOpen accessFirst author35 citations10.1016/j.jamda.2018.07.012

Healthier lives for all Africans

2018The LancetJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/s0140-6736(18)30502-6

Country profile on family medicine and primary health care in Ghana

2016African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author11 citations10.4102/phcfm.v8i1.1302

African Primary Care Research: Current situation, priorities and capacity building

2014African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family MedicineJournalOpen access18 citations10.4102/phcfm.v6i1.758

Perceptions of medical students about family medicine in Ghana.

2013PubMedJournalOpen accessFirst author42 citations

Understanding of family medicine in Africa: a qualitative study of leaders’ views

2013British Journal of General PracticeJournalOpen accessSenior author29 citations10.3399/bjgp13x664261

British Journal of General Practice1

How it can be read

97% free to read

Diamond 6 · 17%Free to read and to publish
Gold 21 · 58%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 11%A copy in a repository
Closed 1 · 3%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

16 of 36 papers name a funder

University of Ghana5
European Commission3
Fogarty International Center2
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2
National Institutes of Health2
Medical Research Council1
National Institute on Aging1
U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief1

201342 citationsOpen access · Green

Conference report: Undergraduate family medicine and primary care training in Sub-Saharan Africa: Reflections of the PRIMAFAMED network

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine

201739 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Long-term Care for Older Adults in Africa: Whither Now?

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association17

201835 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid