Kwabena A. Poku

Publishing since 1994, latest 2026

General Health Professions
Cancer Research
Hematology
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Finance

In their own words

Art
Culture
Anatomical Studies
Body movement
Digital Art and Techno-cultural Environment

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 201994–2026
Citations: 749to those papers
h-index: 10i10-index 10
Field-weighted impact: 4.321.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 33%3 of 9 scored papers
Open access: 78%7 of the 9 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 800 citations, h-index 11 and i10-index 11 (135 citations and h-index 6 since 2021), as of October 10, 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

Publications

20 in all

The Architecture of the surface: A comparison of material ontology and mastery in the works of Ablade Glover and Odd Nerdrum
2026Journal of African Arts and CultureJournalSenior author0 citations
Developing a Hygiene-Focused Colouring Book: An Innovative Educational Approach for Promoting Sanitation and Environmental Sustainability in Ghanaian Schools: Developing a …
2026Journal of Science and TechnologyJournalSenior author

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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 Professions420%
Cancer Research315%
Hematology315%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine210%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism15%
Finance15%
Genetics15%
Genetics15%
Infectious Diseases15%
Molecular Biology15%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms3
Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms3
Blood properties and coagulation2
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health1
Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues1
Child Nutrition and Water Access1
Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema1
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins1
Gene expression and cancer classification1
Genetic Associations and Epidemiology1
Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research1
Global Health Care Issues1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

78% of their 9 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1234456Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States7
Netherlands4
France1
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Vanderbilt UniversityUS6 papers
Dartmouth CollegeUS4 papers
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterUS3 papers
University of GroningenNL2 papers
University Medical Center UtrechtNL2 papers
Harvard UniversityUS1 paper
Howard Brown Health CenterUS1 paper
Institut PasteurFR1 paper
Massachusetts General HospitalUS1 paper
National Cancer InstituteUS1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Management Studies3
Journal of Science and Technology2
PLoS ONE2
BMC Public Health1
Human Genetics1
International Journal of Education & the Arts1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being3
1No poverty2
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

A High-Density Admixture Map for Disease Gene Discovery in African Americans
The American Journal of Human Genetics
2004470 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Ghana during the Rural-to-Urban Transition: A Cross-Sectional Study
PLoS ONE1
201673 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Psychosocial outcomes of HIV illness in male and female African American clients

The intellectual legacy of Gold Coast hand and eye curriculum and art education in Ghana

2021International Journal of Education & the ArtsJournalSenior author13 citations

Factors Influencing the Utilisation of Maternal Health Services: The Perspective of Rural Women in Ghana

2013Journal of Public Administration and GovernanceJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.5296/jpag.v3i2.3468

Epistasis and the Genetic Architecture of Arterial Thrombosis in West Africans

2009UCL Discovery (University College London)Publication0 citations

A comparative analysis of perceived stigma among HIV-positive Ghanaian and African American males

2005SAHARA-J Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDSJournalOpen accessFirst author28 citations10.1080/17290376.2005.9724859

A High-Density Admixture Map for Disease Gene Discovery in African Americans

2004The American Journal of Human GeneticsJournalOpen access470 citations10.1086/420856

Perception of businesses in Ghana about HIV/AIDS at their work places

2003Journal of Management StudiesJournalFirst author0 citations

The effect of HIV/AIDS on small enterprise survival in Malawi

2003Journal of Management StudiesJournalSenior author0 citations

Ghana: sex, AIDS, death, values and the condom paradox

2003IUSSP Comm. Reprod. Health seminar'Taking stock of the condom in the era of HIV/AIDS,'Univ. Botswana, Gabaronne, JulyJournalFirst author1 citation

Advertisement and promotion of alcoholic beverages in Ghana: a health hazard ignored

1995Journal of Management StudiesJournalFirst author0 citations

Behavioral and psychosocial factors related to HIV-infected individuals' knowingly engaging in high-risk behavior.

1994Journal of the Tennessee Medical AssociationJournalFirst author11 citations

IUSSP Comm. Reprod. Health seminar'Taking stock of the condom in the era of HIV/AIDS,'Univ. Botswana, Gabaronne, July

Journal of African Arts and Culture1

How it can be read

78% free to read, of the 9 recorded

Gold 4 · 20%In an open-access journal
Bronze 2 · 10%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 2 · 10%Behind a paywall
Unknown 11 · 55%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

5 of 20 papers name a funder

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute4
National Institutes of Health3
National Cancer Institute2
National Human Genome Research Institute1
National Institute for Health and Care Research1
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases1
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences1
National Institute of General Medical Sciences1

Social Work in Health Care