Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme

Associate Professor · Population & Health

In their own words

Sexual and Reproductive Health
HIV and AIDS/Tuberculosis

Publications: 902004–2024
Citations: 2,588to those papers
h-index: 27i10-index 54
Field-weighted impact: 2.831.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 38%23 of 61 scored papers
Open access: 69%42 of the 61 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 47 publications, 1,074 citations to them, h-index 19.

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Google Scholar shows 3,676 citations, h-index 34 and i10-index 62 (2,037 citations and h-index 28 since 2021), as of October 5, 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

Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

General Health Professions2022%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1921%
Sociology and Political Science1517%
Infectious Diseases1213%
Nutrition and Dietetics1213%
Economics and Econometrics1112%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1011%
Safety Research910%
Epidemiology78%
Finance67%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health19
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health14
Child Nutrition and Water Access12
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions10
HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses7
Healthcare Systems and Reforms6
Sex work and related issues6
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare5
Disability Rights and Representation4
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology4
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences3
Healthcare Policy and Management3

Who they write with

75 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
No African institution

The 30 most frequent of 75 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

26% of their 61 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Australia3
Finland3
United States3
Kenya3
United Kingdom3
Canada2
South Africa2
Germany1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University for Development StudiesGH7 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH7 papers
Guttmacher InstituteUS3 papers
University of TampereFI3 papers
African Population and Health Research CenterKE3 papers
Memorial University of NewfoundlandCA2 papers
University of Technology SydneyAU2 papers
University of SouthamptonGB1 paper
Goethe University FrankfurtDE1 paper
James Cook UniversityAU1 paper

Where they publish

PLoS ONE7
African Journal of Reproductive Health5
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BMC Health Services Research3
BMC Public Health3
Occasional Report3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being17
1No poverty6
5Gender equality6
4Quality education4
2Zero hunger2
10Reduced inequalities2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions2
11

Most cited

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Ghana: Results from the 2004 National Survey of Adolescents
Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Kofi Awusabo-Asare
Occasional Report
2006240 citations
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Ghana: A synthesis of research evidence
Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Kofi Awusabo-Asare
Alan Guttmacher Institute
2004197 citations
Coerced First Sex among Adolescent Girls in Sub-Saharan Africa: Prevalence and Context

Recent publications

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Influence of leisure on sexual behaviour of young people with hearing and vision loss in Ghana
Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Charles Atanga Adongo, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Georgina Yaa Oduro, Issahaku Adam, Yvonne Dodzi Ami Adjakloe
Annals of Leisure Research
20246 citations
Self-reported sexual coercion among in-school young people with disabilities in Ghana
Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh
BMC Public Health4
20244 citationsOpen access · Gold
Pregnant women's perceptions of daily iron supplementation in rural Ghana
Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Listowel Ferka
British Journal of Midwifery
20242 citationsOpen access · Bronze
Dimensions of well-being and social harmony of older persons in Ghana: A secondary analysis of longitudinal survey data of the 2014/15 Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE Wave 2)
Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme
PLoS ONE
20241 citationOpen access · Gold
Predictors of herbal medicine use in Ashanti Region of Ghana
Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, James Afriyie
Advances in Integrative Medicine3
20234 citations
Compliance with oral iron supplementation among pregnant women in the Tain district, Ghana
Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Listowel Ferka
African Journal of Midwifery and Women s Health
20231 citationOpen access · Hybrid
Prevalence and factors associated with health insurance coverage in urban sub-Saharan Africa: Multilevel analyses of demographic and health survey data
Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson
PLoS ONE
202244 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Reflections on lived experiences of teenage mothers in a Ghanaian setting: a phenomenological study
Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Simon Mariwah
International Journal of Adolescence and Youth3
202213 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Investigating the conditions under which internal auditing is carried out in selected local governments in the Central Region of Ghana
Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, John Victor Mensah
Asian Journal of Accounting Research16
202210 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Influence of leisure on sexual behaviour of young people with hearing and vision loss in Ghana
Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Charles Atanga Adongo, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh, Georgina Yaa Oduro, Issahaku Adam, Yvonne Dodzi Ami Adjakloe
Annals of Leisure Research5
20225 citations

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2017 International Population Conference

Annals of Leisure Research2

How it can be read

69% free to read, of the 61 recorded

Diamond 6 · 7%Free to read and to publish
Gold 26 · 29%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 1%Free to read, no open licence
Green 5 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 19 · 21%Behind a paywall
Unknown 29 · 32%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

10 of 90 papers name a funder

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior2
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development2
United States Agency for International Development2
African Population and Health Research Center1
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria1
Guttmacher Institute1
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development1

Sustainable cities and communities

17Partnerships for the goals1

African Journal of Reproductive Health5

2007161 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond

Correlates of stunting among children in Ghana

Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh

BMC Public Health2

2014143 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold