Robert Djagbletey

University of Ghana

Senior Lecturer, University of Ghana Medical School, since 2015per ORCID

Publishing since 2013, latest 2026

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Surgery
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Epidemiology

Publications: 362013–2026
Citations: 243to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 9
Field-weighted impact: 0.741.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 3%1 of 35 scored papers
Open access: 94%34 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Lecturer, AnaesthesiaUniversity of Ghana Medical Schoolsince 2015

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

36 in all

Biologic therapy for paediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Ghana: a case series
2026South African journal of gastroenterology and hepatology.JournalSenior author0 citations10.36303/sajgh.4158
Setting Priorities for African Postoperative Pain Research Through an International Delphi Process
2025Anesthesia & Analgesia

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine1028%
Surgery925%
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine719%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine719%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health617%
Epidemiology514%
Obstetrics and Gynecology514%
Nutrition and Dietetics411%
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine38%
Developmental Neuroscience38%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Anesthesia and Pain Management7
Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes6
Nausea and vomiting management5
Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies5
Anesthesia and Sedative Agents4
Magnesium in Health and Disease4
Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research3
Respiratory Support and Mechanisms3
Airway Management and Intubation Techniques2
Burn Injury Management and Outcomes2
Electrolyte and hormonal disorders2
Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

11% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States2
United Kingdom2
Kenya1
Uganda1
Australia1
Gambia1
Ethiopia1
Rwanda1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH28 papers
University of Ghana Medical CentreGH3 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH3 papers
University of AberdeenGB2 papers
Boston Children's HospitalUS1 paper
Curtin UniversityAU1 paper
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterUS1 paper
Northeastern UniversityUS1 paper
University of Kansas Medical CenterUS1 paper
Harvard UniversityUS1 paper

Where they publish

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences4
Ghana Medical Journal3
Cureus2
Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana2
Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia2
Anesthesia & Analgesia1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being17
4Quality education2
8Decent work and economic growth2

Most cited

Serum magnesium and calcium in preeclampsia: a comparative study at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Integrated Blood Pressure Control
201748 citationsOpen access · Gold
Estimating the incidence of tuberculosis cases reported at a tertiary hospital in Ghana: a time series model approach
BMC Public Health
201829 citationsOpen access · Gold
Serum nitric oxide levels in healthy pregnant women: a case- control study in a tertiary facility in Ghana
Maternal Health Neonatology and Perinatology3

Respiratory therapy education in Ghana: A perspective

2025Canadian Journal of Respiratory TherapyJournalOpen access0 citations10.29390/001c.131882

Effect of intravenous and intra-cuff magnesium sulphate on post-extubation tracheal morbidity: a randomised single-blind study

2025Journal of Anesthesia Analgesia and Critical CareJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.1186/s44158-025-00246-x

Intranasal Ketamine for Premedication in Children: A Comparative Study in Ghana

2023Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical SciencesJournalOpen access2 citations10.3889/oamjms.2023.11326

Preoperative Intravenous Dexamethasone and Postoperative Analgesia Following Breast Surgery

2023Journal of West African College of SurgeonsJournalOpen accessCorresponding1 citation10.4103/jwas.jwas_177_22

Chronic Pain: Multifaceted Disease Requiring Holistic Management

2022Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.60014/pmjg.v11i2.288

Serum Calcium and Magnesium Levels in Normal Ghanaian Pregnant Women: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

2018Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author13 citations10.3889/oamjms.2018.352

Nitric Oxide and Pre-Eclampsia: A Comparative Study in Ghana

2018Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical SciencesJournalOpen access13 citations10.3889/oamjms.2018.252

Patients’ knowledge and perception of anaesthesia and the anaesthetist at a tertiary health care facility in Ghana

2017Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and AnalgesiaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding21 citations10.1080/22201181.2017.1281518

Modeling births at a tertiary health-care facility in Ghana: Box-Jenkins time series approach

2017DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders1

How it can be read

94% free to read

Diamond 20 · 56%Free to read and to publish
Gold 10 · 28%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Green 3 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 2 · 6%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

6 of 36 papers name a funder

University of Ghana5
International Business Machines Corporation1

201823 citationsOpen access · Gold

Patients’ knowledge and perception of anaesthesia and the anaesthetist at a tertiary health care facility in Ghana

Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia

201721 citationsOpen access · Diamond