William K. B. A. Owiredu

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Publishing since 1970, latest 2025

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Epidemiology
Psychiatry and Mental health
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Oncology

Publications: 941970–2025
Citations: 1,892to those papers
h-index: 24i10-index 45
Field-weighted impact: 1.571.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 18%17 of 94 scored papers
Open access: 85%80 papers free to read

12 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

94 in all

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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.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism3234%
Epidemiology1920%
Psychiatry and Mental health1617%
Obstetrics and Gynecology1516%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine1112%
Oncology1112%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1011%
Physiology910%
Clinical Psychology89%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health89%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins20
Sexual function and dysfunction studies14
Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies11
Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases10
Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology7
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies6
Hepatitis B Virus Studies6
HIV-related health complications and treatments6
Hormonal and reproductive studies6
Maternal and fetal healthcare6
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet5
Cancer Cells and Metastasis4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

34% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2345678Home

Most frequent partner countries

Australia19
United Kingdom7
South Africa5
United States4
China4
Nigeria3
Germany2
Uganda2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH41 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH30 papers
Edith Cowan UniversityAU18 papers
University for Development StudiesGH17 papers
University of GhanaGH13 papers
University of Cape CoastGH13 papers
Koforidua Technical UniversityGH9 papers
Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical MedicineGH8 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH7 papers
Ho Technical UniversityGH5 papers

Where they publish

Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research6
PLoS ONE6
BioMed Research International5
BMC Research Notes5
International Journal of Impotence Research4
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being62
5Gender equality6
1No poverty5
2Zero hunger5
10Reduced inequalities3
11Sustainable cities and communities2
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Analysis of the complete genome of subgroup A′ hepatitis B virus isolates from South Africa
Journal of General Virology
2002128 citationsWorld top 10%
Association between adverse pregnancy outcome and imbalance in angiogenic regulators and oxidative stress biomarkers in gestational hypertension and preeclampsia
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth3
2015125 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Incidence of sexual dysfunction: a prospective survey in Ghanaian females

International Journal of Hypertension

Cardiovascular risk markers in type II diabetes and hypertension at the Battor Catholic Hospital, Volta Region of Ghana

2018Tanzania journal of health research/Tanzania Journal of Health ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4314/thrb.v20i1.5

Sexual dysfunction among diabetics and its impact on the SQoL of their partners

2017International Journal of Impotence ResearchJournalFirst author21 citations10.1038/ijir.2017.32

Laboratory prediction of primary postpartum haemorrhage: a comparative cohort study

2016BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding27 citations10.1186/s12884-016-0805-3

Obesity and Hypertension among Christian Religious Subgroups: Pentecostal vs. Orthodox

2016Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen access2 citations10.9734/bjmmr/2016/16724

Oxidative Stress in Ghanaians Presenting with Prostate Cancer

2016Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.9734/bjmmr/2016/25093

Accuracy of Blood Loss Determination after Vaginal Delivery: Visual Estimation versus Calibrated Measurement

2015Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.9734/bjmmr/2015/15114

Putative Risk Factors among Ghanaian Women Presenting with Leiomyoma

2014Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen access2 citations10.9734/bjmmr/2014/11823

Iron Status and Hematological Profile of Ghanaian Women with Fibroids

2014Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.9734/bjmmr/2015/12682

Determinants of sexual dysfunction among clinically diagnosed diabetic patients

2011Reproductive Biology and EndocrinologyJournalOpen accessFirst author69 citations10.1186/1477-7827-9-70

Incidence of sexual dysfunction: a prospective survey in Ghanaian females

2010Reproductive Biology and EndocrinologyJournalOpen access97 citations10.1186/1477-7827-8-106

Prevalence of male sexual dysfunction among Ghanaian populace: myth or reality?

2010International Journal of Impotence ResearchJournal61 citations10.1038/ijir.2010.24

Sexual dysfunction among Ghanaian men presenting with various medical conditions

2010Reproductive Biology and EndocrinologyJournalOpen access22 citations10.1186/1477-7827-8-118

Iron deficiency in rural Ghanaian children

2001East African Medical JournalJournalOpen access7 citations10.4314/eamj.v78i5.9047

Electrolyte monitoring in the management of essential hypertension

2000Journal of the Ghana Science AssociationJournal0 citations10.4314/jgsa.v2i1.17834

Health Science Reports

How it can be read

85% free to read

Diamond 22 · 23%Free to read and to publish
Gold 43 · 46%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 8 · 9%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Green 5 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 14 · 15%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

19 of 94 papers name a funder

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology7
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission3
Edith Cowan University2
European Commission2
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana2
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University1
Florida Atlantic University1

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology3

201097 citationsOpen access · Gold