Patience Kanyiri Gaa

University of Ghana

Also at University for Development Studiesfrom their recent papers

Lecturer, University for Development Studies, since 2020per ORCID

Publishing since 2013, latest 2026

Nutrition and Dietetics
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Education
General Health Professions
Health Information Management
Pharmacy

Publications: 202013–2026
Citations: 323to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 12.721.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 40%8 of 20 scored papers
Open access: 90%18 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, DieteticsUniversity for Development Studiessince 2020

On their papers

Publications

20 in all

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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

Nutrition and Dietetics945%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health735%
Education315%
General Health Professions315%
Health Information Management315%
Pharmacy315%
Speech and Hearing315%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis210%
Sociology and Political Science210%
Clinical Psychology15%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Child Nutrition and Water Access9
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet4
Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education3
Innovations in Medical Education3
Obesity and Health Practices3
Problem and Project Based Learning3
Education and Critical Thinking Development2
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations2
Problem Solving Skills Development2
Birth, Development, and Health1
Body Composition Measurement Techniques1
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

15% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom2
United States1
Nigeria1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University for Development StudiesGH20 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH3 papers
University of SouthamptonGB2 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH2 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH2 papers
Loyola University ChicagoUS1 paper
Ladoke Akintola University of TechnologyNG1 paper
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH1 paper
University of Ilorin Teaching HospitalNG1 paper
Tamale Teaching HospitalGH1 paper

Where they publish

Frontiers in Nutrition2
Journal of Nutritional Science2
BMC Public Health1
BMC Research Notes1
Development in Practice1
European Scientific Journal ESJ1
Food and Energy Security

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger9
4Quality education2
17Partnerships for the goals2
3Good health and well-being1
5Gender equality1

Most cited

Knowledge, attitudes and determinants of exclusive breastfeeding practice among Ghanaian rural lactating mothers
International Breastfeeding Journal2
2016164 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Nutrition education intervention improves medical students' dietary habits and their competency and self-efficacy in providing nutrition care: A pre, post and follow-up quasi-experimental study
Frontiers in Nutrition2
202326 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Development in Practice

The home and school environments, physical activity levels, and adiposity indices of school-age children

2019International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS)JournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.11591/ijphs.v8i1.16601

International Breastfeeding Journal1

How it can be read

90% free to read

Diamond 1 · 5%Free to read and to publish
Gold 14 · 70%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 10%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 2 · 10%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

5 of 20 papers name a funder

University of Cambridge2
University of Southampton2
Fogarty International Center1
National Institutes of Health1

OVERWEIGHT, OBESITY AND THINNESS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN (5-14 YEARS) IN TAMALE, NORTHERN GHANA

European Scientific Journal ESJ17

201326 citationsOpen access · Green