Akua Obeng‐Dwamena

University of Ghana

Publishing since 2021, latest 2024

General Health Professions
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Clinical Psychology
Dermatology
Epidemiology

Publications: 62021–2024
Citations: 76to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 3.301.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 50%3 of 6 scored papers
Open access: 83%5 papers free to read

2 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

Citations received each year

Peerford

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

General Health Professions467%

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Education

PhD, Regional Institute for Population StudiesUniversity of Ghana2015–2021

Publications

6 in all

Use of chlorhexidine digluconate 7.1% gel for umbilical cord care in selected regions in Northern Ghana: qualitative perspectives of key stakeholders
2024BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthJournalOpen access1 citation10.1186/s12884-024-07060-3
Women's empowerment, children's nutritional status, and the mediating role of household headship structure: Evidence from sub‐Saharan Africa

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Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health467%

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health350%

Clinical Psychology117%

Nutrition and Dietetics117%

Speech and Hearing117%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health4
Global Maternal and Child Health4
Reproductive Health and Contraception3
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences1
Child Nutrition and Water Access1
Eating Disorders and Behaviors1
Gender Roles and Identity Studies1
Neonatal skin health care1
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare1
Skin Protection and Aging1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

83% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223344Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States5
Canada1
China1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Harvard UniversityUS3 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH2 papers
McGill UniversityCA1 paper
Pennsylvania State UniversityUS1 paper
University of MichiganUS1 paper
Xiamen UniversityCN1 paper
University of Education, WinnebaGH1 paper

Where they publish

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth1
BMC Women s Health1
Maternal and Child Nutrition1
Reproductive Health1
SN Social Sciences1
Women s Health1

How it can be read

83% free to read

Gold 5 · 83%In an open-access journal
Closed 1 · 17%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

3 of 6 papers name a funder

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
Government of the United Kingdom1
Harvard University1
Innovative Methods and Metrics for Agriculture and Nutrition Actions1
United States Agency for International Development1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

1No poverty2
3Good health and well-being2
5Gender equality2
2Zero hunger1

Maternal and Child Nutrition