Stephen Ocansey

University of Cape Coast

Senior Lectuerer, University of Cape Coast, College of Health and Allied Sciences, since 2011per ORCID

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

Epidemiology
Ophthalmology
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Physiology
Social Psychology

Publications: 602012–2026
Citations: 939to those papers
h-index: 16i10-index 23
Field-weighted impact: 1.261.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 12%7 of 59 scored papers
Open access: 67%40 papers free to read

11 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

Senior Lectuerer, Optometry and Vision SciencesUniversity of Cape Coast, College of Health and Allied Sciencessince 2011

Education

PhD, Vision and Hearing SciencesAnglia Ruskin University - Cambridge Campus2013–2017

Honours, memberships and service

FellowAmerican Academy of Optometrysince 2017

On their papers

Publications

60 in all

Symptomatic Dry Eye and Its Associated Factors: A Study of University Undergraduate Students in Ghana
2016Eye & Contact Lens Science & Clinical PracticeJournalSenior author103 citations10.1097/icl.0000000000000256
Cost of the medical management and prescription pattern for primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) in Ghana–a retrospective cross-sectional study from three referral facilities

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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

Epidemiology3355%
Ophthalmology3152%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging1525%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1220%
Physiology58%
Social Psychology58%
Cognitive Neuroscience47%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism47%
Infectious Diseases35%
Neurology35%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies32
Glaucoma and retinal disorders15
Corneal surgery and disorders7
Ocular Surface and Contact Lens7
Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research7
Ocular Infections and Treatments6
Retinal Diseases and Treatments6
Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders5
Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries4
Corneal Surgery and Treatments3
Physical Activity and Health3
Retinal and Optic Conditions3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

52% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom19
South Africa10
Nigeria9
Australia8
United States8
New Zealand6
China3
Canada2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of KwaZulu-NatalZA10 papers
Anglia Ruskin UniversityGB8 papers
Western Sydney UniversityAU7 papers
University of the Highlands and IslandsGB7 papers
University of CalabarNG7 papers
University of OtagoNZ5 papers
UNSW SydneyAU5 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH5 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH5 papers
Drexel University Elkins Park CampusUS3 papers

Where they publish

Clinical and Experimental Optometry6
British Journal of Visual Impairment3
Contact Lens and Anterior Eye3
PLoS ONE3
African Health Sciences2
Strabismus2
Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being13
1No poverty6
4Quality education3
8Decent work and economic growth3
10Reduced inequalities3
14Life below water3
17Partnerships for the goals3
2

Most cited

Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) Versus the Standard Patient Evaluation of Eye Dryness (SPEED)
Cornea3
2015163 citationsWorld top 10%
Current evidence and therapeutic implication of PANoptosis in cancer
Theranostics3
2023105 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Symptomatic Dry Eye and Its Associated Factors: A Study of University Undergraduate Students in Ghana

Every institution they have given on a paper.

BMC Health Services Research

Ophthalmic diagnosis and medication use: How much do patients know?

2016New Frontiers in OphthalmologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.15761/nfo.1000111

Utilization of Eye Care Services among Ghanaian Elderly Population: Evidence from a Peri-Urban Community

2014Ophthalmology Research An International JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding22 citations10.9734/or/2013/5543

Acta Ophthalmologica1

How it can be read

67% free to read

Diamond 7 · 12%Free to read and to publish
Gold 24 · 40%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 6 · 10%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 20 · 33%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

4 of 60 papers name a funder

University of Cape Coast2
African Academy of Sciences1
Higher Education Funding Council for Wales1
Hong Kong Polytechnic University1
University Grants Committee1

11Sustainable cities and communities2

9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

Eye & Contact Lens Science & Clinical Practice3

2016103 citationsWorld top 10%

Systematic review and meta-analysis of myopia prevalence in African school children

PLoS ONE

202265 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Male predisposition to severe COVID-19: Review of evidence and potential therapeutic prospects

Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy3

202049 citationsOpen access · Gold