Patrick Kafui Akakpo

University of Cape Coast

Also at Cape Coast Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Associate Professor, University of Cape Coast School of Medical Sciences, since 2014per ORCID

Publishing since 2013, latest 2026

Epidemiology
Oncology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Otorhinolaryngology

In their own words

Anatomic pathology

Publications: 952013–2026
Citations: 686to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 22
Field-weighted impact: 1.571.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 19%14 of 74 scored papers
Open access: 88%65 of the 74 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 1,048 citations, h-index 16 and i10-index 34 (822 citations and h-index 16 since 2021), as of October 14, 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

Associate Professor, PATHOLOGYUniversity of Cape Coast School of Medical Sciencessince 2014

Education

MBChB, MGCP, FWACP, PATHOLOGYUniversity of Cape Coast School of Medical Sciencessince 2014

On their papers

Publications

95 in all

Cervical precancer screening with HPV DNA testing and mobile colposcopy in women with sickle cell disease in Accra, Ghana
2023ecancermedicalscienceJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding4 citations10.3332/ecancer.2023.1571
Quality assurance in cytology reporting in Ghana: an urgent call
2023ecancermedicalscience

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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

Epidemiology3234%
Oncology2627%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1617%
Obstetrics and Gynecology1112%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine1011%
Otorhinolaryngology88%
Surgery88%
Cancer Research77%
Microbiology66%
Molecular Biology66%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Cervical Cancer and HPV Research29
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening16
Women's cancer prevention and management12
Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments9
Head and Neck Cancer Studies8
Reproductive tract infections research6
Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment5
Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes4
AI in cancer detection3
Breast Cancer Treatment Studies3
Breast Lesions and Carcinomas3
Testicular diseases and treatments3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

54% of their 74 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States14
Canada14
United Kingdom9
China5
Nigeria2
Australia1
Austria1
Germany1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Cape Coast Teaching HospitalGH32 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH20 papers
University of GhanaGH20 papers
Catholic University College of GhanaGH15 papers
University of OttawaCA13 papers
University of AlbertaCA11 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH11 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH7 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH7 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH7 papers

Where they publish

ecancermedicalscience7
Ghana Medical Journal6
Cancer Research5
Laboratory Investigation5
Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana4
BMC Women s Health3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being32
5Gender equality7
1No poverty4
2Zero hunger4
14Life below water4
4Quality education3
10Reduced inequalities2
17

Most cited

Pregnancy related causes of deaths in Ghana: a 5-year retrospective study.
PubMed3
201374 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Epidemiology of cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) among a cohort of HIV-infected and uninfected Ghanaian women
BMC Cancer3
201773 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital

Every institution they have given on a paper.

The Link Between Adenoids and Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

2023IntechOpen eBooksBook chapterOpen access0 citations10.5772/intechopen.1001347

and Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

2023Tonsils and AdenoidsJournal0 citations

COVID-19 mortality in a patient with left atrial myxoma

2023Health Sciences Investigations JournalJournalSenior author1 citation

A revolution in cervical cancer prevention in Ghana

2022ecancermedicalscienceJournalOpen accessSenior author29 citations10.3332/ecancer.2022.ed123

An Analysis of Prostate Biopsy Results at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana

2022International Journal Of Medical Science And Clinical InventionJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.18535/ijmsci/v9i10.03

A Rare Case Of Conjunctival Rhinosporidiosis Mimicking A Neoplasm In Ghana.

2022Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.60014/pmjg.v11i2.290

Social Media Learning by Medical Students; Credibility Evaluation and The Role of Educators

2022Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.60014/pmjg.v9i1.218

Intrinsic Molecular Subtyping of Breast Cancer in Low Resource Setting

2022Asian Oncology Research JournalJournalSenior author0 citations

Raising funds through social media to subsidise cervical cancer screening with HPV testing in rural Ghana—the battor experience

2021Journal of Health Care for the Poor and UnderservedJournalSenior author13 citations

Community Causes of Death in the Central Region of Ghana, the Missing Piece in Mortality Data

2020Advances in Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1155/2020/2714616

Melanotic Schwannoma of the Vagina: A Report of a Very Rare Tumor and Review of the Literature

2019Case Reports in Obstetrics and GynecologyJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding4 citations10.1155/2019/8521834

year analysis of fatal gunshot injuries in the Central Region of Ghana

2018J Forensic Crime StudJournalFirst author3 citations

Choriocarcinoma, A Rare Cause of Antepartum and Postpartum Haemorrhage, Report of A Case and Review of Literature

2016International Journal of Gynecology & Clinical PracticesJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.15344/2394-4986/2016/118

Gallbladder Carcinoma in Ghana: Histopathological Examination of Cholecystectomy Specimen

2016Journal of Cancer and Tumor InternationalJournal0 citations

Ovarian Tumors in Children and Adolescents: A 10-Yr Histopathologic Review in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana

2015International Journal of Gynecological PathologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding12 citations10.1097/pgp.0000000000000257

Childhood phyllodes tumour of the breast

2015J. Clin. Case RepJournalFirst author2 citations

18 th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology2

How it can be read

88% free to read, of the 74 recorded

Diamond 15 · 16%Free to read and to publish
Gold 37 · 39%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 4 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 9 · 9%Behind a paywall
Unknown 21 · 22%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

15 of 95 papers name a funder

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission2
Fogarty International Center2
National Institutes of Health2
University of Cape Coast2
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior1
Directorate for Biological Sciences1
DST-NRF Centre Of Excellence In Tree Health Biotechnology1
European Commission1

Partnerships for the goals

202334 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

A revolution in cervical cancer prevention in Ghana

ecancermedicalscience

202229 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold