Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang

University of Health and Allied Sciences

Also at University of KwaZulu-Natalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

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

Publications: 942011–2026
Citations: 1,708to those papers
h-index: 23i10-index 53
Field-weighted impact: 2.331.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 34%32 of 94 scored papers
Open access: 91%86 papers free to read

7 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

94 in all

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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.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

General Health Professions4245%
Infectious Diseases2931%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2021%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1718%
Epidemiology1516%
Economics and Econometrics1314%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management1112%
Safety Research910%
Sociology and Political Science89%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism77%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health26
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions24
Global Maternal and Child Health19
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology11
HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses10
Child Nutrition and Water Access6
HIV-related health complications and treatments6
Malaria Research and Control6
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare6
Sex work and related issues6
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies5
Healthcare Systems and Reforms5

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

48% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

South Africa23
United States8
Cameroon5
United Kingdom4
Korea3
Malawi3
Netherlands2
Canada2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of KwaZulu-NatalZA20 papers
University of Cape CoastGH10 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH7 papers
University of GhanaGH5 papers
University of LincolnGB4 papers
Columbia UniversityUS4 papers
Université de Yaoundé ICM4 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH4 papers
Yonsei UniversityKR3 papers
Ministry of Public HealthCM3 papers

Where they publish

Pan African Medical Journal10
PLoS ONE10
International Journal of Health Promotion and Education5
African Health Sciences4
Journal of Public Health in Africa4
Journal of Global Health Science3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being44
1No poverty8
17Partnerships for the goals7
2Zero hunger4
4Quality education4
5Gender equality4
16Peace, justice and strong institutions2

Most cited

Barriers and motivators of contraceptive use among young people in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review of qualitative studies
PLoS ONE3
2021117 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Publication practices and responsible authorship: a review article
Journal of Public Health in Africa16
2017102 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

2020Advances in Public HealthJournalOpen access18 citations10.1155/2020/2385742

Uptake of HIV testing and counseling among tertiary institution students in the Hohoe Municipality, Ghana

2020Journal of Public Health in AfricaJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding9 citations10.4081/jphia.2019.1044

Involvement of Male Partners in Skilled Birth Care in the North Dayi District, Ghana

2019International Journal of Reproductive MedicineJournalOpen access22 citations10.1155/2019/2852861

The Ubuntu concept, sexual behaviours and stigmatisation of persons living with HIV in Africa: A review article

2018Journal of Public Health in AfricaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding18 citations10.4081/jphia.2018.677

Publication practices and responsible authorship: a review article

2017Journal of Public Health in AfricaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding102 citations10.4081/jphia.2017.723

Risk Factors Associated with Diabetes Mellitus among Adults in the Hohoe Municipality of Ghana

2017Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen access4 citations10.9734/jammr/2017/33846

Risk Factors Associated with Hypertension among Adults in the Hohoe Municipality, Ghana

2016Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen access2 citations10.9734/bjmmr/2016/29463

The explanatory power of factors associated with the perceived risk of contracting HIV among senior secondary school learners in Kumba, Cameroon

2011Unisa Institutional Repository (University of South Africa)JournalOpen accessFirst author5 citations

Advances in Public Health

BMC Health Services Research2

How it can be read

91% free to read

Diamond 24 · 26%Free to read and to publish
Gold 55 · 59%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Green 3 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 8 · 9%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

17 of 94 papers name a funder

University of Health and Allied Sciences11
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation4
University of Ghana4
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University2
National Research Foundation of Korea2
Yonsei University2
American Psychological Association1
Columbia University1

Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding HIV/AIDS among senior high school students in Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis, Ghana

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine13

201978 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold