Forster Amponsah‐Manu

730 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 265 citations indexed

About

Forster Amponsah‐Manu is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Forster Amponsah‐Manu has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 265 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Oncology, 5 papers in Surgery and 5 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Forster Amponsah‐Manu's work include Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (5 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (4 papers) and Global Health and Surgery (4 papers). Forster Amponsah‐Manu is often cited by papers focused on Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (5 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (4 papers) and Global Health and Surgery (4 papers). Forster Amponsah‐Manu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ghana and South Africa. Forster Amponsah‐Manu's co-authors include Paddy Ssentongo, John S. Oh, Anna E. Ssentongo, Rajesh Sharma, Mehak Nanda, Claudio Fronterrè, Daleela Dodge, Adam Gyedu, Charles Mock and Robert Quansah and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Forster Amponsah‐Manu

18 papers receiving 259 citations

Hit Papers

Mapping Cancer in Africa: A Comprehensive and Comparable ... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 25 50 75 100
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Mapping Cancer in Africa: A Comprehensive and Comparable Characterization of 34 Cancer Types Using Estimates From GLOBOCAN 2020
    2022 110 citations Rajesh Sharma, Mehak Nanda et al. Frontiers in Public Health profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Forster Amponsah‐Manu United States 9 95 52 51 43 31 19 265
Nahid Nafissi Iran 8 117 1.2× 41 0.8× 36 0.7× 24 0.6× 43 1.4× 18 270
Adrienne N. Cobb United States 10 67 0.7× 43 0.8× 66 1.3× 99 2.3× 27 0.9× 35 348
Anita Gadgil India 11 81 0.9× 46 0.9× 43 0.8× 30 0.7× 16 0.5× 40 228
John Coutsouvelis Australia 11 78 0.8× 38 0.7× 56 1.1× 21 0.5× 13 0.4× 36 298
Nasiru Ibrahim Nigeria 8 117 1.2× 82 1.6× 108 2.1× 30 0.7× 61 2.0× 14 318
Ganiyu A. Rahman Ghana 11 138 1.5× 26 0.5× 47 0.9× 93 2.2× 23 0.7× 40 309
Emilia Crighton United Kingdom 9 209 2.2× 36 0.7× 80 1.6× 50 1.2× 21 0.7× 22 315
Akinbolaji Akinkuolie Nigeria 8 82 0.9× 23 0.4× 30 0.6× 47 1.1× 30 1.0× 16 190
Daniele Mengato Italy 11 80 0.8× 12 0.2× 40 0.8× 31 0.7× 13 0.4× 61 315
Ali Rahimi Iran 9 104 1.1× 18 0.3× 54 1.1× 41 1.0× 20 0.6× 25 445

Countries citing papers authored by Forster Amponsah‐Manu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Forster Amponsah‐Manu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Forster Amponsah‐Manu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Forster Amponsah‐Manu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Forster Amponsah‐Manu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Forster Amponsah‐Manu. Forster Amponsah‐Manu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Gyedu, Adam, et al.. (2024). An evaluation of the Hawthorne effect in a clinical trial of trauma care in Ghana. World Journal of Surgery. 48(12). 3020–3026.
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Sarfo, Jacob Owusu, et al.. (2023). Acute lower respiratory infections among children under five in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review of prevalence and risk factors. BMC Pediatrics. 23(1). 225–225. 22 indexed citations
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Akakpo, Patrick Kafui, Joe‐Nat Clegg‐Lamptey, Florence Dedey, et al.. (2023). Clinicopathologic characteristics of early-onset breast cancer: a comparative analysis of cases from across Ghana. BMC Women s Health. 23(1). 5–5. 8 indexed citations
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Ssentongo, Paddy, John S. Oh, Forster Amponsah‐Manu, et al.. (2022). Breast Cancer Survival in Eastern Region of Ghana. Frontiers in Public Health. 10. 880789–880789. 10 indexed citations
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Sharma, Rajesh, Mehak Nanda, Claudio Fronterrè, et al.. (2022). Mapping Cancer in Africa: A Comprehensive and Comparable Characterization of 34 Cancer Types Using Estimates From GLOBOCAN 2020. Frontiers in Public Health. 10. 839835–839835. 110 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ssentongo, Anna E., et al.. (2020). Predictors of Poor Postoperative Outcomes in Pediatric Surgery Patients in Rural Ghana. BMC Surgery. 20(1). 211–211. 8 indexed citations
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Morrell, David J., et al.. (2020). Epidemiology and Perioperative Mortality of Exploratory Laparotomy in Rural Ghana. Annals of Global Health. 86(1). 19–19. 5 indexed citations
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Ssentongo, Anna E., et al.. (2020). Opportunistic Screening for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in Ghana: A Prospective Study. Current Developments in Nutrition. 4. nzaa053_114–nzaa053_114. 1 indexed citations
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Ssentongo, Paddy, Anna E. Ssentongo, Djibril M. Ba, et al.. (2019). Regional, racial, gender, and tumor biology disparities in breast cancer survival rates in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 14(11). e0225039–e0225039. 32 indexed citations
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Oh, John S., Forster Amponsah‐Manu, Mark Egan, et al.. (2018). Breast Cancer in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: Why Very Few Survive. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 227(4). e148–e148. 2 indexed citations
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Morrell, David J., et al.. (2018). RISK FACTORS FOR READMISSION AND LENGTH OF INPATIENT STAY IN RURAL GHANA FOLLOWING EXPLORATORY LAPAROTOMY.. PubMed. 8(4). 24–44. 1 indexed citations
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Ssentongo, Paddy, et al.. (2018). Jejunal atresia causing failure to thrive: The role of camera mobile phones in aiding diagnosis in limited resource settings. Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports. 36. 67–69. 4 indexed citations
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Stewart, Barclay T., Adam Gyedu, Geoff Tansley, et al.. (2016). Orthopedic care capacity assessment and strategic planning in Ghana: mapping a way forward. Annals of Global Health. 82(3). 560–560. 1 indexed citations
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Stewart, Barclay T., Adam Gyedu, Gavin Tansley, et al.. (2016). Orthopaedic Trauma Care Capacity Assessment and Strategic Planning in Ghana: Mapping a Way Forward. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 98(23). e104–e104. 19 indexed citations
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