Dennis Odai Laryea

Ghana Health Service

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

Infectious Diseases
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Epidemiology
Oncology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Modeling and Simulation

Publications: 612014–2026
Citations: 762to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 21
Field-weighted impact: 1.311.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 11%7 of 61 scored papers
Open access: 95%58 papers free to read

6 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

61 in all

Review of Organism Density and Bacteriologic Conversion of Sputum among Tuberculosis Patients
2017International Scholarly Research NoticesJournalOpen access4 citations10.1155/2017/7052583
Ensuring confidentiality and safety of cancer registry data in Kumasi, Ghana
2017Online Journal of Public Health Informatics

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Infectious Diseases3049%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1931%
Epidemiology1728%
Oncology711%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine610%
Modeling and Simulation610%
General Health Professions47%
Health47%
Nutrition and Dietetics47%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management47%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research13
COVID-19 epidemiological studies6
Mosquito-borne diseases and control6
Viral Infections and Vectors6
Virology and Viral Diseases6
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening5
Influenza Virus Research Studies5
Respiratory viral infections research5
Viral Infections and Immunology Research5
Child Nutrition and Water Access4
Dermatological diseases and infestations4
Global Maternal and Child Health4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

49% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written23456710Home

Most frequent partner countries

Netherlands12
United Kingdom10
United States10
Switzerland7
Kenya7
Australia6
Belgium5
France5

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH31 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH24 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH19 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH17 papers
Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical MedicineGH8 papers
Ministry of HealthGH8 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH7 papers
World Health OrganizationCH6 papers
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementFR5 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB5 papers

Where they publish

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health5
PLoS ONE5
Online Journal of Public Health Informatics4
PLOS Global Public Health4
Frontiers in Public Health3
Pan African Medical Journal3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being26
1No poverty4
17Partnerships for the goals4
2Zero hunger2
4Quality education1
6Clean water and sanitation1
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

Cancer incidence in Ghana, 2012: evidence from a population-based cancer registry
BMC Cancer17
2014126 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Clinical and demographic characteristics of chronic kidney disease patients in a tertiary facility in Ghana
Pan African Medical Journal17
201462 citationsOpen access · Gold

Characteristics and contributory factors for injectable contraceptive usage among women in Kumasi, Ghana

2016Contraception and Reproductive MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding13 citations10.1186/s40834-016-0019-0

The Threat of Ebola Virus Disease: a Call to Integrate all Sectors in Surveillance Activities in Ghana

2015Online Journal of Public Health InformaticsJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.5210/ojphi.v7i1.5953

Follow-up of Breast Cancer Patients in Ghana: Challenges to Community-based Surveillance

2015Online Journal of Public Health InformaticsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.5210/ojphi.v7i1.5808

Cancer incidence in Ghana, 2012: evidence from a population-based cancer registry

2014BMC CancerJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding126 citations10.1186/1471-2407-14-362

Antibiotic Sensitivity and Clinical Outcome for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

2014Online Journal of Public Health InformaticsJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5038

PLoS neglected tropical diseases

How it can be read

95% free to read

Diamond 13 · 21%Free to read and to publish
Gold 41 · 67%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 3 · 5%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

29 of 61 papers name a funder

European Commission5
International Development Research Centre5
World Health Organization5
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention4
Medical Research Council4
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana4
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership3
Government of the United Kingdom3

201457 citationsOpen access · Gold

Malignant tumours in urban Ghana: evidence from the city of Kumasi

BMC Cancer3

201949 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold