Kenneth Tachi

University of Ghana

Also at Korle Bu Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

Hepatology
Epidemiology
Surgery
Infectious Diseases
Molecular Biology
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Publications: 332012–2026
Citations: 278to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 8
Field-weighted impact: 1.451.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 9%3 of 32 scored papers
Open access: 94%31 papers free to read

4 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

33 in all

Interplay between MASLD, obesity and type 2 diabetes: epidemiology, shared pathways and clinical implications
2026BMJ Open GastroenterologyJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.1136/bmjgast-2026-002294
Prevalence and biomarker profiles of HBV/HDV coinfection and occult HBV infection among patients attending Bimbilla Hospital, Northern Ghana

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Hepatology2061%
Epidemiology1855%
Surgery824%
Infectious Diseases721%
Molecular Biology515%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine515%
Oncology412%
Rheumatology412%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine39%
Genetics26%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Hepatitis B Virus Studies10
Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment10
Liver Disease and Transplantation8
Hepatitis C virus research6
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis6
GDF15 and Related Biomarkers4
Mitochondrial Function and Pathology4
Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders3
Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology3
HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment3
Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes3
Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

55% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States8
Kazakhstan3
Japan2
Egypt2
Germany2
Italy2
Cambodia2
Uganda1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH21 papers
Boston UniversityUS5 papers
Yale UniversityUS5 papers
University of Rochester MedicineUS3 papers
University of RochesterUS3 papers
University of Florida HealthUS3 papers
Nazarbayev UniversityKZ3 papers
University of FloridaUS3 papers
North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health SystemUS3 papers
University of Colorado AnschutzUS3 papers

Where they publish

Ghana Medical Journal8
Figshare5
Clinical Endoscopy2
Pan African Medical Journal2
The Lancet Global Health2
AIDS1
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being23
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1
8Decent work and economic growth1

Most cited

Liver cirrhosis in sub-Saharan Africa: neglected, yet important
The Lancet Global Health
201858 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Alcohol consumption and fruits and vegetable intake among older adults in Ghana: a cross-sectional survey based on WHO-SAGE Wave 2 data
BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health3
202037 citationsOpen access · Gold
Oesophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis attending a major tertiary hospital in Ghana

BMC Infectious Diseases

A Review of Helicobacter pylori Diagnostics in Africa

2023Journal of Clinical GastroenterologyJournalCorresponding2 citations10.1097/mcg.0000000000001920

Aetiology of Obstructive Jaundice in Ghana: A Retrospective Analysis in a Tertiary Hospital

2020Journal of West African College of SurgeonsJournalOpen access9 citations10.4103/jwas.jwas_46_21

Liver cirrhosis in sub-Saharan Africa: neglected, yet important

2018The Lancet Global HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author58 citations10.1016/s2214-109x(18)30344-9

Hepatitis C virus infection in Ghana: time for action is now

2018Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.4314/gmj.v52i1.1

BMC Gastroenterology1

How it can be read

94% free to read

Diamond 8 · 24%Free to read and to publish
Gold 14 · 42%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 9%Open in a subscription journal
Green 6 · 18%A copy in a repository
Closed 2 · 6%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

9 of 33 papers name a funder

University of Ghana6
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases3
National Institutes of Health3
Fogarty International Center1
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana1
University of Florida1
Yale University1

Pan African Medical Journal3

201827 citationsOpen access · Gold

Appropriateness and diagnostic yield of referrals for oesophagogastroduodenoscopy at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.

PubMed3

201215 citations

Hepatocellular carcinoma in Ghana: a retrospective analysis of a tertiary hospital data

Pan African Medical Journal3

202014 citationsOpen access · Gold