Desmond Klu
PhD in Health sciences, senior lecturer
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Publications
38
Citations
2 552
h-index
10
About
Dr. Desmond Klu is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Health Research, University of Health and Allied Sciences. He is passionate about research and teaching. His field of research are malaria, sexual and reproductive health, adolescent, maternal, paternal and child health, HIV/AIDS, climate change and environmental health, non-communicable disease
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Total publications
38
Total citations
2552
Citations per publication
67.16
Average publications per year
5.43
Average coauthors
120.87
Publications years
2019-2025 (7 years)
h-index
10
i10-index
11
m-index
1.43
o-index
129
g-index
38
w-index
4
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.
i10-index
The number of the author's publications that received at least 10 links each.
m-index
The researcher's m-index is numerically equal to the ratio of his h-index to the number of years that have passed since the first publication.
o-index
The geometric mean of the h-index and the number of citations of the most cited article of the scientist.
g-index
For a given set of articles, sorted in descending order of the number of citations that these articles received, the g-index is the largest number such that the g most cited articles received (in total) at least g2 citations.
w-index
If w articles of a researcher have at least 10w citations each and other publications are less than 10(w+1) citations, then the researcher's w-index is equal to w.
Top-100
Fields of science
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General Medicine
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General Medicine, 5, 13.16%
General Medicine
5 publications, 13.16%
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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 3, 7.89%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
3 publications, 7.89%
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Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Obstetrics and Gynecology, 3, 7.89%
Obstetrics and Gynecology
3 publications, 7.89%
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Infectious Diseases
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Infectious Diseases, 2, 5.26%
Infectious Diseases
2 publications, 5.26%
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Health Policy
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Health Policy, 2, 5.26%
Health Policy
2 publications, 5.26%
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Food Science
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Food Science, 1, 2.63%
Food Science
1 publication, 2.63%
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Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
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Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 1, 2.63%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
1 publication, 2.63%
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Reproductive Medicine
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Reproductive Medicine, 1, 2.63%
Reproductive Medicine
1 publication, 2.63%
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Parasitology
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Parasitology, 1, 2.63%
Parasitology
1 publication, 2.63%
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Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
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Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 1, 2.63%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
1 publication, 2.63%
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Demography
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Demography, 1, 2.63%
Demography
1 publication, 2.63%
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Journals
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
3 publications, 7.89%
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Reproductive Health
2 publications, 5.26%
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The Lancet
2 publications, 5.26%
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Tropical Medicine and Health
2 publications, 5.26%
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Ghana Medical Journal
1 publication, 2.63%
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BMJ Open
1 publication, 2.63%
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The Lancet Infectious Diseases
1 publication, 2.63%
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International Journal of STD and AIDS
1 publication, 2.63%
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BMC Health Services Research
1 publication, 2.63%
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BMC Pediatrics
1 publication, 2.63%
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Journal of Population Research
1 publication, 2.63%
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Frontiers in Public Health
1 publication, 2.63%
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International Journal of Health Planning and Management
1 publication, 2.63%
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Malaria Journal
1 publication, 2.63%
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Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
1 publication, 2.63%
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BMC Public Health
1 publication, 2.63%
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Sexuality and Culture
1 publication, 2.63%
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Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften
1 publication, 2.63%
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Inquiry (United States)
1 publication, 2.63%
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PLoS ONE
1 publication, 2.63%
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SAGE Open Medicine
1 publication, 2.63%
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PLOS Global Public Health
1 publication, 2.63%
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Advances in Public Health
1 publication, 2.63%
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SN Social Sciences
1 publication, 2.63%
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Contraception and Reproductive Medicine
1 publication, 2.63%
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Global Reproductive Health
1 publication, 2.63%
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Journal of Gynecological Research and Obstetrics
1 publication, 2.63%
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Reproductive Medicine Gynaecology & Obstetrics
1 publication, 2.63%
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African Journal of Diabetes Medicine
1 publication, 2.63%
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Citing journals
Publishers
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Springer Nature
17 publications, 44.74%
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Elsevier
3 publications, 7.89%
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SAGE
3 publications, 7.89%
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2 publications, 5.26%
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Wiley
1 publication, 2.63%
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Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1 publication, 2.63%
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Frontiers Media S.A.
1 publication, 2.63%
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African Journals online
1 publication, 2.63%
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Hindawi Limited
1 publication, 2.63%
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BMJ
1 publication, 2.63%
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Herald Scholarly Open Access
1 publication, 2.63%
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Peertechz Publications Private Limited
1 publication, 2.63%
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FSG Communications Ltd
1 publication, 2.63%
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Organizations from articles
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University of Health and Allied Sciences
25 publications, 65.79%
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Organization not defined
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Organization not defined, 13, 34.21%
Organization not defined
13 publications, 34.21%
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University of Ghana
5 publications, 13.16%
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University of Cape Coast
3 publications, 7.89%
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University of California, San Francisco
2 publications, 5.26%
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University of Copenhagen
1 publication, 2.63%
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University of the Witwatersrand
1 publication, 2.63%
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South African Medical Research Council
1 publication, 2.63%
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Lingnan University
1 publication, 2.63%
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University of Education, Winneba
1 publication, 2.63%
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University of Sheffield
1 publication, 2.63%
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Cheikh Anta Diop University
1 publication, 2.63%
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University of Yaoundé I
1 publication, 2.63%
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Memorial University of Newfoundland
1 publication, 2.63%
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European Molecular Biology Laboratory
1 publication, 2.63%
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Countries from articles
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Ghana
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Ghana, 25, 65.79%
Ghana
25 publications, 65.79%
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Country not defined
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Country not defined, 14, 36.84%
Country not defined
14 publications, 36.84%
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USA
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USA, 2, 5.26%
USA
2 publications, 5.26%
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Germany
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Germany, 1, 2.63%
Germany
1 publication, 2.63%
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China
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China, 1, 2.63%
China
1 publication, 2.63%
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United Kingdom
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United Kingdom, 1, 2.63%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 2.63%
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Denmark
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Denmark, 1, 2.63%
Denmark
1 publication, 2.63%
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Iraq
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Iraq, 1, 2.63%
Iraq
1 publication, 2.63%
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Cameroon
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Cameroon, 1, 2.63%
Cameroon
1 publication, 2.63%
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Canada
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Canada, 1, 2.63%
Canada
1 publication, 2.63%
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Mali
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Mali, 1, 2.63%
Mali
1 publication, 2.63%
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Senegal
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Senegal, 1, 2.63%
Senegal
1 publication, 2.63%
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South Africa
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South Africa, 1, 2.63%
South Africa
1 publication, 2.63%
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Citing countries
- We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
- Statistics recalculated daily.
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