James Akazili

University of Technology and Applied Sciences

Also at University of Bergenfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2008, latest 2026

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Finance
General Health Professions
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health
Economics and Econometrics

Publications: 802008–2026
Citations: 2,571to those papers
h-index: 28i10-index 39
Field-weighted impact: 4.031.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 48%38 of 80 scored papers
Open access: 91%73 papers free to read

7 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

Publications

80 in all

Sexual autonomy and contraceptive use among married or cohabiting female youth: insights from recent Ghana demographic and health survey
2026Contraception and Reproductive MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding1 citation10.1186/s40834-026-00427-1
Healthcare Infrastructure and Resource Barriers to Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Ghana: Insights from a Qualitative Study

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health5063%
Finance3443%
General Health Professions3240%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1215%
Health1114%
Economics and Econometrics911%
Infectious Diseases911%
Nutrition and Dietetics810%
Obstetrics and Gynecology56%
Epidemiology45%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health47
Healthcare Systems and Reforms34
Global Health Care Issues15
Child Nutrition and Water Access8
Primary Care and Health Outcomes7
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy7
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health4
Agricultural risk and resilience4
COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction4
Ethics in Clinical Research4
Health disparities and outcomes4
Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

75% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written234591013Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa21
United Kingdom18
Norway13
United States12
Kenya9
Ethiopia9
Canada9
Nigeria8

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Navrongo Health Research CentreGH58 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH40 papers
University of GhanaGH27 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH13 papers
University of Cape TownZA12 papers
University of BergenNO11 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB11 papers
University of the WitwatersrandZA10 papers
University of ManitobaCA8 papers
Veritas UniversityNG8 papers

Where they publish

PLoS ONE8
BMC International Health and Human Rights6
BMC Health Services Research4
Frontiers in Health Services4
BMC Public Health3
BMJ Open3
Global Health Action

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty21
3Good health and well-being13
17Partnerships for the goals10
2Zero hunger3
8Decent work and economic growth3
4Quality education2
5Gender equality2
10

Most cited

Equity in financing and use of health care in Ghana, South Africa, and Tanzania: implications for paths to universal coverage
The Lancet17
2012319 citationsWorld top 10%
Socioeconomic-related health inequality in South Africa: evidence from General Household Surveys
International Journal for Equity in Health1
2011253 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Every institution they have given on a paper.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Factors affecting equitable access and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in Ghana: a scoping review

2026Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.3389/fpubh.2025.1610765

Equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in Botswana: a scoping review

2025Frontiers in Health ServicesJournalOpen access0 citations10.3389/frhs.2025.1609089

The Impoverishment Effect of Out-of-Pocket Expenditure for Hypertension in Ghana

2025Value in Health Regional IssuesJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1016/j.vhri.2025.101557

Health Policy and Planning3

How it can be read

91% free to read

Diamond 5 · 6%Free to read and to publish
Gold 59 · 74%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 7 · 9%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

47 of 80 papers name a funder

International Development Research Centre8
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation6
World Health Organization6
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation5
European Commission5
National Institute for Health and Care Research5
Government of the United Kingdom4
Medical Research Council4

Reduced inequalities

2012141 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze

Socio-economic and demographic determinants of under-five mortality in rural northern Ghana

BMC International Health and Human Rights3

2014140 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Progressivity of health care financing and incidence of service benefits in Ghana

Health Policy and Planning1

2012123 citationsWorld top 10%