Mustapha Immurana

University of Health and Allied Sciences

Publishing since 2015, latest 2026

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

Publications: 692015–2026
Citations: 869to those papers
h-index: 17i10-index 31
Field-weighted impact: 3.191.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 46%32 of 69 scored papers
Open access: 83%57 papers free to read

8 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

Publications

69 in all

Financial inclusion and households’ choice of solid waste disposal in Ghana
2022BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding11 citations10.1186/s12889-022-13512-2
Cigarette Prices and Smoking Experimentation in Sierra Leone: An Exploratory Study
2022Tobacco Use Insights

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Economics and Econometrics2029%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1623%
General Health Professions1420%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1116%
Infectious Diseases1014%
Information Systems913%
Parasitology913%
Health69%
Physiology69%
Safety Research57%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health11
Economic Growth and Development9
Global Health Care Issues9
Parasites and Host Interactions9
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth8
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth7
Malaria Research and Control7
International Business and FDI5
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare5
Smoking Behavior and Cessation5
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy5
COVID-19 epidemiological studies4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

61% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written12345611Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa18
India11
Canada11
Denmark4
United States4
United Kingdom4
Saudi Arabia2
Korea1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

South African Medical Research CouncilZA14 papers
University of the WitwatersrandZA14 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH12 papers
Kumasi Technical UniversityGH11 papers
University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial DevelopmentGH8 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH7 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH7 papers
Memorial University of NewfoundlandCA6 papers
University of GhanaGH6 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH6 papers

Where they publish

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth4
BMC Public Health4
Figshare3
BMJ Open2
Environmental Health Insights2
Health Science Reports2
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being12
1No poverty9
8Decent work and economic growth8
10Reduced inequalities8
17Partnerships for the goals5
5Gender equality4
11Sustainable cities and communities3
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Most cited

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the adult population in Ghana: evidence from a pre-vaccination rollout survey
Tropical Medicine and Health3
202174 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Socioeconomic Determinants of Smoking in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health13
202155 citationsWorld top 10%

Socioeconomic Determinants of Smoking in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2021International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthJournalOpen access55 citations10.3390/ijerph18115665

Financial inclusion and population health in Africa

2021Journal of Sustainable Finance & InvestmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding40 citations10.1080/20430795.2021.1953929

The effects of tobacco taxation and pricing on the prevalence of smoking in Africa

2021Global Health Research and PolicyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding33 citations10.1186/s41256-021-00197-0

An empirical analysis of the effect of tobacco taxation on economic growth in 38 African countries

2021Journal of International DevelopmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1002/jid.3574

Seaport efficiency and the trade balance in Africa

2021Maritime Transport ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author22 citations10.1016/j.martra.2021.100026

High‐skilled emigration and child health in Africa

2021Journal of Public AffairsJournalFirst authorCorresponding17 citations10.1002/pa.2636

How does FDI influence health outcomes in Africa?

2020African Journal of Science Technology Innovation and DevelopmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding51 citations10.1080/20421338.2020.1772952

Does population health influence FDI inflows into Ghana?

2020International Journal of Social EconomicsJournalFirst authorCorresponding22 citations10.1108/ijse-05-2020-0288

The Concurrent Effect of Financial Development and Trade Openness on Private Investment in India

2020South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public FinanceJournalSenior author13 citations10.1177/2277978720906049

A terminal level analysis of service quality at Nigerian seaports

2020Journal of Shipping and TradeJournalOpen access3 citations10.1186/s41072-020-00069-9

Does Financial Development Drive Private Investment in Ghana?

2016EconomiesJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding21 citations10.3390/economies4040027

The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on the performance of the Agricultural Sector in Ghana

2015International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social SciencesJournalOpen access30 citations10.6007/ijarbss/v5-i7/1734

Neglected tropical diseases2

How it can be read

83% free to read

Diamond 1 · 1%Free to read and to publish
Gold 50 · 72%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Green 3 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 12 · 17%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

21 of 69 papers name a funder

South African Medical Research Council4
World Health Organization4
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation2
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention2
Government of Canada2
Government of the United Kingdom2
Grand Challenges Canada2
International Development Research Centre2

Peace, justice and strong institutions

Estimating the healthcare cost of overweight and obesity in South Africa

Global Health Action

202253 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

How does FDI influence health outcomes in Africa?

African Journal of Science Technology Innovation and Development17

202051 citationsWorld top 10%

Financial inclusion and population health in Africa

Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment10

202140 citationsWorld top 10%