Elliot Koranteng Tannor

Also at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologyfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2015, latest 2026

Nephrology
Oncology
General Health Professions
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Finance

In their own words

Nephrology
Internal medicine
Global Health
Health Equity

Publications: 962015–2026
Citations: 1,629to those papers
h-index: 21i10-index 41
Field-weighted impact: 2.061.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 31%26 of 84 scored papers
Open access: 89%75 of the 84 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 2,329 citations, h-index 24 and i10-index 45 (2,027 citations and h-index 24 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

Citations received each year

Career

On their papers

Publications

96 in all

An ISN-DOPPS Survey of the Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Peritoneal Dialysis Services
2022Kidney International ReportsJournalOpen access21 citations10.1016/j.ekir.2022.07.013
Epidemiology and Outcomes of Glomerular Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
2022Seminars in NephrologyJournal

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Nephrology4042%
Oncology1819%
General Health Professions1213%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine1111%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine1010%
Finance1010%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1010%
Economics and Econometrics99%
Infectious Diseases99%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health99%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Dialysis and Renal Disease Management29
Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes22
COVID-19 and healthcare impacts15
Healthcare Systems and Reforms10
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies9
Global Maternal and Child Health9
Healthcare cost, quality, practices9
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies8
Acute Kidney Injury Research5
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology5
Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life5
Sodium Intake and Health5

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

76% of their 84 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written78911162230Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States40
South Africa33
Canada30
India27
United Kingdom22
Nigeria19
Brazil16
Australia13

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH69 papers
University of Cape TownZA24 papers
University of British ColumbiaCA14 papers
George Institute for Global HealthIN14 papers
Imperial College LondonGB14 papers
Brigham and Women's HospitalUS14 papers
Harvard UniversityUS13 papers
University of AlbertaCA12 papers
University of BristolGB11 papers
University of MinnesotaUS10 papers

Where they publish

Kidney International Reports22
African Journal of Nephrology7
Kidney International7
Pan African Medical Journal4
Seminars in Nephrology4
African Journal of Current Medical Research3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being32
1No poverty14
10Reduced inequalities5
17Partnerships for the goals4
5Gender equality2
4Quality education1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
16

Most cited

Rifampicin and clarithromycin (extended release) versus rifampicin and streptomycin for limited Buruli ulcer lesions: a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority phase 3 trial
The Lancet3
2020114 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Inequities in kidney health and kidney care
Nature Reviews Nephrology1
2023113 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze

Every institution they have given on a paper.

COVID-19 and Kidney Disease: Progress in Health Inequity From Low-Income Settings

2022Seminars in NephrologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151318

Kidney Health for All – Bridging the gap to better kidney care in Africa

2022African Journal of NephrologyJournalOpen accessFirst author10 citations10.21804/25-1-5051

The Ghana Renal Registry – a first annual report

2021African Journal of NephrologyJournalOpen access13 citations10.21804/24-1-4545

COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights Global Inequities in Chronic Hemodialysis Care: A DOPPS/ISN Survey

2021Journal of the American Society of NephrologyJournalFirst author2 citations10.1681/asn.20213210s187b

COVID-19 Pandemic: Is Africa Different?

2020Journal of the National Medical AssociationJournalOpen access92 citations10.1016/j.jnma.2020.10.001

Hyponatraemia as a Predictor of Mortality in Medical Admissions in Ghana: A Comparative Study

2020International Journal of NephrologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1155/2020/3145843

Outcomes in medical admissions with hyponatraemia in Ghana – a single-centre study

2019African Journal of NephrologyJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.21804/22-1-3306

Naphthalene induced acute kidney injury in an African patient in Ghana: a case report

2019The Pan African Medical JournalJournalFirst author7 citations

The geographical distribution of dialysis services in Ghana

2018Renal Replacement TherapyJournalOpen accessFirst author41 citations10.1186/s41100-018-0143-1

Chronic kidney disease - The ‘neglected’ Non-Communicable Disease in Ghana

2018African Journal of Current Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.31191/afrijcmr.v2i1.33

A 10-Year retrospective review of renal cases seen in a Tertiary Hospital in West Africa.

2018African Journal of Current Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author5 citations10.31191/afrijcmr.v2i2.24

BMC Health Services Research

Nature Reviews Nephrology3

How it can be read

89% free to read, of the 84 recorded

Diamond 9 · 9%Free to read and to publish
Gold 47 · 49%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 9 · 9%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 5 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 5 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 9 · 9%Behind a paywall
Unknown 12 · 13%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

28 of 96 papers name a funder

AstraZeneca5
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology5
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases5
American Society of Nephrology4
Fresenius Medical Care North America4
Medical Research Council3
National Institutes of Health3
Novo Nordisk3

Peace, justice and strong institutions

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the kidney community: lessons learned and future directions

Nature Reviews Nephrology3

202294 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze