Joel Yarney

University of Cape Coast

Also at Korle Bu Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Head, Korle Bu Teaching Hospitalper ORCID

Publishing since 2006, latest 2026

Oncology
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Epidemiology
Cancer Research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Publications: 772006–2026
Citations: 1,936to those papers
h-index: 25i10-index 42
Field-weighted impact: 1.621.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 18%14 of 77 scored papers
Open access: 86%66 papers free to read

20 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

Head, Radiotherapy and OncologyKorle Bu Teaching Hospital

Education

School of MedicineUniversity of Ghana

On their papers

Publications

77 in all

Etiology of gene expression‐based subtypes of breast cancer in the Ghana Breast Health Study
2026International Journal of CancerJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/ijc.70332
Knowledge of Human Papillomavirus, Risk Factors and Screening for Cervical Cancer Among Women in Ghana
2025Cancer ControlJournal

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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

Oncology4558%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging2229%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine2127%
Epidemiology1925%
Cancer Research1519%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1013%
Genetics912%
Radiation810%
Molecular Biology79%
Obstetrics and Gynecology79%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Cancer Incidence and Screening32
Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy22
Cervical Cancer and HPV Research16
Breast Cancer Treatment Studies11
Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment10
Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques8
Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research8
BRCA gene mutations in cancer7
Cancer Risks and Factors7
Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments7
Head and Neck Cancer Studies4
Breast Lesions and Carcinomas3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

75% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written23456711Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States37
United Kingdom24
Canada11
New Zealand10
Australia4
Austria4
Cyprus4
Slovenia3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH71 papers
University of GhanaGH46 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH29 papers
National Cancer InstituteUS18 papers
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics17 papers
University of EdinburghGB14 papers
Moffitt Cancer CenterUS13 papers
Edinburgh Cancer ResearchGB13 papers
Loma Linda UniversityUS13 papers
National Institutes of HealthUS12 papers

Where they publish

International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics7
PubMed6
International Journal of Cancer5
JCO Global Oncology4
International Journal of Gynecological Cancer3
Breast Cancer Research2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being43
1No poverty7
17Partnerships for the goals4
4Quality education2
5Gender equality2
7Affordable and clean energy1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
10

Most cited

Breast cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa: opportunities for prevention
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment3
2014233 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, behaviour and breast cancer screening practices in Ghana, West Africa.
PubMed35
2012144 citationsWorld top 10%

University of Cape Coast

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Risk Factors for Cervical Cancer in Ghana

2024Cancer ReportsJournalOpen access5 citations10.1002/cnr2.2124

Palliative Whole Brain Radiotherapy: International State of Practice 2022

2023International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*PhysicsJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.897

Breast Cancer Risk in Women from Ghana Carrying Rare Germline Pathogenic Mutations

2022Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & PreventionJournalOpen access34 citations10.1158/1055-9965.epi-21-1397

Factors Influencing Receipt of Radiation Treatment in Women with Carcinoma of the Cervix in Ghana

2022Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.60014/pmjg.v11i1.279

Evaluating Polygenic Risk Scores for Breast Cancer in Women of African Ancestry

2021JNCI Journal of the National Cancer InstituteJournalOpen access77 citations10.1093/jnci/djab050

Assessment of clinical outcome and health insurance coverage among patients with breast cancer

2020Journal of Public Health in AfricaJournalOpen accessCorresponding8 citations10.4081/jphia.2020.1344

Outcome of Treatment After Locoregional Radiation, Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer

2020International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*PhysicsJournalOpen access1 citation10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.2484

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention2

How it can be read

86% free to read

Diamond 9 · 12%Free to read and to publish
Gold 29 · 38%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 10 · 13%Free to read, no open licence
Green 14 · 18%A copy in a repository
Closed 11 · 14%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

26 of 77 papers name a funder

National Cancer Institute17
National Institutes of Health17
Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary5
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute5
Cancer Research UK3
European Commission3
International Atomic Energy Agency3
Prostate Cancer Foundation3

Reduced inequalities

Open access · Green

Factors contributing to delays in diagnosis of breast cancers in Ghana, West Africa

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

201695 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green

Associations of fecal microbial profiles with breast cancer and nonmalignant breast disease in the Ghana Breast Health Study

International Journal of Cancer3

202184 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green