David Atsu Deegbe

University of Ghana

Lecturer, University of Ghana, since 2019per ORCID

Publishing since 2019, latest 2026

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Psychiatry and Mental health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Demography
Infectious Diseases
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology

Publications: 102019–2026
Citations: 74to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 3
Field-weighted impact: 1.801.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 20%2 of 10 scored papers
Open access: 70%7 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

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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, School of Nursing and MidwiferyUniversity of Ghanasince 2019

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

10 in all

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Subfields

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health330%
Psychiatry and Mental health330%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health330%
Demography220%
Infectious Diseases220%
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology220%
Social Psychology220%
Clinical Psychology110%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism110%
Epidemiology110%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Epilepsy research and treatment3
Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments3
Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units2
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions2
Mental Health Treatment and Access2
Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues2
Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies2
Aging and Gerontology Research1
Attachment and Relationship Dynamics1
Cognitive Abilities and Testing1
Diabetes Management and Education1
Elder Abuse and Neglect1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

50% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom2
Netherlands1
South Africa1
Pakistan1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Cape CoastGH3 papers
University of HertfordshireGB2 papers
Nurses' Training College, HoGH2 papers
University for Development StudiesGH2 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH2 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH2 papers
Ghana Institute of LanguagesGH2 papers
Care and Public Health Research InstituteNL1 paper
Maastricht UniversityNL1 paper
University of EducationPK1 paper

Where they publish

BMJ Open2
Epilepsy & Behavior2
BMC Medical Education1
BMC Palliative Care1
Discover Mental Health1
International Journal of Palliative Nursing1
Journal of Public Health Research1
Seizure1

How it can be read

70% free to read

Gold 6 · 60%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 10%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 3 · 30%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 10 papers name a funder

University of Ghana1
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education3
3Good health and well-being1
10Reduced inequalities1

Discover Mental Health

Beliefs of people living with epilepsy in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana

2019SeizureJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding19 citations10.1016/j.seizure.2019.10.016