Emmanuel Asampong

University of Ghana

University of Ghanaper ORCID

Publishing since 2013, latest 2026

Infectious Diseases
General Health Professions
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Clinical Psychology
Social Psychology

Publications: 602013–2026
Citations: 1,599to those papers
h-index: 23i10-index 33
Field-weighted impact: 3.411.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 30%18 of 60 scored papers
Open access: 90%54 papers free to read

19 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

Social and Behavioural SciencesUniversity of Ghana

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

60 in all

Acceptability of oral HIV self-testing among female sex workers in Accra, Ghana
2026Discover Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.1186/s12982-026-01345-y
‘My mother said it is not good, so I poured that one away’: mixed methods study on breastfeeding perceptions and practices in Ghana’s urban slums
2026

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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

Infectious Diseases2033%
General Health Professions1627%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1525%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1220%
Clinical Psychology813%
Social Psychology813%
Sociology and Political Science712%
Epidemiology610%
Health58%
Safety Research47%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions10
Global Maternal and Child Health9
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health7
Mental Health Treatment and Access7
Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research7
Health Policy Implementation Science5
Malaria Research and Control5
Mosquito-borne diseases and control5
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development4
Municipal Solid Waste Management4
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare4
Recycling and Waste Management Techniques4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

63% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States23
Switzerland15
Canada9
United Kingdom5
Australia4
Germany3
Malaysia2
Indonesia2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

World Health OrganizationCH14 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH10 papers
Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases9 papers
World BankUS6 papers
McGill UniversityCA4 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH4 papers
University of MichiganUS3 papers
The Task Force for Global HealthUS3 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH3 papers
University of PennsylvaniaUS2 papers

Where they publish

PLoS neglected tropical diseases5
BMC Public Health4
PLoS ONE4
BMC Health Services Research3
PLOS Global Public Health3
BMJ Open2
Malaria Journal

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being16
1No poverty11
17Partnerships for the goals6
5Gender equality3
16Peace, justice and strong institutions3
10Reduced inequalities2
2Zero hunger1
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Most cited

Coping with global uncertainty: Perceptions of COVID-19 psychological distress, relationship quality, and dyadic coping for romantic partners across 27 countries
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
2021275 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Multiple elemental exposures amongst workers at the Agbogbloshie electronic waste (e-waste) site in Ghana
Chemosphere
2016142 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Characteristics of users and implications for the use of complementary and alternative medicine in Ghanaian cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy: a cross- sectional study

International Breastfeeding Journal

Preparation for COVID‐19 vaccines rollout: Interventions to increase trust, acceptability, and uptake in West African countries

2022The International Journal of Health Planning and ManagementJournalOpen accessSenior author11 citations10.1002/hpm.3426

Caregivers’ views on stigmatization and discrimination of people affected by leprosy in Ghana

2018PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding26 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0006219

How it can be read

90% free to read

Diamond 7 · 12%Free to read and to publish
Gold 39 · 65%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Green 6 · 10%A copy in a repository
Closed 6 · 10%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

33 of 60 papers name a funder

World Health Organization13
United Nations Development Programme5
University of Ghana5
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation4
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development3
National Institute of Mental Health3
UNICEF3
Carnegie Corporation of New York2

8Decent work and economic growth1

11Sustainable cities and communities1

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine4

2013124 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Working conditions and environmental exposures among electronic waste workers in Ghana

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

201394 citationsWorld top 10%

Health seeking behaviours among electronic waste workers in Ghana

BMC Public Health

201583 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold