Abdul Rauf Alhassan

Tamale Teaching Hospital

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Epidemiology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
General Health Professions
Emergency Medicine
Infectious Diseases

Publications: 252014–2026
Citations: 162to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 8
Field-weighted impact: 1.341.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 12%3 of 25 scored papers
Open access: 100%25 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

25 in all

Dietary Pattern and Body Composition of Professional Football Players in Ghana
2026African Journal of Sports and Physical SciencesJournalOpen access0 citations10.62154/ajsps.2025.06.01012
High dyslipidemia in people living with HIV in ghana: a cross-sectional analysis of prevalence and associated factors
2025AIDS Research and Therapy

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health832%
Epidemiology624%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health624%
General Health Professions520%
Emergency Medicine416%
Infectious Diseases416%
Obstetrics and Gynecology312%
Demography28%
Microbiology28%
Nutrition and Dietetics28%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health5
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health3
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions3
Child Nutrition and Water Access2
Family Dynamics and Relationships2
HIV-related health complications and treatments2
Malaria Research and Control2
Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions2
Nutritional Studies and Diet2
Trauma and Emergency Care Studies2
Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects1
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

0% of their papers have a co-author abroad

Most frequent partner countries

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Cape CoastGH7 papers
University for Development StudiesGH6 papers
Ghana Education ServiceGH4 papers
Nurses' Training College, HoGH4 papers
University of GhanaGH3 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH1 paper
Ghana Health ServiceGH1 paper
Ministry of HealthGH1 paper
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH1 paper
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH1 paper

Where they publish

BioMed Research International3
Clinical Research and Clinical Trials3
F1000Research2
PLoS ONE2
African Journal of Sports and Physical Sciences1
AIDS Research and Therapy1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being11
1No poverty7
2Zero hunger3
5Gender equality1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Short birth interval in Ghana: Maternal socioeconomic predictors and child survival
Population Medicine2
202222 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Early Sexual Debut among Ghanaian Women: Correlates and Psychological Effect
BioMed Research International13
202121 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

Epidemiology of Polytrauma at a Teaching Hospital in Northern Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study

2024International Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen access5 citations10.1155/2024/4131822

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Adolescent (15–19 Years) Childbearing in Ghana

2024BioMed Research InternationalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1155/2024/3237882

Pediatric otorhinolaryngology surgeries for foreign bodies: A retrospective observational study in Tamale Teaching Hospital

2023World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1002/wjo2.130

Short birth interval in Ghana: Maternal socioeconomic predictors and child survival

2022Population MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding22 citations10.18332/popmed/145914

Maternal Age and Stage of Pregnancy as Determinants of UTI in Pregnancy: A Case of Tamale, Ghana

2022Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and GynecologyJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding18 citations10.1155/2022/3616028

Determinants of under-five anaemia in the high prevalence regions of Ghana

2022F1000ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.12688/f1000research.121657.1

Ghanaian men and happiness: socioeconomic predictors

2022HeliyonJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09072

Early Sexual Debut among Ghanaian Women: Correlates and Psychological Effect

2021BioMed Research InternationalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding21 citations10.1155/2021/5838510

Female Genital Mutilation in Ghana: Prevalence and Socioeconomic Predictors

2021BioMed Research InternationalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding12 citations10.1155/2021/6675579

Pregnant Women and Malaria Preventive Measures: A Case of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana

2021Journal of Tropical MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.1155/2021/6150172

Surgical Healthcare Workers Knowledge and Attitude on Infection Prevention and Control: A Case of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana

2021Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical MicrobiologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1155/2021/6619768

Hepatitis B Knowledge, Attitude and Vaccination Status among Nurses of Tamale Central Hospital, Ghana

2021Clinical Research and Clinical TrialsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.31579/2693-4779/035

Sociodemographic Correlates of Alcohol Abuse in Kassena-Nankana Municipality, Ghana

2020Journal of AddictionJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding12 citations10.1155/2020/4375420

Putative Risk Factors among Ghanaian Women Presenting with Leiomyoma

2014Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.9734/bjmmr/2014/11823

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

How it can be read

100% free to read

Diamond 7 · 28%Free to read and to publish
Gold 11 · 44%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 7 · 28%Open in a subscription journal

Who funds it

1 of 25 papers name a funder

Korea International Cooperation Agency1
United Nations Development Programme1
United States Agency for International Development1
World Bank Group1

Maternal Age and Stage of Pregnancy as Determinants of UTI in Pregnancy: A Case of Tamale, Ghana

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology3

202218 citationsOpen access · Hybrid

Surgical Healthcare Workers Knowledge and Attitude on Infection Prevention and Control: A Case of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

202116 citationsOpen access · Gold