Frank Ekow Atta Hayford

University of Ghana

Senior Lecturer/ Dietician, University of Ghana, since 2013per ORCID

Publishing since 2015, latest 2026

Nutrition and Dietetics
Physiology
Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Surgery

Publications: 242015–2026
Citations: 346to those papers
h-index: 10i10-index 11
Field-weighted impact: 0.911.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 8%2 of 24 scored papers
Open access: 92%22 papers free to read

2 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

Citations received each year

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Lecturer/ Dietician, DieteticsUniversity of Ghanasince 2013

On their papers

Publications

24 in all

Dietary Pattern and Body Composition of Professional Football Players in Ghana
2026African Journal of Sports and Physical SciencesJournalOpen access0 citations10.62154/ajsps.2025.06.01012
Perspectives of caregivers of children with disabilities on inclusive education implementation in the Shai-Osudoku district of Ghana
2026

feahayford220580@gmail.comPublic on their ORCID record

feahayford@ug.edu.ghPublic on their ORCID record

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Nutrition and Dietetics833%
Physiology729%
Epidemiology625%
Infectious Diseases417%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health417%
Surgery417%
Food Science313%
General Health Professions313%
Plant Science313%
Cell Biology28%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology4
Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies3
Body Composition Measurement Techniques2
Child Nutrition and Water Access2
Diet and metabolism studies2
HIV-related health complications and treatments2
Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects2
Iron Metabolism and Disorders2
Muscle metabolism and nutrition2
Nutritional Studies and Diet2
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment2
Trace Elements in Health2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

79% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

South Africa14
New Zealand2
China2
Malaysia2
Switzerland2
Germany2
United Kingdom2
Netherlands1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

North-West UniversityZA12 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH9 papers
Stellenbosch UniversityZA6 papers
University of Cape TownZA5 papers
South African Medical Research CouncilZA5 papers
Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular MedicineZA5 papers
Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in AfricaZA5 papers
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and BiotechnologyZA5 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH5 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH4 papers

Where they publish

African Journal of Sports and Physical Sciences2
Frontiers in Immunology2
Frontiers in Nutrition2
African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development1
African Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics1
Asian Journal of Medical Sciences1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being9
2Zero hunger5
4Quality education1

Most cited

Goji Berries as a Potential Natural Antioxidant Medicine: An Insight into Their Molecular Mechanisms of Action
Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
2019152 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Phytochemical Properties and Nutrigenomic Implications of Yacon as a Potential Source of Prebiotic: Current Evidence and Future Directions
Foods2
201844 citationsOpen access · Gold
Omega-3 Fatty Acid and Iron Supplementation Alone, but Not in Combination, Lower Inflammation and Anemia of Infection in Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Infected Mice

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Every institution they have given on a paper.

International journal of child care and education policy/International journal of child care and education

Hydration Knowledge and Fluid Replacement Strategies among Athletic Coaches in Ghana

2025African Journal of Sports and Physical SciencesJournalOpen access0 citations10.62154/ajsps.2025.04.01011

Beneficial effect of long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on tuberculosis in mice

2021Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty AcidsJournalOpen access11 citations10.1016/j.plefa.2021.102304

Proximate composition and serving sizes of selected composite Ghanaian soups

2020African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and DevelopmentJournalOpen access2 citations10.18697/ajfand.91.18055

Quality of Life of Overweight and Obese Patients

2015Asian Journal of Medical SciencesJournalOpen access0 citations10.19026/ajms.7.5172

British Journal Of Nutrition

Clinical Nutrition ESPEN1

How it can be read

92% free to read

Diamond 3 · 13%Free to read and to publish
Gold 13 · 54%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 6 · 25%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 2 · 8%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

8 of 24 papers name a funder

Wellcome Trust6
North-West University5
Nutricia Research Foundation5
South African Medical Research Council4
Fondation Rideau Hall1
Francis Crick Institute1
International Development Research Centre1
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1

202027 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold