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Irene Akua Agyepong

Irene Akua Agyepong

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Social Sciences and Humanities D-index 36 Citations 6,569 116 World Ranking 3756 National Ranking 2

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study Irene Akua Agyepong is best known for:

  • Public health
  • Health care
  • Management

In the field of Context (archaeology), her study on Paleontology overlaps with subjects such as Public relations. Paleontology is often connected to Context (archaeology) in her work. Irene Akua Agyepong connects Public relations with Law in her research. Her Law study frequently links to other fields, such as Health equity. Her study in the field of Nursing is also linked to topics like Public health. Her research ties Intervention (counseling) and Nursing together. She undertakes interdisciplinary study in the fields of Public health and Health services research through her works. Health policy, Health equity and National Health Interview Survey are inextricably linked to her Health care research. Borrowing concepts from Health services research, Irene Akua Agyepong weaves in ideas under Health policy.

Her most cited work include:

  • Republished research: Implementation research: what it is and how to do it (543 citations)
  • Public social policy development and implementation: a case study of the Ghana National Health Insurance scheme (284 citations)
  • Building the Field of Health Policy and Systems Research: Framing the Questions (271 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date

In her study, Irene Akua Agyepong carries out multidisciplinary Economic growth and Poverty research. She integrates many fields in her works, including Poverty and Economic growth. Her work often combines Nursing and Family medicine studies. She carries out multidisciplinary research, doing studies in Family medicine and Nursing. Her multidisciplinary approach integrates Health care and Health policy in her work. She performs multidisciplinary study in Health policy and Health care in her work. She integrates Law and Public relations in her research. Her multidisciplinary approach integrates Public relations and Law in her work. Her research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Population and Environmental health.

Irene Akua Agyepong most often published in these fields:

  • Economic growth (57.78%)
  • Nursing (50.00%)
  • Health care (45.56%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2019-2022)?

  • Economic growth (81.82%)
  • Health care (63.64%)
  • Public relations (45.45%)

In recent works Irene Akua Agyepong was focusing on the following fields of study:

Her research investigates the link between Resource allocation and topics such as Computer network that cross with problems in Resource (disambiguation). Irene Akua Agyepong regularly links together related areas like Computer network in her Resource (disambiguation) studies. In her study, which falls under the umbrella issue of General partnership, Payment is strongly linked to Finance. Her study connects Finance and Payment. She connects relevant research areas such as Observational study and Randomized controlled trial in the domain of Internal medicine. Her research on Randomized controlled trial often connects related topics like Internal medicine. Economic growth is closely attributed to Private sector involvement in her study. Her Private sector involvement study frequently links to other fields, such as Private sector. She integrates several fields in her works, including Private sector and Public sector.

Between 2019 and 2022, her most popular works were:

  • ‘It’s far too complicated’: why fragmentation persists in global health (33 citations)
  • Systematic review of prediction models for gestational hypertension and preeclampsia (32 citations)
  • Learning health systems: an empowering agenda for low-income and middle-income countries (26 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited works focused on:

  • Health care
  • Pregnancy
  • Health policy

Law combines with fields such as Public relations and Accountability in her investigation. She performs integrative study on Public relations and Law in her works. Irene Akua Agyepong integrates Economic growth and Health care in her studies. With her scientific publications, her incorporates both Health care and Public health. Irene Akua Agyepong merges Public health with Health services research in her study. She undertakes multidisciplinary investigations into Health services research and Nursing in her work. As part of her studies on Nursing, Irene Akua Agyepong often connects relevant areas like Global health. Irene Akua Agyepong applies her multidisciplinary studies on Global health and Developing country in her research. Her Developing country study often links to related topics such as Low and middle income countries.

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Best Publications

Republished research: Implementation research: what it is and how to do it: Implementation research is a growing but not well understood field of health research that can contribute to more effective public health and clinical policies and programmes. This article provides a broad definition of implementation research and outlines key principles for how to do it

David H Peters;Taghreed Adam;Olakunle Alonge;Irene Akua Agyepong.
British Journal of Sports Medicine (2014)

674 Citations

Public social policy development and implementation: a case study of the Ghana National Health Insurance scheme

Irene Akua Agyepong;Sam Adjei.
Health Policy and Planning (2007)

366 Citations

Building the field of health policy and systems research: social science matters.

Lucy Gilson;Lucy Gilson;Kara Hanson;Kabir Sheikh;Irene Akua Agyepong.
PLOS Medicine (2011)

335 Citations

Building the Field of Health Policy and Systems Research: Framing the Questions

Kabir Sheikh;Lucy Gilson;Lucy Gilson;Irene Akua Agyepong;Kara Hanson.
PLOS Medicine (2011)

320 Citations

Equity aspects of the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana: Who is enrolling, who is not and why?

Caroline Jehu-Appiah;Genevieve Aryeetey;Ernst Spaan;Thomas de Hoop.
Social Science & Medicine (2011)

288 Citations

Countdown to 2030: tracking progress towards universal coverage for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health

Ties Boerma;Jennifer Requejo;Cesar G Victora;Agbessi Amouzou.
(2018)

241 Citations

Household perceptions and their implications for enrolment in the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana

Caroline Jehu-Appiah;Genevieve Aryeetey;Irene Agyepong;Ernst Spaan.
Health Policy and Planning (2012)

237 Citations

Malaria: ethnomedical perceptions and practice in an Adangbe farming community and implications for control.

Irene Akua Agyepong.
Social Science & Medicine (1992)

219 Citations

Health worker (internal customer) satisfaction and motivation in the public sector in Ghana.

Irene Akua Agyepong;Patricia Anafi;Ebenezer Asiamah;Evelyn K. Ansah.
International Journal of Health Planning and Management (2004)

210 Citations

Building the field of health policy and systems research: an agenda for action.

Sara Bennett;Irene Akua Agyepong;Kabir Sheikh;Kara Hanson.
PLOS Medicine (2011)

177 Citations

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