Isaac Mensah Boafo

University of Ghana

University of Ghanaper ORCID

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

General Health Professions
Sociology and Political Science
Gender Studies
Reproductive Medicine
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Infectious Diseases

Publications: 182012–2026
Citations: 375to those papers
h-index: 10i10-index 10
Field-weighted impact: 3.441.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 39%7 of 18 scored papers
Open access: 72%13 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

University of Ghana

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

18 in all

Wombs for rent: Exploring the motivations behind Ghanaian Women’s decisions to become surrogate mothers
2026PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0346006
Understanding the social, emotional and economic challenges of surrogate mothers in Ghana: A phenomenogical study
2026African Journal of Reproductive Health

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

General Health Professions844%
Sociology and Political Science844%
Gender Studies528%
Reproductive Medicine528%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health422%
Infectious Diseases317%
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology317%
Epidemiology211%
Oncology211%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health211%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Workplace Violence and Bullying6
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health5
Reproductive Health and Technologies5
Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences3
Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout3
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions3
Occupational Health and Safety Research3
Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy2
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening2
Global Maternal and Child Health2
Reproductive Health and Contraception2
Sex work and related issues2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

28% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa3
Australia2
Norway1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ghana Health ServiceGH4 papers
University of KwaZulu-NatalZA3 papers
Edith Cowan UniversityAU2 papers
Regent University College of Science and TechnologyGH2 papers
Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNO1 paper
Ghana Communication Technology UniversityGH1 paper
Ministry of HealthGH1 paper
Nurses' Training College, HoGH1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences2
International Quarterly of Community Health Education2
PLoS ONE2
PubMed2
SAGE Open2
African Journal of Reproductive Health1
BMC Nursing

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

5Gender equality11
3Good health and well-being4
4Quality education1
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

The effects of workplace respect and violence on nurses’ job satisfaction in Ghana: a cross-sectional survey
Human Resources for Health5
201890 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Workplace Violence Against Nurses
SAGE Open5
201757 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Correlates of Early Sexual Debut Among Sexually Active Youth in Ghana

2018International Quarterly of Community Health EducationJournal54 citations10.1177/0272684x18811016

Workplace Violence Against Nurses

2017SAGE OpenJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding57 citations10.1177/2158244017701187

Workplace Violence Against Nurses

2017SAGE OpenJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.60692/jyjz8-rz831

Ghanaian nurses’ emigration intentions: The role of workplace violence

2016International Journal of Africa Nursing SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding32 citations10.1016/j.ijans.2016.11.001

How it can be read

72% free to read

Diamond 2 · 11%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 50%In an open-access journal
Green 2 · 11%A copy in a repository
Closed 5 · 28%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

6 of 18 papers name a funder

Edith Cowan University3
University of Ghana3
Carnegie Corporation of New York1

Correlates of Early Sexual Debut Among Sexually Active Youth in Ghana

International Quarterly of Community Health Education3

201854 citationsWorld top 10%

Ghanaian nurses’ emigration intentions: The role of workplace violence

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences5

201632 citationsOpen access · Gold