Joe‐Nat Clegg‐Lamptey

University of Ghana

Professor of Surgery, University of Ghana, since 1997per ORCID

Publishing since 2004, latest 2026

Oncology
Cancer Research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Surgery
Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Epidemiology

Publications: 852004–2026
Citations: 2,082to those papers
h-index: 26i10-index 49
Field-weighted impact: 1.371.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 14%12 of 85 scored papers
Open access: 87%74 papers free to read

23 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

Professor of SurgeryUniversity of Ghanasince 1997

Education

MB ChB, Medical SchoolUniversity of Ghana1978–1982

On their papers

Publications

85 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 accessSenior author1 citation10.1186/s12910-026-01407-5
Etiology of gene expression‐based subtypes of breast cancer in the Ghana Breast Health Study
2026

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Oncology5059%
Cancer Research1922%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1821%
Surgery1619%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine1214%
Epidemiology1113%
Genetics1113%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine1012%
Molecular Biology78%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging78%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Cancer Incidence and Screening34
Breast Cancer Treatment Studies16
Breast Lesions and Carcinomas10
Cancer Risks and Factors10
BRCA gene mutations in cancer8
Cancer survivorship and care8
Cervical Cancer and HPV Research7
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection7
Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy5
Male Breast Health Studies5
Breast Implant and Reconstruction4
Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

40% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written12345620Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States30
United Kingdom20
Canada7
Senegal2
Nigeria2
Uganda1
Netherlands1
India1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH52 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH26 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH18 papers
National Cancer InstituteUS16 papers
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics14 papers
Loma Linda UniversityUS13 papers
University of EdinburghGB12 papers
Edinburgh Cancer ResearchGB11 papers
University of Ghana Medical CentreGH11 papers
National Institutes of HealthUS9 papers

Where they publish

Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana7
PubMed7
East African Medical Journal5
Ghana Medical Journal5
International Journal of Cancer5
ecancermedicalscience3
Annals of Surgical Oncology

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being44
1No poverty8
4Quality education5
5Gender equality4
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Breast cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa: opportunities for prevention
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment3
2014233 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Why do breast cancer patients report late or abscond during treatment in ghana? A pilot study.
PubMed3
2009126 citationsOpen access · Green
A study of breast cancer in korle bu teaching hospital: assessing the impact of health education

West African College of Physicians

Every institution they have given on a paper.

International Journal of Cancer

Machine Learning enabled Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Team Treatment Planner

2026White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York)PublicationOpen access0 citations

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

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

Cervical cancer knowledge among high school students in Southern Ghana

2025BMC Women s HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1186/s12905-025-04171-7

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

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

Anxiety and Depression Among Breast Cancer Patients in A Tertiary Hospital in Ghana

2022Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen accessSenior author11 citations10.60014/pmjg.v6i1.112

Gastric Diverticulum: a Rare Cause of Dyspepsia

2022Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.60014/pmjg.v4i2.155

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

2019Current Breast Cancer ReportsJournalFirst authorCorresponding12 citations10.1007/s12609-019-00312-8

How it can be read

87% free to read

Diamond 20 · 24%Free to read and to publish
Gold 30 · 35%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 6 · 7%Free to read, no open licence
Green 14 · 16%A copy in a repository
Closed 11 · 13%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

27 of 85 papers name a funder

National Institutes of Health15
National Cancer Institute14
Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary5
University of Ghana5
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute4
Fogarty International Center4
Carnegie Corporation of New York2
Medical Research Council2

Ghana Medical Journal4

2010115 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond

Factors contributing to delays in diagnosis of breast cancers in Ghana, West Africa

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

201695 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green

Associations of fecal microbial profiles with breast cancer and nonmalignant breast disease in the Ghana Breast Health Study

International Journal of Cancer3

202184 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green