Evelyn Asamoah Ampofo

University of Ghana

Senior Lecturer, University of Ghana, since 2022per ORCID

Publishing since 2015, latest 2026

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Clinical Psychology
General Health Professions
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Epidemiology

In their own words

Narrative inquiry
Midwives
professional identity
knowledge landscape
experience

Publications: 272015–2026
Citations: 105to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 5
Field-weighted impact: 0.631.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 7%2 of 27 scored papers
Open access: 78%21 papers free to read

7 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, Maternal and Child Health, School of Nursing and MidwiferyUniversity of Ghanasince 2022
Senior Lecturer/HoD, Maternal and Child HealthSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Cape Coast2013–2022
Deputy Chief Nursing /Midwifery Tutor, MidwiferyNursing and Midwifery Training School _ Sekondi2008–2013
Senior Health Tutor, MidwiferyNursing and Midwifery Training School. Korle Bu2005–2008

Education

PhD, Faculty of Nursing

Publications

27 in all

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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

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1348%
Clinical Psychology726%
General Health Professions726%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health726%
Obstetrics and Gynecology622%
Epidemiology519%
Psychiatry and Mental health311%
Social Psychology311%
Nutrition and Dietetics27%
Oncology27%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health10
Family Caregiving in Mental Illness5
Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum5
Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions4
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health2
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences2
Cancer survivorship and care2
Cervical Cancer and HPV Research2
Child Nutrition and Water Access2
Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units2
Gestational Diabetes Research and Management2
Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

48% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1234456Home

Most frequent partner countries

Canada7
United States2
Australia2
Norway1
United Kingdom1
Turkey1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Cape CoastGH12 papers
University of AlbertaCA5 papers
Memorial University of NewfoundlandCA2 papers
James Cook UniversityAU2 papers
Cape Coast Teaching HospitalGH2 papers
Takoradi Technical UniversityGH2 papers
Nurses' Training College, HoGH2 papers
OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan UniversityNO1 paper
Purdue University West LafayetteUS1 paper
Dicle UniversityTR1 paper

Where they publish

Midwifery2
Obstetrics and gynecology.2
PLoS ONE2
SAGE Open Nursing2
AIDS Care1
BMC Nursing1
BMC Palliative Care

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

5Gender equality6
2Zero hunger3
3Good health and well-being2
4Quality education2
8Decent work and economic growth2
1No poverty1
10Reduced inequalities1
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Most cited

Challenges encountered by family caregivers of prostate cancer patients in Cape Coast, Ghana: a descriptive phenomenological study
BMC Palliative Care1
202221 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
A narrative inquiry into women’s perception and experience of labour pain: A study in the western region of ghana
International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences5
201514 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

University of Alberta

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Childbirth

2026Directory of Open access Books (OAPEN Foundation)JournalOpen access0 citations

Narrative Inquiry into the Professional Identity-Making of Ghanaian Midwives

2022Journal of Medical Education and Curricular DevelopmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1177/23821205221096097

Nutrition education during pregnancy: Are final year midwifery trainees ready to offer this service?

2017International Journal of Nursing and MidwiferyJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.5897/ijnm2017.0265

A narrative inquiry into women’s perception and experience of labour pain: A study in the western region of ghana

2015International Journal of Africa Nursing SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding14 citations10.1016/j.ijans.2015.10.001

How it can be read

78% free to read

Diamond 4 · 15%Free to read and to publish
Gold 13 · 48%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 11%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 6 · 22%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 27 papers name a funder

Akershus University College of Applied Science1
Direktoratet for Utviklingssamarbeid1
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana1

Living with Schizophrenia: the role of interpersonal relationships

Discover Psychology

202311 citationsOpen access · Gold