Winfred Ofosu

Ghana Health Service

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

General Health Professions
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Nutrition and Dietetics
Epidemiology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Safety Research

Publications: 242014–2026
Citations: 369to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 11
Field-weighted impact: 1.711.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 25%6 of 24 scored papers
Open access: 92%22 papers free to read

3 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

24 in all

The trend and distribution of stillbirth in the Eastern Region of Ghana
2026Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.37432/jieph-d-25-00080
Effect of group antenatal care versus individualized antenatal care on birth preparedness and complication readiness: a cluster randomized controlled study among pregnant women in Eastern Region of Ghana

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

General Health Professions833%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health833%
Nutrition and Dietetics729%
Epidemiology417%
Obstetrics and Gynecology417%
Safety Research417%
Infectious Diseases313%
Microbiology313%
Parasitology313%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health313%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health8
Child Nutrition and Water Access7
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations5
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare4
Bacterial Infections and Vaccines3
Parasites and Host Interactions3
Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections3
Global Health and Epidemiology2
Infant Development and Preterm Care2
Iron Metabolism and Disorders2
Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies2
Respiratory viral infections research2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

63% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1234578Home

Most frequent partner countries

Netherlands8
South Africa8
United States7
United Kingdom7
Switzerland4
Kenya2
Uganda1
France1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Navrongo Health Research CentreGH8 papers
Utrecht UniversityNL7 papers
University Medical Center UtrechtNL7 papers
University of the WitwatersrandZA7 papers
University of GhanaGH7 papers
University for Development StudiesGH6 papers
University of SouthamptonGB5 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH5 papers
University of Cape CoastGH5 papers
MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology UnitGB4 papers

Where they publish

PLoS ONE4
Texila international journal of academic research3
Advanced Concepts in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 51
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth1
BMC Public Health1
BMJ Public Health1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being10
2Zero hunger5
1No poverty1
4Quality education1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Cost-effectiveness of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in upper west region of Ghana
Malaria Journal3
201662 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Continued occurrence of serotype 1 pneumococcal meningitis in two regions located in the meningitis belt in Ghana five years after introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
PLoS ONE3
201838 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Community Emergency Transport System for Maternal Care in Northern Ghana

2023Texila international journal of academic researchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.21522/tijar.2014.10.04.art005

Cost of Initial Care for Preterm Infants at Bolgatanga Regional Hospital, Ghana

2023Texila international journal of academic researchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.21522/tijar.2014.10.03.art005

Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Maternal Near Miss Events in the Upper East Region of Ghana

2023Texila international journal of academic researchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.21522/tijar.2014.10.04.art013

Aetiology of Anaemia among Pregnant Women in Northern Ghana

2023Advanced Concepts in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 5Book chapter0 citations10.9734/bpi/acmmr/v5/6418b

European Journal of Public Health

Food Science & Nutrition1

How it can be read

92% free to read

Diamond 5 · 21%Free to read and to publish
Gold 12 · 50%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 13%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 2 · 8%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

10 of 24 papers name a funder

National Institute for Health and Care Research6
Department of Health and Social Care4
Medical Research Council4
Government of the United Kingdom3
University of Southampton2
World Health Organization2
British Heart Foundation1
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1

Meningitis Outbreak Caused by Vaccine-Preventable Bacterial Pathogens — Northern Ghana, 2016

MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report3

201737 citationsOpen access · Bronze