Henry S. Opare‐Addo

Professor, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, since 2014per ORCID

Publishing since 2000, latest 2026

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
General Health Professions
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Rheumatology
Surgery

In their own words

Female pelvic medicine
reconstructive surgery and Female Sexuality

Publications: 302000–2026
Citations: 2,594to those papers
h-index: 13i10-index 16
Field-weighted impact: 1.851.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 16%4 of 25 scored papers
Open access: 68%17 of the 25 whose access is recorded

2 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

Google Scholar shows 2,767 citations, h-index 15 and i10-index 17 (1,682 citations and h-index 11 since 2021), as of October 10, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

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

Professor, Obstetrics and GynaecologyKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2014

Education

MbCHbKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1980–1983

On their papers

Publications

30 in all

Impact of surgical treatment on pelvic floor symptoms and sexual function in Ghanaian women with pelvic organ prolapse: a prospective study
2026Therapeutic Advances in Reproductive HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1177/26334941261426088
Factors influencing women’s satisfaction with well-woman services at the Manhyia Government Hospital, Ghana

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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

Obstetrics and Gynecology1240%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1240%
General Health Professions827%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health517%
Rheumatology517%
Surgery413%
Reproductive Medicine310%
Epidemiology27%
Urology27%
Biomedical Engineering13%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health9
Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions5
Pelvic floor disorders treatments5
Maternal and fetal healthcare4
Ureteral procedures and complications4
Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare3
Reproductive Health and Contraception3
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health2
Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management2
Endometriosis Research and Treatment2
Global Health Care Issues2
Gynecological conditions and treatments2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

24% of their 25 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122334Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States4
United Kingdom3
Ethiopia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH19 papers
University of Cape CoastGH5 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH4 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH4 papers
University of MichiganUS3 papers
West End HospitalGH2 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH2 papers
Michigan MedicineUS1 paper
Sanford HealthUS1 paper
John Radcliffe HospitalGB1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics6
PLoS ONE4
Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research2
Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica1
African Journal of Reproductive Health1
BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being11
1No poverty4
5Gender equality4
4Quality education1
8Decent work and economic growth1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

Most cited

Effect of early tranexamic acid administration on mortality, hysterectomy, and other morbidities in women with post-partum haemorrhage (WOMAN): an international, randomised …
The Lancet
20172,007 citations
Assessment of “fresh” versus “macerated” as accurate markers of time since intrauterine fetal demise in low‐income countries
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics1
2014126 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Maternal mortality in Ghana: a hospital‐based review

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Surgical Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse

2022Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.60014/pmjg.v10i1.253

Knowledge of obstetric fistula among prenatal clinic attendees and midwives in Mfantsiman municipality, Ghana

2020International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournalOpen accessSenior author28 citations10.1002/ijgo.13034

Putative Risk Factors among Ghanaian Women Presenting with Leiomyoma

2014Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.9734/bjmmr/2014/11823

Iron Status and Hematological Profile of Ghanaian Women with Fibroids

2014Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.9734/bjmmr/2015/12682

Maternal mortality in Ghana: a hospital‐based review

2011Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica ScandinavicaJournalOpen access76 citations10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01249.x

Challenges associated with hypertensive disease during pregnancy in low‐income countries

2010International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournalSenior author37 citations10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.01.026

Pregnancy after ureterosigmoidostomy for vesicovaginal fistula

2009International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.02.003

Pelvic organ prolapse in rural Ghana

2008International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournalSenior author64 citations10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.06.014

Obstetric fistula admissions at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana

2007International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournal13 citations10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.06.029

Operative vaginal delivery, forceps delivery and vacuum extraction

2002Comprehensive Obstetrics in the Tropics. 1st ed. Dansoman (Ghana): Dansoman, Asante and Hittscher Printing Press LtdJournalSenior author13 citations

Malaria in pregnancy

2002Comprehensive Obstetrics in the Tropics. Accra: Asante and Hittscher …PublicationFirst author46 citations

Comprehensive Obstetrics in the Tropics. 1st ed. Dansoman (Ghana): Dansoman, Asante and Hittscher Printing Press Ltd1

How it can be read

68% free to read, of the 25 recorded

Diamond 5 · 17%Free to read and to publish
Gold 8 · 27%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 7%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 8 · 27%Behind a paywall
Unknown 5 · 17%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

1 of 30 papers name a funder

Institute for Research on Women and Gender, University of Michigan1
National Institute of Mental Health1
National Institutes of Health1
University of Michigan1

Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica3

201176 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze

Pelvic organ prolapse in rural Ghana

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics5

200864 citations