Kwame Darko

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital

Publishing since 2004, latest 2026

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Surgery
Emergency Medical Services
Genetics
Biomedical Engineering
Cancer Research

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 62004–2026
Citations: 71to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 1.991.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 33%2 of 6 scored papers
Open access: 100%6 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

6 in all

Expanding Cleft Surgical Workforce Capacity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Through Competency-Based Training
2026The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial JournalJournalOpen access0 citations10.1177/10556656261475423
Quality of Life after Mastectomy with or without Breast Reconstruction and Breast-Conserving Surgery in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Cross-Sectional Study at a Tertiary Hospital in Ghana

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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

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health467%
Surgery350%
Emergency Medical Services233%
Genetics233%
Biomedical Engineering117%
Cancer Research117%
Human-Computer Interaction117%
Oncology117%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health117%
Plant Science117%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Health and Surgery2
Global Health Workforce Issues2
Surgical Simulation and Training2
Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation2
Anatomy and Medical Technology1
BRCA gene mutations in cancer1
Breast Cancer Treatment Studies1
Breast Implant and Reconstruction1
Cancer survivorship and care1
Cleft Lip and Palate Research1
Genetic Associations and Epidemiology1
Genetically Modified Organisms Research1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

67% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States3
United Kingdom2
Canada1
Peru1
Australia1
Malawi1
Ethiopia1
Congo (DRC)1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GlasgowGB2 papers
Queen Elizabeth University HospitalGB2 papers
University of StrathclydeGB2 papers
Canniesburn HospitalGB2 papers
University of Southern CaliforniaUS1 paper
University of TorontoCA1 paper
Aga Khan University HospitalPK1 paper
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityUS1 paper
Glasgow Royal InfirmaryGB1 paper
Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von HumboldtPE1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery2
Bulletin of the World Health Organization1
Current Oncology1
The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal1
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)1

How it can be read

100% free to read

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Private sector contributions and their effect on physician emigration in the developing world
Bulletin of the World Health Organization1
201327 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Participatory development of a 3D telemedicine system during COVID: The future of remote consultations
Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
202226 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Quality of Life after Mastectomy with or without Breast Reconstruction and Breast-Conserving Surgery in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Cross-Sectional Study at a Tertiary Hospital in Ghana

Ghana 3D Telemedicine International MDT: A proof-of-concept study

2023Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic SurgeryJournalOpen access9 citations10.1016/j.bjps.2023.10.130

Participatory development of a 3D telemedicine system during COVID: The future of remote consultations

2022Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic SurgeryJournalOpen access26 citations10.1016/j.bjps.2022.10.012

Private sector contributions and their effect on physician emigration in the developing world

2013Bulletin of the World Health OrganizationJournalOpen accessSenior author27 citations10.2471/blt.12.110791

Precision Medicine Programmes for Genetic Diseases Among Urban Youth in Accra: A Public Health Initiative

2004Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)JournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.5281/zenodo.18792846

Diamond 1 · 17%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 17%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 50%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 17%A copy in a repository

Who funds it

4 of 6 papers name a funder

Medical Research Scotland2
Microsoft2
Carnegie Corporation of New York1
Global Challenges Research Fund1
Global Challenges Research Fund1
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde1
Stryker1

20249 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Ghana 3D Telemedicine International MDT: A proof-of-concept study

Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery9

20239 citationsOpen access · Hybrid

Expanding Cleft Surgical Workforce Capacity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Through Competency-Based Training

The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal17

20260 citationsOpen access · Hybrid