Boateng Wiafe

Ghana Wildlife Society

Publishing since 2003, latest 2026

Epidemiology
Ophthalmology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Education

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 112003–2026
Citations: 498to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 5.221.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 27%3 of 11 scored papers
Open access: 91%10 papers free to read

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

11 in all

A Comparative Analysis of the Critical Resilience and Gender Equity of Mothers Impacted by Albinism: Promising Practices From Tanzania and South Africa
2026Public Health ChallengesJournalOpen access1 citation10.1002/puh2.70239
Ophthalmologists’ Perspective on Barriers to Cataract Surgery and Surgical Productivity in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Zambia: A Descriptive, Mixed-Methods Survey

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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

Epidemiology436%
Ophthalmology327%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health327%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging327%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health218%
Education19%
Emergency Medical Services19%
Family Practice19%
Finance19%
Geriatrics and Gerontology19%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Health and Surgery3
Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy2
Global Maternal and Child Health2
Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments2
Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome2
Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies2
African cultural and philosophical studies1
African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues1
Corneal surgery and disorders1
Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research1
Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research1
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

73% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom5
United States4
Nigeria4
Zambia3
Canada2
Kenya2
Rwanda2
South Africa2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Harvard UniversityUS4 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB3 papers
International Centre for Eye HealthGB3 papers
Johns Hopkins UniversityUS2 papers
Brigham and Women's HospitalUS2 papers
University College LondonGB2 papers
Ministry of HealthZM2 papers
University of the WitwatersrandZA2 papers
Rwanda Military HospitalRW2 papers
University of GhanaGH2 papers

Where they publish

PubMed3
African vision and eye health1
BMJ Open1
European Journal of Surgical Oncology1
Ghana Medical Journal1
Ophthalmic Epidemiology1
Public Health Challenges

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being2
1No poverty1
5Gender equality1
8Decent work and economic growth1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: a Lancet Oncology Commission
The Lancet Oncology
2022403 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Grand Challenges in global eye health: a global prioritisation process using Delphi method
The Lancet Healthy Longevity
202252 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in HIV/AIDS.
PubMed

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Improving access to eye care services in Ghana using community health structures

2024African vision and eye healthJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.4102/aveh.v83i1.893

Providing eye care education for pharmacists.

2023PubMedJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations

Perspectives on surgical oncology in Africa

2019European Journal of Surgical OncologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1016/j.ejso.2019.09.003

Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus in HIV/AIDS.

2003PubMedJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding16 citations

The Lancet Healthy Longevity1

How it can be read

91% free to read

Diamond 1 · 9%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 36%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 9%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 36%A copy in a repository
Closed 1 · 9%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

6 of 11 papers name a funder

Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust2
Alan Turing Institute1
Brigham Young University1
British Council for Prevention of Blindness1
Buchanan Charitable Foundation1
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute1
Fred Hollows Foundation1
Inyuvesi Yakwazulu-Natali1

200316 citationsOpen access · Green