Fidelia A. A. Dake

University of Ghana

Associate Professor, University of Ghanaper ORCID

Publishing since 2010, latest 2026

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Nutrition and Dietetics
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
General Health Professions
Health Information Management
Demography

In their own words

Nutrition
Population Health
Public Health
Obesity

Publications: 282010–2026
Citations: 576to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 12
Field-weighted impact: 2.471.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 46%13 of 28 scored papers
Open access: 79%22 papers free to read

2 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

Associate Professor, Regional Institute for Population StudiesUniversity of Ghana

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

28 in all

Sex and Disability in Ghana: Sexual Partnerships and Coital Frequency Among Persons with Disabilities
2026Sexuality & CultureJournalCorresponding1 citation10.1007/s12119-025-10516-z
NutriShed: a novel methodological framework for nutrition security planning in urban communities
2026Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

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Citations received each year

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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

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1139%
Nutrition and Dietetics829%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health829%
General Health Professions725%
Health Information Management621%
Demography414%
Gender Studies414%
Safety Research414%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism311%
Epidemiology311%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health10
Child Nutrition and Water Access8
Global Health and Epidemiology6
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet6
Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences4
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins3
Family Dynamics and Relationships3
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations3
Healthcare Systems and Reforms3
Urban Transport and Accessibility3
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences2
Disability Rights and Representation2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

36% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Nigeria3
United Kingdom3
Benin3
United States2
Peru1
India1
Brazil1
Switzerland1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Université de ParakouBJ3 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH2 papers
Federal University of TechnologyNG2 papers
Université d'Abomey-CalaviBJ2 papers
Indian Institute of Technology DelhiIN1 paper
MRC Epidemiology UnitGB1 paper
National University of San MarcosPE1 paper
Swiss Tropical and Public Health InstituteCH1 paper
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)BR1 paper
University of BaselCH1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal for Equity in Health2
PLoS ONE2
Public Health Nutrition2
BMC International Health and Human Rights1
BMC Obesity1
BMJ Open1
China Population and Development Studies

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty7
2Zero hunger3
3Good health and well-being3
5Gender equality2
4Quality education1

Most cited

Profiling household double and triple burden of malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: prevalence and influencing household factors
Public Health Nutrition2
202194 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Sociodemographic correlates of obesity among Ghanaian women
Public Health Nutrition1
201070 citationsOpen access · Bronze

Malnutrition among men in Ghana: socio-demographic factors and rural-urban differences

2026Journal of Health Population and NutritionJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1186/s41043-026-01325-7

Population Health and Nutrition in Ghana

2025Book chapterFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1007/978-3-032-00582-3_12

Co-Wives and Co-Siblings: Does the Rank of Wives Matter in Fertility among Women in Ghana?

2024Journal of African Population StudiesJournalSenior authorCorresponding5 citations10.59147/gvracqd6

Physical Activity Behaviour and Comparison of GPAQ and Travel Diary Transport-Related Physical Activity in Accra, Ghana

2022International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.3390/ijerph19127346

Spatial Variations in Fertility Desire in West Africa

2021Spatial DemographyJournalCorresponding4 citations10.1007/s40980-021-00088-5

Examining equity in health insurance coverage: an analysis of Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme

2018International Journal for Equity in HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding56 citations10.1186/s12939-018-0793-1

Cash Transfers, Early Marriage, and Fertility in Malawi and Zambia

2018Studies in Family PlanningJournalOpen accessFirst author42 citations10.1111/sifp.12073

Registered or unregistered? Levels and differentials in registration and certification of births in Ghana

2018BMC International Health and Human RightsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding30 citations10.1186/s12914-018-0163-5

The Local Food Environment and Body Mass Index among the Urban Poor in Accra, Ghana

2016Journal of Urban HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding66 citations10.1007/s11524-016-0044-y

Obesity among Ghanaian women: past prevalence, future incidence

2013Public HealthJournalFirst authorCorresponding18 citations10.1016/j.puhe.2013.02.012

Where do overweight women in Ghana live? Answers from exploratory spatial data analysis

2012Journal of Public Health in AfricaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.4081/jphia.2012.e12

Healthy lifestyle behaviour among Ghanaian adults in the phase of a health policy change

2011Globalization and HealthJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding58 citations10.1186/1744-8603-7-7

Sociodemographic correlates of obesity among Ghanaian women

2010Public Health NutritionJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding70 citations10.1017/s1368980010002879

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems1

How it can be read

79% free to read

Gold 16 · 57%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 14%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 6 · 21%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

10 of 28 papers name a funder

University of Ghana4
Carnegie Corporation of New York2
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development2
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation2
Alborada Trust1
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation1
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
Department for International Development1

Journal of Urban Health1

201666 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green

Healthy lifestyle behaviour among Ghanaian adults in the phase of a health policy change

Globalization and Health1

201158 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Examining equity in health insurance coverage: an analysis of Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme

International Journal for Equity in Health1

201856 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold