Edeghonghon Olayemi

University of Ghana

Also at Vancouver Coastal Health and Richmond Hospitalfrom their recent papers

Vancouver Coastal Healthper ORCID

Publishing since 2005, latest 2026

Genetics
Hematology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Management of Technology and Innovation
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

In their own words

Sickle Cell Disease
Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Medical Education
Benign Haematology

Publications: 622005–2026
Citations: 938to those papers
h-index: 17i10-index 26
Field-weighted impact: 1.121.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 13%8 of 62 scored papers
Open access: 77%48 papers free to read

4 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

Vancouver Coastal Health
Professor (Full), HematologyUniversity of Ghana Medical School2022–2025
Associate Professor, HaematologyUniversity of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry2017–2022
DirectorGhana Institute of Clinical Genetics2013–2017

Education

MScCardiff University2011–2012
FWACP, Faculty of Laboratory Medicine (Haematology)

Publications

62 in all

Diagnosis and Management of Plummer–Vinson Syndrome in a Female Ghanaian
2026Case Reports in HematologyJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.1155/crh/7353717
Dietary characteristics associated with hemoglobin and anemia among prospective first-time voluntary blood donors in Accra, Ghana
2026BMC Nutrition

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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

Genetics3658%
Hematology3556%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1118%
Management of Technology and Innovation711%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health610%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine610%
Rheumatology610%
Obstetrics and Gynecology58%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine46%
Infectious Diseases46%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders33
Iron Metabolism and Disorders22
Blood donation and transfusion practices7
Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics7
Blood groups and transfusion6
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment5
Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies5
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments4
Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management4
Bone and Joint Diseases3
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research3
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

55% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1234568Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States27
Nigeria14
United Kingdom8
Canada3
Denmark2
Australia2
Germany2
Ireland2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH29 papers
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterUS13 papers
Vanderbilt UniversityUS11 papers
Syracuse UniversityUS7 papers
National Blood Service GhanaGH7 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH7 papers
Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineGB6 papers
Duke UniversityUS6 papers
University of MinnesotaUS6 papers
University of PittsburghUS5 papers

Where they publish

Blood7
American Journal of Hematology5
Advances in Hematology4
Blood Advances3
HemaSphere3
Transfusion3
British Journal of Haematology

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being28
1No poverty5
2Zero hunger5
5Gender equality3
4Quality education2
8Decent work and economic growth2
14Life below water2
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Most cited

Pregnancy outcomes in women with sickle‐cell disease in low and high income countries: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology1
2015171 citations
Burden of Sickle Cell Disease in Ghana: The Korle-Bu Experience
Advances in Hematology3
201893 citationsOpen access · Gold
Guidelines in lower‐middle income countries

MB BS, Medicine and SurgeryUniversity of Ibadan College of Medicine1987–1994

Honours, memberships and service

FellowGhana College of Physicians and Surgeons2011
FellowHigher Education Academy2009
British Society for Haematology
International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Inc

Reproductive health concerns of women living with sickle cell disease

2025HemaSphereJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1002/hem3.70167

Don't call me “Sickler”: Confronting stigma in sickle cell disease

2024HemaSphereJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1002/hem3.137

Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia Presenting as Cardiac Failure

2022Case Reports in HematologyJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding3 citations10.1155/2022/7841310

Enhanced Hypercoagulability in Sickle Cell Anaemia Patients with Chronic Leg Ulcers

2020Advances in HematologyJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding4 citations10.1155/2020/5157031

A Ghana–UK haematology “heparin” partnership

2020British Journal of HaematologyJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1111/bjh.17048

Fetomaternal hemorrhage among pregnant women in Accra, Ghana

2019International Journal of Gynecology & ObstetricsJournalSenior authorCorresponding7 citations10.1002/ijgo.12890

Red cell agglutination, anaemia and a dermatomal rash

2019Australian Journal of General PracticeJournal0 citations10.31128/ajgp-05-19-4941

Burden of Sickle Cell Disease in Ghana: The Korle-Bu Experience

2018Advances in HematologyJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding93 citations10.1155/2018/6161270

Guidelines in lower‐middle income countries

2017British Journal of HaematologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding87 citations10.1111/bjh.14583

Treatment response of ESR and fibrinogen concentration in pulmonary tuberculosis patients

2014International Journal of Public Health ResearchJournalOpen access3 citations

Case Reports in Hematology2

How it can be read

77% free to read

Diamond 4 · 6%Free to read and to publish
Gold 25 · 40%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 6 · 10%Free to read, no open licence
Green 8 · 13%A copy in a repository
Closed 14 · 23%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

21 of 62 papers name a funder

University of Ghana11
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute8
School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University5
Vanderbilt University5
Vanderbilt University Medical Center5
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences4
National Center for Research Resources4
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation3

Partnerships for the goals

10Reduced inequalities1

11Sustainable cities and communities1

16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

British Journal of Haematology

201787 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze

Safe blood supply in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities

The Lancet Haematology3

202140 citationsWorld top 10%