Sampson Opoku

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 919 citations indexed

About

Sampson Opoku is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Sampson Opoku has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 919 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in General Health Professions, 4 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 3 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Sampson Opoku's work include Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (4 papers), Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout (3 papers) and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (2 papers). Sampson Opoku is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (4 papers), Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout (3 papers) and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (2 papers). Sampson Opoku collaborates with scholars based in China, Ghana and Australia. Sampson Opoku's co-authors include Zuxun Lu, Yong Gan, Heng Jiang, Yudi Yang, Jianxin Liu, Hongbin Xu, Yuanyuan Chang, Chao Wang, Liqing Li and Tingting Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and BMC Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Sampson Opoku

14 papers receiving 887 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.

Prevalence of workplace violence against healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2019 524 citations Jianxin Liu, Yong Gan et al. Occupational and Environmental Medicine profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sampson Opoku China	9	455	409	206	157	103	15	919
Claus D. Hansen Denmark	14	81 0.2×	559 1.4×	166 0.8×	103 0.7×	57 0.6×	42	1.2k
Maria de Fátima Mantovani Brazil	17	98 0.2×	412 1.0×	42 0.2×	83 0.5×	74 0.7×	169	948
Shannon L. Golden United States	16	74 0.2×	213 0.5×	77 0.4×	100 0.6×	45 0.4×	40	676
Lydia Aziato Ghana	21	167 0.4×	262 0.6×	60 0.3×	150 1.0×	79 0.8×	99	1.2k
Lucie Vézina Canada	13	232 0.5×	241 0.6×	23 0.1×	195 1.2×	200 1.9×	27	720
Sharon Brownie Australia	16	97 0.2×	390 1.0×	52 0.3×	103 0.7×	28 0.3×	94	825
Nina Sperber United States	19	117 0.3×	518 1.3×	47 0.2×	97 0.6×	113 1.1×	75	1.0k
Ruth Lederman United States	16	73 0.2×	441 1.1×	96 0.5×	74 0.5×	99 1.0×	41	1.1k
Susan M. Kansagra United States	16	121 0.3×	149 0.4×	31 0.2×	75 0.5×	105 1.0×	36	731

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sampson Opoku

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

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15 of 15 papers shown

Opoku, Sampson, et al.. (2025). Comparative Analysis of Predictive Models for Under-Five Mortality Rates in Ghana: Integrating Artificial Neural Networks, Bayesian Structural Time Series, and Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science. IX(VI). 166–174.

Adjorlolo, Samuel, et al.. (2022). The impact of strike action by Ghana registered nurses and midwives on the access to and utilization of healthcare services. PLoS ONE. 17(10). e0275661–e0275661. 2 indexed citations

Opoku, Sampson, et al.. (2021). Awareness, treatment, control, and determinants of dyslipidemia among adults in China. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 10056–10056. 39 indexed citations

Opoku, Sampson, et al.. (2021). Nutritional predictors associated with malnutrition in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 45. 454–461. 6 indexed citations

Li, Liqing, Yong Gan, Yudi Yang, et al.. (2020). Analysis on professional identity and related factors among Chinese general practitioners: a National Cross-sectional Study. BMC Family Practice. 21(1). 80–80. 17 indexed citations

Zhang, Yuan, et al.. (2020). Determinants of modern contraceptive use among married women of reproductive age: a cross-sectional study in rural Zambia. BMJ Open. 10(3). e030980–e030980. 65 indexed citations

Opoku, Sampson, et al.. (2020). Increased prevalence of hypertension in Ghana: New 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Hypertension Association hypertension guidelines application. Journal of Global Health. 10(2). 20408–20408. 5 indexed citations

Tang, Haiyan, et al.. (2020). Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated With Physical and/or Sexual Abuse Among Female Middle School Students: A Cross- Sectional Study in Kinshasa, DRC. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 37(11-12). NP8405–NP8429. 6 indexed citations

Opoku, Sampson, Yong Gan, Wenning Fu, et al.. (2019). Prevalence and risk factors for dyslipidemia among adults in rural and urban China: findings from the China National Stroke Screening and prevention project (CNSSPP). BMC Public Health. 19(1). 1500–1500. 130 indexed citations

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Gan, Yong, Heng Jiang, Yudi Yang, et al.. (2019). Prevalence of burnout and associated factors among general practitioners in Hubei, China: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 19(1). 1607–1607. 54 indexed citations

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Liu, Jianxin, Yong Gan, Heng Jiang, et al.. (2019). Prevalence of workplace violence against healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 76(12). 927–937. 524 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gan, Yong, Heng Jiang, Yudi Yang, et al.. (2019). A national survey of turnover intention among general practitioners in China. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 35(2). 482–493. 24 indexed citations

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Cao, Shiyi, Bing Liu, Haibin Li, et al.. (2018). Association of general and central adiposity with blood pressure among Chinese adults. Journal of Hypertension. 36(12). 2406–2413. 13 indexed citations

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Amofah, George, et al.. (1995). Intended response of caretakers of pre-school children to acute respiratory infection in a rural district in Ghana.. PubMed. 72(10). 619–22. 6 indexed citations

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Browne, Erica N., et al.. (1994). Maternal mortality and related factors in Ejisu District, Ghana.. PubMed. 71(10). 656–60. 28 indexed citations

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