J. Doherty

University of Ghana

Publishing since 1992, latest 2018

General Health Professions
Economics and Econometrics
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Emergency Medical Services
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Finance

In their own words

Health Policy
Health Systems
Health Financing
Southern Africa
Conservation Biology
Raptor Research
Wetland Rehabilitation
Water Hyacinth

Publications: 201992–2018
Citations: 486to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 15
Field-weighted impact: 3.491.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 60%12 of 20 scored papers
Open access: 60%12 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

20 in all

Does expanding fiscal space lead to improved funding of the health sector in developing countries?: lessons from Kenya, Lagos State (Nigeria) and South Africa
2018Global Health ActionJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding29 citations10.1080/16549716.2018.1461338
Achievements and challenges in developing health leadership in South Africa: the experience of the Oliver Tambo Fellowship Programme 2008–2014

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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

General Health Professions1260%
Economics and Econometrics735%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health735%
Emergency Medical Services630%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health525%
Finance420%
Emergency Medicine15%
Gender Studies15%
Infectious Diseases15%
Management Science and Operations Research15%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health7
Global Health Workforce Issues6
Primary Care and Health Outcomes6
Global Health and Surgery4
Healthcare Policy and Management4
Healthcare Systems and Reforms4
Global Health Care Issues3
Interprofessional Education and Collaboration3
Health and Medical Research Impacts2
Health Policy Implementation Science2
Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life2
HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

35% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

South Africa20
United Kingdom4
Thailand2
United States2
Australia1
India1
Kenya1
Nigeria1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of the WitwatersrandZA20 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB3 papers
Ministry of Public HealthTH2 papers
Johns Hopkins UniversityUS2 papers
University of Cape TownZA2 papers
Wellcome TrustGB1 paper
Medical Research CouncilGB1 paper
Anusandhan TrustIN1 paper
Monash UniversityAU1 paper
Kenya Medical Research InstituteKE1 paper

Where they publish

Health Policy and Planning5
PubMed4
Global Health Action3
South African Medical Journal3
Health Research Policy and Systems2
Evaluation and Program Planning1
Journal of Public Health Policy

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

17Partnerships for the goals7
16Peace, justice and strong institutions2
1No poverty1
5Gender equality1
8Decent work and economic growth1
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

Developing health systems research capacities through north-south partnership: An evaluation of collaboration with South Africa and Thailand
Health Research Policy and Systems17
200876 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Influencing policy change: the experience of health think tanks in low- and middle-income countries
Health Policy and Planning17
201174 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

2017Health Policy and PlanningJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding44 citations10.1093/heapol/czx155

Regulating the for-profit private health sector: lessons from East and Southern Africa

2015Health Policy and PlanningJournalFirst authorCorresponding30 citations10.1093/heapol/czu111

Will clinical associates be effective for South Africa?

2012South African Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author24 citations10.7196/samj.5960

Cost-effectiveness analysis for priority-setting in South Africa - what are the possibilities?

2010South African Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding12 citations10.7196/samj.4440

Health expenditure and finance: who gets what?

1999PubMedJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations

Evaluation of rural ambulance services.

1998PubMedJournalFirst author6 citations

From conflict to cohesion: Involving stakeholders in policy research

1995Evaluation and Program PlanningJournalFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.1016/0149-7189(95)00027-5

Rural and Remote Health1

How it can be read

60% free to read

Diamond 1 · 5%Free to read and to publish
Gold 8 · 40%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 10%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 8 · 40%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

7 of 20 papers name a funder

Rockefeller Foundation3
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation2
Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research1
Atlantic Philanthropies1
Department for International Development1
Department for International Development, UK Government1
Medical Research Council1
Memorial University of Newfoundland1

Developing a new mid-level health worker: lessons from South Africa's experience with clinical associates

Global Health Action

201334 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Strengthening expertise for health technology assessment and priority-setting in Africa

Global Health Action17

201731 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold