Gloria Akosua Ansa

University of Ghana

Deputy Medical Director, The Bank Hospital, since 2022per ORCID

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

Infectious Diseases
Economics and Econometrics
Epidemiology
Virology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Emergency Medicine

Publications: 222012–2026
Citations: 280to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 9
Field-weighted impact: 1.721.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 23%5 of 22 scored papers
Open access: 82%18 papers free to read

4 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

Deputy Medical Director, MedicalThe Bank Hospitalsince 2022
Medical Doctor, Health Services DirectorateUniversity of Ghana2003–2022
Medical DoctorManna Mission Hospital2001–2003
House Officer, Paediatrics and SurgeryKorle Bu Teaching Hospital2000–2001

Education

PhD, Leeds Institute of Health SciencesUniversity of Leeds2007–2011

Publications

22 in all

JAK-STAT and IL-17 pathway dysregulation underlies persistent immune dysfunction in ART-experienced people living with HIV in Ghana
2026Frontiers in ImmunologyJournalOpen access1 citation10.3389/fimmu.2026.1753475
The urgent need for newer drugs in routine HIV treatment in Africa: the case of Ghana
2025Frontiers in Epidemiology

nana_akosua@yahoo.comPublic on their ORCID record

gloria.ansa@thebankhospital.comPublic on their ORCID record

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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

Infectious Diseases1568%
Economics and Econometrics523%
Epidemiology523%
Virology523%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health418%
Emergency Medicine314%
Molecular Biology314%
General Health Professions29%
Urban Studies29%
Clinical Psychology15%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions10
HIV Research and Treatment5
Global Maternal and Child Health4
HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment4
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology4
HIV-related health complications and treatments3
HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses3
Hepatitis B Virus Studies2
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment2
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health1
Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications1
Bacteriophages and microbial interactions1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

55% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom8
United States4
Hong Kong SAR2
Gambia1
Switzerland1
Germany1
Belgium1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH9 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH5 papers
West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious PathogensGH4 papers
University of Ghana Medical CentreGH4 papers
The Francis Crick InstituteGB3 papers
Washington University in St. LouisUS3 papers
Koforidua Technical UniversityGH3 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH3 papers
University of LeedsGB2 papers
King's College LondonGB2 papers

Where they publish

AIDS Care2
International Health2
Advances in Microbiology1
AIDS Research and Therapy1
AIDS Research and Treatment1
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease1
BMC Public Health

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being10
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1
5Gender equality1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Comparative genomics of Mycobacterium africanum Lineage 5 and Lineage 6 from Ghana suggests distinct ecological niches
Scientific Reports3
201850 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Assessing the impact of TB/HIV services integration on TB treatment outcomes and their relevance in TB/HIV monitoring in Ghana
Infectious Diseases of Poverty3
201242 citationsOpen access · Gold

MBA, Health Services ManagementUniversity of Ghana Business School2001–2004

MB ChB, School of MedicineUniversity of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry1992–1999

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Healthcare Provider Perspectives on HIV Cure Research in Ghana

2023AIDS Research and TreatmentJournalOpen access4 citations10.1155/2023/8158439

Hepatitis B vaccine uptake among healthcare workers in a referral hospital, Accra

2019Pan African Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author36 citations10.11604/pamj.2019.33.96.18042

Pulsed ultraviolet light inactivation of pure cultures of indicator and pathogenic bacteria

2017Desalination and Water TreatmentJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.5004/dwt.2017.21006

Tuberculosis and HIV integration in sub-Saharan Africa

2015Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical DiseaseJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.1016/s2222-1808(15)60927-6

Health System Barriers and Facilitators Influencing TB/HIV Integration in Ghana

2015International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.9734/ijtdh/2015/17293

Informational sources on pharmaceutical medicines and factors affecting medication prescriptions: Perspectives from Ghanaian physicians

2014Journal of Medical Marketing Device Diagnostic and Pharmaceutical MarketingJournalSenior author13 citations10.1177/1745790415577853

Desalination and Water Treatment1

How it can be read

82% free to read

Diamond 5 · 23%Free to read and to publish
Gold 11 · 50%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 4 · 18%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

10 of 22 papers name a funder

European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership3
Wellcome Trust3
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation2
Cancer Research UK2
European Commission2
Fogarty International Center2
Francis Crick Institute2
Ghana National Petroleum Corporation2

202037 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond

Hepatitis B vaccine uptake among healthcare workers in a referral hospital, Accra

Pan African Medical Journal3

201936 citationsOpen access · Gold