Florence Dedey

University of Ghana

Also at Korle Bu Teaching Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Dr, University of Ghana College of Health Sciences, since 2010per ORCID

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

University of Ghana Medical School, BSc, MBChB, West African College of Surgeons FWACS From ORCID

Oncology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Cancer Research
Epidemiology
General Health Professions
Surgery

Publications: 572014–2026
Citations: 895to those papers
h-index: 17i10-index 22
Field-weighted impact: 1.391.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 14%8 of 57 scored papers
Open access: 88%50 papers free to read

13 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

Dr, SurgeryUniversity of Ghana College of Health Sciencessince 2010

Education

University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry1993–2001

On their papers

Publications

57 in all

The informed consent process for surgical procedures: perspectives of patients and next-of-kins in a lower middle-income country
2026BMC Medical EthicsJournalOpen access1 citation10.1186/s12910-026-01407-5
Etiology of gene expression‐based subtypes of breast cancer in the Ghana Breast Health Study
2026International Journal of Cancer

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Oncology3256%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1425%
Cancer Research1018%
Epidemiology916%
General Health Professions712%
Surgery712%
Genetics611%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine611%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging611%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine59%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Cancer Incidence and Screening25
Breast Cancer Treatment Studies8
Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy6
Cancer Risks and Factors6
Cervical Cancer and HPV Research6
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection6
BRCA gene mutations in cancer5
Breast Lesions and Carcinomas5
Global Health and Surgery5
Cancer survivorship and care4
Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging4
Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

65% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written12346813Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States30
United Kingdom13
Nigeria8
Canada6
Senegal4
Norway1
Sweden1
Italy1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH38 papers
University of Ghana Medical CentreGH18 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH15 papers
University of UtahUS12 papers
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics11 papers
Huntsman Cancer InstituteUS10 papers
National Cancer InstituteUS9 papers
Loma Linda UniversityUS9 papers
Edinburgh Cancer ResearchGB8 papers
University of EdinburghGB7 papers

Where they publish

Annals of Surgical Oncology4
BMC Women s Health4
Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana4
ecancermedicalscience3
International Journal of Cancer3
BMC Cancer2
Breast Cancer Research

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being23
1No poverty7
5Gender equality4
4Quality education2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Psychological and physical effects of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment on young Ghanaian women: a qualitative study
BMC Psychiatry3
2020142 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Validation of three pain scales among adult postoperative patients in Ghana
BMC Nursing
201573 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
The experience of dysmenorrhoea among Ghanaian senior high and university students: pain characteristics and effects

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Awareness of Breast Cancer Among Male and Female High School Students in Southern Ghana

2025International Journal of Breast CancerJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.1155/ijbc/5710341

Inspirational Women in Surgery: Prof. Afua A.J. Hesse, Paediatric Surgeon, Ghana

2023World Journal of SurgeryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/s00268-023-06929-2

Breast Cancer Risk in Women from Ghana Carrying Rare Germline Pathogenic Mutations

2022Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & PreventionJournalOpen access34 citations10.1158/1055-9965.epi-21-1397

Nicolau Syndrome: A Case Report of a Rare Debilitating Complication Following Intramuscular Injection of Penicillin

2022Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.60014/pmjg.v4i2.154

Warfarin-induced skin necrosis: a rare condition

2020Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen access11 citations10.4314/gmj.v54i4.10

A qualitative study on coping strategies of young women living with breast cancer in Ghana

2019International Journal of Africa Nursing SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author21 citations10.1016/j.ijans.2019.100173

Late Presentation of Breast Cancer in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries

2019Current Breast Cancer ReportsJournalSenior author12 citations10.1007/s12609-019-00312-8

Ghana Medical Journal2

How it can be read

88% free to read

Diamond 6 · 11%Free to read and to publish
Gold 34 · 60%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 2%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 4 · 7%Free to read, no open licence
Green 5 · 9%A copy in a repository
Closed 7 · 12%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

25 of 57 papers name a funder

National Cancer Institute10
National Institutes of Health9
Fogarty International Center6
University of Ghana5
Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary3
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute3
University of Minnesota3
Carnegie Corporation of New York2

Reproductive Health5

201462 citationsOpen access · Gold

Design considerations for identifying breast cancer risk factors in a population‐based study in Africa

International Journal of Cancer3

201755 citationsOpen access · Bronze