Francis Zotor

University of Health and Allied Sciences

Publishing since 2000, latest 2026

Nutrition and Dietetics
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
General Health Professions
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Safety Research
Infectious Diseases

Publications: 662000–2026
Citations: 1,296to those papers
h-index: 22i10-index 36
Field-weighted impact: 2.171.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 27%18 of 66 scored papers
Open access: 89%59 papers free to read

9 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

66 in all

The EAT–Lancet Commission: issues and responses
2026The LancetJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/s0140-6736(25)02507-3
Integrating biomedical HIV prevention in schools: Protocol for a systematic review of interventions for adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa
2026PLoS ONEJournal

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Nutrition and Dietetics3655%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2842%
General Health Professions2132%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management914%
Safety Research812%
Infectious Diseases58%
Epidemiology46%
Health46%
Physiology46%
Plant Science46%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Child Nutrition and Water Access34
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet17
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations14
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology9
Nutritional Studies and Diet9
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare7
Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling4
Health disparities and outcomes4
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions4
Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues3
Gestational Diabetes Research and Management3
Insect Utilization and Effects3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

80% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom28
France19
United States16
Kenya11
South Africa9
Qatar7
Canada7
Belgium6

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH22 papers
Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementFR14 papers
University of SheffieldGB12 papers
Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems: social and nutritional sciencesFR12 papers
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le DéveloppementFR11 papers
African Population and Health Research CenterKE10 papers
Loughborough UniversityGB9 papers
Institut Agro MontpellierFR9 papers
University of GreenwichGB9 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH9 papers

Where they publish

Proceedings of The Nutrition Society14
PLoS ONE3
Advances in Nutrition2
Current Developments in Nutrition2
Frontiers in Public Health2
Global Food Security2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger27
3Good health and well-being8
11Sustainable cities and communities5
1No poverty4
4Quality education2
5Gender equality1
6Clean water and sanitation1
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Most cited

Implementation of healthy food environment policies to prevent nutrition-related non-communicable diseases in Ghana: National experts’ assessment of government action
Food Policy2
2020107 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Publication practices and responsible authorship: a review article
Journal of Public Health in Africa16
2017102 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

HIV Stigma and Status Disclosure in Three Municipalities in Ghana

2021Annals of Global HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author52 citations10.5334/aogh.3120

Personalised, population and planetary nutrition for precision health

2021BMJ Nutrition Prevention & HealthJournalOpen access20 citations10.1136/bmjnph-2021-000235

Urban physical food environments drive dietary behaviours in Ghana and Kenya: A photovoice study

2021White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York)JournalOpen access0 citations10.60692/bvz3g-zbk21

Prevalence and trend of malaria with anemia among under-five children in Jasikan District, Ghana

2020The North African Journal of Food and Nutrition ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.51745/najfnr.4.8.285-291

Metabolic syndrome and perceived quality of life: a case-control study in Ghana

2020Proceedings of The Nutrition SocietyJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1017/s0029665120004814

n-3 Fatty acids and risk for fatal coronary disease

2019Proceedings of The Nutrition SocietyJournalOpen accessSenior author18 citations10.1017/s0029665118002902

Publication practices and responsible authorship: a review article

2017Journal of Public Health in AfricaJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding102 citations10.4081/jphia.2017.723

Exploring the health status of older persons in Sub-Saharan Africa

2017Proceedings of The Nutrition SocietyJournalOpen access38 citations10.1017/s0029665117000398

The food multimix concept: harnessing and promoting local composite complementary diets

2017Proceedings of The Nutrition SocietyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1017/s002966511700115x

Improving nutrition-sensitivity of social protection programmes in Ghana

2017Proceedings of The Nutrition SocietyJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.1017/s0029665117001136

Journal of Global Health Science

Journal of Health Management2

How it can be read

89% free to read

Diamond 5 · 8%Free to read and to publish
Gold 24 · 36%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 8 · 12%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 17 · 26%Free to read, no open licence
Green 5 · 8%A copy in a repository
Closed 7 · 11%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

33 of 66 papers name a funder

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation9
Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina7
University of Health and Allied Sciences7
University of South Carolina7
Medical Research Council6
World Health Organization6
Arts and Humanities Research Council5
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council5

16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

HIV Stigma and Status Disclosure in Three Municipalities in Ghana

Annals of Global Health3

202152 citationsOpen access · Gold