Samuel Dapaa

University of Ghana

Also at Ministry of Food and Agriculturefrom their recent papers

Ghana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, since 2022per ORCID
St. Theresa Catholic Hospital, since 2019per ORCID

Publishing since 2020, latest 2026

Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases
General Health Professions
Agronomy and Crop Science
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Publications: 202020–2026
Citations: 27to those papers
h-index: 3i10-index 0
Field-weighted impact: 0.691.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 5%1 of 20 scored papers
Open access: 100%20 papers free to read

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

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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Ghana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programmesince 2022
LaboratorySt. Theresa Catholic Hospitalsince 2019
Laboratory Manager, LaboratoryMathias Catholic Hospital2010–2018

Education

Master of Philosophy in Applied Epidemiology and Disease Control, EpidemiologyUniversity of Ghana2015–2017
Bachelor of Science in Laboratory Technology, Laboratory TechnologyUniversity of Cape Coast2004–2008

Publications

20 in all

Evaluation of the community-led total sanitation in Bongo District, Ghana, 2024
2026Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public HealthJournalOpen access1 citation10.37432/jieph-d-25-00293
Late submission of OPD monthly reports for DHIMS2 entry from Azimbe Hospital in Binduri District, Upper East Region, Ghana, 2025
2026

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health945%

Infectious Diseases630%

General Health Professions420%

Agronomy and Crop Science315%

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health315%

Animal Science and Zoology210%

Health Information Management210%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Zoonotic diseases and public health7
Virology and Viral Diseases5
Data-Driven Disease Surveillance3
Global Maternal and Child Health3
Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology2
Child Nutrition and Water Access2
Immune responses and vaccinations2
Livestock and Poultry Management2
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy2
Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research2
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health1
Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

15% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States2
Uganda1
Sierra Leone1
Germany1
Congo1
Nigeria1
Guatemala1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ghana Health ServiceGH14 papers
Ministry of Food and AgricultureGH4 papers
Food and Drugs AuthorityGH3 papers
Tamale Teaching HospitalGH3 papers
African Field Epidemiology NetworkNG2 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH2 papers
Departamento de EpidemiologíaGT1 paper
Harborview Injury Prevention and Research CenterUS1 paper
Harborview Medical CenterUS1 paper
Heidelberg Institute of Global HealthDE1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health14
Discover Environment1
Frontiers in Tropical Diseases1
Injury Prevention1
International Journal of Infectious Diseases1
Journal of International Development Cooperation1
PLoS ONE1

How it can be read

100% free to read

Diamond 15 · 75%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 20%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 5%Open in a subscription journal

Who funds it

4 of 20 papers name a funder

Korea International Cooperation Agency2
UNICEF2
United States Agency for International Development

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being5
1No poverty2
2Zero hunger2
17Partnerships for the goals2
6Clean water and sanitation1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Awareness of HIV Status and Barriers to Accessing Testing Services among the Youth in Asutifi North District, Ghana, 2020
Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
20247 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Evaluation of the environmental polio surveillance system—Northern Region, Ghana, 2021
PLoS ONE6
20246 citationsOpen access · Gold
Against the clock: Effect of late detection of a mumps outbreak in the Western North Region of Ghana, 2022
Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
20253 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Evaluation of pneumonia in children under five surveillance system, Savelugu-Nanton Municipality, Northern Region, Ghana, 2019
International Journal of Infectious Diseases3
20203 citationsOpen access · Gold
Determinants of motorcycle-related head injuries among children and youth: an unmatched case–control study in northern Ghana
Injury Prevention
20252 citationsOpen access · Hybrid

Honours, memberships and service

Ghana Epidemiological Societysince 2025
Field Epidemiology Alumni Network of Ghanasince 2016
Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientistsince 2010

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health

Scabies case investigation in Binduri District, Ghana, 2025

2026Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.37432/jieph-confpro7-0017

Assessing measles program implementation in Chereponi District, Ghana, 2025

2026Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.37432/jieph-confpro7-0021

Investigation of avian influenza outbreak in birds at the Akatsi South Municipality, Ghana, 2025

2026Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.37432/jieph-confpro7-0035

Nutritional status of children under five years of age in the Western North Region, Ghana, 2023

2026Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.37432/jieph-d-24-02053

Performance gaps in zoonotic disease surveillance: An evaluation of the contagious pustular dermatitis system in West Mamprusi, Ghana, 2024

2026Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.37432/jieph-d-26-00054

Data quality audit report of the Veterinary Services Department, Tempane District, March- December 2024

2026Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.37432/jieph-confpro7-0016

Determinants of home delivery practices among women in Asutifi North District, Ghana, 2020

2025Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public HealthJournalOpen access1 citation10.37432/jieph-d-24-02052

Against the clock: Effect of late detection of a mumps outbreak in the Western North Region of Ghana, 2022

2025Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public HealthJournalOpen access3 citations10.37432/jieph-d-24-02036

Agence Française de Développement1

Austrian Development Agency1

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung1