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Yaw Mensah · Sankore

University of Ghana

Yaw Mensah

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0003-2683-6263

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Publications

33

Citations

147

h-index

6

Computed over the works the graph holds, so it is a floor rather than a career figure.

i10-index

4

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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Every institution this scholar has appeared with on a work, by how many.

University of Ghana23 works
Korle Bu Teaching Hospital18 works
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology5 works
University for Development Studies1 works
Ghana Atomic Energy Commission1 works
University of Cape Coast1 works

Publications

33 works in the graph, newest first.

Coffee and tea intake and stroke events among West Africans: findings from the SIREN Study
2026BMC Health Services ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12913-026-14379-4
Machine Learning enabled Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Team Treatment Planner
2026White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York)PublicationOpen access0 citations
An evaluation of pain experienced by patients during and after ultrasound-guided breast biopsy and patient coping strategies
2025Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4314/gmj.v58i4.6
Influence of Ancestral and Geographic Factors on Intracerebral Hemorrhage Risks Among Africans and Americans
2025StrokeJournal0 citations10.1161/strokeaha.125.051911
Multidisciplinary Management of Bilateral Ureteric Obstruction and Forniceal Rupture in Twin Pregnancy: A Case Report

2025Clinical Case ReportsJournalOpen access0 citations10.1002/ccr3.71163

The Utilization of Wire-Guided Localization in the Management of Nonpalpable Breast Lumps at a Teaching Hospital in Ghana

2025Breast Cancer Basic and Clinical ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.1177/11782234251392708

Novel functional insights into ischemic stroke biology provided by the first genome-wide association study of stroke in indigenous Africans

2024Genome MedicineJournalOpen access21 citations10.1186/s13073-023-01273-5

Dietary patterns associated with hypertension among stroke-free indigenous Africans: insights from the Stroke Investigative Research and Educational Network study

2024Journal of HypertensionJournalOpen access5 citations10.1097/hjh.0000000000003662

Factors associated with frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption among selected sub-Saharan African populations: evidence from the Cardiovascular H3Africa Innovation Resource Project

2024International Journal of EpidemiologyJournalOpen access9 citations10.1093/ije/dyad171

Stroke occurrence by hypertension treatment status in Ghana and Nigeria: A case-control study

2024Journal of the Neurological SciencesJournalOpen access5 citations10.1016/j.jns.2024.122968

Mucocoele of the appendix

2024Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen access4 citations10.4314/gmj.v58i1.15

Navigating the challenging storms of cancer management in a national cancer centre: perspectives of female patients

2024BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessCorresponding4 citations10.1186/s12889-024-20360-9

Awareness and knowledge on breast cancer screening among reproductive aged women in some parts of Ghana

2024Health and TechnologyJournal4 citations10.1007/s12553-023-00812-9

Establishment and utilization of diagnostic reference level for interventional procedures for adult patients in Ghana

2024Health and TechnologyJournal1 citations10.1007/s12553-024-00896-x

Renal cortical thickness and bipolar renal length and their correlation with estimated glomerular filtration rate of chronic kidney disease patients: a study at a teaching hospital in Ghana

2024Chinese Journal of Academic RadiologyJournalOpen access1 citations10.1007/s42058-024-00165-w

A Rare Manifestation of Migrated Intrauterine Contraceptive Device: A Case Study Highlighting Symptoms and Ultrasound Detection

2024World Journal of Advanced Research and ReviewsJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.30574/wjarr.2024.22.3.1738

Correlation of sonographically-determined residual urine volume with lower urinary tract symptoms in adult males at a tertiary hospital

2024Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4314/gmj.v58i2.4

Multicenter, international study of CT practices and radiation doses from 10 African countries: An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) baseline study

2024Physica MedicaJournal0 citations10.1016/j.ejmp.2024.103431

HGGL-03 DIFFUSE MIDLINE GLIOMA IN GHANA-AN ILL-FATED DIAGNOSIS

2024Neuro-Oncology AdvancesJournalOpen access0 citations10.1093/noajnl/vdae147.003

Patients dose and risk assessment in fluoroscopically guided interventional procedures in Ghana

2024Health and TechnologyJournal0 citations10.1007/s12553-024-00919-7

Density and regional distribution of radiologists in a low-income country: the Ghana situation

2023Chinese Journal of Academic RadiologyJournalOpen access19 citations10.1007/s42058-023-00130-z

Patient-level and system-level determinants of stroke fatality across 16 large hospitals in Ghana and Nigeria: a prospective cohort study

2023The Lancet Global HealthJournalOpen access35 citations10.1016/s2214-109x(23)00038-4

Determinants of First‐Ever Stroke Severity in West Africans: Evidence From the SIREN Study

2023Journal of the American Heart AssociationJournalOpen access11 citations10.1161/jaha.122.027888

Risk Assessment Score and Chi-Square Automatic Interaction Detection Algorithm for Hypertension Among Africans: Models From the SIREN Study

2023HypertensionJournalOpen access3 citations10.1161/hypertensionaha.122.20572

Giant pericardial cyst, an unusual cause of right heart failure in an elderly patient with tuberculosis and HIV: A case report

2023Radiology Case ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.1016/j.radcr.2023.01.048

Non-cigarette Tobacco Use and Stroke Among West Africans: Evidence From the SIREN Study

2023Nicotine & Tobacco ResearchJournalOpen access1 citations10.1093/ntr/ntad239

Are there differences in perceptions, preferences and attitudes towards disclosure of genetic testing for Stroke? A qualitative study among stroke-free SIREN-SIBS genomics study participants

2023Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular DiseasesJournalOpen access1 citations10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.106978

Secondhand smoke exposure is independently associated with stroke among non-smoking adults in West Africa

2022Journal of the Neurological SciencesJournalOpen access7 citations10.1016/j.jns.2022.120489

Mucinous adenocarcinoma of a tailgut cyst

2022Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen access4 citations10.4314/gmj.v56i1.8

Challenges of practicing neuro-endovascular interventions in a resource-limited country; Ghana in focus

2022Neurological SciencesJournal3 citations10.1007/s10072-022-06222-5

A spectrum of findings on computed tomography in paediatric abdominal and pelvic tumours in a Ghanaian teaching hospital

2022Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen access2 citations10.4314/gmj.v56i4.8

Carotid and Vertebral Atherosclerosis in West African Stroke Patients: Findings from the Stroke Investigative Research and Education Network.

2022PubMedJournalOpen access1 citations

Towards the establishment of national imaging practice guidelines: A preliminary study of the basic computed tomography imaging protocols in Ghana

2022Journal of medical imaging and radiation sciencesJournal2 citations10.1016/j.jmir.2022.03.004