Vivian Paintsil

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

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

Paediatric Oncologist/ Senior lecturer, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologyper ORCID

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

Genetics
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Hematology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Molecular Biology
Oncology

In their own words

Paediatrics
ethics
Palliative care
Research methods

Publications: 1252014–2026
Citations: 1,245to those papers
h-index: 17i10-index 28
Field-weighted impact: 1.511.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 21%15 of 71 scored papers
Open access: 82%58 of the 71 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 1,964 citations, h-index 20 and i10-index 33 (1,811 citations and h-index 20 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Paediatric Oncologist/ Senior lecturer, Child HealthKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

125 in all

Assessing hydroxyurea use in sickle cell disease: trends, benefits, and barriers to adherence in a Ghanaian tertiary hospital
2026Journal of sickle cell disease.JournalOpen access1 citation10.1093/jscdis/yoag001
Children’s palliative care in Ghana: a situational analysis
2026BMC Palliative CareJournal

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Genetics3326%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health3226%
Hematology2318%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2218%
Molecular Biology1310%
Oncology97%
Physiology86%
Infectious Diseases54%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging54%
Economics and Econometrics32%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders33
Iron Metabolism and Disorders19
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research17
Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life16
Renal and related cancers10
Global Maternal and Child Health8
Blood groups and transfusion7
Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control5
Global Health and Surgery5
Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics5
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening4
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

65% of their 71 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written4569101115Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States25
South Africa19
United Kingdom15
Nigeria12
Tanzania11
Uganda10
Netherlands10
Zimbabwe10

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH57 papers
University of GhanaGH17 papers
Cameroon Baptist Convention Health ServicesCM12 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH11 papers
University of ZimbabweZW10 papers
University of AbujaNG10 papers
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied SciencesTZ9 papers
Stellenbosch UniversityZA9 papers
Princess Máxima CenterNL8 papers
University College LondonGB8 papers

Where they publish

PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER49
Health Science Reports7
African Journal of Current Medical Research4
HemaSphere4
Blood3
Frontiers in Genetics3
BMJ Open

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being25
1No poverty7
17Partnerships for the goals6
2Zero hunger3
5Gender equality3
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure2
4Quality education1
16

Most cited

Wilms tumour
Nature Reviews Disease Primers3
2021222 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
The Global Retinoblastoma Outcome Study: a prospective, cluster-based analysis of 4064 patients from 149 countries
The Lancet global health
2022214 citations
The Collaborative Wilms Tumour Africa Project; Baseline evaluation of Wilms tumour treatment and outcome in eight institutes in sub-Saharan Africa

How it can be read

82% free to read, of the 71 recorded

Diamond 6 · 5%Free to read and to publish
Gold 37 · 30%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Green 8 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 13 · 10%Behind a paywall
Unknown 54 · 43%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

35 of 125 papers name a funder

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute17
National Institutes of Health8
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology5
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences4
University of Health and Allied Sciences3
National Institute of Mental Health2
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology2
University of Pittsburgh2