Samuel Mensah

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Publishing since 2000, latest 2026

Surgery
Oncology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Economics and Econometrics
Emergency Medicine
Epidemiology

In their own words

General Surgery
Breast and Gastrointestinal

Publications: 482000–2026
Citations: 1,384to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 15
Field-weighted impact: 2.031.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 15%4 of 26 scored papers
Open access: 92%24 of the 26 whose access is recorded

13 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

Google Scholar shows 1,337 citations, h-index 12 and i10-index 14 (1,256 citations and h-index 11 since 2021), as of October 10, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

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

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

48 in all

Trends in Cardiovascular Mortality Associated With Systemic Connective Tissue Disorders in the United States: A 22‐Year Population‐Based National Analysis (1999–2020)
2026International Journal of Rheumatic DiseasesJournal0 citations10.1111/1756-185x.70681
Breast Cancer-Associated Emergencies at a Tertiary Hospital in Ghana: Breast Cancer-Associated Emergencies in Ghana
2026

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Citations received each year

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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

Surgery1225%
Oncology510%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health510%
Economics and Econometrics36%
Emergency Medicine36%
Epidemiology36%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine36%
Cancer Research24%
Gastroenterology24%
General Health Professions24%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Cancer Incidence and Screening4
Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments3
Global Health and Surgery3
Hernia repair and management3
Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management2
Breast Cancer Treatment Studies2
Breast Lesions and Carcinomas2
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies2
Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment2
Surgical site infection prevention2
Urological Disorders and Treatments2
Abdominal Trauma and Injuries1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

54% of their 26 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written12457810Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States11
United Kingdom2
Nigeria2
Italy1
Tanzania1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH14 papers
University of Cape CoastGH10 papers
Cape Coast Teaching HospitalGH5 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH4 papers
Tamale Teaching HospitalGH3 papers
Ho Technical UniversityGH3 papers
KAAF UniversityGH3 papers
University of WashingtonUS2 papers
Henry Ford HealthUS2 papers
University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesUS2 papers

Where they publish

Anaesthesia4
Cancer Research3
The Lancet3
The Lancet Global Health3
Journal of Surgical Case Reports2
Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana2
World Journal of Surgery

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being9
1No poverty3
4Quality education1
5Gender equality1
7Affordable and clean energy1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Timing of surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: an international prospective cohort study
Anaesthesia
2021693 citations
SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study
Anaesthesia
2022142 citations
Reducing surgical site infections in low-income and middle-income countries (FALCON): a pragmatic, multicentre, stratified, randomised controlled trial
The Lancet1
2021134 citations

Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana)

Call on the academic publishing industry to provide equitable access to their journals

2024Trauma Surgery & Acute Care OpenJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.1136/tsaco-2024-001361

Response of fiscal efforts to oil price dynamics

2023Resources PolicyJournalOpen accessSenior author14 citations10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.103353

A Retrospective Review Of Lower Limb Cellulitis In A Regional Hospital In Ghana

2022Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.60014/pmjg.v8i2.207

Evaluation of External Abdominal Wall Hernia Surgery in a Secondary Level Facility in Kumasi, Ghana

2020Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i1130524

A Retrospective Review Of Lower Limb Cellulitis In A Regional Hospital In Ghana

2019Postgraduate Medical Journal of GhanaJournalFirst author0 citations

A retrospective study of lower limb cellulitis in a regional hospital in Ghana

2019Postgrad. Med. J. GhanaJournalFirst author0 citations

Follow-up of Breast Cancer Patients in Ghana: Challenges to Community-based Surveillance

2015Online Journal of Public Health InformaticsJournalOpen access0 citations10.5210/ojphi.v7i1.5808

Excitation of Breather (Bion) in Superlattice

2000Physica ScriptaJournalOpen accessFirst author12 citations10.1238/physica.regular.062a00212

African Journal of Urology1

How it can be read

92% free to read, of the 26 recorded

Diamond 5 · 10%Free to read and to publish
Gold 10 · 21%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 2 · 4%Behind a paywall
Unknown 22 · 46%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

4 of 48 papers name a funder

Fogarty International Center2
National Institutes of Health2
Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics1
Government of the United Kingdom1
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1
National Institute for Health and Care Research1
Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete1

Open access · Hybrid