Sara Fischer

University of Cape Coast

Also at University of Puget Sound and Clínica Alemanafrom their recent papers

Assistant Professor, University of Puget Sound, since 2022per ORCID

Publishing since 2016, latest 2024

Oncology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Development
General Health Professions
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Publications: 42016–2024
Citations: 68to those papers
h-index: 3i10-index 3
Field-weighted impact: 1.831.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 25%1 of 4 scored papers
Open access: 75%3 papers free to read

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Assistant Professor, Master of Public Health ProgramUniversity of Puget Soundsince 2022

Education

PhD, GovernmentGeorgetown University2022

On their papers

Publications

4 in all

The Political Economy of Global Health
2024Oxford University Press eBooksBook chapterFirst author1 citation10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198890164.013.5
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2020BMJ Global HealthJournalOpen access

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Oncology250%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health250%
Development125%
General Health Professions125%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine125%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging125%
Safety Research125%
Sociology and Political Science125%
Surgery125%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Health and Surgery2
Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy1
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection1
Diverticular Disease and Complications1
Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes1
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening1
Health and Conflict Studies1
Human Rights and Development1
International Development and Aid1
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare1
Public Health Policies and Education1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

100% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Nigeria3
United States3
United Kingdom2
Australia1
Colombia1
Hong Kong SAR1
India1
Malawi1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterUS2 papers
University of Ilorin Teaching HospitalNG2 papers
University College Hospital, IbadanNG2 papers
Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNG2 papers
Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHK1 paper
Kasturba Medical College, ManipalIN1 paper
Manipal Academy of Higher EducationIN1 paper
Menzies Institute for Medical Research1 paper
Newcastle upon Tyne HospitalGB1 paper
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustGB1 paper

Where they publish

Annals of Surgical Oncology1
BMJ Global Health1
Journal of Global Oncology1
Oxford University Press eBooks1

How it can be read

75% free to read

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education1

Most cited

Establishing a Cancer Research Consortium in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Challenges Faced and Lessons Learned
Annals of Surgical Oncology
201632 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Health-Seeking Behavior and Barriers to Care in Patients With Rectal Bleeding in Nigeria
Journal of Global Oncology4
201722 citationsOpen access · Gold
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