Nana-Akyaa Yao

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital

Also at University of Cape Coastfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

Epidemiology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Surgery
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Biomedical Engineering

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 182014–2026
Citations: 99to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 0.591.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 18 scored papers
Open access: 61%11 papers free to read

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

18 in all

A pilot implementation study to detect neonatal critical congenital heart disease using pulse oximetry screening in Accra, Ghana
2026BMJ Global HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.1136/bmjgh-2025-022157
The 2025 Accra Declaration on Upskilling and Cost-effective Cardiac Surgery in Africa
2026Journal

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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

Epidemiology1478%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health739%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine633%
Surgery528%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health422%
Biomedical Engineering317%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging317%
General Health Professions211%
Clinical Psychology16%
Economics and Econometrics16%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Congenital Heart Disease Studies13
Global Health and Surgery4
Global Maternal and Child Health4
Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments3
Tracheal and airway disorders3
Coronary Artery Anomalies2
Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring2
Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring2
Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair1
Child and Adolescent Health1
Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life1
Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

61% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States9
South Africa3
Uganda2
United Kingdom2
Denmark1
Kenya1
Mexico1
Netherlands1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH8 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH6 papers
University of Cape CoastGH5 papers
University of California, Los AngelesUS2 papers
Uganda Heart InstituteUG2 papers
eThekwini MunicipalityZA2 papers
Uganda Management InstituteUG2 papers
Cape Coast Teaching HospitalGH2 papers
University of Ghana Medical CentreGH2 papers
Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamIN1 paper

Where they publish

World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery5
BMC Medical Education1
BMJ Global Health1
Current Opinion in Cardiology1
European Journal of Pediatrics1
Ghana Medical Journal1
Global Heart

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty5
3Good health and well-being2
17Partnerships for the goals2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

Most cited

Genomics and Epigenomics of Congenital Heart Defects: Expert Review and Lessons Learned in Africa
OMICS A Journal of Integrative Biology9
201836 citationsOpen access · Green
Conotruncal Heart Defect Repair in Sub-Saharan Africa
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery1
201621 citations
Delivering pediatric cardiac care in sub-Saharan Africa: a model for the developing countries

Management of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome in Low-Resource Settings and the Ethics of Decision-Making

2022World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart SurgeryJournalSenior author5 citations10.1177/21501351221103511

Complete surgical excision of cor triatriatum sinistrum

2020Health Sciences Investigations JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.46829/hsijournal.2020.12.1.2.149-150

Challenges of Caring for Functionally Single Ventricle Patients in Africa

2019World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart SurgeryJournal7 citations10.1177/2150135118817769

Conotruncal Heart Defect Repair in Sub-Saharan Africa

2016World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart SurgeryJournal21 citations10.1177/2150135116648309

Health Sciences Investigations Journal1

How it can be read

61% free to read

Diamond 3 · 17%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 39%In an open-access journal
Green 1 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 7 · 39%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 18 papers name a funder

David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles2
University of California, Los Angeles2
University of Cape Town1

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Challenges of Caring for Functionally Single Ventricle Patients in Africa

World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery1

20197 citations