Peter Lamptey

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Peter Lamptey is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Lamptey has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in General Health Professions, 13 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 11 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Peter Lamptey's work include Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (13 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (11 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (10 papers). Peter Lamptey is often cited by papers focused on Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (13 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (11 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (10 papers). Peter Lamptey collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Ghana. Peter Lamptey's co-authors include Pablo Perel, Helena Legido‐Quigley, Adrianna Murphy, Ulla Griffiths, Adrian Gheorghe, Ann Aerts, Rowena Luk, Cees Hesp, Christina Wadhwani and Alain Labrique and has published in prestigious journals such as Hypertension, PLoS Medicine and AIDS.

In The Last Decade

Peter Lamptey

45 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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. The economic burden of cardiovascular disease and hypertension in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
    2018 334 citations Adrian Gheorghe, Ulla Griffiths et al. BMC 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
Peter Lamptey United States 17 494 263 255 189 183 47 1.3k
Tanimola M. Akande Nigeria 20 385 0.8× 214 0.8× 323 1.3× 98 0.5× 220 1.2× 93 1.4k
Juliet Iwelunmor United States 21 647 1.3× 251 1.0× 267 1.0× 389 2.1× 294 1.6× 88 1.6k
Cláudia Medina Coeli Brazil 28 708 1.4× 277 1.1× 182 0.7× 182 1.0× 394 2.2× 154 2.1k
Michael Scott United Kingdom 27 305 0.6× 182 0.7× 172 0.7× 309 1.6× 444 2.4× 95 2.5k
Abdullatif Husseini Palestinian Territory 20 368 0.7× 442 1.7× 101 0.4× 60 0.3× 272 1.5× 65 1.6k
Sonak Pastakia United States 23 293 0.6× 250 1.0× 159 0.6× 273 1.4× 269 1.5× 97 1.5k
Hebe Gouda Australia 16 228 0.5× 276 1.0× 91 0.4× 83 0.4× 188 1.0× 47 1.3k
Christine Hughes Canada 23 643 1.3× 457 1.7× 142 0.6× 545 2.9× 306 1.7× 88 2.1k
Joseph J. Mamlin United States 16 495 1.0× 157 0.6× 70 0.3× 400 2.1× 208 1.1× 30 1.1k
Hassan Haghparast‐Bidgoli United Kingdom 25 633 1.3× 232 0.9× 69 0.3× 129 0.7× 229 1.3× 115 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Lamptey

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Lamptey

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Lamptey

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Lamptey. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Lamptey 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 Peter Lamptey. Peter Lamptey is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Laar, Amos, et al.. (2021). An integrated community-based hypertension improvement program improves hypertension awareness in Ghana. LSHTM Research Online (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine). 3(2). 2 indexed citations
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Pozo-Martin, Francisco, James Akazili, Amos Laar, et al.. (2021). Cost-effectiveness of a Community-based Hypertension Improvement Project (ComHIP) in Ghana: results from a modelling study. BMJ Open. 11(9). e039594–e039594. 5 indexed citations
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Adler, Alma J, Amos Laar, Agnes M. Kotoh, et al.. (2020). Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a community-based hypertension improvement project in Ghana: a qualitative study of ComHIP. BMC Health Services Research. 20(1). 67–67. 13 indexed citations
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Laar, Amos, Alma J Adler, Agnes M. Kotoh, et al.. (2019). Health system challenges to hypertension and related non-communicable diseases prevention and treatment: perspectives from Ghanaian stakeholders. BMC Health Services Research. 19(1). 693–693. 49 indexed citations
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Gheorghe, Adrian, Ulla Griffiths, Adrianna Murphy, et al.. (2018). The economic burden of cardiovascular disease and hypertension in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMC Public Health. 18(1). 975–975. 334 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lamptey, Peter, Amos Laar, Alma J Adler, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of a community-based hypertension improvement program (ComHIP) in Ghana: data from a baseline survey. BMC Public Health. 17(1). 368–368. 32 indexed citations
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Piot, Peter, et al.. (2016). Addressing the growing burden of non–communicable disease by leveraging lessons from infectious disease management. Journal of Global Health. 6(1). 10304–10304. 37 indexed citations
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Pearce, Neil, Shah Ebrahim, Martin McKee, et al.. (2015). Global prevention and control of NCDs: Limitations of the standard approach. Journal of Public Health Policy. 36(4). 408–425. 34 indexed citations
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Lamptey, Peter, et al.. (2012). Building on the AIDS response to tackle NCDs 1. 3 indexed citations
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Lamptey, Peter, et al.. (2011). Informing the 2011 UN Session on Noncommunicable Diseases: Applying Lessons from the AIDS Response. PLoS Medicine. 8(9). e1001086–e1001086. 11 indexed citations
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Lamptey, Peter, et al.. (2009). Multiple fractures due to osteogenesis imperfecta mistaken as child abuse. BMJ Case Reports. 2009. bcr0720080589–bcr0720080589. 2 indexed citations
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Ampofo, William, Kwasi Torpey, Ya Diul Mukadi, et al.. (2006). Normal CD4+ T Lymphocyte Levels in HIV Seronegative Individuals in the Manya/Yilo Krobo Communities in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Viral Immunology. 19(2). 260–266. 18 indexed citations
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Lamptey, Peter. (2002). Regular review: Reducing heterosexual transmission of HIV in poor countries. BMJ. 324(7331). 207–211. 48 indexed citations
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Lamptey, Peter & Jessica Price. (1998). Social marketing sexually transmitted disease and HIV prevention: a consumer-centered approach to achieving behaviour change.. PubMed. 12 Suppl 2. S1–9. 36 indexed citations
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Weir, Sharon S., et al.. (1994). Evaluation of a targeted AIDS prevention intervention to increase condom use among prostitutes in Ghana. AIDS. 8(2). 239–246. 66 indexed citations
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Lamptey, Peter, et al.. (1981). Comparison of Nutriwards and Nutrihuts in the Northern Mindanao Region (Region X) of the Republic of the Philippines. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 3(1). 1–9. 5 indexed citations
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Lamptey, Peter, et al.. (1980). Training village health workers in rural Ghana.. 1. 52–56. 6 indexed citations
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Lamptey, Peter, et al.. (1980). Nutrition Training Manual Catalogue for Health Professionals, Trainers and Field Workers in Developing Countries.. 1 indexed citations

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