Israel Abebrese Sefah

University of Health and Allied Sciences

Publishing since 2016, latest 2026

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
General Health Professions
Economics and Econometrics
Molecular Medicine

Publications: 692016–2026
Citations: 2,674to those papers
h-index: 30i10-index 43
Field-weighted impact: 4.731.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 55%38 of 69 scored papers
Open access: 94%65 papers free to read

3 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

69 in all

Infection prevention and control practices in hospitals across Pakistan: a nationwide assessment using the WHO infection prevention and control assessment framework
2026Journal of Hospital InfectionJournalCorresponding1 citation10.1016/j.jhin.2026.04.025
Knowledge, attitude, and practice of antifungal resistance and stewardship among pharmacy students in Zambia: a cross-sectional study to inform antifungal stewardship programs

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology3855%
Epidemiology1826%
Infectious Diseases1725%
General Health Professions1522%
Economics and Econometrics1319%
Molecular Medicine913%
Family Practice812%
Geriatrics and Gerontology812%
Surgery812%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health710%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Antibiotic Use and Resistance38
Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy12
Urinary Tract Infections Management10
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria9
Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare8
Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes8
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies7
Medication Adherence and Compliance7
Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections6
Surgical site infection prevention6
Infection Control in Healthcare4
Pharmaceutical studies and practices4

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

96% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written10111415182530Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom60
South Africa57
Iraq30
Zambia27
Malaysia25
Nigeria23
Kenya18
Botswana17

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of StrathclydeGB56 papers
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences UniversityZA53 papers
Hawler Medical UniversityIQ30 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH26 papers
University of ZambiaZM26 papers
Universiti Sains MalaysiaMY20 papers
University of NairobiKE18 papers
University of ManchesterGB17 papers
University of KwaZulu-NatalZA17 papers
Lagos State UniversityNG17 papers

Where they publish

Antibiotics8
JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance8
Frontiers in Pharmacology5
PLoS ONE4
Advances in Human Biology3
Hospital Practice3
Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde)

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being24
17Partnerships for the goals8
1No poverty6
4Quality education1
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

Strategies to Improve Antimicrobial Utilization with a Special Focus on Developing Countries
Life
2021241 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Response to the Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) Pandemic Across Africa: Successes, Challenges, and Implications for the Future
Frontiers in Pharmacology3
2020216 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Ongoing strategies to improve the management of upper respiratory tract infections and reduce inappropriate antibiotic use particularly among lower and middle-income countries: findings and implications for the future

Frontiers in Education

Can increasing the number and role of community pharmacists in South Africa help address rising antimicrobial resistance rates, and what are the implications?

2025Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde)JournalOpen access0 citations

Assessment of Medical Students’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance: Insights from a Cross-Sectional Study

2022Annals of Pharmacy Education Safety and Public Health AdvocacyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding11 citations10.51847/w7qce5ghgm

COVID-19, Health Care and Self-Medication Issues in Resource-Limited Settings

2021Advances in Human BiologyJournalOpen accessFirst author11 citations10.4103/aihb.aihb_82_21

Potential Ways to Enhance Adr Reporting Given Current Concerns

2021Advances in Human BiologyJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.4103/aihb.aihb_41_21

How it can be read

94% free to read

Diamond 8 · 12%Free to read and to publish
Gold 40 · 58%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 4 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 8 · 12%A copy in a repository
Closed 4 · 6%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

17 of 69 papers name a funder

Medical Research Council7
Department of Health and Social Care3
Umm Al-Qura University2
University of Health and Allied Sciences2
Wellcome Trust2
World Health Organization2
International Atomic Energy Agency1
International Fund for Agricultural Development1

Current Medical Research and Opinion

2019174 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green

Tackling antimicrobial resistance across sub-Saharan Africa: current challenges and implications for the future

Expert Opinion on Drug Safety3

2022145 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid