Mercy Naa Aduele Opare-Addo

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Senior Lecturer, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, since 2013per ORCID

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Family Practice

In their own words

social pharmacy
public health

Publications: 362014–2026
Citations: 338to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 13
Field-weighted impact: 1.471.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 27%8 of 30 scored papers
Open access: 90%27 of the 30 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 454 citations, h-index 12 and i10-index 16 (407 citations and h-index 12 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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Lecturer, Pharmacy PracticeKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2013
Deputy Director of Pharmaceutical services, PharmacyKomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital1993–2013

Education

Msc Health Services Planning and Management, Public HealthKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1999–2001
B Pharm, PharmacyKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1987–1991

On their papers

Publications

36 in all

Assessing hydroxyurea use in sickle cell disease: trends, benefits, and barriers to adherence in a Ghanaian tertiary hospital
2026Journal of sickle cell disease.JournalOpen access1 citation10.1093/jscdis/yoag001
Impact of caregivers’ perceptions of malaria on their hesitancy toward childhood malaria vaccination
2026Vaccine

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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

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine822%
Geriatrics and Gerontology822%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology719%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health719%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health617%
Family Practice514%
Economics and Econometrics411%
Epidemiology411%
General Health Professions411%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management411%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies8
Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes8
Antibiotic Use and Resistance7
Medication Adherence and Compliance5
Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting4
Global Maternal and Child Health3
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology3
Pharmaceutical studies and practices3
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology3
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria2
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins2
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

20% of their 30 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States3
France2
Australia1
Switzerland1
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH9 papers
University of GhanaGH7 papers
Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical MedicineGH4 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH4 papers
University of Cape CoastGH3 papers
University of Ghana Medical CentreGH3 papers
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung DiseaseFR2 papers
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung DiseaseUS1 paper
The George Institute for Global HealthAU1 paper
University of Colorado AnschutzUS1 paper

Where they publish

JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance2
Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice2
Scientific African2
African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology1
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine1
BMC Medical Education1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being7
11Sustainable cities and communities2
17Partnerships for the goals2
1No poverty1

Most cited

Assessment of prescribing patterns of antibiotics using National Treatment Guidelines and World Health Organization prescribing indicators at the Ghana Police Hospital: a pilot …
The Pan African Medical Journal
202145 citations
Ghanaian hypertensive patients understanding of their medicines and life style modification for managing hypertension
Int J Pharm Pharm Sci
201441 citations
Assessing the impact of antimicrobial stewardship implementation at a district hospital in Ghana using a health partnership model
JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance17

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Informal over-the-counter supply of antibiotics in Ghana: A qualitative analysis of practices in community pharmacies

2025Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social PharmacyJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.1016/j.rcsop.2025.100696

Determinants of adverse reactions to first-line antitubercular medicines: a prospective cohort study

2023Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and PracticeJournalOpen accessSenior author18 citations10.1186/s40545-023-00577-6

Comparative Efficacy of Introducing Mood Stabilizers in Acute or Maintenance Treatment of Bipolar Disorder: An Observational Prospective Study

2023International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies and Innovative ResearchJournalSenior author0 citations

Disposal of leftover and expired medicines by community pharmacies and their clients in Ghana

2022Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular EconomyJournalFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.1177/0734242x221084060

Adherence to Prescribing Indicators at a District Hospital in Ghana: Do We Match WHO Standards?

2022International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthJournalOpen access8 citations10.3390/ijerph191912260

Knowledge and experience of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in Tema, Ghana

2021International Journal of Community Medicine and Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20210506

Scientific African

2021Scientific AfricanReport1 citation

Healthcare services utilisation among patients with hypertension and diabetes in rural Ghana

2020African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author11 citations10.4102/phcfm.v12i1.2114

Parenteral Antibiotic Use at a General Surgery Department of a Large Teaching Hospital in Ghana

2018Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical SciencesJournalOpen access0 citations10.9734/jamps/2018/45290

Self-medication practices among pregnant women in ejisu-juaben municipality

2015Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyJournal12 citations

Case Reports in Psychiatry

Clinical Medicine Insights Cardiology1

How it can be read

90% free to read, of the 30 recorded

Diamond 5 · 14%Free to read and to publish
Gold 19 · 53%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 3 · 8%Behind a paywall
Unknown 6 · 17%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

8 of 36 papers name a funder

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology4
Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde2
Jawaharlal Institute Of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research2
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences2
National Institute for Health and Care Research2
National Institutes of Health2
University of Health and Allied Sciences2
World Health Organization2

World top 10%Open access · Gold

Burden of hypertension in Ghana – Analysis of awareness and screening campaign in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

JRSM Cardiovascular Disease3

202225 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

Prevalence of Hypertension in Ghana: Analysis of an Awareness and Screening Campaign in 2019

Clinical Medicine Insights Cardiology

202222 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold