Collins Atta Poku

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, since 2020per ORCID

Publishing since 2020, latest 2026

Research and Theory
Sociology and Political Science
General Health Professions
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Emergency Medical Services
Clinical Psychology

In their own words

Leadership
Patient Safety
Health System and Quality Improvement
Nursing Management
Burnout
Practice Environment
Nursing Job Outcomes

Publications: 382020–2026
Citations: 562to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 16
Field-weighted impact: 6.391.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 53%20 of 38 scored papers
Open access: 84%32 papers free to read

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

Google Scholar shows 1,054 citations, h-index 16 and i10-index 21 (1,052 citations and h-index 16 since 2021), as of October 10, 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

Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

NursingKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2020

Education

PhD, NursingUniversity of Ghana
PhD, Research, Education and AdministrationUniversity of Ghana2020–2024

On their papers

Publications

38 in all

Effects of Toxic Leadership Behavior and Emotional Exhaustion on Patient Safety Incident Reporting
2026Journal of Nursing ManagementJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1155/jonm/5547937
Patterns and determinants of non pharmacologic management of dysmenorrhea among female adolescents in high schools in a developing country

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Research and Theory1539%

Sociology and Political Science1437%

General Health Professions1334%

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health924%

Emergency Medical Services821%

Clinical Psychology718%

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management616%

Radiological and Ultrasound Technology616%

Issues, ethics and legal aspects38%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Nursing education and management15
Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout8
Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior6
Workplace Violence and Bullying6
Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units5
Global Health Workforce Issues4
Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues4
Patient Safety and Medication Errors4
Work-Family Balance Challenges4
COVID-19 and Mental Health3
Malaria Research and Control3
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

21% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223344Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom5
China1
Liberia1
Hong Kong SAR1
Finland1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH22 papers
Nurses' Training College, HoGH14 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH8 papers
University for Development StudiesGH7 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH6 papers
Presbyterian University, GhanaGH4 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH3 papers
University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial DevelopmentGH3 papers
University of HertfordshireGB2 papers
Gloucestershire Royal HospitalGB2 papers

Where they publish

PLoS ONE8
BMC Nursing6
Nursing Open5
Journal of Nursing Management3
BMC Health Services Research2
BMC Palliative Care2
Nurse Education Today2
BMC Medical Education1

How it can be read

84% free to read

Gold 29 · 76%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 6 · 16%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 38 papers name a funder

University of Ghana2
College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being6
8Decent work and economic growth5
1No poverty4
4Quality education4
5Gender equality1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
10Reduced inequalities1
13Climate action1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Every institution they have given on a paper.

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Work engagement, resilience and turnover intentions among nurses: a mediation analysis

2025BMC Health Services ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding62 citations10.1186/s12913-025-12242-6

Nursing Workforce Retention in Rural Ghana: The Predictive Role of Satisfaction, Rural Fit, and Resilience

2023Journal of Nursing ManagementJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1155/2023/9396817

Impacts of Nursing Work Environment on Turnover Intentions: The Mediating Role of Burnout in Ghana

2022Nursing Research and PracticeJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding38 citations10.1155/2022/1310508