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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

General Surgeon, University Hospital, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, since 2016per ORCID
Senior Lecturer, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, since 2010per ORCID

Publishing since 2008, latest 2026

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Emergency Medicine
Surgery
Emergency Medical Services
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Rehabilitation

In their own words

Injury
Global Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Cancer
Health Systems Strengthening

Publications: 1502008–2026
Citations: 5,975to those papers
h-index: 27i10-index 66
Field-weighted impact: 5.661.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 21%22 of 104 scored papers
Open access: 77%80 of the 104 whose access is recorded

9 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

Google Scholar shows 6,798 citations, h-index 30 and i10-index 70 (5,788 citations and h-index 25 since 2021), as of October 10, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

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

General SurgeonUniversity Hospital, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2016
Senior Lecturer, Department of SurgeryKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, School of Medicine and Dentistrysince 2010

Education

MPH, Public HealthKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2011–2013
MD, Medical FacultyHacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi1996–2002

On their papers

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Publications

150 in all

SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study
2022AnaesthesiaJournal142 citations10.1111/anae.15563
An Impactful North-South Collaborative for Injury Prevention and Treatment in Ghana and Globally
2022Science and Development JournalJournal1 citation

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Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

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

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health6443%
Emergency Medicine4933%
Surgery2114%
Emergency Medical Services1812%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1711%
Rehabilitation117%
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality117%
Epidemiology107%
Oncology107%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine53%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Health and Surgery44
Trauma and Emergency Care Studies41
Injury Epidemiology and Prevention24
Global Maternal and Child Health17
Traffic and Road Safety11
Global Health Workforce Issues10
Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management8
Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation8
Disaster Response and Management6
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening6
Abdominal Trauma and Injuries5
Emergency and Acute Care Studies5

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

88% of their 104 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written23456812Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States84
South Africa20
United Kingdom12
India8
Canada8
Switzerland5
Côte d’Ivoire4
Norway4

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of WashingtonUS72 papers
Harborview Injury Prevention and Research CenterUS44 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH40 papers
Stellenbosch UniversityZA15 papers
University for Development StudiesGH9 papers
Columbia UniversityUS8 papers
Johns Hopkins UniversityUS8 papers
Imperial College LondonGB6 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH6 papers
University of UtahUS5 papers

Where they publish

World Journal of Surgery25
British journal of surgery6
Injury6
Canadian Journal of Surgery5
African Journal of Emergency Medicine4
Anaesthesia4
Burns

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty20
3Good health and well-being19
17Partnerships for the goals5
5Gender equality2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure2
2Zero hunger1
10Reduced inequalities1
11

Most cited

A Consensus-Based Checklist for Reporting of Survey Studies (CROSS)
Journal of General Internal Medicine
20212,328 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Timing of surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: an international prospective cohort study
Anaesthesia
2021693 citations
Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: a prospective, international, multicentre cohort study
The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Every institution they have given on a paper.

A Consensus-Based Checklist for Reporting of Survey Studies (CROSS)

2021Journal of General Internal MedicineJournalOpen access2,328 citations10.1007/s11606-021-06737-1

Nationwide enumeration of emergency operations performed in Ghana

2021European Journal of Trauma and Emergency SurgeryJournal8 citations

First Aid Practices for Injured Children in Rural Ghana: A Cluster-Random Population-Based Survey

2020Prehospital and Disaster MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding17 citations10.1017/s1049023x20001430

National health insurance and surgical care for injured people, Ghana

2020Bulletin of the World Health OrganizationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding11 citations10.2471/blt.20.255315

A Nationwide Enumeration of Operations Performed for Pediatric Patients in Ghana

2020European Journal of Pediatric SurgeryJournalFirst author3 citations10.1055/s-0040-1705130

National Health Insurance and Surgical Care Outcomes in Injured Patients in Ghana

2020< bound method Organization. get_name_with_acronym of< Organization: World …ReportFirst author0 citations

Benchmarking Global Trauma Care: Defining the Unmet Need for Trauma Surgery in Ghana

2019Journal of Surgical ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding28 citations10.1016/j.jss.2019.10.013

Population-based rates of hernia surgery in Ghana

2019HerniaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding19 citations10.1007/s10029-019-02027-2

Estimating obstetric and gynecologic surgical rate: A benchmark of surgical capacity building in Ghana

2019International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.1002/ijgo.13019

Antibiotics for Groin Hernia Repair According to Evidence-Based Guidelines: Time for Action in Ghana

2019Journal of Surgical ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1016/j.jss.2019.01.040

Nationwide enumeration of emergency operations performed in Ghana

2019European Journal of Trauma and Emergency SurgeryJournalOpen accessCorresponding6 citations10.1007/s00068-019-01276-1

Surgical oncology at a major referral center in Ghana: Burden, staging, and outcomes

2018Journal of Surgical OncologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.1002/jso.25168

Migrants in the trade sector of Ghana: the case of Chinese migrants

2018University of GhanaThesisFirst author4 citations

Differences in Perception of Breast Cancer Among Muslim and Christian Women in Ghana

2017Journal of Global OncologyJournalOpen accessFirst author24 citations10.1200/jgo.2017.009910

Assessment of barriers to essential surgical care in two communities in the upper West Region, Ghana

2017Journal of health care for the poor and underservedJournalFirst author4 citations

Journal of Surgical Research4

How it can be read

77% free to read, of the 104 recorded

Diamond 7 · 5%Free to read and to publish
Gold 22 · 15%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 19 · 13%Free to read, no open licence
Green 28 · 19%A copy in a repository
Closed 24 · 16%Behind a paywall
Unknown 46 · 31%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

73 of 150 papers name a funder

Fogarty International Center61
National Institutes of Health38
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology9
University of Washington7
National Institute for Health and Care Research5
World Health Organization4
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases3
U.S. Department of State3

Sustainable cities and communities

16Peace, justice and strong institutions1