Adelaide Maria Ansah Ofei

University of Ghana

Associate Professor, University of Ghana, since 2022per ORCID

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

General Health Professions
Research and Theory
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Emergency Medical Services
Health Information Management

Publications: 362011–2026
Citations: 717to those papers
h-index: 15i10-index 20
Field-weighted impact: 3.361.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 44%16 of 36 scored papers
Open access: 64%23 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, Research, Education and Administration, School of Nursing and MidwiferyUniversity of Ghanasince 2022

Education

Dr., Public Administration and Health Service ManagementUniversity of Ghana2012–2014

On their papers

Publications

36 in all

Transitioning of Registered General Nurses to Nurse Managers—A Quantitative Study in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana
2026Journal of Nursing ManagementJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1155/jonm/7932252
Challenges of home visit practice and perceived solutions for improvement in Ghanaian context: perspectives of healthcare professional and community informants

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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

General Health Professions1747%
Research and Theory1747%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1028%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management925%
Emergency Medical Services719%
Health Information Management514%
Sociology and Political Science514%
Issues, ethics and legal aspects411%
Clinical Psychology38%
Economics and Econometrics38%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Nursing education and management17
Global Maternal and Child Health10
Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior7
Global Health Workforce Issues5
Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout4
Healthcare Quality and Management4
Healthcare Policy and Management3
Interprofessional Education and Collaboration3
Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership3
Workplace Violence and Bullying3
Child Nutrition and Water Access2
Competency Development and Evaluation2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

25% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States3
United Kingdom3
Australia1
Canada1
Zimbabwe1
Congo1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ghana Health ServiceGH8 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH5 papers
University of YorkGB3 papers
Barnes-Jewish CollegeUS3 papers
Nurses' Training College, HoGH3 papers
Ghana College of Physicians and SurgeonsGH3 papers
Hull York Medical SchoolGB2 papers
Washington University in St. LouisUS2 papers
University of Cape CoastGH2 papers
University of Technology SydneyAU1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences4
Journal of Nursing Management4
Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery2
BMJ Open2
Frontiers in Public Health2
Journal of Health Organization and Management2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

8Decent work and economic growth5
1No poverty4
3Good health and well-being2
11Sustainable cities and communities2
17Partnerships for the goals2
4Quality education1
5Gender equality1
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Most cited

Leadership Styles of Nurse Managers and Turnover Intention
Hospital Topics
202080 citationsWorld top 10%
Toxic leadership behaviour of nurse managers and turnover intentions: the mediating role of job satisfaction
BMC Nursing8
202377 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Leadership styles in nursing management: implications for staff outcomes

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Health Research Policy and Systems

Entrepreneurial Instincts of Nurses and Midwives in Ghana

2025Nursing OpenJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.1002/nop2.70246

Perceived organizational politics: Implications for nurses’ stress and job satisfaction

2024International Journal of Africa Nursing SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding10 citations10.1016/j.ijans.2024.100686

Effects of workplace violence on the quality of care by nurses: A study of the Volta Region of Ghana

2022International Journal of Africa Nursing SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author25 citations10.1016/j.ijans.2022.100421

Nurse managers leadership styles and intention to stay among nurses at the unit in Ghana

2022The International Journal of Health Planning and ManagementJournalFirst author22 citations10.1002/hpm.3433

Strategic Leadership in Nursing

2022IntechOpen eBooksBook chapterOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.5772/intechopen.104512

Staffing the unit with nurses: the role of nurse managers

2021Journal of Health Organization and ManagementJournalFirst author20 citations10.1108/jhom-04-2020-0134

Exploring the benefits and challenges of administrative clinical supervision in nursing and midwifery

2021Journal of Nursing Education and PracticeJournalOpen accessSenior author10 citations10.5430/jnep.v12n1p14

Exploring the governance practices of nurse managers in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana

2021Journal of Nursing ManagementJournalOpen accessFirst author7 citations10.1111/jonm.13288

Perception of nurse managers’ care coordination practices among nurses at the unit level

2021International Journal of Care CoordinationJournalFirst author5 citations10.1177/2053434521999978

Exploring the management competencies of nurse managers in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana

2020International Journal of Africa Nursing SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author60 citations10.1016/j.ijans.2020.100248

Financial management skills of nurse managers in the Eastern Region of Ghana

2020International Journal of Africa Nursing SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding26 citations10.1016/j.ijans.2020.100269

Managerial Competencies of Nurse Managers in Ghana

2020Africa Journal of Nursing and MidwiferyJournal23 citations10.25159/2520-5293/6969

Stress and coping strategies among nurse managers

2019Journal of Nursing Education and PracticeJournalOpen accessFirst author26 citations10.5430/jnep.v10n2p39

Leadership styles in nursing management: implications for staff outcomes

2016Journal of Health SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author75 citations10.17532/jhsci.2016.266

Do leadership styles influence productivity?

2016British Journal of Healthcare ManagementJournal12 citations10.12968/bjhc.2016.22.2.83

Nursing documentation of inpatient care in eastern Ghana

2014British Journal of NursingJournalSenior author45 citations10.12968/bjon.2014.23.1.48

Journal of Nursing Education and Practice

How it can be read

64% free to read

Diamond 6 · 17%Free to read and to publish
Gold 13 · 36%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 13 · 36%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

5 of 36 papers name a funder

Medical Research Council3
Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research1
Department of Health and Social Care1
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office1
Medical Research Centre1
Wellcome Trust1
World Health Organization1

Peace, justice and strong institutions

Journal of Health Sciences

201675 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond

Exploring the management competencies of nurse managers in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences

202060 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Nursing documentation of inpatient care in eastern Ghana

British Journal of Nursing17

201445 citationsWorld top 10%