Desmond Dzidzornu Otoo

University of Ghana

Publishing since 2021, latest 2026

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Infectious Diseases
Economics and Econometrics
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Emergency Medicine
Finance

Publications: 142021–2026
Citations: 58to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 1
Field-weighted impact: 2.601.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 43%6 of 14 scored papers
Open access: 93%13 papers free to read

3 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

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

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health857%

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Education

Public Health, Health Policy, Planning and ManagementUniversity of Ghana School of Public Healthsince 2022
Mphil Health Services Management, Public Administration and Health Services ManagementUniversity of Ghana Business School2018–2020
Bachelor of Physician Assistantship, Medical SciencesUniversity of Health and Allied Sciences2012–2016

On their papers

Publications

14 in all

Barriers to the application of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) results: the case of COVID-19 vaccine deployment in Ghana
2026International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health CareJournalOpen access1 citation10.1017/s0266462325100342
Household cost of treating pregnancy-related complications in an urban setting: a study at the Korle Bu teaching hospital, Ghana

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health7
Child Nutrition and Water Access2
Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life2
Healthcare Systems and Reforms2
HIV-related health complications and treatments2
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions2
Parasites and Host Interactions2
Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment2
Reproductive Health and Contraception2
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research1
Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life1
Emergency and Acute Care Studies1

Where their co-authors are

36% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122223Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom3
Norway2
China1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Health and Allied SciencesGH3 papers
University of HuddersfieldGB2 papers
Ministry of HealthGH2 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH2 papers
Fujian Medical UniversityCN1 paper
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB1 paper
Nantong UniversityCN1 paper
Norwegian Institute of Public HealthNO1 paper
University of BergenNO1 paper
Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical MedicineGH1 paper

Where they publish

BMC Public Health3
Frontiers in Public Health2
PLOS Global Public Health2
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth1
Health Education1
Health Services Insights1
Heliyon1
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care1

How it can be read

93% free to read

Gold 13 · 93%In an open-access journal
Closed 1 · 7%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

4 of 14 papers name a funder

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership1
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene1
St Joseph Hospital1