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

Junctional ectopic tachycardia following repair of congenital heart defects-experience in multimodal management from a West African Centre.
2012PubMedJournalOpen access2 citations10.11604/pamj.2012.12.18.1300
The Walter Sisulu Paediatric Cardiac Centre for Africa
2012World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Download CV:PDFWord

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

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
Universidade de São PauloBR4 papers
Children's NationalUS4 papers
Instituto do Coração - HCFMUSPBR4 papers
Harvard UniversityUS4 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

The development of cardiac surgery in West Africa - the case of Ghana

2011Pan African Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author69 citations10.4314/pamj.v9i1.71190

Controlling sickle cell disease in Ghana ethics and options

2011Pan African Medical JournalJournalOpen access46 citations10.4314/pamj.v10i0.72223

Outcome of left heart mechanical valve replacement in West African children - A 15-year retrospective study

2011Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding26 citations10.1186/1749-8090-6-57

Permanent complete heart block following surgical correction of congenital heart disease

2011Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding25 citations10.4314/gmj.v44i3.68894

The spectrum of double-outlet right atrium including hearts with three atrioventricular valves

2011European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic SurgeryJournalFirst authorCorresponding22 citations10.1093/ejcts/ezr073

Late Primary Arterial Switch for Transposition of the Great Arteries With Intact Ventricular Septum in an African Population

2011World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart SurgeryJournalFirst authorCorresponding19 citations10.1177/2150135110395335

Prediction of left ventricular assist device implantation after repair of anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery

2011Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.12.004

Hexagonal Six-point Traction Technique for Optimum Surgical Exposure of the Subaortic Region

2011World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart SurgeryJournalFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1177/2150135111400450

Open-heart surgery and coronary artery bypass grafting in Western Africa

2011Pan African Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.4314/pamj.v9i1.71175

Bicuspid aortic valve and acute aortic dissection in the young - is long-term surveillance beneficial?

2011Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1510/icvts.2010.245225a

Impalement injuries of the chest

2010Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author33 citations10.4314/gmj.v43i2.55320

Surgical management of constrictive pericarditis

2010Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen access26 citations10.4314/gmj.v41i4.55290

Congenital Pulmonary Steal in Subclavian Artery Isolation

2010The Annals of Thoracic SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.04.073

Retroesophageal aortic arch — a ‘Forme Fruste’ of interrupted aortic arch

2010European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic SurgeryJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.11.032

Left-sided partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection – should diagnosis lead to surgery?

2010Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryJournalFirst authorCorresponding20 citations10.1510/icvts.2009.231100a

eComment: Right ventricular disruption after cardiac surgery

2010Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1510/icvts.2009.223891c

Aortic arch anomalies - persistent fifth aortic arch remnant

2010Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1510/icvts.2010.246462a

eComment: Pseudoaneurysms of the ascending aorta following cardiac surgery – are they preventable?

2010Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1510/icvts.2009.227900a

eComment: Influence of meteorological conditions on the onset of acute type A aortic dissection

2010Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1510/icvts.2009.219873b

eComment: Spontaneous or effort diaphragmatic rupture

2009Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryJournalFirst author5 citations10.1510/icvts.2009.203075a

eComment: Cardiopulmonary bypass without exchange transfusion in sickle cell disease – An update

2009Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst author5 citations10.1510/icvts.2009.214395a

eComment: Management options of tube thoracostomy-induced pulmonary artery injury

2009Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1510/icvts.2009.209262a

eComment: A practical approach for imaging of diaphragmatic injury

2009Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryJournalFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1510/icvts.2008.198333a

eComment: Acute aortic dissection in children and young adults - the role of sildenafil

2009Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.1510/icvts.2009.205849a

Freedom from thromboembolism despite prolonged inadequate anticoagulation

2009BMJ Case ReportsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1136/bcr.07.2009.2066

Outcome of thrombolysis for massive pulmonary embolism.

2009PubMedJournalOpen access1 citation

eComment: Cor triatriatum and cardiac hemolytic anemia

2009Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.1510/icvts.2008.201293a

eComment: Management of mitral regurgitation associated with anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery

2009Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1510/icvts.2009.208215a

Double superior vena cava complicating transvenous pacemaker implantation: Figure 1

2009BMJ Case ReportsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1136/bcr.05.2009.1849

eComment: Discrete subaortic stenosis following repair of atrioventricular septal defects

2009Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1510/icvts.2008.195180a

Bilateral tension pneumothorax resulting from a bicycle-to-bicycle collision

2009BMJ Case ReportsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1136/bcr.07.2009.2054

Synchronised cardioversion for chronic atrail fibrillation.

2008PubMedJournalOpen access0 citations

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