Baafuor Kofi Opoku

Also at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologyfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2004, latest 2023

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
General Health Professions
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Infectious Diseases
Microbiology

In their own words

Safe Motherhood
Contraception
Intersex conditions

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 242004–2023
Citations: 546to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 12
Field-weighted impact: 2.201.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 27%4 of 15 scored papers
Open access: 87%13 of the 15 whose access is recorded

Google Scholar shows 791 citations, h-index 15 and i10-index 18 (260 citations and h-index 10 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

24 in all

A Comparison of Two Dosing Regimens of Misoprostol in Labour Induction: A Randomised Controlled Trial
2023Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen access0 citations10.60014/pmjg.v12i1.308
The Fight Against Cancers
2021Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalFirst 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

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health729%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health729%
General Health Professions521%
Obstetrics and Gynecology417%
Infectious Diseases313%
Microbiology313%
Epidemiology28%
Oncology28%
Physiology14%
Rheumatology14%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health5
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health4
Reproductive Health and Contraception4
Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions3
Reproductive tract infections research3
Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management2
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening2
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions2
Maternal and fetal healthcare2
African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues1
Amoebic Infections and Treatments1
Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

53% of their 15 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1122334Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States4
United Kingdom3
Germany1
Tanzania1
South Africa1
Italy1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH14 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB3 papers
University of MichiganUS3 papers
Michigan MedicineUS2 papers
Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineGB1 paper
Technische Universität BerlinDE1 paper
A. Alfred Taubman Health Care CenterUS1 paper
University of PaduaIT1 paper
Duke UniversityUS1 paper
Family Health International 360US1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics3
Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica2
Gynecology2
Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana2
Sexually Transmitted Infections2
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being7
5Gender equality1
8Decent work and economic growth1

Most cited

SAVVY® (C31G) Gel for Prevention of HIV infection in Women: A Phase 3, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial in Ghana
PLoS ONE3
2007191 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Comparison of latex agglutination, wet preparation, and culture for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis
Sexually Transmitted Infections
200451 citationsOpen access · Bronze
Stillbirths and very low Apgar scores among vaginal births in a tertiary hospital in Ghana: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis

Postpartum contraceptive choices among women attending a well‐baby clinic in Ghana

2017International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournal10 citations10.1002/ijgo.12216

Utilization of the modified WHO partograph in assessing the progress of labour in a metropolitan area in Ghana

2015Research Journal of Women s HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding39 citations10.7243/2054-9865-2-2

Transverse vaginal septum with menouria and unilateral renal agenesis-case report

2015GynecologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.7243/2052-6210-3-1

Primary Postpartum Haemorrhage: a review of current treatment and prevention practices in Ghana

2015Research Chronicle in health sciencesJournalFirst author3 citations

Transverse vaginal septum with menouria and unilateral renal agenesis: A case report

2015Herbert Open Access J GynaecolJournalFirst author6 citations

Unexplained persistent gross hematuria in pregnancy

2014Res J Women’s HealJournalFirst author5 citations

Ectopic pregnancy: Are fair-colored women at increased risk?

2013GynecologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.7243/2052-6210-1-1

O525 KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION AMONG FEMALES IN GHANA

2012International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournalFirst author0 citations10.1016/s0020-7292(12)60955-2

O524 CONTRACEPTIVE PREFERENCES OF POST‐ABORTION PATIENTS IN GHANA

2012International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournalFirst author0 citations10.1016/s0020-7292(12)60954-0

Contraceptive preferences of post-abortion patients in Ghana

2012Journal of Women’s Health CareJournalFirst author12 citations

Knowledge and practices of emergency contraception among Ghanaian women.

2011PubMedJournalOpen accessFirst author17 citations

Contraceptive use among ‘at‐risk’ women in a metropolitan area in Ghana

2010Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica ScandinavicaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding19 citations10.3109/00016341003801672

Advanced twin abdominal pregnancy: diagnostic and therapeutic challenges

2009Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica ScandinavicaJournalSenior author5 citations10.3109/00016340903281006

Trichomonas vaginalis screening goes global

2004Sex Transm InfectJournal7 citations

Ghana Medical Journal

Health Research Policy and Systems1

How it can be read

87% free to read, of the 15 recorded

Diamond 4 · 17%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 13%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 4 · 17%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 2 · 8%Behind a paywall
Unknown 9 · 38%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

6 of 24 papers name a funder

Department for International Development2
Johnson and Johnson1
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine1
National Cancer Institute1
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana1
United States Agency for International Development1
University of Ghana1

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

201450 citationsOpen access · Gold

Utilization of the modified WHO partograph in assessing the progress of labour in a metropolitan area in Ghana

Research Journal of Women s Health8

201539 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond