Nana Ama Frimpomaa Agyapong

Lecturer/Dr., University of Cape Coast, since 2022per ORCID

Publishing since 2017, latest 2026

A committed and hardworking educator and researcher with interest in Public Health research, Nutrition Epidemiology, Nutrition Immunology and Food Environment From ORCID

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Nutrition and Dietetics
Physiology
Clinical Psychology
General Health Professions
Health

In their own words

food environment
obesity
chronic diseases
nutrition and health in marginalized groups

Publications: 262017–2026
Citations: 232to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 1.421.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 14%3 of 22 scored papers
Open access: 95%21 of the 22 whose access is recorded

6 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

Google Scholar shows 427 citations, h-index 10 and i10-index 10 (398 citations and h-index 10 since 2021), as of October 14, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer/Dr., Clinical Nutrition and DieteticsUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2022

Education

PhD, Biochemistry and BiotecnologyKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2017–2021
Mphil. Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Biochemistry and BiotechnologyKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2015–2017
Bachelor of Education(Home Economics, Food and nutrition), VOTECUniversity of Cape Coast2010–2014

Honours, memberships and service

Publications

26 in all

Edible Insect Phobia and Associated Factors Among Women of Reproductive Age in the Central Region of Ghana: A Cross Sectional Study
2026Integrated Health Research JournalJournalOpen access0 citations10.47963/ihrj.v3i1.2033
Targeting childhood malaria: insights from multi-country DHS data in Sub-Saharan Africa
2026BMC Pediatrics

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1350%
Nutrition and Dietetics1038%
Physiology415%
Clinical Psychology28%
General Health Professions28%
Health28%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis28%
Management of Technology and Innovation28%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management28%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine14%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Child Nutrition and Water Access10
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet10
Nutritional Studies and Diet5
Blood donation and transfusion practices2
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology2
Nutrition and Health in Aging2
Body Composition Measurement Techniques1
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences1
Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation1
Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors1
Cognitive Abilities and Testing1
Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

45% of their 22 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

South Africa5
United States3
Australia2
United Kingdom2
Ireland2
Canada1
China1
Japan1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH11 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH5 papers
University of the Western CapeZA5 papers
Trinity College DublinIE2 papers
University of EdinburghGB2 papers
The University of SydneyAU2 papers
Leeds Beckett UniversityGB2 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM2 papers
Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory HealthCN1 paper
Hokkaido UniversityJP1 paper

Where they publish

Integrated Health Research Journal3
Public Health Nutrition3
BMC Nutrition2
BMC Public Health2
Alzheimer s & Dementia1
Asian Food Science Journal1
BMC Pediatrics

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger7
1No poverty3
3Good health and well-being2
5Gender equality1
10Reduced inequalities1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Mapping Obesogenic Food Environments in South Africa and Ghana: Correlations and Contradictions
Sustainability1
201964 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Body Weight, Obesity Perception, and Actions to Achieve Desired Weight among Rural and Urban Ghanaian Adults
Journal of Obesity11
202039 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

How it can be read

95% free to read, of the 22 recorded

Diamond 6 · 23%Free to read and to publish
Gold 13 · 50%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 1 · 4%Behind a paywall
Unknown 4 · 15%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

8 of 26 papers name a funder

International Development Research Centre3
University of the Western Cape3
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2
Alzheimer's Association1
Alzheimer’s Research UK1
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior1
Hokkaido University1
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science1