Afua A. J. Hesse

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital

Also at University of Ghana, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and University of Ghana Medical Centrefrom their recent papers

Publishing since 1990, latest 2026

Surgery
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Emergency Medicine
Urology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Emergency Medical Services

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 311990–2026
Citations: 673to those papers
h-index: 15i10-index 16
Field-weighted impact: 3.141.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 23%7 of 31 scored papers
Open access: 52%16 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is 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

31 in all

Enemata: The Enigma of Rent Rectums in Children Presenting to the Korle‑Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana: A Case Series
2026African Journal of Paediatric SurgeryJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.67481/ajps.v22i3.1263
Gastroschisis: A multi-centre comparison of management and outcome
2026African Journal of Paediatric Surgery

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Surgery1755%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1032%
Emergency Medicine723%
Urology619%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health516%
Emergency Medical Services413%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging310%
Gastroenterology26%
Infectious Diseases26%
Nutrition and Dietetics26%

Health Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Health and Surgery9
Urological Disorders and Treatments6
Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies5
Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments5
Global Maternal and Child Health5
Trauma and Emergency Care Studies5
Global Health Workforce Issues4
Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery3
Esophageal and GI Pathology3
Foreign Body Medical Cases3
Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders3
Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

58% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States14
United Kingdom7
Nigeria6
Switzerland4
South Africa3
Canada2
Egypt2
Kenya2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH17 papers
Johns Hopkins UniversityUS8 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH7 papers
Columbia UniversityUS5 papers
Johns Hopkins MedicineUS4 papers
World Health OrganizationCH4 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH4 papers
University of Ghana Medical CentreGH4 papers
Johns Hopkins HospitalUS3 papers
University of OxfordGB2 papers

Where they publish

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery10
World Journal of Surgery3
Journal of Surgical Research2
Academic Medicine1
Archives of Surgery1
Human & Experimental Toxicology1
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Open

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being6
17Partnerships for the goals6
2Zero hunger4
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure2
13Climate action2
5Gender equality1
6Clean water and sanitation1

Most cited

Assessment of capacity for surgery, obstetrics and anaesthesia in 17 Ghanaian hospitals using a WHO assessment tool
Tropical Medicine & International Health9
201099 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Validation of the World Health Organization Tool for Situational Analysis to Assess Emergency and Essential Surgical Care at District Hospitals in Ghana
World Journal of Surgery9
201085 citationsWorld top 10%

Anorectal malformation: Audit of management in a major tertiary institution in Ghana

2024Journal of Pediatric Surgery OpenJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.1016/j.yjpso.2024.100116

Anorectal Malformations

2020Book chapterFirst author1 citation10.1007/978-3-030-41724-6_77

Nutrition Support

2020Book chapterSenior author0 citations10.1007/978-3-030-41724-6_6

Hand hygiene practices and resources in a teaching hospital in Ghana

2013The Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournalOpen accessSenior author81 citations10.3855/jidc.2422

Parasitic infestations requiring surgical interventions

2012Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryJournalFirst author38 citations10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2012.01.009

Giant bladder diverticulum: A rare cause of bladder outlet obstruction in children

2012African Journal of Paediatric SurgeryJournalOpen access3 citations10.4103/0189-6725.93323

Gastroschisis: A multi-centre comparison of management and outcome

2012African Journal of Paediatric SurgeryJournalOpen access28 citations10.4103/0189-6725.93296

Pneumatic reduction of intussusception in children at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital: An initial experience

2011African Journal of Paediatric SurgeryJournalOpen accessSenior author20 citations10.4103/0189-6725.86057

The spectrum of anorectal malformations in Africa

2008Pediatric Surgery InternationalJournal44 citations10.1007/s00383-008-2131-y

Inversion appendicectomy

2006Nigerian Postgraduate Medical JournalJournal0 citations10.4103/1117-1936.180549

Paediatric acquired recto vestibular fistula experience in Accra /Ghana

2004African Journal of Paediatric SurgeryJournalFirst author1 citation10.4314/ajps-n.v1i1.32267

Metabolism of Aspirin after Therapeutic and Toxic Doses

1990Human & Experimental ToxicologyJournal32 citations10.1177/096032719000900302

Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal1

How it can be read

52% free to read

Gold 12 · 39%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 10%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 15 · 48%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

8 of 31 papers name a funder

Bloomberg Philanthropies4
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior1
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation1
National Institute for Health and Care Research1
NIH Office of the Director1
University of Ghana1

Open access · Hybrid

Hand hygiene practices and resources in a teaching hospital in Ghana

The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

201381 citationsOpen access · Gold

The Global Paediatric Surgery Network: A Model of Subspecialty Collaboration Within Global Surgery

World Journal of Surgery

201447 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze