Justice Moses K. Aheto

University of Ghana

Also at University of South Florida, University of Southampton and Imperial College Londonfrom their recent papers

Visiting Professor, University of the Gambia, since 2017per ORCID
Lecturer & Researcher, University of Ghana School of Public Health, since 2017per ORCID

Publishing since 2015, latest 2026

Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Nutrition and Dietetics
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Modeling and Simulation
General Health Professions

In their own words

Spatial Epidemiology
Disease Mapping
Child and Maternal Health
Multilevel and Longitudinal Analyses
Surveys

Publications: 732015–2026
Citations: 1,554to those papers
h-index: 21i10-index 33
Field-weighted impact: 2.991.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 41%26 of 63 scored papers
Open access: 97%61 of the 63 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 1,879 citations, h-index 21 and i10-index 34 (1,645 citations and h-index 21 since 2021), as of October 12, 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

Citations received each year

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Visiting Professor, Public & Environmental HealthUniversity of the Gambiasince 2017
Lecturer & Researcher, BiostatisticsUniversity of Ghana School of Public Healthsince 2017
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Research Consultancies/StatisticsStatistics and Consultancy Services LTDsince 2010
Research Associate, Research Consultancy/StatisticsStandard Development Servicessince 2010
Research Associate, Research/StatisticsClayDord Consultancy Servicessince 2006

Publications

73 in all

Geostatistical analysis, web-based mapping, and environmental determinants of under-5 stunting: evidence from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey
2021The Lancet Planetary HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding33 citations10.1016/s2542-5196(21)00080-2
Mathematical modeling of COVID-19 infection dynamics in Ghana: Impact evaluation of integrated government and individual level interventions

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Epidemiology1723%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1723%
Nutrition and Dietetics1622%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1521%
Modeling and Simulation1318%
General Health Professions1216%
Infectious Diseases811%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine68%
Clinical Psychology57%
Finance57%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health14
Child Nutrition and Water Access13
COVID-19 epidemiological studies13
Malaria Research and Control9
Data-Driven Disease Surveillance6
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies5
Healthcare Systems and Reforms5
Air Quality and Health Impacts4
COVID-19 and Mental Health4
Energy and Environment Impacts4
Mosquito-borne diseases and control4
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

71% of their 63 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2345678Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom29
United States25
Australia7
Nigeria6
Ethiopia4
Burkina Faso4
Switzerland4
Tanzania4

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of SouthamptonGB23 papers
University of South FloridaUS16 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH7 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB6 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH6 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH4 papers
Khulna UniversityBD3 papers
Lancaster UniversityGB3 papers
Harvard UniversityUS3 papers
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub San FranciscoUS3 papers

Where they publish

Health Science Reports10
PLOS Global Public Health6
PLoS ONE5
BMC Public Health3
Malaria Journal3
Scientific Reports3
BMC Infectious Diseases

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being24
1No poverty7
2Zero hunger4
17Partnerships for the goals4
4Quality education2
5Gender equality1
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Childhood Malnutrition and Its Determinants among Under‐Five Children in G hana
Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology
2015206 citations
Predictive model and determinants of under-five child mortality: evidence from the 2014 Ghana demographic and health survey
BMC Public Health3
2019185 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Hypertension in older adults in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Data Analyst, Policy Evaluation and Oversight UnitPresidency of Republic of Ghana2010–2011

Statistician, Research/Trade/Prices SectionGhana Statistical Service2006–2009

University of Southampton2023

Education

PhD in Medicine - Statistics & Epidemiology, Lancaster Medical School/CHICASUniversity of Lancaster2013–2016
MSc Statistics with Applications in Medicine, Mathematics and StatisticsUniversity of Southampton2011–2012
BSc Statistics, Mathematics and StatisticsUniversity of Cape Coast2008–2010
HND Statistics, Mathematics and StatisticsAccra Polytechnic2003–2006

Infectious Disease Modelling

Assessing the Knowledge and Practice of E-Tracker Among Nurses in the Ho Municipality

2021Journal of Health Informatics in AfricaJournalSenior author1 citation

Modelling malnutrition among under-five-year-old children in Ghana

2016PQDT-UK & IrelandThesisFirst author3 citations

Childhood Malnutrition and Its Determinants among Under‐Five Children in G hana

2015Paediatric and perinatal epidemiologyJournalFirst author206 citations10.1111/ppe.12222

How it can be read

97% free to read, of the 63 recorded

Diamond 4 · 5%Free to read and to publish
Gold 53 · 73%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 1%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 2 · 3%Behind a paywall
Unknown 10 · 14%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

36 of 73 papers name a funder

University of Ghana10
National Institute on Aging7
World Health Organization7
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation5
National Institutes of Health4
Fogarty International Center3
Tsinghua University3
Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research2

2019174 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold