Abdulai Abubakari

University for Development Studies

Professor, University for Development Studies, since 2025per ORCID
Vice Dean, University for Development Studies, since 2023per ORCID

Publishing since 2009, latest 2025

Nutrition and Dietetics
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Obstetrics and Gynecology
General Health Professions
Infectious Diseases

In their own words

Critical and systematic
Effective Team Player
Analytical

Publications: 762009–2025
Citations: 1,334to those papers
h-index: 19i10-index 32
Field-weighted impact: 2.051.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 24%18 of 76 scored papers
Open access: 91%69 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Professor, Department of Sociology and Social WorkUniversity for Development Studiessince 2025
Vice Dean, Sociology and Social WorkUniversity for Development Studiessince 2023

Education

SociologyUniversity of Ghana
University of Ghana
PhD, SociologyUniversity of Ghana2007–2010

Publications

76 in all

Exclusive breastfeeding determinants among healthcare professionals in Northern Ghanaian hospitals: a cross-sectional study
2025Journal of Health Population and NutritionJournalOpen access4 citations10.1186/s41043-025-00977-1
Cost of diabetes mellitus and associated factors – an institutional cross-sectional study in Ghana
2025BMC Health Services Research

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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

Nutrition and Dietetics2432%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2128%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1722%
Obstetrics and Gynecology1418%
General Health Professions1317%
Infectious Diseases912%
Education68%
Epidemiology68%
Psychiatry and Mental health57%
Safety Research57%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Child Nutrition and Water Access23
Global Maternal and Child Health15
Gestational Diabetes Research and Management10
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences5
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet5
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare5
Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues4
Menstrual Health and Disorders4
COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction3
Diabetes Management and Education3
HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment3
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

51% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Germany19
India6
United States5
United Kingdom5
Iran4
Denmark2
Norway2
Ethiopia2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Health and Allied SciencesGH21 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH20 papers
Heidelberg UniversityDE18 papers
Tamale Teaching HospitalGH15 papers
Ministry of HealthGH13 papers
Kintampo Health Research CentreGH10 papers
Heidelberg Institute of Global HealthDE6 papers
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchIN5 papers
University Hospital HeidelbergDE5 papers
Tehran University of Medical SciencesIR4 papers

Where they publish

PLoS ONE5
The Evidence4
Pan African Medical Journal3
Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences2
BMC Health Services Research2
BMC Public Health2
European Journal of Development Studies

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being20
2Zero hunger18
5Gender equality5
1No poverty4
16Peace, justice and strong institutions2
4Quality education1
6Clean water and sanitation1
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Most cited

Diet and Physical Activity for the Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Policy Review
PLoS Medicine
2013290 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Maternal Dietary Patterns and Practices and Birth Weight in Northern Ghana
PLoS ONE2
2016101 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Prevalence of abnormal birth weight and related factors in Northern region, Ghana

MPhil, SociologyUniversity of Ghana2002–2004

Honours, memberships and service

Vice Dean, Sociology and Social WorkUniversity for Development Studiessince 2023

Climate change, urbanization, sedentarization, and dissipation of pastoral Fulani culture in Ghana

2025Frontiers in ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.71350/3062453348

Preparation of Composite Budgets in the Tamale Metropolis: Determinants, Effects and Challenges of Participation

2025Journal of Public Policy and AdministrationJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.11648/j.jppa.20250904.15

Pastoralists Health and Public Health Threat in Ghana

2024Sprin Journal of Arts Humanities and Social SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.55559/sjahss.v3i8.372

Exploring Effective Means of Farmer-Herder Conflicts Prevention: Insights from the Asante Akim North Municipal, Ghana

2024International Journal of Humanities and Social ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.14445/23942703/ijhss-v11i4p107

Global economic meltdown and healthcare financing in Ghana

2023International Journal of SurgeryJournalOpen access7 citations10.1097/js9.0000000000000195

Measles outbreak in Northern Ghana highlights vaccine shortage crisis

2023New Microbes and New InfectionsJournalOpen accessCorresponding10 citations10.1016/j.nmni.2023.101124

Examining the Causes of Neonatal Mortalities in the Tamale Metropolis

2022Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.9734/arjass/2022/v17i430312

Examining the Impact of Perinatal Deaths on the Mothers in the Tamale Metropolis, Northern Ghana

2022Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i234866

The Determinants of Places of Delivery by Women in the Savelugu/Nanton Municipality, Ghana

2022European Journal of Development StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.24018/ejdevelop.2022.2.5.189

International Journal of Pediatrics2

How it can be read

91% free to read

Diamond 18 · 24%Free to read and to publish
Gold 36 · 47%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 12 · 16%Open in a subscription journal
Green 3 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 7 · 9%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

17 of 76 papers name a funder

Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services3
Udenrigsministeriet3
United States Agency for International Development3
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst2
Universität Heidelberg2
Danish International Development Agency1
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft1
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit1

Sustainable cities and communities

12Responsible consumption and production1

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth2

201588 citationsOpen access · Gold

Maternal Determinants of Birth Weight in Northern Ghana

PLoS ONE3

201565 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold