Sylvia Agyekum

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Publishing since 2019, latest 2026

Epidemiology
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Ophthalmology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Safety Research

In their own words

Ophthalmology

Publications: 172019–2026
Citations: 141to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 2.641.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 25%2 of 8 scored papers
Open access: 100%8 of the 8 whose access is recorded

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is listed but not counted.

Google Scholar shows 168 citations, h-index 5 and i10-index 2 (167 citations and h-index 5 since 2021), as of October 10, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

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

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

17 in all

Low vision services in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
2026Frontiers in Health ServicesJournalOpen access1 citation10.3389/frhs.2026.1839924
Enhanced school-based vision screening in Kumasi, Ghana: a pilot study to assess feasibility
2026Frontiers in MedicineJournalOpen access

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Subfields

Epidemiology847%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging635%
Ophthalmology424%
Cognitive Neuroscience318%
Safety Research16%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies8
Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies4
Tactile and Sensory Interactions3
Corneal surgery and disorders2
Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research2
Disability Rights and Representation1
Intraocular Surgery and Lenses1
Retinal Diseases and Treatments1
Retinal Imaging and Analysis1
Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

100% of their 8 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223455Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States6
Germany5
China1
Hong Kong SAR1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Munich University of Applied SciencesDE5 papers
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityUS4 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM4 papers
University of UtahUS2 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH2 papers
Joint Shantou International Eye CenterCN1 paper
Nankai UniversityCN1 paper
Chinese University of Hong KongHK1 paper
Shantou UniversityCN1 paper
Tianjin Medical UniversityCN1 paper

Where they publish

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science6
JAMA Network Open2
Frontiers in Health Services1
Frontiers in Medicine1
Frontiers in Ophthalmology1
Frontiers in public health1
Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences1
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes1

How it can be read

100% free to read, of the 8 recorded

Gold 8 · 47%In an open-access journal
Unknown 9 · 53%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

6 of 17 papers name a funder

Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung3
National Institutes of Health2
Research to Prevent Blindness2
Health Resources and Services Administration1
Innovation and Technology Fund

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty1
4Quality education1
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Myopia Progression Interventions in Children
JAMA Network Open
202378 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Cost-effectiveness analysis of myopia management: a systematic review
Frontiers in public health
202351 citations
Artificial intelligence applications in refractive error management: A systematic review and meta-analysis
PLOS Digital Health
20254 citationsOpen access · Gold
Low vision service delivery by optometrists in Ghana
Priv Pact
20194 citations
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Atropine for Treating Myopia Progression in Children
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
20232 citations

Visual Impairment and Pediatric Quality of life in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

2026Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual ScienceJournal0 citations

Visual impairment among children living in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

2026Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual ScienceJournal0 citations

Application of Artificial Intelligence in Refractive Error Management: A Systematic Review

2025Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual ScienceJournal0 citations

Visual impairment in disability schools in the Ashanti region of Ghana

2025Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual ScienceJournal0 citations

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Atropine for Treating Myopia Progression in Children

2023Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual ScienceJournalFirst author2 citations

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1

National Natural Science Foundation of China1

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services1