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Richard Gyan Aboagye

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ORCID 0000-0002-3498-2909

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Publications

142

Citations

4,569

h-index

26

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

i10-index

69

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

University of Health and Allied Sciences146 works
University of Cape Coast2 works

Jos University Teaching Hospital

1 works

University of Jos1 works

Publications

141 works in the graph, newest first.

Global, regional, and national burden of chronic respiratory diseases and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, 1990–2023: a Global Burden of Disease study
2026Nature MedicineJournalOpen access32 citations10.1038/s41591-025-04077-9
Global burden of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, 1990–2023, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
2026The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatologyJournalOpen access25 citations10.1016/s2468-1253(26)00011-7
Global burden of amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine and opioid use in 204 countries, 1990–2023: a Global Burden of Disease Study
2026Nature MedicineJournalOpen access20 citations10.1038/s41591-025-04137-0
Global burden of enteric infectious diseases, diarrhoeal diseases, and corresponding aetiologies, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
2026The Lancet Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen access6 citations10.1016/s1473-3099(26)00194-5

Global, regional and national burden of ischemic heart disease attributable to suboptimal diet, 1990–2023: a Global Burden of Disease study

2026Nature MedicineJournal3 citations10.1038/s41591-026-04250-8

Residence-based inequalities in health facility delivery among women in sub-Saharan Africa

2026International HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citations10.1093/inthealth/ihag030

Global, regional, and national levels and trends in maternal mortality, progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, and mortality from COVID-19 infection in pregnant women, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

2026The Lancet Obstetrics Gynaecology & Women s HealthJournalOpen access1 citations10.1016/s3050-5038(26)00047-6

Global, regional, and national burden of tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis by HIV status, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

2026The Lancet Infectious DiseasesJournal1 citations10.1016/s1473-3099(26)00295-1

Sex‐Related Absolute and Relative Inequalities in Hypertension Prevalence Among Adults Aged 30–79 in Ghana, 1990–2019

2026Tropical Medicine & International HealthJournalCorresponding0 citations10.1111/tmi.70082

Trends and inequalities in acute respiratory tract infections in Indonesia: an application of the World Health Organization’s Health Equity Assessment Toolkit

2026Tropical Medicine and HealthJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.1186/s41182-026-00916-8

Sex and Age Disparities in the Prevalence of Obesity Among Children and Adolescents in Ghana, 1990–2022: A Cross-Sectional Study

2026NutrientsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.3390/nu18132050

Women’s empowerment and experience of marital control in sub-Saharan Africa

2026Reproductive HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1186/s12978-026-02376-z

Residency‐Based Inequalities in Cervical Cancer Screening in Sub‐Saharan Africa

2026Tropical Medicine & International HealthJournalCorresponding0 citations10.1111/tmi.70152

Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

2025The LancetJournalOpen access709 citations10.1016/s0140-6736(25)01637-x

Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

2025The LancetJournalOpen access462 citations10.1016/s0140-6736(25)01917-8

Global burden of lower respiratory infections and aetiologies, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

2025The Lancet Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen access53 citations10.1016/s1473-3099(25)00689-9

Global, Regional, and National Burden of Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

2025JAMA NeurologyJournalOpen access44 citations10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.1522

Disease burden attributable to intimate partner violence against females and sexual violence against children in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

2025The LancetJournalOpen access26 citations10.1016/s0140-6736(25)02503-6

Cervical cancer screening uptake and its predictors among women aged 30–49 in Ghana: Providing evidence to support the World Health Organization’s cervical cancer elimination initiative

2025BMC Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen accessCorresponding24 citations10.1186/s12879-025-10485-6

Quantifying the fatal and non-fatal burden of disease associated with child growth failure, 2000–2023: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

2025The Lancet Child & Adolescent HealthJournalOpen access10 citations10.1016/s2352-4642(25)00303-7

Prevalence and factors associated with knowledge of HIV Self-Test kit and HIV-Self Testing among Ghanaian women: multi-level analyses using the 2022 Ghana demographic and health survey

2025BMC Public HealthJournalOpen access9 citations10.1186/s12889-025-21694-8

Association between polygyny and justification of violence among women in sexual unions in sub-Saharan Africa

2025BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.1186/s12889-025-22581-y

Full vaccination coverage for children aged 12–23 months in Madagascar: Analysis of the 2021 Demographic and Health Survey

2025BMC Public HealthJournalOpen access7 citations10.1186/s12889-025-21397-0

Burden of hemoglobinopathies and hemolytic anemias in the World Health Organization African region, 2000–2021: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study

2025PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access7 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0005197

Utilisation of eight or more antenatal care visits and its associated socio-economic-related inequalities in sub-Saharan Africa: A decomposition analysis

2025PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0312412

Awareness and barriers to accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare services among Deaf women in Krachi West District of Ghana: a qualitative study

2025Reproductive HealthJournalOpen accessCorresponding6 citations10.1186/s12978-025-02063-5

Experience of controlling behaviour and intimate partner violence among women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa

2025BMC Women s HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1186/s12905-025-03902-0

Sex-related absolute inequalities in tuberculosis incidence in 47 countries in Africa

2025BMC MedicineJournalOpen accessCorresponding5 citations10.1186/s12916-025-04098-8

Prevalence and factors associated with unintended pregnancy among women in Ghana

2025BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthJournalOpen access5 citations10.1186/s12884-025-07749-z

Breast cancer screening uptake and its associated factors among women in Ghana: evidence from the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey

2025Archives of Public HealthJournalOpen accessCorresponding5 citations10.1186/s13690-025-01741-x

Cervical cancer screening uptake in Côte d’Ivoire: Analysis of prevalence and associated factors

2025BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessCorresponding4 citations10.1186/s12889-025-23103-6

Association between the Survey-based Women's Empowerment (SWPER) index and barriers to healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa

2025International HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1093/inthealth/ihaf023

Health‐Seeking Behaviours Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women With Sexually Transmitted Infections: Evidence From Sub‐Saharan Africa

2025Public Health ChallengesJournalOpen access2 citations10.1002/puh2.70088

Spatial distribution and factors associated with unmet need for contraception among women in Ghana

2025Reproductive HealthJournalOpen accessCorresponding2 citations10.1186/s12978-024-01935-6

Age at First Sexual Intercourse and Multiple Sexual Partnership Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Sub‐Saharan Africa: A Cross‐Sectional Study

2025Health Science ReportsJournalOpen access2 citations10.1002/hsr2.70798

Assessing the socioeconomic inequalities in cervical cancer screening in sub-Saharan Africa: a decomposition analysis

2025International Journal for Equity in HealthJournalOpen accessCorresponding1 citations10.1186/s12939-025-02625-w

Health insurance non-enrollment among women in Sierra Leone: A cross-sectional analysis of the 2019 Demographic and Health Survey

2025PLoS ONEJournalOpen access0 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0323538

Do the effects of type and place of birth on early initiation of breastfeeding differ by place of residence? Evidence from the Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey 2017

2025Journal of Health Population and NutritionJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.1186/s41043-025-00988-y

A nonlinear decomposition analysis of the rural-urban disparities in tobacco use among women in sub-Saharan Africa

2025PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0331738

Prevalence and determinants of mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact in Ghana

2025PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0337325

Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

2024The Lancet Public HealthJournalOpen access143 citations10.1016/s2468-2667(24)00166-x

Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by cataract: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020

2024EyeJournalOpen access118 citations10.1038/s41433-024-02961-1

Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by glaucoma: A meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020

2024EyeJournalOpen access117 citations10.1038/s41433-024-02995-5

Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by Uncorrected Refractive Error: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020

2024EyeJournalOpen access35 citations10.1038/s41433-024-03106-0

Residence-based inequalities in overweight/obesity in sub-Saharan Africa: a multivariate non-linear decomposition analysis

2024Tropical Medicine and HealthJournalOpen accessCorresponding17 citations10.1186/s41182-024-00593-5

Association between knowledge and use of contraceptive among women of reproductive age in sub‐Saharan Africa

2024Health Science ReportsJournalOpen access15 citations10.1002/hsr2.2028

Regional disparities and socio-demographic factors associated with eight or more antenatal care visits in Ghana

2024Archives of Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding15 citations10.1186/s13690-024-01364-8

Association between the survey-based women’s empowerment index (SWPER) and intimate partner violence in sub-Saharan Africa

2024Reproductive HealthJournalOpen access14 citations10.1186/s12978-024-01755-8

Access to quality contraceptive counselling among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa

2024Contraception and Reproductive MedicineJournalOpen accessCorresponding15 citations10.1186/s40834-024-00267-x

Mother–child dyads of overnutrition and undernutrition in sub-Saharan Africa

2024Journal of Health Population and NutritionJournalOpen access13 citations10.1186/s41043-023-00479-y

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