Susana Aba Abraham

Publishing since 2006, latest 2025

General Health Professions
Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Clinical Psychology
Epidemiology

In their own words

Nursing
Public Health
Health Policy

Publications: 522006–2025
Citations: 517to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 16
Field-weighted impact: 3.431.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 35%15 of 43 scored papers
Open access: 79%34 of the 43 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 858 citations, h-index 16 and i10-index 22 (835 citations and h-index 15 since 2021), as of October 5, 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

52 in all

Examining the impact of psychosocial safety climate on working conditions, well-being and safety of healthcare providers: a scoping review
2025BMC Health Services ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding31 citations10.1186/s12913-025-12254-2
Prevalence and barriers to the utilization of adolescent and youth-friendly health services in Ghana: systematic review and meta-analysis

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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

General Health Professions1529%
Infectious Diseases1121%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health815%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health612%
Clinical Psychology510%
Epidemiology510%
Research and Theory48%
Economics and Econometrics36%
Education36%
Genetics36%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions8
Global Maternal and Child Health7
Nursing education and management4
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health3
Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health3
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders3
Interprofessional Education and Collaboration3
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy3
Cervical Cancer and HPV Research2
Child Nutrition and Water Access2
COVID-19 epidemiological studies2
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

35% of their 43 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

South Africa6
Germany4
Nigeria2
Australia1
United States1
Uganda1
India1
Canada1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Cape Coast Teaching HospitalGH9 papers
Bielefeld UniversityDE4 papers
University of Cape TownZA4 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH3 papers
University of GhanaGH2 papers
Nurses' Training College, HoGH2 papers
Takoradi Technical UniversityGH2 papers
University of Port HarcourtNG2 papers
Imperial College LondonGB1 paper
James Cook UniversityAU1 paper

Where they publish

BMC Nursing5
BMJ Open4
44th Biennial Convention (28 October - 01 November 2017)3
BMC Health Services Research3
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth2
Diseases2
International Journal of STD & AIDS

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being11
5Gender equality5
1No poverty3
2Zero hunger2
17Partnerships for the goals2
4Quality education1
6Clean water and sanitation1

Most cited

Effectiveness of eLearning programme for capacity building of healthcare professionals: a systematic review
Human Resources for Health
202456 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Risk Factors of Malnutrition among In-School Children and Adolescents in Developing Countries: A Scoping Review
Children2
202456 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Nursing Students’ Perception of Clinical Teaching and Learning in Ghana: A Descriptive Qualitative Study

Self-management interventions for gestational diabetes in Africa: a scoping review

2024BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthJournalOpen accessCorresponding5 citations10.1186/s12884-024-06764-w

Discover Psychology

2024DiscoverJournalSenior author0 citations

Living with hepatitis B virus infection; media messaging matters

2021International Journal of STD & AIDSJournalFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1177/0956462420965837

Transition Into the Nurse Educator Role: Experiences of Novice Nurse Educators in Ghana

2021Sigma's 32nd International Nursing Research VIRTUAL Congress (Wednesday, 21 July-Friday, 23 July)JournalFirst author0 citations

A paradox: Midwives’ Experiences of Attending a Birth Resulting in Maternal Death in a Ghanaian Context

2020DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.22038/jmrh.2020.47288.1579

Midwives Experience of Maternal Death: Implication for Practice and Education

201945th Biennial Convention (16-20 November 2019)JournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations

Audit of End-of-Life Nursing Care in Ghana

2019Sigma's 30th International Nursing Research CongressJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations

Adverse Incidents Reporting in a Paediatric Unit of a University Hospital in Ghana

201744th Biennial Convention (28 October - 01 November 2017)Journal1 citation

Knowledge of Breast Cancer and the Practice of Breast Self-Examination Among Female Student Nurses

201744th Biennial Convention (28 October - 01 November 2017)Journal0 citations

Documentation of Fluid Balance of Patients on Intravenous Therapy in a University Hospital in Ghana

201744th Biennial Convention (28 October - 01 November 2017)JournalFirst author0 citations

45th Biennial Convention (16-20 November 2019)1

How it can be read

79% free to read, of the 43 recorded

Diamond 1 · 2%Free to read and to publish
Gold 31 · 60%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 2%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 9 · 17%Behind a paywall
Unknown 9 · 17%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

4 of 52 papers name a funder

University of Cape Coast2
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership1
Universität Bielefeld1

Nursing Research and Practice

202245 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold