Frances Thelma Owusu-Daaku

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Assoc Professor, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, since 1983per ORCID

Publishing since 2004, latest 2023

Family Practice
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Social Psychology

In their own words

Ghana Pharmacy Practice

Publications: 232004–2023
Citations: 778to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 12
Field-weighted impact: 2.871.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 26%6 of 23 scored papers
Open access: 65%15 papers free to read

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

Assoc Professor, Pharmacy PracticeKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciencessince 1983

Education

PhDUniversity of Manchester Pharmacy School1988–1992

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

23 in all

Utilization of telepharmacy in the management of hypertension
2023Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social PharmacyJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.1016/j.rcsop.2023.100381
Evaluation of workplace hypertension preventative and detection service in a Ghanaian University
2023International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

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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

Family Practice939%
Geriatrics and Gerontology939%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine835%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology417%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health417%
Social Psychology417%
General Health Professions313%
Health313%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health313%
Clinical Psychology29%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Medication Adherence and Compliance9
Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes9
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies7
Antibiotic Use and Resistance4
Mental Health Treatment and Access3
Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology3
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health2
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies2
Global Health and Surgery2
Global Maternal and Child Health2
Pharmaceutical studies and practices2
Behavioral Health and Interventions1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

26% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223344Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom5
United States1
Kuwait1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH6 papers
University of LondonGB3 papers
King's College HospitalGB1 paper
Kuwait UniversityKW1 paper
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB1 paper
Robert Gordon UniversityGB1 paper
Touro CollegeUS1 paper
Christian Service University CollegeGH1 paper
Ministry of HealthGH1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice3
Pharmacy Education3
International Journal of Mental Health Systems2
BioPsychoSocial Medicine1
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine1
Clinical Hypertension1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being4
17Partnerships for the goals3
1No poverty2
4Quality education2
2Zero hunger1
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Mental health in hypertension: assessing symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress on anti-hypertensive medication adherence
International Journal of Mental Health Systems3
2014268 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Spiritual and religious beliefs: do they matter in the medication adherence behaviour of hypertensive patients?
BioPsychoSocial Medicine
2013133 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Disposal of leftover and expired medicines by community pharmacies and their clients in Ghana

2022Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular EconomyJournalSenior author9 citations10.1177/0734242x221084060

Global health research partnerships in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

2020Research in Social and Administrative PharmacyJournalOpen accessSenior author57 citations10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.08.015

Pharmacists, Pharmacy Training and Mental Health Care Provision in Ghana

2014Pharmacy EducationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations

Medicines used by pregnant women attending a district hospital in Ghana

2011International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.06.014

The contribution of Ghanaian pharmacists to mental healthcare: current practice and barriers

2010International Journal of Mental Health SystemsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding12 citations10.1186/1752-4458-4-14

Ghanaian Pharmacists’ Perception of People Living With HIV and AIDS (PLWHIV)

2010Journal of Pharmacy PracticeJournalFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1177/0897190009356558

Health-seeking behaviour: perspectives of Ghanaian women in London and Kumasi

2005International Journal of Pharmacy PracticeJournalFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1211/0022357055632

A Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Programme in Ghana

2004Pharmacy EducationJournalOpen access7 citations10.1080/15602210400010257

Europe PMC (PubMed Central)

Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy1

How it can be read

65% free to read

Diamond 4 · 17%Free to read and to publish
Gold 8 · 35%In an open-access journal
Green 3 · 13%A copy in a repository
Closed 8 · 35%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

8 of 23 papers name a funder

African Population and Health Research Center4
International Development Research Centre4
University of Ghana4
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology3
University of Utah1

201497 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Global health research partnerships in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy17

202057 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green