Eric Tornu

Faculty member, University of Ghanaper ORCID

Publishing since 2020, latest 2026

Eric Tornu is a Senior Lecturer and the coordinator of the Registered General Nursing Programme at the University of Ghana School of Nursing and Midwifery, Accra, Ghana. He is a licensed Registered General Nurse with a PhD in Nursing Science from Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and a Master of Philosophy in Nursing degree from the University of Ghana, Legon. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree (First Class Honours) from the Central University, Ghana… More on ORCID

Infectious Diseases
Surgery
General Health Professions
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

In their own words

Tuberculosis
TB/HIV Co-infection
Self-management
Guideline Appraisal
Development and Adaptation
Scoping and Systematic Reviews
JBI SUMARI

Publications: 132020–2026
Citations: 117to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 3
Field-weighted impact: 1.131.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 23%3 of 13 scored papers
Open access: 92%12 papers free to read

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

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Faculty memberUniversity of Ghana

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Degree (c)Stellenbosch University
Master of Philosophy in Nursing, Department of Adult HealthUniversity of Ghana School of Nursing2015–2017
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (First Class)Central University2012–2014
Diploma in Registered General Nursing (First Class)Korle-Bu Nursing and Midwifery Training College2006–2009

Publications

13 in all

Psychosocial challenges of adolescents living with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a qualitative study
2026BMC PediatricsJournalOpen access1 citation10.1186/s12887-026-06799-2
Sepsis under pressure, intraoperative surgical site infection prevention practices among nurses in emergency surgical settings: A qualitative study
2026PLoS ONE

etornu@ug.edu.ghPublic on their ORCID record

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General Health Professions323%

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health323%

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine215%

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism215%

Clinical Psychology18%

Economics and Econometrics18%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions4
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology4
Diabetes Management and Education2
Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis2
Global Maternal and Child Health2
Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare1
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health1
Anesthesia and Pain Management1
Cardiac Health and Mental Health1
Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes1
Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life1
Diabetes Management and Research1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

15% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa3
Canada1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Health and Allied SciencesGH3 papers
Nurses' Training College, HoGH3 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH2 papers
Stellenbosch UniversityZA2 papers
University of AlbertaCA1 paper
University of SaskatchewanCA1 paper
Presbyterian University, GhanaGH1 paper
University of the Western CapeZA1 paper
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH1 paper
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH1 paper

Where they publish

PLoS ONE4
International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences2
BMC Geriatrics1
BMC Pediatrics1
EPH - International Journal of Science And Engineering1
Health SA Gesondheid1
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases1
Journal of Patient Experience1

How it can be read

92% free to read

Gold 12 · 92%In an open-access journal
Closed 1 · 8%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

5 of 13 papers name a funder

Universiteit Stellenbosch2
University of Ghana2
Fondation Rideau Hall1
Fondations communautaires du Canada1
International Development Research Centre1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being3
1No poverty1
5Gender equality1

Honours, memberships and service

Administrator / Research MentorResearch Mentorship Alliancesince 2017
Registered General NurseGhana Nursing and Midwifery Councilsince 2009
MemberGhana Registered Nurses and Midwives Associationsince 2009

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Psychosocial Experiences of Adults With Lower Limb Fracture in Ghana: A Qualitative Study

2025Journal of Patient ExperienceJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.1177/23743735251400003

2022Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial DiseasesJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding15 citations10.1016/j.jctube.2022.100324

Determinants of student nurses’ self-assessed TB/HIV coinfection care skill-competence in Accra, Ghana

2020International Journal of Africa Nursing SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.1016/j.ijans.2020.100247