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 2013, 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
Surgery
Epidemiology
General Health Professions

In their own words

Breast Cancer
General Surgery

Publications: 842013–2026
Citations: 2,771to those papers
h-index: 22i10-index 36
Field-weighted impact: 1.561.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 15%9 of 61 scored papers
Open access: 89%54 of the 61 whose access is recorded

13 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

Google Scholar shows 3,028 citations, h-index 25 and i10-index 40 (2,588 citations and h-index 24 since 2021), as of October 12, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

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

84 in all

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Citations received each year

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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

Oncology3339%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1518%
Cancer Research1012%
Surgery1012%
Epidemiology911%
General Health Professions78%
Genetics67%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine67%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine67%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging67%

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

66% of their 61 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written12345615Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States32
United Kingdom15
Nigeria9
Canada6
Senegal4
Colombia2
Mexico2
South Africa2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH40 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

Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana6
Annals of Surgical Oncology4
BMC Women s Health4
International Journal of Cancer4
Anaesthesia3
ecancermedicalscience3
BMC Cancer

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being23
1No poverty8
5Gender equality4
4Quality education2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Timing of surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: an international prospective cohort study
Anaesthesia
2021693 citations
Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: a prospective, international, multicentre cohort study
The Lancet Infectious Diseases
2018645 citations
SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study
Anaesthesia
2022142 citations

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Unusual presentation of coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19): two cases of acute abdomen.

2021Health Sciences Investigations JournalJournal0 citations

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

Patients’ experiences of pre and intra operative nursing care in Ghana: A qualitative study

2017International Journal of Africa Nursing SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.1016/j.ijans.2017.04.001

Factors Associated With Waiting Time for Breast Cancer Treatment in a Teaching Hospital in Ghana

2016Health Education & BehaviorJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding32 citations10.1177/1090198115620417

'I was in real pain': Surgical nurses' personal pain experiences in Ghana

2016International Journal of Caring SciencesJournal11 citations

Benign and Premalignant Breast

2013Current Challenges with their Evolving S: A ReaderJournalFirst author0 citations

Benign and premalignant breast disease

2013Current Challenges with their Evolving Solutions in Surgical Practice in …ReportFirst author0 citations

Breast Cancer Research2

How it can be read

89% free to read, of the 61 recorded

Diamond 6 · 7%Free to read and to publish
Gold 35 · 42%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 4 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 6 · 7%A copy in a repository
Closed 7 · 8%Behind a paywall
Unknown 23 · 27%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

29 of 84 papers name a funder

National Cancer Institute10
National Institutes of Health9
Fogarty International Center6
National Institute for Health and Care Research5
University of Ghana5
Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary3
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute3
Medical Research Council3

2020142 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold