Veronica Millicent Dzomeku

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Research, Teaching, Community Service, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, since 2010per ORCID

Publishing since 2013, latest 2026

Veronica’s career goal is to positively impact nursing and midwifery research, service/care and education in Ghana and the world at large through the provision of an enabling environment that thrives on human-centeredness. Veronica’s professional goal aligns well with that of the KNUST and the new School of Nursing and Midwifery, KNUST – to be internationally recognised as a centre of excellence for nursing and midwifery education, practice, leadership and research in… More on ORCID

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Obstetrics and Gynecology
General Health Professions
Emergency Medical Services
Sociology and Political Science

In their own words

maternal and child health
respectful maternal care
contraceptive care

Publications: 812013–2026
Citations: 1,413to those papers
h-index: 23i10-index 35
Field-weighted impact: 3.231.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 46%33 of 72 scored papers
Open access: 82%60 of the 73 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 1,993 citations, h-index 27 and i10-index 46 (1,737 citations and h-index 25 since 2021), as of October 10, 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

Research, Teaching, Community Service, MidwiferyKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2010

Education

Fellowship, School of NursingUniversity of Michigan
Doctor of Philosophy, School of NursingUniversity of the Western Cape2014–2017
Master of Philosophy, NursingUniversity of Ghana, Legon2002–2005
Bachelor of Arts, Nursing

Publications

81 in all

Midwives’ experiences of implementing respectful maternity care knowledge in daily maternity care practices after participating in a four-day RMC training
2021BMC NursingJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding36 citations10.1186/s12912-021-00559-6
Prevalence, progress, and social inequalities of home deliveries in Ghana from 2006 to 2018: insights from the multiple indicator cluster surveys

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Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

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

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health3037%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2531%
Obstetrics and Gynecology1822%
General Health Professions1519%
Emergency Medical Services911%
Sociology and Political Science911%
Oncology810%
Clinical Psychology79%
Epidemiology79%
Research and Theory67%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health26
Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions16
Global Health and Surgery7
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening6
Global Health Workforce Issues6
Nursing education and management6
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions5
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health4
COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction4
Family Support in Illness4
Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum4
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

63% of their 73 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States30
United Kingdom9
Hong Kong SAR6
Finland4
South Africa3
Nigeria3
Australia2
New Zealand2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of MichiganUS20 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH17 papers
University of GhanaGH9 papers
Nurses' Training College, HoGH9 papers
University of Cape CoastGH7 papers
Lingnan UniversityHK6 papers
Michigan MedicineUS6 papers
University for Development StudiesGH6 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH5 papers
University of TurkuFI4 papers

Where they publish

PLoS ONE12
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth8
Midwifery4
International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences3
PLOS Global Public Health3
BMC Nursing2
BMC Research Notes

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being12
1No poverty10
5Gender equality9
4Quality education6
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions2
17Partnerships for the goals2
2

Most cited

In patient satisfaction with nursing care: a case study at kwame nkrumah university of science and technology hospital
International Journal of Research in Medical and Health Sciences
2013106 citations
When the baby remains there for a long time, it is going to die so you have to hit her small for the baby to come out": justification of disrespectful and abusive care during childbirth among midwifery students in Ghana
Health Policy and Planning1
201687 citationsWorld top 10%
Trends in antenatal care visits and associated factors in Ghana from 2006 to 2018

University of Ghana, Legon

State Registered Midwifery, MidwiferyNursing and Midwifery Training College, Korle Bu1997–1998

State Registered Nursing, NursingNursing Training College1990–1993

Honours, memberships and service

Board MemberGoverning Board Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana2016–2019
Governing Board MemberNursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana2001–2023

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

In patient satisfaction with nursing care: a case study at kwame nkrumah university of science and technology hospital

2013International Journal of Research in Medical and Health SciencesJournalFirst author106 citations

How it can be read

82% free to read, of the 73 recorded

Gold 54 · 67%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 2%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 13 · 16%Behind a paywall
Unknown 8 · 10%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

26 of 81 papers name a funder

Fogarty International Center13
National Institutes of Health10
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology5
United States Agency for International Development3
University of California, San Francisco3
UNICEF2
University of Michigan2
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1

10Reduced inequalities1

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

202279 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold