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Country, city

Ghana, Accra

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Publications

17 968

Citations

291 975

h-index

153

Top-3 journals

PLoS ONE (520 publications)

Malaria Journal (216 publications)

BMC Public Health (200 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (1174 publications)

Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (987 publications)

University of Cape Coast (739 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (404 publications)

University of the Witwatersrand (301 publications)

University of Cape Town (298 publications)

Top-2 researchers by h-index

Opoku-Mensah Stephen

PhD in Agricultural sciences, senior lecturer

2 publications, 7 citations

h-index: 2

Abah Danladi

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PhD in Cultural Studies, lecturer

11 publications, 1 citation

h-index: 1

Most cited in 5 years

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Publication title

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Journal

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Since 1960

Total publications

17968

Total citations

291975

Citations per publication

16.25

Average publications per year

268.18

Average authors per publication

7.17

h-index

153

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, 9.43% General Medicine 1694 publications, 9.43%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 1385, 7.71% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1385 publications, 7.71%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 1252, 6.97% Infectious Diseases 1252 publications, 6.97%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 776, 4.32% Multidisciplinary 776 publications, 4.32%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 737, 4.1% Geography, Planning and Development 737 publications, 4.1%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 577, 3.21% Parasitology 577 publications, 3.21%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 521, 2.9% Health Policy 521 publications, 2.9%
Food Science	Food Science, 520, 2.89% Food Science 520 publications, 2.89%
Development	Development, 488, 2.72% Development 488 publications, 2.72%
Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 476, 2.65% Economics and Econometrics 476 publications, 2.65%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 454, 2.53% Agronomy and Crop Science 454 publications, 2.53%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 447, 2.49% Sociology and Political Science 447 publications, 2.49%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 420, 2.34% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 420 publications, 2.34%
Obstetrics and Gynecology	Obstetrics and Gynecology, 377, 2.1% Obstetrics and Gynecology 377 publications, 2.1%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 331, 1.84% General Environmental Science 331 publications, 1.84%
Education	Education, 324, 1.8% Education 324 publications, 1.8%
Genetics	Genetics, 306, 1.7% Genetics 306 publications, 1.7%
Nutrition and Dietetics	Nutrition and Dietetics, 290, 1.61% Nutrition and Dietetics 290 publications, 1.61%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 287, 1.6% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 287 publications, 1.6%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 284, 1.58% Plant Science 284 publications, 1.58%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 278, 1.55% Microbiology (medical) 278 publications, 1.55%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 267, 1.49% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 267 publications, 1.49%
Health (social science)	Health (social science), 267, 1.49% Health (social science) 267 publications, 1.49%
Medicine (miscellaneous)	Medicine (miscellaneous), 264, 1.47% Medicine (miscellaneous) 264 publications, 1.47%
Pollution	Pollution, 257, 1.43% Pollution 257 publications, 1.43%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 251, 1.4% Biochemistry 251 publications, 1.4%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 250, 1.39% Microbiology 250 publications, 1.39%
Immunology	Immunology, 248, 1.38% Immunology 248 publications, 1.38%
Business and International Management	Business and International Management, 246, 1.37% Business and International Management 246 publications, 1.37%
Ecology	Ecology, 239, 1.33% Ecology 239 publications, 1.33%
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Journals

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PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 520, 2.89% PLoS ONE 520 publications, 2.89%
Malaria Journal	Malaria Journal, 216, 1.2% Malaria Journal 216 publications, 1.2%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 200, 1.11% BMC Public Health 200 publications, 1.11%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 171, 0.95% Heliyon 171 publications, 0.95%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 125, 0.7% Scientific Reports 125 publications, 0.7%
BMJ Open	BMJ Open, 119, 0.66% BMJ Open 119 publications, 0.66%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 114, 0.63% SSRN Electronic Journal 114 publications, 0.63%
BMC Infectious Diseases	BMC Infectious Diseases, 101, 0.56% BMC Infectious Diseases 101 publications, 0.56%
BMC Health Services Research	BMC Health Services Research, 99, 0.55% BMC Health Services Research 99 publications, 0.55%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 97, 0.54% PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 97 publications, 0.54%
Scientific African	Scientific African, 90, 0.5% Scientific African 90 publications, 0.5%
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth	BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 85, 0.47% BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 85 publications, 0.47%
PLOS Global Public Health	PLOS Global Public Health, 84, 0.47% PLOS Global Public Health 84 publications, 0.47%
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, 0.39% Current Developments in Nutrition 70 publications, 0.39%
BMJ Global Health	BMJ Global Health, 70, 0.39% BMJ Global Health 70 publications, 0.39%
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics	International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 67, 0.37% International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 67 publications, 0.37%
Parasites and Vectors	Parasites and Vectors, 67, 0.37% Parasites and Vectors 67 publications, 0.37%
Reproductive Health	Reproductive Health, 66, 0.37% Reproductive Health 66 publications, 0.37%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 65, 0.36% International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 65 publications, 0.36%
Frontiers in Public Health	Frontiers in Public Health, 64, 0.36% Frontiers in Public Health 64 publications, 0.36%
Journal of African Business	Journal of African Business, 60, 0.33% Journal of African Business 60 publications, 0.33%
African Journal of Economic and Management Studies	African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 58, 0.32% African Journal of Economic and Management Studies 58 publications, 0.32%
The Lancet	The Lancet, 56, 0.31% The Lancet 56 publications, 0.31%
Tropical Medicine and International Health	Tropical Medicine and International Health, 52, 0.29% Tropical Medicine and International Health 52 publications, 0.29%
International Journal of Social Economics	International Journal of Social Economics, 51, 0.28% International Journal of Social Economics 51 publications, 0.28%
Health Science Reports	Health Science Reports, 51, 0.28% Health Science Reports 51 publications, 0.28%
Journal of Infectious Diseases	Journal of Infectious Diseases, 49, 0.27% Journal of Infectious Diseases 49 publications, 0.27%
Cogent Economics and Finance	Cogent Economics and Finance, 48, 0.27% Cogent Economics and Finance 48 publications, 0.27%
FASEB Journal	FASEB Journal, 47, 0.26% FASEB Journal 47 publications, 0.26%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 4074, 22.67% Springer Nature 4074 publications, 22.67%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 3113, 17.33% Elsevier 3113 publications, 17.33%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 1673, 9.31% Taylor & Francis 1673 publications, 9.31%
Wiley	Wiley, 1550, 8.63% Wiley 1550 publications, 8.63%
Emerald	Emerald, 833, 4.64% Emerald 833 publications, 4.64%
SAGE	SAGE, 830, 4.62% SAGE 830 publications, 4.62%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 752, 4.19% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 752 publications, 4.19%
MDPI	MDPI, 652, 3.63% MDPI 652 publications, 3.63%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 568, 3.16% Oxford University Press 568 publications, 3.16%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 445, 2.48% Hindawi Limited 445 publications, 2.48%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 379, 2.11% Frontiers Media S.A. 379 publications, 2.11%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 328, 1.83% Cambridge University Press 328 publications, 1.83%
BMJ	BMJ, 249, 1.39% BMJ 249 publications, 1.39%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 209, 1.16% IGI Global 209 publications, 1.16%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 111, 0.62% Social Science Electronic Publishing 111 publications, 0.62%
Academic Journals	Academic Journals, 110, 0.61% Academic Journals 110 publications, 0.61%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 109, 0.61% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 109 publications, 0.61%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 101, 0.56% American Society for Microbiology 101 publications, 0.56%
F1000 Research	F1000 Research, 85, 0.47% F1000 Research 85 publications, 0.47%
Brill	Brill, 81, 0.45% Brill 81 publications, 0.45%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 79, 0.44% Inderscience Publishers 79 publications, 0.44%
AOSIS	AOSIS, 76, 0.42% AOSIS 76 publications, 0.42%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 67, 0.37% Walter de Gruyter 67 publications, 0.37%
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%
Environmental Health Perspectives	Environmental Health Perspectives, 41, 0.23% Environmental Health Perspectives 41 publications, 0.23%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 40, 0.22% Mary Ann Liebert 40 publications, 0.22%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 38, 0.21% IOP Publishing 38 publications, 0.21%
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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, 1174, 6.53% Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology 1174 publications, 6.53%
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital	Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, 987, 5.49% Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital 987 publications, 5.49%
University of Cape Coast	University of Cape Coast, 739, 4.11% University of Cape Coast 739 publications, 4.11%
University of Health and Allied Sciences	University of Health and Allied Sciences, 534, 2.97% University of Health and Allied Sciences 534 publications, 2.97%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 404, 2.25% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 404 publications, 2.25%
University for Development Studies	University for Development Studies, 382, 2.13% University for Development Studies 382 publications, 2.13%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 301, 1.68% University of the Witwatersrand 301 publications, 1.68%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 298, 1.66% University of Cape Town 298 publications, 1.66%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 276, 1.54% University of Ibadan 276 publications, 1.54%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 267, 1.49% Harvard University 267 publications, 1.49%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 258, 1.44% Stellenbosch University 258 publications, 1.44%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 244, 1.36% Johns Hopkins University 244 publications, 1.36%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 235, 1.31% University of Copenhagen 235 publications, 1.31%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 231, 1.29% University of Michigan 231 publications, 1.29%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 230, 1.28% University of Oxford 230 publications, 1.28%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 214, 1.19% Imperial College London 214 publications, 1.19%
University of Education, Winneba	University of Education, Winneba, 201, 1.12% University of Education, Winneba 201 publications, 1.12%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 194, 1.08% University of Amsterdam 194 publications, 1.08%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 193, 1.07% Makerere University 193 publications, 1.07%
University College London	University College London, 189, 1.05% University College London 189 publications, 1.05%
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration	Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, 180, 1% Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration 180 publications, 1%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 175, 0.97% University of Cambridge 175 publications, 0.97%
McGill University	McGill University, 167, 0.93% McGill University 167 publications, 0.93%
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute	Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 163, 0.91% Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute 163 publications, 0.91%
Yale University	Yale University, 161, 0.9% Yale University 161 publications, 0.9%
Kenya Medical Research Institute	Kenya Medical Research Institute, 153, 0.85% Kenya Medical Research Institute 153 publications, 0.85%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 150, 0.83% University of California, San Francisco 150 publications, 0.83%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 148, 0.82% University of Johannesburg 148 publications, 0.82%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 145, 0.81% University of California, Davis 145 publications, 0.81%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 144, 0.8% University of Leeds 144 publications, 0.8%
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With foreign organizations

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 404, 2.25% London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine 404 publications, 2.25%
University of the Witwatersrand	University of the Witwatersrand, 301, 1.68% University of the Witwatersrand 301 publications, 1.68%
University of Cape Town	University of Cape Town, 298, 1.66% University of Cape Town 298 publications, 1.66%
University of Ibadan	University of Ibadan, 276, 1.54% University of Ibadan 276 publications, 1.54%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 267, 1.49% Harvard University 267 publications, 1.49%
Stellenbosch University	Stellenbosch University, 258, 1.44% Stellenbosch University 258 publications, 1.44%
Johns Hopkins University	Johns Hopkins University, 244, 1.36% Johns Hopkins University 244 publications, 1.36%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 235, 1.31% University of Copenhagen 235 publications, 1.31%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 231, 1.29% University of Michigan 231 publications, 1.29%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 230, 1.28% University of Oxford 230 publications, 1.28%
Imperial College London	Imperial College London, 214, 1.19% Imperial College London 214 publications, 1.19%
University of Amsterdam	University of Amsterdam, 194, 1.08% University of Amsterdam 194 publications, 1.08%
Makerere University	Makerere University, 193, 1.07% Makerere University 193 publications, 1.07%
University College London	University College London, 189, 1.05% University College London 189 publications, 1.05%
University of Cambridge	University of Cambridge, 175, 0.97% University of Cambridge 175 publications, 0.97%
McGill University	McGill University, 167, 0.93% McGill University 167 publications, 0.93%
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute	Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 163, 0.91% Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute 163 publications, 0.91%
Yale University	Yale University, 161, 0.9% Yale University 161 publications, 0.9%
Kenya Medical Research Institute	Kenya Medical Research Institute, 153, 0.85% Kenya Medical Research Institute 153 publications, 0.85%
University of California, San Francisco	University of California, San Francisco, 150, 0.83% University of California, San Francisco 150 publications, 0.83%
University of Johannesburg	University of Johannesburg, 148, 0.82% University of Johannesburg 148 publications, 0.82%
University of California, Davis	University of California, Davis, 145, 0.81% University of California, Davis 145 publications, 0.81%
University of Leeds	University of Leeds, 144, 0.8% University of Leeds 144 publications, 0.8%
Columbia University	Columbia University, 143, 0.8% Columbia University 143 publications, 0.8%
University of KwaZulu-Natal	University of KwaZulu-Natal, 141, 0.78% University of KwaZulu-Natal 141 publications, 0.78%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 137, 0.76% University of Melbourne 137 publications, 0.76%
University of Nairobi	University of Nairobi, 136, 0.76% University of Nairobi 136 publications, 0.76%
Amsterdam University Medical Center	Amsterdam University Medical Center, 131, 0.73% Amsterdam University Medical Center 131 publications, 0.73%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 128, 0.71% University of Washington 128 publications, 0.71%
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, 124, 0.69% Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine 124 publications, 0.69%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 3440, 19.15% USA 3440 publications, 19.15%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 2262, 12.59% United Kingdom 2262 publications, 12.59%
South Africa	South Africa, 1204, 6.7% South Africa 1204 publications, 6.7%
Nigeria	Nigeria, 859, 4.78% Nigeria 859 publications, 4.78%
Canada	Canada, 738, 4.11% Canada 738 publications, 4.11%
Australia	Australia, 679, 3.78% Australia 679 publications, 3.78%
China	China, 677, 3.77% China 677 publications, 3.77%
Germany	Germany, 641, 3.57% Germany 641 publications, 3.57%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 610, 3.39% Netherlands 610 publications, 3.39%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 545, 3.03% Switzerland 545 publications, 3.03%
Kenya	Kenya, 534, 2.97% Kenya 534 publications, 2.97%
India	India, 478, 2.66% India 478 publications, 2.66%
Denmark	Denmark, 459, 2.55% Denmark 459 publications, 2.55%
Japan	Japan, 407, 2.27% Japan 407 publications, 2.27%
France	France, 372, 2.07% France 372 publications, 2.07%
Italy	Italy, 337, 1.88% Italy 337 publications, 1.88%
Uganda	Uganda, 297, 1.65% Uganda 297 publications, 1.65%
Sweden	Sweden, 282, 1.57% Sweden 282 publications, 1.57%
Tanzania	Tanzania, 259, 1.44% Tanzania 259 publications, 1.44%
Cameroon	Cameroon, 243, 1.35% Cameroon 243 publications, 1.35%
Brazil	Brazil, 234, 1.3% Brazil 234 publications, 1.3%
Ethiopia	Ethiopia, 223, 1.24% Ethiopia 223 publications, 1.24%
Spain	Spain, 203, 1.13% Spain 203 publications, 1.13%
Norway	Norway, 194, 1.08% Norway 194 publications, 1.08%
Belgium	Belgium, 191, 1.06% Belgium 191 publications, 1.06%
Benin	Benin, 181, 1.01% Benin 181 publications, 1.01%
Finland	Finland, 166, 0.92% Finland 166 publications, 0.92%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 160, 0.89% Malaysia 160 publications, 0.89%
Burkina Faso	Burkina Faso, 157, 0.87% Burkina Faso 157 publications, 0.87%
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