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Country, city

Ghana, Accra

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Publications

17 592

Citations

283 837

h-index

152

Top-3 journals

PLoS ONE (509 publications)

Malaria Journal (209 publications)

BMC Public Health (184 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (1128 publications)

Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (961 publications)

University of Cape Coast (719 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (395 publications)

University of the Witwatersrand (292 publications)

University of Cape Town (291 publications)

Top-2 researchers by h-index

Opoku-Mensah Stephen

PhD in Agricultural sciences, senior lecturer

2 publications, 6 citations

h-index: 2

Abah Danladi

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PhD in Cultural Studies, lecturer

10 publications, 1 citation

h-index: 1

Most cited in 5 years

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Publication title

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Since 1960

Total publications

17592

Total citations

283837

Citations per publication

16.13

Average publications per year

262.57

Average authors per publication

7.14

h-index

152

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.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800
General Medicine	General Medicine, 1694, 9.63% General Medicine 1694 publications, 9.63%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 1386, 7.88% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1386 publications, 7.88%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 1252, 7.12% Infectious Diseases 1252 publications, 7.12%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 776, 4.41% Multidisciplinary 776 publications, 4.41%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 737, 4.19% Geography, Planning and Development 737 publications, 4.19%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 577, 3.28% Parasitology 577 publications, 3.28%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 522, 2.97% Health Policy 522 publications, 2.97%
Food Science	Food Science, 520, 2.96% Food Science 520 publications, 2.96%
Development	Development, 488, 2.77% Development 488 publications, 2.77%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 476, 2.71% Economics and Econometrics 476 publications, 2.71%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 454, 2.58% Agronomy and Crop Science 454 publications, 2.58%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 448, 2.55% Sociology and Political Science 448 publications, 2.55%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 420, 2.39% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 420 publications, 2.39%
Obstetrics and Gynecology	Obstetrics and Gynecology, 377, 2.14% Obstetrics and Gynecology 377 publications, 2.14%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 331, 1.88% General Environmental Science 331 publications, 1.88%
Education	Education, 324, 1.84% Education 324 publications, 1.84%
Genetics	Genetics, 306, 1.74% Genetics 306 publications, 1.74%
Nutrition and Dietetics	Nutrition and Dietetics, 290, 1.65% Nutrition and Dietetics 290 publications, 1.65%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 287, 1.63% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 287 publications, 1.63%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 284, 1.61% Plant Science 284 publications, 1.61%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 278, 1.58% Microbiology (medical) 278 publications, 1.58%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 267, 1.52% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 267 publications, 1.52%
Health (social science)	Health (social science), 267, 1.52% Health (social science) 267 publications, 1.52%
Medicine (miscellaneous)	Medicine (miscellaneous), 264, 1.5% Medicine (miscellaneous) 264 publications, 1.5%
Pollution	Pollution, 257, 1.46% Pollution 257 publications, 1.46%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 251, 1.43% Biochemistry 251 publications, 1.43%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 250, 1.42% Microbiology 250 publications, 1.42%
Immunology	Immunology, 248, 1.41% Immunology 248 publications, 1.41%
Business and International Management	Business and International Management, 246, 1.4% Business and International Management 246 publications, 1.4%
Ecology	Ecology, 239, 1.36% Ecology 239 publications, 1.36%
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Journals

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PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 509, 2.89% PLoS ONE 509 publications, 2.89%
Malaria Journal	Malaria Journal, 209, 1.19% Malaria Journal 209 publications, 1.19%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 184, 1.05% BMC Public Health 184 publications, 1.05%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 171, 0.97% Heliyon 171 publications, 0.97%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 117, 0.67% Scientific Reports 117 publications, 0.67%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 117, 0.67% SSRN Electronic Journal 117 publications, 0.67%
BMJ Open	BMJ Open, 116, 0.66% BMJ Open 116 publications, 0.66%
BMC Health Services Research	BMC Health Services Research, 99, 0.56% BMC Health Services Research 99 publications, 0.56%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 96, 0.55% PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 96 publications, 0.55%
BMC Infectious Diseases	BMC Infectious Diseases, 91, 0.52% BMC Infectious Diseases 91 publications, 0.52%
Scientific African	Scientific African, 86, 0.49% Scientific African 86 publications, 0.49%
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth	BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 81, 0.46% BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 81 publications, 0.46%
PLOS Global Public Health	PLOS Global Public Health, 79, 0.45% PLOS Global Public Health 79 publications, 0.45%
BMC Research Notes	BMC Research Notes, 71, 0.4% BMC Research Notes 71 publications, 0.4%
Current Developments in Nutrition	Current Developments in Nutrition, 70, 0.4% Current Developments in Nutrition 70 publications, 0.4%
BMJ Global Health	BMJ Global Health, 67, 0.38% BMJ Global Health 67 publications, 0.38%
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics	International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 66, 0.38% International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 66 publications, 0.38%
Parasites and Vectors	Parasites and Vectors, 66, 0.38% Parasites and Vectors 66 publications, 0.38%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 65, 0.37% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 65 publications, 0.37%
Reproductive Health	Reproductive Health, 59, 0.34% Reproductive Health 59 publications, 0.34%
Frontiers in Public Health	Frontiers in Public Health, 59, 0.34% Frontiers in Public Health 59 publications, 0.34%
African Journal of Economic and Management Studies	African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 58, 0.33% African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 58 publications, 0.33%
Journal of African Business	Journal of African Business, 58, 0.33% Journal of African Business 58 publications, 0.33%
The Lancet	The Lancet, 57, 0.32% The Lancet 57 publications, 0.32%
Tropical Medicine and International Health	Tropical Medicine and International Health, 52, 0.3% Tropical Medicine and International Health 52 publications, 0.3%
International Journal of Social Economics	International Journal of Social Economics, 49, 0.28% International Journal of Social Economics 49 publications, 0.28%
Journal of Infectious Diseases	Journal of Infectious Diseases, 49, 0.28% Journal of Infectious Diseases 49 publications, 0.28%
Cogent Economics and Finance	Cogent Economics and Finance, 48, 0.27% Cogent Economics and Finance 48 publications, 0.27%
FASEB Journal	FASEB Journal, 47, 0.27% FASEB Journal 47 publications, 0.27%
Health Science Reports	Health Science Reports, 47, 0.27% Health Science Reports 47 publications, 0.27%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 3908, 22.21% Springer Nature 3908 publications, 22.21%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 3082, 17.52% Elsevier 3082 publications, 17.52%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1658, 9.42% Taylor & Francis 1658 publications, 9.42%
Wiley	Wiley, 1485, 8.44% Wiley 1485 publications, 8.44%
Emerald	Emerald, 820, 4.66% Emerald 820 publications, 4.66%
SAGE	SAGE, 816, 4.64% SAGE 816 publications, 4.64%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 734, 4.17% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 734 publications, 4.17%
MDPI	MDPI, 642, 3.65% MDPI 642 publications, 3.65%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 560, 3.18% Oxford University Press 560 publications, 3.18%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 458, 2.6% Hindawi Limited 458 publications, 2.6%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 360, 2.05% Frontiers Media S.A. 360 publications, 2.05%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 323, 1.84% Cambridge University Press 323 publications, 1.84%
BMJ	BMJ, 241, 1.37% BMJ 241 publications, 1.37%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 209, 1.19% IGI Global 209 publications, 1.19%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 111, 0.63% Social Science Electronic Publishing 111 publications, 0.63%
Academic Journals	Academic Journals, 110, 0.63% Academic Journals 110 publications, 0.63%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 107, 0.61% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 107 publications, 0.61%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 100, 0.57% American Society for Microbiology 100 publications, 0.57%
F1000 Research	F1000 Research, 85, 0.48% F1000 Research 85 publications, 0.48%
Brill	Brill, 81, 0.46% Brill 81 publications, 0.46%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 79, 0.45% Inderscience Publishers 79 publications, 0.45%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 75, 0.43% AOSIS 75 publications, 0.43%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 67, 0.38% Walter de Gruyter 67 publications, 0.38%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 48, 0.27% American Chemical Society (ACS) 48 publications, 0.27%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)	Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 48, 0.27% Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) 48 publications, 0.27%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 46, 0.26% American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 46 publications, 0.26%
American Society of Hematology	American Society of Hematology, 43, 0.24% American Society of Hematology 43 publications, 0.24%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 40, 0.23% Mary Ann Liebert 40 publications, 0.23%
Environmental Health Perspectives	Environmental Health Perspectives, 40, 0.23% Environmental Health Perspectives 40 publications, 0.23%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 38, 0.22% IOP Publishing 38 publications, 0.22%
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With other organizations

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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 1128, 6.41% Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 1128 publications, 6.41%
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital	Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, 961, 5.46% Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital 961 publications, 5.46%
University of Cape Coast	University of Cape Coast, 719, 4.09% University of Cape Coast 719 publications, 4.09%
University of Health and Allied Sciences	University of Health and Allied Sciences, 518, 2.94% University of Health and Allied Sciences 518 publications, 2.94%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 395, 2.25% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 395 publications, 2.25%
University for Development Studies	University for Development Studies, 367, 2.09% University for Development Studies 367 publications, 2.09%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 292, 1.66% University of the Witwatersrand 292 publications, 1.66%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 291, 1.65% University of Cape Town 291 publications, 1.65%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 263, 1.49% University of Ibadan 263 publications, 1.49%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 262, 1.49% Harvard University 262 publications, 1.49%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 254, 1.44% Stellenbosch University 254 publications, 1.44%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 233, 1.32% Johns Hopkins University 233 publications, 1.32%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 232, 1.32% University of Copenhagen 232 publications, 1.32%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 226, 1.28% University of Oxford 226 publications, 1.28%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 224, 1.27% University of Michigan 224 publications, 1.27%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 212, 1.21% Imperial College London 212 publications, 1.21%
University of Education, Winneba	University of Education, Winneba, 192, 1.09% University of Education, Winneba 192 publications, 1.09%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 189, 1.07% Makerere University 189 publications, 1.07%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 187, 1.06% University of Amsterdam 187 publications, 1.06%
University College London	University College London, 183, 1.04% University College London 183 publications, 1.04%
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration	Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, 174, 0.99% Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration 174 publications, 0.99%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 172, 0.98% University of Cambridge 172 publications, 0.98%
McGill University	McGill University, 168, 0.95% McGill University 168 publications, 0.95%
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute	Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 162, 0.92% Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute 162 publications, 0.92%
Yale University	Yale University, 156, 0.89% Yale University 156 publications, 0.89%
Kenya Medical Research Institute	Kenya Medical Research Institute, 151, 0.86% Kenya Medical Research Institute 151 publications, 0.86%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 146, 0.83% University of California, San Francisco 146 publications, 0.83%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 145, 0.82% University of California, Davis 145 publications, 0.82%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 142, 0.81% University of Leeds 142 publications, 0.81%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 137, 0.78% University of KwaZulu-Natal 137 publications, 0.78%
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With foreign organizations

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 395, 2.25% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 395 publications, 2.25%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 292, 1.66% University of the Witwatersrand 292 publications, 1.66%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 291, 1.65% University of Cape Town 291 publications, 1.65%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 263, 1.49% University of Ibadan 263 publications, 1.49%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 262, 1.49% Harvard University 262 publications, 1.49%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 254, 1.44% Stellenbosch University 254 publications, 1.44%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 233, 1.32% Johns Hopkins University 233 publications, 1.32%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 232, 1.32% University of Copenhagen 232 publications, 1.32%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 226, 1.28% University of Oxford 226 publications, 1.28%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 224, 1.27% University of Michigan 224 publications, 1.27%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 212, 1.21% Imperial College London 212 publications, 1.21%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 189, 1.07% Makerere University 189 publications, 1.07%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 187, 1.06% University of Amsterdam 187 publications, 1.06%
University College London	University College London, 183, 1.04% University College London 183 publications, 1.04%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 172, 0.98% University of Cambridge 172 publications, 0.98%
McGill University	McGill University, 168, 0.95% McGill University 168 publications, 0.95%
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute	Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 162, 0.92% Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute 162 publications, 0.92%
Yale University	Yale University, 156, 0.89% Yale University 156 publications, 0.89%
Kenya Medical Research Institute	Kenya Medical Research Institute, 151, 0.86% Kenya Medical Research Institute 151 publications, 0.86%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 146, 0.83% University of California, San Francisco 146 publications, 0.83%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 145, 0.82% University of California, Davis 145 publications, 0.82%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 142, 0.81% University of Leeds 142 publications, 0.81%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 137, 0.78% University of KwaZulu-Natal 137 publications, 0.78%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 136, 0.77% University of Johannesburg 136 publications, 0.77%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 133, 0.76% University of Melbourne 133 publications, 0.76%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 133, 0.76% Columbia University 133 publications, 0.76%
University of Nairobi	University of Nairobi, 131, 0.74% University of Nairobi 131 publications, 0.74%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 126, 0.72% University of Washington 126 publications, 0.72%
Amsterdam University Medical Center	Amsterdam University Medical Center, 124, 0.7% Amsterdam University Medical Center 124 publications, 0.7%
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, 123, 0.7% Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine 123 publications, 0.7%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 3410, 19.38% USA 3410 publications, 19.38%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 2243, 12.75% United Kingdom 2243 publications, 12.75%
South Africa	South Africa, 1196, 6.8% South Africa 1196 publications, 6.8%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 851, 4.84% Nigeria 851 publications, 4.84%
Canada	Canada, 736, 4.18% Canada 736 publications, 4.18%
Australia	Australia, 677, 3.85% Australia 677 publications, 3.85%
China	China, 670, 3.81% China 670 publications, 3.81%
Germany	Germany, 637, 3.62% Germany 637 publications, 3.62%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 608, 3.46% Netherlands 608 publications, 3.46%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 544, 3.09% Switzerland 544 publications, 3.09%
Kenya	Kenya, 530, 3.01% Kenya 530 publications, 3.01%
India	India, 477, 2.71% India 477 publications, 2.71%
Denmark	Denmark, 458, 2.6% Denmark 458 publications, 2.6%
Japan	Japan, 405, 2.3% Japan 405 publications, 2.3%
France	France, 370, 2.1% France 370 publications, 2.1%
Italy	Italy, 334, 1.9% Italy 334 publications, 1.9%
Uganda	Uganda, 296, 1.68% Uganda 296 publications, 1.68%
Sweden	Sweden, 279, 1.59% Sweden 279 publications, 1.59%
Tanzania	Tanzania, 259, 1.47% Tanzania 259 publications, 1.47%
Cameroon	Cameroon, 242, 1.38% Cameroon 242 publications, 1.38%
Brazil	Brazil, 232, 1.32% Brazil 232 publications, 1.32%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 216, 1.23% Ethiopia 216 publications, 1.23%
Spain	Spain, 201, 1.14% Spain 201 publications, 1.14%
Norway	Norway, 192, 1.09% Norway 192 publications, 1.09%
Belgium	Belgium, 190, 1.08% Belgium 190 publications, 1.08%
Benin	Benin, 181, 1.03% Benin 181 publications, 1.03%
Finland	Finland, 166, 0.94% Finland 166 publications, 0.94%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 160, 0.91% Malaysia 160 publications, 0.91%
Burkina Faso	Burkina Faso, 156, 0.89% Burkina Faso 156 publications, 0.89%
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