Stephen Tabiri

Tamale Teaching Hospital

Also at University for Development Studiesfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2015, latest 2026

Surgery
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Emergency Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Emergency Medical Services
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Publications: 622015–2026
Citations: 1,352to those papers
h-index: 15i10-index 22
Field-weighted impact: 3.211.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 24%15 of 62 scored papers
Open access: 81%50 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

62 in all

Barriers to Timely Presentation of Patients with Surgical Conditions at Tamale Teaching Hospital in Northern Ghana
2018World Journal of SurgeryJournalFirst author13 citations10.1007/s00268-018-4800-x
Management and Outcomes Following Surgery for Gastrointestinal Typhoid: An International, Prospective, Multicentre Cohort Study
2018World Journal of Surgery

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Surgery3252%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2947%
Emergency Medicine1524%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine813%
Emergency Medical Services813%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine711%
Urology58%
Oncology46%
Physiology46%
Gastroenterology35%

Health Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Health and Surgery26
Trauma and Emergency Care Studies11
Hernia repair and management9
Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes8
Injury Epidemiology and Prevention6
Aortic aneurysm repair treatments5
Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery5
Surgical Simulation and Training5
Surgical site infection prevention5
Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management4
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery4
Global Health Workforce Issues4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

77% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written567891315Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom34
United States26
India15
Rwanda14
South Africa13
Nigeria11
Malawi7
Pakistan7

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University for Development StudiesGH52 papers
University of BirminghamGB25 papers
University of RwandaRW13 papers
National Institute for Health and Care ResearchGB12 papers
Christian Medical CollegeIN11 papers
University of EdinburghGB9 papers
University of LagosNG9 papers
University of Global Health EquityRW9 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH9 papers
Stellenbosch UniversityZA9 papers

Where they publish

World Journal of Surgery7
BMJ Open3
Impact Surgery3
Surgical Endoscopy3
The Lancet3
BJS Open2
African Urology

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being13
1No poverty8
2Zero hunger5
17Partnerships for the goals4
4Quality education2
8Decent work and economic growth1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

Most cited

Global burden of postoperative death
The Lancet
2019644 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Laparoscopy in management of appendicitis in high-, middle-, and low-income countries: a multicenter, prospective, cohort study
Surgical Endoscopy
201872 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
COVID-19 Preparedness Within the Surgical, Obstetric, and Anesthetic Ecosystem in Sub-Saharan Africa

The use of mesh for inguinal hernia repair in northern Ghana

2018Journal of Surgical ResearchJournalFirst author9 citations10.1016/j.jss.2018.04.058

Baseline Study of Cancer Patterns in the Department of Pathology of the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Northern Region of Ghana

2018Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.9734/jammr/2018/43772

Propofol versus pethidine/midazolam sedation: benefits in flexible upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

2018Ain-Shams Journal of AnaesthesiologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1186/s42077-018-0013-7

Helicobacter pylori association with upper gastrointestinal pathologies in Northern Ghana

2018Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public HealthJournalFirst author1 citation10.4103/atmph.atmph_685_17

Assessing Trauma Care Capabilities of the Health Centers in Northern Ghana

2015World Journal of SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1007/s00268-015-3124-3

Ain-Shams Journal of Anaesthesiology1

How it can be read

81% free to read

Diamond 10 · 16%Free to read and to publish
Gold 24 · 39%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 8 · 13%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 6 · 10%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 12 · 19%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

33 of 62 papers name a funder

National Institute for Health and Care Research23
Department of Health and Social Care8
Medical Research Council8
Government of the United Kingdom7
Wellcome Trust7
Royal College of Surgeons of England4
Cancer Research UK3
Fogarty International Center2

202060 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

Burden of Neonatal Surgical Conditions in Northern Ghana

World Journal of Surgery3

201948 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid