Nana Ama Frimpomaa Agyapong

Lecturer · Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics

Nutrition and Dietetics Lecturer

Lecturer/Dr., University of Cape Coast, since 2022per ORCID

A committed and hardworking educator and researcher with interest in Public Health research, Nutrition Epidemiology, Nutrition Immunology and Food Environment From ORCID

In their own words

food environment
obesity
chronic diseases
nutrition and health in marginalized groups

Publications: 252017–2026
Citations: 232to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 1.421.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 14%3 of 22 scored papers
Open access: 95%21 of the 22 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 20 publications, 232 citations to them, h-index 8.

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

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1352%
Nutrition and Dietetics1040%
Physiology416%
Clinical Psychology28%
General Health Professions28%
Health28%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis28%
Management of Technology and Innovation28%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management28%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine14%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Child Nutrition and Water Access10
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet10
Nutritional Studies and Diet5
Blood donation and transfusion practices2
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology2
Nutrition and Health in Aging2
Body Composition Measurement Techniques1
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences1
Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation1
Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors1
Cognitive Abilities and Testing1
Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling1

Who they write with

79 co-authors, here and elsewhere

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

The 30 most frequent of 79 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

45% of their 22 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

South Africa5
United States3
Australia2
Ireland2
United Kingdom2
Kenya1
Japan1
China1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH11 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH5 papers
University of the Western CapeZA5 papers
Trinity College DublinIE2 papers
University of EdinburghGB2 papers
The University of SydneyAU2 papers
Leeds Beckett UniversityGB2 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM2 papers
Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory HealthCN1 paper
Hokkaido UniversityJP1 paper

Where they publish

Integrated Health Research Journal3
Public Health Nutrition3
BMC Nutrition2
BMC Public Health2
Alzheimer s & Dementia1
Asian Food Science Journal1
BMC Pediatrics

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger7
1No poverty3
3Good health and well-being2
5Gender equality1
10Reduced inequalities1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Mapping Obesogenic Food Environments in South Africa and Ghana: Correlations and Contradictions
Nana Ama Frimpomaa Agyapong
Sustainability1
201964 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Body Weight, Obesity Perception, and Actions to Achieve Desired Weight among Rural and Urban Ghanaian Adults
Nana Ama Frimpomaa Agyapong
Journal of Obesity11

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer/Dr., Clinical Nutrition and DieteticsUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2022

Education

PhD, Biochemistry and BiotecnologyKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2017–2021
Mphil. Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Biochemistry and BiotechnologyKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2015–2017
Bachelor of Education(Home Economics, Food and nutrition), VOTECUniversity of Cape Coast2010–2014