Theodore Boafor

University of Ghana

Lecturer/Dr, University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry, since 2020per ORCID

Publishing since 2007, latest 2026

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Genetics
Hematology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

In their own words

sickle cell disease in pregnancy
maternal mortality

Publications: 242007–2026
Citations: 266to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 9
Field-weighted impact: 1.701.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 21%5 of 24 scored papers
Open access: 83%20 papers free to read

6 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer/Dr, Obstetrics & GynecologyUniversity of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistrysince 2020

Education

MBChB, FWACS, Obstetrics &GynecologyUniversity of Ghana Medical School

Honours, memberships and service

Clinical Consultant- Lecturer/Dr, Obstetrics& GynecologyKorle Bu Teaching Hospital

On their papers

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital21 works

Publications

24 in all

When do maternal deaths occur? - A 3-year retrospective analysis of timing and seasonality of maternal deaths at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana
2026African Journal of Reproductive HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.29063/ajrh2026/v30i1.3
Hypertensive pregnancy deaths: a three-year review at Ghana's largest referral hospital

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1563%
Genetics1146%
Hematology938%
Obstetrics and Gynecology938%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health28%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine28%
Biomedical Engineering14%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine14%
Emergency Medicine14%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism14%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders11
Global Maternal and Child Health9
Iron Metabolism and Disorders9
Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies8
Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics5
Maternal and fetal healthcare4
Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy2
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health1
Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes1
Biomedical and Engineering Education1
Bone and Joint Diseases1
Cancer Risks and Factors1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

63% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written135791113Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States15
Norway1
Nigeria1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH24 papers
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterUS12 papers
Vanderbilt UniversityUS9 papers
Duke UniversityUS6 papers
University of MichiganUS3 papers
Michigan MedicineUS3 papers
Duke Medical CenterUS2 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH2 papers
University of OsloNO1 paper
University of PittsburghUS1 paper

Where they publish

American Journal of Hematology5
Blood3
Blood Advances2
Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana2
African Journal of Reproductive Health1
AJOG Global Reports1
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being12
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1
5Gender equality1
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Implementation of multidisciplinary care reduces maternal mortality in women with sickle cell disease living in low‐resource setting
American Journal of Hematology3
201746 citationsOpen access · Green
Assessing the functionality of an emergency obstetric referral system and continuum of care among public healthcare facilities in a low resource setting: an application of process mapping approach
BMC Health Services Research
202134 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Multidisciplinary care results in similar maternal and perinatal mortality rates for women with and without SCD in a low‐resource setting

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Maternal and Fetal Outcomes of Diabetes in Pregnancy at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital: A Cohort Study

2025Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.60014/pmjg.v14i2.477

Disseminated adult Wilms tumor in pregnancy: Leveraging multidisciplinary care in a low‐resource setting

2023International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.1002/ijgo.15157

Pattern of Twin Placentation in Ghana

2007Twin Research and Human GeneticsJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1375/twin.10.1.219

BMC Health Services Research1

How it can be read

83% free to read

Diamond 4 · 17%Free to read and to publish
Gold 6 · 25%In an open-access journal
Bronze 6 · 25%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 17%A copy in a repository
Closed 4 · 17%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

9 of 24 papers name a funder

University of Ghana6
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences5
School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University5
Vanderbilt University5
Vanderbilt University Medical Center5
National Center for Research Resources4
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation3
Fogarty International Center1

American Journal of Hematology3

201833 citationsOpen access · Bronze

Singleton preterm births in Korle bu teaching hospital, Accra, Ghana – origins and outcomes

Ghana Medical Journal3

201028 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Maternal mortality at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana: A five-year review.

PubMed3

202124 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green