DR. Charles Darko-takyi

Senior Lecturer · Optometry

Senior Lecturer, School of Optometry and Vision Science

Dr. / Optometrist, University of Cape Coast, since 2010per ORCID

In their own words

Clinical Optometry
Binocular vision
Ophthalmic Optics
Dispensing Optics

Publications: 292013–2026
Citations: 233to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 9
Field-weighted impact: 0.471.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 24 scored papers
Open access: 80%20 of the 25 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 21 publications, 128 citations to them, h-index 7.

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

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

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

Epidemiology1759%
Ophthalmology931%
Social Psychology931%
Cognitive Neuroscience828%
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging414%
Human-Computer Interaction310%
Pharmacology27%
Biophysics13%
Clinical Psychology13%
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition13%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies17
Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders9
Glaucoma and retinal disorders4
Visual perception and processing mechanisms4
Intraocular Surgery and Lenses3
Tactile and Sensory Interactions3
Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology2
Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation2
Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research2
Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies2
Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries2
Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies1

Who they write with

72 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
Elsewhere in Africa
No African institution

The 30 most frequent of 72 co-authors. Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest. “No African institution” is anyone the papers place outside Africa’s institutions; Peerford records affiliations only there.

Where their co-authors are

56% of their 25 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

South Africa8
India3
China2
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of KwaZulu-NatalZA8 papers
Seventh day Adventist HospitalIN3 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH3 papers
Central South UniversityCN2 papers
Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South UniversityCN2 papers
Sunyani Technical UniversityGH2 papers
Cardiff UniversityGB1 paper
Catholic University College of GhanaGH1 paper
37 Military HospitalGH1 paper
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH1 paper

Where they publish

African vision and eye health4
Journal of Optometry3
Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics2
Optometry and Vision Science2
Optometry Reports2
Strabismus2
BMJ Public Health

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education5
14Life below water3
1No poverty1
10Reduced inequalities1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
13Climate action1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Access to and utilization of eye care services in Ghana
Carl Halladay Abraham, DR. Charles Darko-takyi
Int J Health Res
201340 citations
Visual function among commercial vehicle drivers in the central region of Ghana
Andrew Owusu-Ansah, DR. Charles Darko-takyi, Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi Od, Samuel Kyei
Journal of Optometry
2015

How it can be read

80% free to read, of the 25 recorded

Diamond 5 · 17%Free to read and to publish
Gold 12 · 41%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 7%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 5 · 17%Behind a paywall
Unknown 4 · 14%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

6 of 29 papers name a funder

Inyuvesi Yakwazulu-Natali5
Higher Education Funding Council for Wales1
University of Cape Coast1