Frank Edwin

University of Health and Allied Sciences

Publishing since 2008, latest 2026

Epidemiology
Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Publications: 962008–2026
Citations: 1,033to those papers
h-index: 19i10-index 28
Field-weighted impact: 0.871.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 7%7 of 96 scored papers
Open access: 66%63 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

96 in all

Perceptions, Practices and mHealth Readiness for Blood Pressure Self‐Monitoring Among Ghanaian Hypertensive Patients
2026International Journal of HypertensionJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1155/ijhy/5512077
Historical, Cultural, and Structural Barriers for Cardiac Surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons Learned From Angola
2025

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Citations received each year

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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

Epidemiology4850%
Surgery4648%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine3739%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine2728%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1111%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging99%
Biomedical Engineering66%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health66%
Emergency Medicine55%
General Health Professions44%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Congenital Heart Disease Studies44
Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair16
Tracheal and airway disorders12
Coronary Artery Anomalies11
Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches7
Esophageal and GI Pathology7
Global Health and Surgery7
Vascular anomalies and interventions7
Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments6
Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy6
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies6
Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices6

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

33% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2345678Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa25
United States14
Nigeria8
Canada6
Brazil4
India4
Mexico4
Portugal4

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH67 papers
University of GhanaGH22 papers
Netcare Sunninghill HospitalZA20 papers
University of Cape CoastGH6 papers
Boston Children's HospitalUS5 papers
Ho Technical UniversityGH5 papers
Harvard UniversityUS4 papers
Instituto do Coração - HCFMUSPBR4 papers
Children's NationalUS4 papers
Universidade de São PauloBR4 papers

Where they publish

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery24
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery14
Pan African Medical Journal10
PubMed6
Ghana Medical Journal5
BMJ Case Reports4

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being40
1No poverty8
2Zero hunger8
17Partnerships for the goals4
8Decent work and economic growth1
13Climate action1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Cardiac Surgery Capacity in Sub—Saharan Africa: Quo Vadis?
The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon17
2014147 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
The development of cardiac surgery in West Africa - the case of Ghana
Pan African Medical Journal
201169 citationsOpen access · Gold
Controlling sickle cell disease in Ghana ethics and options

World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

A Landscape Analysis of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Services in Africa

2025World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart SurgeryJournalOpen access6 citations10.1177/21501351251316230

Global Access to Comprehensive Care for Paediatric and Congenital Heart Disease

2023CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart DiseaseJournalOpen access44 citations10.1016/j.cjcpc.2023.10.001

Management of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome in Low-Resource Settings and the Ethics of Decision-Making

2022World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart SurgeryJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1177/21501351221103511

Twenty-two Years of Repair of Atrial Septal Defects in Ghana

2022Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen access2 citations10.60014/pmjg.v4i2.149

Treating pediatric and congenital heart disease abroad? Imperatives for local health system development

2021International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart DiseaseJournalOpen accessSenior author27 citations10.1016/j.ijcchd.2021.100082

Pattern of esophageal injuries and surgical management: A retrospective review

2020Nigerian Journal of Clinical PracticeJournalOpen access5 citations10.4103/njcp.njcp_326_19

Complete surgical excision of cor triatriatum sinistrum

2020Health Sciences Investigations JournalJournalOpen access0 citations10.46829/hsijournal.2020.12.1.2.149-150

Surgical leadership in Africa – challenges and opportunities

2019Innovative Surgical SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author15 citations10.1515/iss-2018-0036

Challenges of Caring for Functionally Single Ventricle Patients in Africa

2019World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart SurgeryJournalFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1177/2150135118817769

History of the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery: The First Decade

2018World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart SurgeryJournalOpen access15 citations10.1177/2150135118775962

Status and Challenges of Care in Africa for Adults With Congenital Heart Defects

2017World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart SurgeryJournalFirst authorCorresponding44 citations10.1177/2150135117706340

Concepts for Regional Referral Cardiac Centers in Sub-Saharan Africa

2017The Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeonJournal1 citation10.1055/s-0037-1598814

Conotruncal Heart Defect Repair in Sub-Saharan Africa

2016World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart SurgeryJournalFirst authorCorresponding21 citations10.1177/2150135116648309

Cardiothoracic surgical experience in Ghana

2016Cardiovascular Diagnosis and TherapyJournalOpen accessSenior author18 citations10.21037/cdt.2016.08.03

Hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass without exchange transfusion in sickle-cell patients: a matched-pair analysis

2014Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding22 citations10.1093/icvts/ivu249

Cardiac Surgery Capacity in Sub—Saharan Africa: Quo Vadis?

2014The Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeonJournalOpen access147 citations10.1055/s-0034-1383723

The Paediatric Cardiac Centre for Africa—Proceedings of the March 2012 Symposium

2013World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart SurgeryJournalCorresponding3 citations10.1177/2150135112471353

Divided Left Atrium (Cor Triatriatum) in the Setting of Common Atrium

2012The Annals of Thoracic SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.01.051

Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana

Health Sciences Investigations Journal3

How it can be read

66% free to read

Diamond 15 · 16%Free to read and to publish
Gold 19 · 20%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 17 · 18%Free to read, no open licence
Green 9 · 9%A copy in a repository
Closed 33 · 34%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

7 of 96 papers name a funder

National Institutes of Health2
Brigham and Women's Hospital1
Canadian Institutes of Health Research1
Division of Research Capacity Development1
Economic and Social Research Council1
Medical Research Council1
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering1
University of Ghana1

Pan African Medical Journal3

201146 citationsOpen access · Gold

Global Access to Comprehensive Care for Paediatric and Congenital Heart Disease

CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease

202344 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Status and Challenges of Care in Africa for Adults With Congenital Heart Defects

World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery3

201744 citations