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Country, city

Ghana, Accra

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Publications

16 003

Citations

252 649

h-index

144

Top-3 journals

PLoS ONE (461 publications)

Malaria Journal (205 publications)

BMC Public Health (161 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (985 publications)

Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (866 publications)

University of Cape Coast (625 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (363 publications)

University of Cape Town (255 publications)

University of the Witwatersrand (254 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Found

Since 1960

Total publications

16003

Total citations

252649

Citations per publication

15.79

Average publications per year

242.47

Average authors per publication

6.97

h-index

144

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

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General Medicine	General Medicine, 1690, 10.56% General Medicine 1690 publications, 10.56%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 1379, 8.62% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1379 publications, 8.62%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 1252, 7.82% Infectious Diseases 1252 publications, 7.82%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 776, 4.85% Multidisciplinary 776 publications, 4.85%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 737, 4.61% Geography, Planning and Development 737 publications, 4.61%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 577, 3.61% Parasitology 577 publications, 3.61%
Food Science	Food Science, 519, 3.24% Food Science 519 publications, 3.24%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 516, 3.22% Health Policy 516 publications, 3.22%
Development	Development, 488, 3.05% Development 488 publications, 3.05%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 476, 2.97% Economics and Econometrics 476 publications, 2.97%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 454, 2.84% Agronomy and Crop Science 454 publications, 2.84%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 448, 2.8% Sociology and Political Science 448 publications, 2.8%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 420, 2.62% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 420 publications, 2.62%
Obstetrics and Gynecology	Obstetrics and Gynecology, 377, 2.36% Obstetrics and Gynecology 377 publications, 2.36%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 331, 2.07% General Environmental Science 331 publications, 2.07%
Education	Education, 323, 2.02% Education 323 publications, 2.02%
Genetics	Genetics, 306, 1.91% Genetics 306 publications, 1.91%
Nutrition and Dietetics	Nutrition and Dietetics, 289, 1.81% Nutrition and Dietetics 289 publications, 1.81%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 284, 1.77% Plant Science 284 publications, 1.77%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 279, 1.74% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 279 publications, 1.74%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 278, 1.74% Microbiology (medical) 278 publications, 1.74%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 267, 1.67% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 267 publications, 1.67%
Health (social science)	Health (social science), 267, 1.67% Health (social science) 267 publications, 1.67%
Pollution	Pollution, 257, 1.61% Pollution 257 publications, 1.61%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 251, 1.57% Biochemistry 251 publications, 1.57%
Medicine (miscellaneous)	Medicine (miscellaneous), 251, 1.57% Medicine (miscellaneous) 251 publications, 1.57%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 250, 1.56% Microbiology 250 publications, 1.56%
Immunology	Immunology, 248, 1.55% Immunology 248 publications, 1.55%
Business and International Management	Business and International Management, 246, 1.54% Business and International Management 246 publications, 1.54%
Ecology	Ecology, 239, 1.49% Ecology 239 publications, 1.49%
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Journals

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PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 461, 2.88% PLoS ONE 461 publications, 2.88%
Malaria Journal	Malaria Journal, 205, 1.28% Malaria Journal 205 publications, 1.28%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 161, 1.01% BMC Public Health 161 publications, 1.01%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 157, 0.98% Heliyon 157 publications, 0.98%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 112, 0.7% SSRN Electronic Journal 112 publications, 0.7%
BMJ Open	BMJ Open, 97, 0.61% BMJ Open 97 publications, 0.61%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 97, 0.61% Scientific Reports 97 publications, 0.61%
BMC Health Services Research	BMC Health Services Research, 95, 0.59% BMC Health Services Research 95 publications, 0.59%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 93, 0.58% PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 93 publications, 0.58%
BMC Infectious Diseases	BMC Infectious Diseases, 80, 0.5% BMC Infectious Diseases 80 publications, 0.5%
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth	BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 78, 0.49% BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 78 publications, 0.49%
BMC Research Notes	BMC Research Notes, 70, 0.44% BMC Research Notes 70 publications, 0.44%
Scientific African	Scientific African, 69, 0.43% Scientific African 69 publications, 0.43%
Parasites and Vectors	Parasites and Vectors, 66, 0.41% Parasites and Vectors 66 publications, 0.41%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 63, 0.39% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 63 publications, 0.39%
PLOS Global Public Health	PLOS Global Public Health, 63, 0.39% PLOS Global Public Health 63 publications, 0.39%
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics	International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 62, 0.39% International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 62 publications, 0.39%
Current Developments in Nutrition	Current Developments in Nutrition, 56, 0.35% Current Developments in Nutrition 56 publications, 0.35%
BMJ Global Health	BMJ Global Health, 55, 0.34% BMJ Global Health 55 publications, 0.34%
Journal of African Business	Journal of African Business, 55, 0.34% Journal of African Business 55 publications, 0.34%
Reproductive Health	Reproductive Health, 54, 0.34% Reproductive Health 54 publications, 0.34%
The Lancet	The Lancet, 54, 0.34% The Lancet 54 publications, 0.34%
Frontiers in Public Health	Frontiers in Public Health, 52, 0.32% Frontiers in Public Health 52 publications, 0.32%
Tropical Medicine and International Health	Tropical Medicine and International Health, 51, 0.32% Tropical Medicine and International Health 51 publications, 0.32%
African Journal of Economic and Management Studies	African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 49, 0.31% African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 49 publications, 0.31%
Journal of Infectious Diseases	Journal of Infectious Diseases, 49, 0.31% Journal of Infectious Diseases 49 publications, 0.31%
Cogent Economics and Finance	Cogent Economics and Finance, 47, 0.29% Cogent Economics and Finance 47 publications, 0.29%
FASEB Journal	FASEB Journal, 47, 0.29% FASEB Journal 47 publications, 0.29%
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 46, 0.29% American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 46 publications, 0.29%
Information Development	Information Development, 45, 0.28% Information Development 45 publications, 0.28%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 3605, 22.53% Springer Nature 3605 publications, 22.53%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 2594, 16.21% Elsevier 2594 publications, 16.21%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1580, 9.87% Taylor & Francis 1580 publications, 9.87%
Wiley	Wiley, 1355, 8.47% Wiley 1355 publications, 8.47%
SAGE	SAGE, 772, 4.82% SAGE 772 publications, 4.82%
Emerald	Emerald, 718, 4.49% Emerald 718 publications, 4.49%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 658, 4.11% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 658 publications, 4.11%
MDPI	MDPI, 597, 3.73% MDPI 597 publications, 3.73%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 526, 3.29% Oxford University Press 526 publications, 3.29%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 461, 2.88% Hindawi Limited 461 publications, 2.88%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 311, 1.94% Frontiers Media S.A. 311 publications, 1.94%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 302, 1.89% Cambridge University Press 302 publications, 1.89%
BMJ	BMJ, 208, 1.3% BMJ 208 publications, 1.3%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 205, 1.28% IGI Global 205 publications, 1.28%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 111, 0.69% Social Science Electronic Publishing 111 publications, 0.69%
Academic Journals	Academic Journals, 110, 0.69% Academic Journals 110 publications, 0.69%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 95, 0.59% American Society for Microbiology 95 publications, 0.59%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 90, 0.56% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 90 publications, 0.56%
Brill	Brill, 81, 0.51% Brill 81 publications, 0.51%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 79, 0.49% Inderscience Publishers 79 publications, 0.49%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 72, 0.45% AOSIS 72 publications, 0.45%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 57, 0.36% Walter de Gruyter 57 publications, 0.36%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)	Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 48, 0.3% Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) 48 publications, 0.3%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 46, 0.29% American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 46 publications, 0.29%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 44, 0.27% American Chemical Society (ACS) 44 publications, 0.27%
American Society of Hematology	American Society of Hematology, 42, 0.26% American Society of Hematology 42 publications, 0.26%
Environmental Health Perspectives	Environmental Health Perspectives, 40, 0.25% Environmental Health Perspectives 40 publications, 0.25%
American Society for Nutrition	American Society for Nutrition, 38, 0.24% American Society for Nutrition 38 publications, 0.24%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 37, 0.23% Mary Ann Liebert 37 publications, 0.23%
F1000 Research	F1000 Research, 37, 0.23% F1000 Research 37 publications, 0.23%
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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, 985, 6.16% Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 985 publications, 6.16%
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital	Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, 866, 5.41% Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital 866 publications, 5.41%
University of Cape Coast	University of Cape Coast, 625, 3.91% University of Cape Coast 625 publications, 3.91%
University of Health and Allied Sciences	University of Health and Allied Sciences, 457, 2.86% University of Health and Allied Sciences 457 publications, 2.86%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 363, 2.27% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 363 publications, 2.27%
University for Development Studies	University for Development Studies, 314, 1.96% University for Development Studies 314 publications, 1.96%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 255, 1.59% University of Cape Town 255 publications, 1.59%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 254, 1.59% University of the Witwatersrand 254 publications, 1.59%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 236, 1.47% University of Ibadan 236 publications, 1.47%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 231, 1.44% Harvard University 231 publications, 1.44%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 226, 1.41% Stellenbosch University 226 publications, 1.41%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 223, 1.39% University of Copenhagen 223 publications, 1.39%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 209, 1.31% University of Michigan 209 publications, 1.31%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 202, 1.26% Johns Hopkins University 202 publications, 1.26%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 197, 1.23% University of Oxford 197 publications, 1.23%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 196, 1.22% Imperial College London 196 publications, 1.22%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 175, 1.09% University of Amsterdam 175 publications, 1.09%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 165, 1.03% Makerere University 165 publications, 1.03%
University of Education, Winneba	University of Education, Winneba, 163, 1.02% University of Education, Winneba 163 publications, 1.02%
McGill University	McGill University, 162, 1.01% McGill University 162 publications, 1.01%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 157, 0.98% University of Cambridge 157 publications, 0.98%
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute	Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 154, 0.96% Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute 154 publications, 0.96%
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration	Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, 149, 0.93% Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration 149 publications, 0.93%
University College London	University College London, 148, 0.92% University College London 148 publications, 0.92%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 135, 0.84% University of California, San Francisco 135 publications, 0.84%
Yale University	Yale University, 132, 0.82% Yale University 132 publications, 0.82%
Kenya Medical Research Institute	Kenya Medical Research Institute, 130, 0.81% Kenya Medical Research Institute 130 publications, 0.81%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 127, 0.79% University of KwaZulu-Natal 127 publications, 0.79%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 126, 0.79% University of Leeds 126 publications, 0.79%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 125, 0.78% University of Melbourne 125 publications, 0.78%
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With foreign organizations

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 363, 2.27% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 363 publications, 2.27%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 255, 1.59% University of Cape Town 255 publications, 1.59%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 254, 1.59% University of the Witwatersrand 254 publications, 1.59%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 236, 1.47% University of Ibadan 236 publications, 1.47%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 231, 1.44% Harvard University 231 publications, 1.44%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 226, 1.41% Stellenbosch University 226 publications, 1.41%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 223, 1.39% University of Copenhagen 223 publications, 1.39%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 209, 1.31% University of Michigan 209 publications, 1.31%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 202, 1.26% Johns Hopkins University 202 publications, 1.26%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 197, 1.23% University of Oxford 197 publications, 1.23%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 196, 1.22% Imperial College London 196 publications, 1.22%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 175, 1.09% University of Amsterdam 175 publications, 1.09%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 165, 1.03% Makerere University 165 publications, 1.03%
McGill University	McGill University, 162, 1.01% McGill University 162 publications, 1.01%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 157, 0.98% University of Cambridge 157 publications, 0.98%
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute	Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 154, 0.96% Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute 154 publications, 0.96%
University College London	University College London, 148, 0.92% University College London 148 publications, 0.92%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 135, 0.84% University of California, San Francisco 135 publications, 0.84%
Yale University	Yale University, 132, 0.82% Yale University 132 publications, 0.82%
Kenya Medical Research Institute	Kenya Medical Research Institute, 130, 0.81% Kenya Medical Research Institute 130 publications, 0.81%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 127, 0.79% University of KwaZulu-Natal 127 publications, 0.79%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 126, 0.79% University of Leeds 126 publications, 0.79%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 125, 0.78% University of Melbourne 125 publications, 0.78%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 121, 0.76% Columbia University 121 publications, 0.76%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 120, 0.75% University of California, Davis 120 publications, 0.75%
University of Nairobi	University of Nairobi, 116, 0.72% University of Nairobi 116 publications, 0.72%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 114, 0.71% University of Johannesburg 114 publications, 0.71%
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, 114, 0.71% Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine 114 publications, 0.71%
Amsterdam University Medical Center	Amsterdam University Medical Center, 113, 0.71% Amsterdam University Medical Center 113 publications, 0.71%
University of Basel	University of Basel, 112, 0.7% University of Basel 112 publications, 0.7%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 3308, 20.67% USA 3308 publications, 20.67%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 2179, 13.62% United Kingdom 2179 publications, 13.62%
South Africa	South Africa, 1155, 7.22% South Africa 1155 publications, 7.22%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 832, 5.2% Nigeria 832 publications, 5.2%
Canada	Canada, 708, 4.42% Canada 708 publications, 4.42%
Australia	Australia, 655, 4.09% Australia 655 publications, 4.09%
China	China, 646, 4.04% China 646 publications, 4.04%
Germany	Germany, 612, 3.82% Germany 612 publications, 3.82%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 597, 3.73% Netherlands 597 publications, 3.73%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 531, 3.32% Switzerland 531 publications, 3.32%
Kenya	Kenya, 516, 3.22% Kenya 516 publications, 3.22%
India	India, 461, 2.88% India 461 publications, 2.88%
Denmark	Denmark, 449, 2.81% Denmark 449 publications, 2.81%
Japan	Japan, 394, 2.46% Japan 394 publications, 2.46%
France	France, 366, 2.29% France 366 publications, 2.29%
Italy	Italy, 325, 2.03% Italy 325 publications, 2.03%
Uganda	Uganda, 287, 1.79% Uganda 287 publications, 1.79%
Sweden	Sweden, 270, 1.69% Sweden 270 publications, 1.69%
Tanzania	Tanzania, 252, 1.57% Tanzania 252 publications, 1.57%
Cameroon	Cameroon, 238, 1.49% Cameroon 238 publications, 1.49%
Brazil	Brazil, 223, 1.39% Brazil 223 publications, 1.39%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 205, 1.28% Ethiopia 205 publications, 1.28%
Spain	Spain, 198, 1.24% Spain 198 publications, 1.24%
Belgium	Belgium, 185, 1.16% Belgium 185 publications, 1.16%
Norway	Norway, 183, 1.14% Norway 183 publications, 1.14%
Benin	Benin, 176, 1.1% Benin 176 publications, 1.1%
Finland	Finland, 161, 1.01% Finland 161 publications, 1.01%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 156, 0.97% Malaysia 156 publications, 0.97%
Burkina Faso	Burkina Faso, 155, 0.97% Burkina Faso 155 publications, 0.97%
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