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Selina Defor · Sankore

Dodowa Health Research Centre

Selina Defor

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6

Citations

5

h-index

2

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0

Works published 2022 onward have been swept for this country. Figures are complete within that window, to the extent the open indexes are.

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Dodowa Health Research Centre5 works
Ghana Health Service4 works
University of the Western Cape3 works
African Field Epidemiology Network2 works
Western Cape Department of Health1 works

Publications

6 works in the graph, newest first.

Evolution of health policy and systems research (HPSR) capacity in West Africa and authorship pattern: A bibliometric analysis from 2015 to 2024
2026SSM - Health SystemsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/j.ssmhs.2026.100224
Peer-learning and support among health policy and systems research actors in West Africa: a social network analysis
2025Health Research Policy and SystemsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1186/s12961-025-01417-6
Historical and contemporary factors that influenced the emergence and continuity of WANEL: Lessons for sustainable HPSR network formation in LMICs
2022Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.4314/gmj.v56i3s.4
The experience of a regional network of health policy and systems actors in translating evidence into policy and action in West Africa
2022Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen access0 citations

10.4314/gmj.v56i3s.11

The experience of a regional network of health policy and systems actors in translating evidence into policy and action in West Africa

2022Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen access0 citations10.4314/gmj.v56i3.11s

Historical and contemporary factors that influenced the emergence and continuity of WANEL: Lessons for sustainable HPSR network formation in LMICs

2022Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4314/gmj.v56i3.4s