Most cited papers from Ghana Health Service

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What are the most cited papers from Ghana Health Service?

The most cited paper from Ghana Health Service is "Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019" (Jonathan Kocarnik et al., 2021), with 2,100 citations. Next come "The Human Phenotype Ontology in 2021" (1,280) and "Republished research: Implementation research: what it is and how to do it" (1,150).

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Showing 50 of 61 papers. Every paper with more than 178 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019 Jonathan Kocarnik et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access601 authors	30 Dec 2021	2,100
2	The Human Phenotype Ontology in 2021 Sebastian Köhler et al. · Nucleic Acids Research Open access	16 Nov 2020	1,280
3	Republished research: Implementation research: what it is and how to do it David H. Peters, Taghreed Adam, Olakunle Alonge et al. · British Journal of Sports Medicine	20 Nov 2013	1,150
4	A future for the world's children? A WHO–UNICEF–Lancet Commission Helen Clark et al. · The Lancet Open access	Feb 2020	1,118
5	Delayed Breastfeeding Initiation Increases Risk of Neonatal Mortality Karen Margaret Edmond, Charles Zandoh, MARIA A. QUIGLEY et al. · PEDIATRICS	Mar 2006	1,068
6	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 Simon I Hay et al. · The Lancet Open access2,780 authors	Oct 2025	762
7	Moving towards universal health coverage: health insurance reforms in nine developing countries in Africa and Asia Gina Lagomarsino, Alice Garabrant, Atikah Adyas et al. · The Lancet	Sep 2012	668
8	COVID-19 and resilience of healthcare systems in ten countries Catherine Arsenault et al. · Nature Medicine Open access	14 Mar 2022	578
9	Psychotropic medication non-adherence and its associated factors among patients with major psychiatric disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis Agumasie Semahegn, Kwasi Torpey, Adom Manu et al. · Systematic Reviews ReviewOpen access	16 Jan 2020	564
10	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 Mohsen Naghavi et al. · The Lancet Open access2,463 authors	Oct 2025	500
11	Best practices in scaling digital health in low and middle income countries Alain Bernard Labrique, Christina Wadhwani, Koku Awoonor Williams et al. · Globalization and Health Open access	3 Nov 2018	477
12	Building the Field of Health Policy and Systems Research: Framing the Questions Kabir Sheikh, Lucy Gilson, Irène Akua Agyepong et al. · PLoS Medicine Open access	16 Aug 2011	441
13	The Human Phenotype Ontology in 2024: phenotypes around the world Michael A. Gargano et al. · Nucleic Acids Research Open access176 authors	19 Oct 2023	417
14	Zika virus and microcephaly: why is this situation a PHEIC? David L Heymann, Abraham Hodgson, Amadou Alpha Sall et al. · The Lancet Open access	Feb 2016	417
15	The Ghana Community-based Health Planning and Services Initiative for scaling up service delivery innovation Frank K. Nyonator, John Koku Awoonor‐Williams, James F. Phillips et al. · Health Policy and Planning	2005	410
16	General review of titanium toxicity Kyeong Tae Kim, Mi Young Eo, Truc Thi Hoang Nguyen et al. · International Journal of Implant Dentistry Open access	11 Mar 2019	405
17	Prevalence and intensity of Onchocerca volvulus infection and efficacy of ivermectin in endemic communities in Ghana: a two-phase epidemiological study Mike Yaw Osei-Atweneboana, J.K.L. Eng, Daniel Adjei Boakye et al. · The Lancet	Jun 2007	387
18	The presence of an RHD pseudogene containing a 37 base pair duplication and a nonsense mutation in Africans with the Rh D-negative blood group phenotype Belinda K. Singleton, Carole A. Green, Neil D. Avent et al. · Blood	2000	387
19	Public social policy development and implementation: a case study of the Ghana National Health Insurance scheme Irène Akua Agyepong, Stephen Baffour Adjei · Health Policy and Planning Open access	12 Nov 2007	375
20	Genome-wide association analyses identifies a susceptibility locus for tuberculosis on chromosome 18q11.2 Thorsten Thye et al. · Nature Genetics Open access	8 Aug 2010	366
21	Association of Arsenic with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes/Infant Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Reginald Quansah, Frederick Ato Armah, David Kofi Essumang et al. · Environmental Health Perspectives ReviewOpen access	27 Jan 2015	359
22	The global, regional, and national burden of cancer, 1990–2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Lisa M Force et al. · The Lancet Open access1,377 authors	25 Sep 2025	330
23	Infant feeding patterns and risks of death and hospitalization in the first half of infancy: multicentre cohort study. Rajiv Bahl, Chris D Frost, BETTY R KIRKWOOD et al. · PubMed Open access	Jun 2005	327
24	Building the Field of Health Policy and Systems Research: Social Science Matters Lucy Gilson, Kara Hanson, Kabir Sheikh et al. · PLoS Medicine Open access	23 Aug 2011	327
25	Phenotypic Evidence of Emerging Ivermectin Resistance in Onchocerca volvulus Mike Yaw Osei-Atweneboana, Kwablah Awadzi, Simon Kwaku Attah et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases Open access	29 Mar 2011	320
26	Equity in financing and use of health care in Ghana, South Africa, and Tanzania: implications for paths to universal coverage ANNE J. MILLS, John Ele-Ojo Ataguba, James Akazili et al. · The Lancet	14 May 2012	318
27	Absence of Putative Artemisinin Resistance Mutations Among Plasmodium falciparum in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Molecular Epidemiologic Study Steve M. Taylor et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases Open access	Sep 2014	295
28	Equity aspects of the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana: Who is enrolling, who is not and why? Caroline Jehu‐Appiah, Genevieve Cecilia Aryeetey, Ernst Spaan et al. · Social Science & Medicine	20 Nov 2010	286
29	Please understand when I cry out in pain: women's accounts of maternity services during labour and delivery in Ghana Lucia D’Ambruoso, Mercy Abbey, Julia Hussein · BMC Public Health Open access	Dec 2005	283
30	Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate for Prevention of HIV Infection in Women: A Phase 2, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial Leigh A. Peterson, Doug Taylor, Ronald E. Roddy et al. · PLoS Clinical Trials Open access	23 May 2007	279
31	The path to longer and healthier lives for all Africans by 2030: the Lancet Commission on the future of health in sub-Saharan Africa Irène Akua Agyepong et al. · The Lancet	13 Sep 2017	255
32	The national health insurance scheme: perceptions and experiences of health care providers and clients in two districts of Ghana Philip Ayizem Dalinjong, Alexander Suuk Laar · Health Economics Review Open access	23 Jul 2012	254
33	Socioeconomic-related health inequality in South Africa: evidence from General Household Surveys John Ele-Ojo Ataguba, James Akazili, Di McIntyre · International Journal for Equity in Health Open access	2011	253
34	Efficacy and safety of intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria in African infants: a pooled analysis of six randomised, placebo-controlled trials John J. Aponte et al. · The Lancet	17 Sep 2009	248
35	Efficacy of the Combination Rifampin-Streptomycin in Preventing Growth of Mycobacterium ulcerans in Early Lesions of Buruli Ulcer in Humans Samuel Etuaful, Bernard Carbonnelle, Jacques H.E. Grosset et al. · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Open access	27 Jul 2005	248
36	Something old or something new? Social health insurance in Ghana Sophie Witter, Bertha Garshong · BMC International Health and Human Rights Open access	28 Aug 2009	247
37	A price to pay: The impact of user charges in ashanti‐akim district, Ghana Catriona Waddington, K. A. Enyimayew · The International Journal of Health Planning and Management	1989	245
38	Strategies to Improve Antimicrobial Utilization with a Special Focus on Developing Countries Brian Godman et al. · Life Open access	6 Jun 2021	240
39	Autophagy Gene Variant IRGM −261T Contributes to Protection from Tuberculosis Caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis but Not by M. africanum Strains Christopher D. Intemann, Thorsten Thye, Stefan Niemann et al. · PLoS Pathogens Open access	10 Sep 2009	230
40	Pre-referral rectal artesunate to prevent death and disability in severe malaria: a placebo-controlled trial MF Gomes et al. · The Lancet Open access	7 Dec 2008	227
41	Strengthening standardised interpretation of verbal autopsy data: the new InterVA-4 tool Peter Byass, Daniel Chandramohan, Samuel J. Clark et al. · Global Health Action Open access	3 Sep 2012	226
42	Effect of early infant feeding practices on infection-specific neonatal mortality: an investigation of the causal links with observational data from rural Ghana Karen Margaret Edmond, BETTY R KIRKWOOD, Seeba Amenga‐Etego et al. · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Open access	Oct 2007	224
43	Global injury morbidity and mortality from 1990 to 2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 Spencer Lewis James et al. · Injury Prevention Open access597 authors	24 Apr 2020	219
44	Response to the Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) Pandemic Across Africa: Successes, Challenges, and Implications for the Future Olayinka O. Ogunleye et al. · Frontiers in Pharmacology Open access	11 Sep 2020	216
45	Epidemic of hypertension in Ghana: a systematic review William K. Bosu · BMC Public Health ReviewOpen access	14 Jul 2010	215
46	Factors influencing the uptake of family planning services in the Talensi District, Ghana Paschal Awingura Apanga, Matthew Ayamba Adam · Pan African Medical Journal Open access	2015	211
47	Effect of the Newhints home-visits intervention on neonatal mortality rate and care practices in Ghana: a cluster randomised controlled trial BETTY R KIRKWOOD, Alexander Ansah Manu, Augustinus HA ten Asbroek et al. · The Lancet	9 Apr 2013	209
48	Treatment strategies underpinning the global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis John Owusu Gyapong, Vasanthapuram Kumaraswami, Gautam Biswas et al. · Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy	Feb 2005	209
49	Profile of the Navrongo Health and Demographic Surveillance System Abraham Rexford Oduro, George Wak, Daniel Azongo et al. · International Journal of Epidemiology	Aug 2012	207
50	Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases in 6 Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Findings From Wave 1 of the World Health Organization's Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE) Arokiasamy Perianayagam et al. · American Journal of Epidemiology Open access	18 Feb 2017	204

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