Francis Hasford

University of Ghana

Also at International Atomic Energy Agency, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission and Radiological and Medical Sciences Research Institutefrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Radiation
Biomedical Engineering
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Oncology
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology

Publications: 822011–2026
Citations: 399to those papers
h-index: 10i10-index 10
Field-weighted impact: 0.481.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 2%2 of 82 scored papers
Open access: 60%49 papers free to read

2 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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Deputy Director, Radiological and Medical Sciences Research InstituteGhana Atomic Energy Commission2022–2025

Education

PhD Medical Physics, Medical PhysicsUniversity of Ghana2011–2015

On their papers

Publications

82 in all

Dose Variation To Critical Points In Low Dose Rate Intracavitary Brachytherapy Of Cervical Cancer As Justification For Incident Learning
2022European Scientific Journal ESJJournalOpen access0 citations10.19044/esj.2022.v18n3p48
Construction and pre-evaluation of an in-house cylindrical ionization chamber fabricated from locally available materials
2022

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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

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging6579%
Radiation3239%
Biomedical Engineering2530%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine2328%
Oncology67%
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology56%
Cancer Research45%
Health Informatics45%
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine34%
Genetics34%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Radiation Dose and Imaging33
Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques31
Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging22
Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy18
Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications17
Radiology practices and education10
Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging9
Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry7
Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications5
Radioactivity and Radon Measurements5
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education4
Breast Cancer Treatment Studies4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

44% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2345678Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa13
Algeria6
Nigeria6
Cameroon6
Norway5
Austria4
Kenya4
United Kingdom4

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionGH64 papers
Radiological and Medical Sciences Research InstituteGH48 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH28 papers
Radiation Protection InstituteGH27 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH11 papers
University of Cape CoastGH9 papers
Stellenbosch UniversityZA7 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH6 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH6 papers
University of the WitwatersrandZA6 papers

Where they publish

Health and Technology21
Polish Journal of Medical Physics And Engineering7
Radiation Protection Dosimetry7
Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences5
Physica Medica5
World Journal of Nuclear Medicine4

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being24
17Partnerships for the goals8
7Affordable and clean energy5
6Clean water and sanitation3
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure3
1No poverty2
4Quality education1
5

Most cited

An Africa point of view on quality and safety in imaging
Insights into Imaging
202249 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Assessment of annual whole-body occupational radiation exposure in medical practice in Ghana (2000-09)
Radiation Protection Dosimetry
201131 citations
Film reject analysis and image quality in diagnostic Radiology Department of a Teaching hospital in Ghana
Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences1

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Polish Journal of Medical Physics And Engineering

BENCHMARKING OF A NEW AUTOMATIC CT RADIATION DOSE CALCULATOR

2020Radiation Protection DosimetryJournal9 citations10.1093/rpd/ncaa167

Integrating image fusion with nanoparticle contrast agents for diagnosis: a review

2020The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear MedicineJournalOpen access6 citations10.1186/s43055-020-00315-x

Safety measures in selected radiotherapy centres within Africa in the face of Covid-19

2020Health and TechnologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.1007/s12553-020-00472-z

Dose assessment in high dose rate brachytherapy with cobalt-60 source for cervical cancer treatment: a phantom study

2020Polish Journal of Medical Physics And EngineeringJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.2478/pjmpe-2020-0029

Assessment of Organ Doses for Patients undergoing 99mTc-MIBI Myocardial Perfusion Imaging.

2020The Egyptian Journal Nuclear MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.21608/egyjnm.2020.106747

Physics in Africa

2020Nature Reviews PhysicsJournalOpen accessCorresponding3 citations10.1038/s42254-020-0239-8

A Study on Amorphous Silicon Electronic Portal Imaging Device (A-Si EPID) Response to Delivered Radiation Doses

2019International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations

Measurements of CTDI and DLP from CT image data for paediatrics radiological performance evaluation and dose optimisation in Ghana

2018International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and TechnologyJournalOpen access3 citations10.32628/ijsrst18401134

Body Mass Index and Percentage Body Fat Determination in Cancer Patients

2018Open Journal of RadiologyJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4236/ojrad.2018.84034

A Comprehensive Clinical Decision Support Application Software Tool for Dose Management Procedure in SPECT

2017International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and TechnologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.32628/ijsrst173653

Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Procedure as a Cancer Diagnosis Application Tool

2017International Journal of Scientific Research in Science Engineering and TechnologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.32628/ijsrset1734125

Medical physics practice and training in Ghana

2016Physica MedicaJournalCorresponding11 citations10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.05.057

Radiation Protection, Safety and Security Issues in Ghana

2016Health PhysicsJournalSenior authorCorresponding2 citations10.1097/hp.0000000000000556

Determination of dose delivery accuracy in CT examinations

2015Journal of Radiation Research and Applied SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding12 citations10.1016/j.jrras.2015.05.006

Estimation of kidney and bladder radionuclide activity for patients undergoing bone scan

2015Journal of Radiation Research and Applied SciencesJournalOpen accessCorresponding8 citations10.1016/j.jrras.2015.04.005

Quantification of radionuclide uptake levels for primary bone tumors

2015Journal of Radiation Research and Applied SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1016/j.jrras.2014.12.011

Effect of radionuclide activity concentration on PET-CT image uniformity

2015World Journal of Nuclear MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4103/1450-1147.167578

International Journal of Medical Physics Clinical Engineering and Radiation Oncology

International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology2

How it can be read

60% free to read

Diamond 23 · 28%Free to read and to publish
Gold 12 · 15%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 7 · 9%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 33 · 40%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

14 of 82 papers name a funder

International Atomic Energy Agency6
University of Ghana4
Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics1
Ghana Education Trust Fund1
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen1
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University1
St. Olavs Hospital Universitetssykehuset i Trondheim1
Tullow Oil1

11Sustainable cities and communities1

16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

201428 citationsOpen access · Gold