Joshua Arthur

Ghana Health Service

Publishing since 2017, latest 2026

Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Applied Psychology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Clinical Psychology

Publications: 222017–2026
Citations: 294to those papers
h-index: 10i10-index 10
Field-weighted impact: 1.371.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 18%4 of 22 scored papers
Open access: 86%19 papers free to read

4 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

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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

22 in all

Prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among public school teachers in Obuasi East Municipality, Ghana
2026BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1186/s12889-026-26637-5
Patient expectations of outcome from systemic treatment for metastatic breast cancer
2026Ghana Medical Journal

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From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Infectious Diseases732%
Epidemiology314%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health314%
Applied Psychology29%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine29%
Clinical Psychology29%
Emergency Medicine29%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism29%
Health29%
Oncology29%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health3
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies2
Cancer survivorship and care2
COVID-19 and Mental Health2
Digital Mental Health Interventions2
Global Health and Surgery2
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research2
Trauma and Emergency Care Studies2
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology2
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy2
Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research2
Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

55% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States5
Canada4
United Kingdom4
Switzerland3
South Africa2
Nigeria2
Kenya1
Uganda1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH20 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH9 papers
University of GhanaGH6 papers
Dodowa Health Research CentreGH5 papers
Harvard UniversityUS3 papers
World Health OrganizationCH2 papers
Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases2 papers
University of AlbertaCA2 papers
World BankUS2 papers
Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical MedicineGH2 papers

Where they publish

Ghana Medical Journal3
BMC Public Health2
African Geographical Review1
African Journal of Current Medical Research1
BJS Open1
BMC Cancer1
Canadian Journal of Public Health1
Cureus1

How it can be read

86% free to read

Diamond 4 · 18%Free to read and to publish
Gold 11 · 50%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 14%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 3 · 14%Behind a paywall

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being6
1No poverty4
17Partnerships for the goals2
4Quality education1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
13Climate action1

Most cited

Barriers to tuberculosis treatment adherence in high-burden tuberculosis settings in Ashanti region, Ghana: a qualitative study from patient’s perspective
BMC Public Health1
202356 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
SARS-COV-2 antibody responses to AZD1222 vaccination in West Africa
Nature Communications3
202236 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: impacts on vulnerable populations and sustaining home-grown solutions
Canadian Journal of Public Health1
202031 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
A scabies outbreak in the North East Region of Ghana: The necessity for prompt intervention
PLoS neglected tropical diseases3
202031 citationsOpen access · Gold
Prevalence and Correlates of Likely Major Depressive Disorder among the Adult Population in Ghana during the COVID-19 Pandemic
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health3
202124 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Training Traditional Bonesetters in Basic Principles of Fracture Treatment

2023Journal of Bone and Joint SurgeryJournalOpen access15 citations10.2106/jbjs.22.01304

Prevalence and Correlates of Likely Major Depressive Disorder among the Adult Population in Ghana during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthJournalOpen access24 citations10.3390/ijerph18137106

Trends in type 1 diabetes diagnosis in Ghana

2019International HealthJournalOpen access15 citations10.1093/inthealth/ihz096

Human Rabies in Kumasi: A Growing Public Health Concern

2017African Journal of Current Medical ResearchJournalOpen access9 citations10.31191/afrijcmr.v1i1.9

Who funds it

7 of 22 papers name a funder

Medical Research Council2
AngloGold Ashanti1
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
Department of Health and Social Care1
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership1
European Commission1
Gratama Stichting1
International Development Research Centre1