Fidelia Ohemeng

University of Ghana

Associate Professor, University of Ghana, since 2005per ORCID

Publishing since 2009, latest 2026

Infectious Diseases
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
General Health Professions
Demography
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

In their own words

Sociology of Health
environment
Gender
Ghana

Publications: 232009–2026
Citations: 253to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 9
Field-weighted impact: 1.851.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 13%3 of 23 scored papers
Open access: 61%14 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Associate Professor, SociologyUniversity of Ghanasince 2005

Education

PhD, SociologyUniversity of Ghana2007–2012

Publications

23 in all

Public Health Risk, Consumer Behaviour, and Gendered Livelihoods: Wild Meat Trade Dynamics in Ghana During and After COVID-19
2026Human EcologyBook chapterOpen access0 citations10.1007/s10745-026-00728-8
Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence in Ghana During the COVID-19 Pandemic
2025SAGE Open

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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 Diseases1252%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1148%
General Health Professions522%
Demography313%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics313%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health313%
Sociology and Political Science313%
Clinical Psychology29%
Economics and Econometrics29%
Health29%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Zoonotic diseases and public health9
Viral Infections and Vectors8
Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research5
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health3
Bat Biology and Ecology Studies3
Global Maternal and Child Health3
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions2
Homelessness and Social Issues2
Anthropological Studies and Insights1
Child Nutrition and Water Access1
Climate Change and Health Impacts1
Climate Change Communication and Perception1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

30% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States3
United Kingdom3
Uganda1
Canada1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Centre for African WetlandsGH6 papers
Institute of Development StudiesGB3 papers
University of SussexGB3 papers
Gates VenturesUS1 paper
Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyUS1 paper
University of South FloridaUS1 paper
New York UniversityUS1 paper
Memorial University of NewfoundlandCA1 paper
Makerere UniversityUG1 paper
Koforidua Technical UniversityGH1 paper

Where they publish

PLoS ONE3
Anthrozoös1
Disaster Prevention and Management An International Journal1
Frontiers in Public Health1
Ghana Journal of Linguistics1
Ghana Studies1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being6
5Gender equality3
15Life on land2
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1
8Decent work and economic growth1
13Climate action1

Most cited

Climate change knowledge, attitude and perception of undergraduate students in Ghana
PLOS Climate13
202358 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Female labour force participation: evidence from Ghana
International Journal of Social Economics5
201740 citations
Socio-cultural Determinants of Human–Bat Interactions in Rural Ghana

Social Activities and Subjective Well-Being of OlderAdults in Ghana

2019Journal of Population AgeingJournalFirst authorCorresponding17 citations10.1007/s12062-019-09251-9

Female labour force participation: evidence from Ghana

2017International Journal of Social EconomicsJournal40 citations10.1108/ijse-06-2015-0159

Socio-cultural Determinants of Human–Bat Interactions in Rural Ghana

2017AnthrozoösJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding24 citations10.1080/08927936.2017.1310984

Living with Bats: The Case of Ve Golokuati Township in the Volta Region of Ghana

2017Journal of Environmental and Public HealthJournalOpen access17 citations10.1155/2017/5938934

Understanding framings and perceptions of spillover

2017Disaster Prevention and Management An International JournalJournalOpen access16 citations10.1108/dpm-04-2016-0082

“I Want to Go Gently”

2015OMEGA - Journal of Death and DyingJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1177/0030222815575010

The Meaning of AIDS-Related Deaths in an Urban Town in Ghana

2015Illness Crisis & LossJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1177/1054137315592756

HIV Disclosure in Ghana

2014Ghana StudiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.3368/gs.15-16.1.135

The Meaning of Menopause among Ghanaian-Canadian Women

2009JournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

How it can be read

61% free to read

Diamond 2 · 9%Free to read and to publish
Gold 8 · 35%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 9%Open in a subscription journal
Green 2 · 9%A copy in a repository
Closed 9 · 39%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

10 of 23 papers name a funder

Natural Environment Research Council6
Sight Research UK6
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
Children's Investment Fund Foundation1
Danish International Development Agency1
International Development Research Centre1

201724 citationsOpen access · Green

Expanding access to early medical abortion services in Ghana with telemedicine: findings from a pilot evaluation

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters3

202317 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Social Activities and Subjective Well-Being of OlderAdults in Ghana

Journal of Population Ageing1

201917 citations