Elom Otchi

University of Ghana

Also at Royal College of Surgeons in Irelandfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2017, latest 2026

General Health Professions
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Economics and Econometrics
Nutrition and Dietetics
Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Medicine

Publications: 152017–2026
Citations: 68to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 3
Field-weighted impact: 1.351.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 20%3 of 15 scored papers
Open access: 80%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

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.

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

15 in all

Framework for improving patient safety outcomes in African health systems
2026International Journal for Quality in Health CareJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1093/intqhc/mzag019
Impact of COVID-19 outpatient management, quality improvement and infection prevention and control training programs on healthcare workers and patient satisfaction in Ghana
2026

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From the classification of each paper

Subfields

General Health Professions960%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health427%
Economics and Econometrics320%
Nutrition and Dietetics320%
Emergency Medical Services213%
Emergency Medicine213%
Infectious Diseases213%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine17%
Epidemiology17%
Finance17%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health4
Child Nutrition and Water Access3
Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare3
Primary Care and Health Outcomes3
Emergency and Acute Care Studies2
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations2
Healthcare Policy and Management2
Homelessness and Social Issues2
Patient Safety and Medication Errors2
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health1
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies1
Chronic Disease Management Strategies1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

53% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Canada2
United States2
Australia2
Netherlands2
Ireland2
Russia1
Kenya1
Philippines1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH11 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH5 papers
Amsterdam University Medical CentersNL2 papers
University of AmsterdamNL2 papers
University of WaterlooCA2 papers
UNSW SydneyAU2 papers
African University College of CommunicationsGH2 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH2 papers
Heritage Christian UniversityGH2 papers
University of Cape CoastGH2 papers

Where they publish

International Journal for Quality in Health Care3
BMC Public Health2
IJQHC Communications2
BMC Emergency Medicine1
BMJ Open Quality1
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry1
Frontiers in Public Health1
Ghana Medical Journal1

How it can be read

80% free to read

Diamond 1 · 7%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 60%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 7%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 7%A copy in a repository
Closed 3 · 20%Behind a paywall

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being3
2Zero hunger2
5Gender equality1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

IJQHC Communications

Improving Accountability for Quality and Safe Healthcare: Lessons from Ghana

2025HospitalsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.3390/hospitals2030024

A beacon to guide others: improving chronic disease management through targeted, evidence-based primary healthcare quality measures

2024International Journal for Quality in Health CareJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1093/intqhc/mzae014

Training the next generation of journal editors: The case for editorial apprenticeship programmes

2022International Journal for Quality in Health CareJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.1093/intqhc/mzac036

Who funds it

3 of 15 papers name a funder

National Institute on Aging1
National Institutes of Health1
Pfizer1
United States Agency for International Development1