Amos Laar

Amos Laar

University of Ghana

H-index: 30

Africa-Ghana

About Amos Laar

Amos Laar, With an exceptional h-index of 30 and a recent h-index of 29 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Ghana, specializes in the field of Bioethics, Public Health Nutrition.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

The informed consent process: An evaluation of the challenges and adherence of Ghanaian researchers

Food environment research in Canada: a rapid review of methodologies and measures deployed between 2010 and 2021

Food Label Literacy among urban dwelling households in Ghana

The African food environments

Advertising of unhealthy foods and beverages around primary and junior high schools in Ghana’s most urbanized and populous region

The state of food systems worldwide in the countdown to 2030

La iniciativa Food Environment Research Network, en África: del concepto a la práctica

The Africa Food Environment Research Network (FERN): from concept to practice

Amos Laar Information

University

Position

School of Public Health

Citations(all)

3289

Citations(since 2020)

2919

Cited By

1237

hIndex(all)

30

hIndex(since 2020)

29

i10Index(all)

71

i10Index(since 2020)

61

Email

University Profile Page

University of Ghana

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Amos Laar Skills & Research Interests

Bioethics

Public Health Nutrition

Top articles of Amos Laar

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

The informed consent process: An evaluation of the challenges and adherence of Ghanaian researchers

Developing World Bioethics

Paa‐Kwesi Blankson

Florence Akumiah

Amos Laar

Lisa Kearns

Samuel Asiedu Owusu

2024/3/13

Food environment research in Canada: a rapid review of methodologies and measures deployed between 2010 and 2021

Caroline Vaillancourt

Mavra Ahmed

Sara Kirk

Marie-Ève Labonté

Amos Laar

...

2024/2/19

Food Label Literacy among urban dwelling households in Ghana

Food and Humanity

Geoffrey Asalu

Wisdom Axame

Crystal Letsa

Amos Laar

Richmond Aryeetey

2024/4/29

The African food environments

Frontiers in Public Health

Amos Laar

Kaleab Baye

Francis Zotor

Gershim Asiki

Anna Lartey

2023/6/16

Advertising of unhealthy foods and beverages around primary and junior high schools in Ghana’s most urbanized and populous region

The African Food Environments

Joaquin Barnoya

Vasanti Malik

Amos Laar

GS Amevinya

S Vandevijvere

...

2023/9/5

The state of food systems worldwide in the countdown to 2030

Nature Food

Kate R Schneider

Jessica Fanzo

Lawrence Haddad

Mario Herrero

Jose Rosero Moncayo

...

2023/12

La iniciativa Food Environment Research Network, en África: del concepto a la práctica

Health Promotion

Akua Tandoh

Richmond Aryeetey

Charles Agyemang

Michelle Holdsworth

Gershim Asiki

...

2023

The Africa Food Environment Research Network (FERN): from concept to practice

Global Health Promotion

Akua Tandoh

Richmond Aryeetey

Charles Agyemang

Michelle Holdsworth

Gershim Asiki

...

2023/6

Addressing the marketing and availability of unhealthy food and beverages in and around selected schools in Ghana: a community readiness appraisal

BMJ open

Akua Tandoh

Amos Laar

Rebecca Pradeilles

Agnes Le Port

Hibbah Osei-Kwasi

...

2023/9/1

Committing to transform food systems: Responsiveness of food systems transformation pledges by African governments to the WHO priority food systems policies and food-related …

Silver Nanema

Gideon Senyo Amevinya

Amos Laar

2023/11/29

Commercial determinants of health: future directions

Sharon Friel

Jeff Collin

Mike Daube

Anneliese Depoux

Nicholas Freudenberg

...

2023/4/8

How perspectives on food safety of vendors and consumers translate into food-choice behaviors in 6 African and Asian countries

Current Developments in Nutrition

Sejla Isanovic

Shilpa V Constantinides

Edward A Frongillo

Shiva Bhandari

Sharraf Samin

...

2023/1/1

Assessing the Effectiveness of mHealth Interventions for Diabetes and Hypertension Management in Africa: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Pearl Aovare

Kasim Abdulai

Amos Laar

Eva L van der Linden

Nicolaas Moens

...

2023/8/29

Public procurement for school meal programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa: nutritional outcomes, implementation challenges and programme enablers

Proceedings

Julia Liguori

Hibbah Araba Osei-Kwasi

Mathilde Savy

Silver Nanema

Amos Laar

...

2023/11/17

From dialogues to action: commitments by African governments to transform their food systems and assure sustainable healthy diets

Amos Laar

Julia Tagwireyi

Habiba Hassan-Wassef

2023/12/1

Community perceptions on the factors in the social food environment that influence dietary behaviour in cities of Kenya and Ghana: a Photovoice study

Public Health Nutrition

Milkah N Wanjohi

Rebecca Pradeilles

Gershim Asiki

Michelle Holdsworth

Elizabeth W Kimani-Murage

...

2023/3

Reducing Dietary Sodium Intake among Young Adults in Ghana: A Call to Action

Nutrients

Emmanuel Peprah

Prince Amegbor

Amos Laar

Bismark Akasoe

Yvonne Commodore-Mensah

2023/8/12

Making food-related health taxes palatable in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from Ghana

BMJ Global Health

Amos Laar

James M Amoah

Labram M Massawudu

Kingsley KA Pereko

Annabel Yeboah-Nkrumah

...

2023/10/1

Review of policy action for healthy environmentally sustainable food systems in sub-Saharan Africa

Michelle Holdsworth

Simon Kimenju

Greg Hallen

Amos Laar

Samuel O Oti

2023/12/1

Modeling clinical and non-clinical determinants of intrapartum stillbirths in singletons in six public hospitals in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana: a case–control study

Scientific Reports

Linda Vanotoo

Duah Dwomoh

Amos Laar

Agnes Millicent Kotoh

Richard Adanu

2023/1/18

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