Elvis Awuni

Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Coastper ORCID

Publishing since 2015, latest 2026

Molecular Biology
Computational Theory and Mathematics
Ecology
Microbiology
Genetics
Infectious Diseases

In their own words

Computational Structural Biology
Computer-Aided Drug Discovery
MD Simulations
Docking/Virtual Screening
Biochemistry

Publications: 122015–2026
Citations: 117to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 0.471.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 9 scored papers
Open access: 89%8 of the 9 whose access is recorded

Google Scholar shows 137 citations, h-index 5 and i10-index 4 (89 citations and h-index 4 since 2021), as of October 3, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Lecturer, Department of BiochemistryUniversity of Cape Coast

Publications

12 in all

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

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Molecular Biology650%
Computational Theory and Mathematics433%
Ecology325%
Microbiology325%
Genetics217%
Infectious Diseases217%
General Health Professions18%
Molecular Medicine18%
Organic Chemistry18%
Pharmacology18%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Computational Drug Discovery Methods4
Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities3
Bacteriophages and microbial interactions3
Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology2
Biochemical and Structural Characterization2
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research2
Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing1
Bioactive natural compounds1
Biological Stains and Phytochemicals1
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies1
Curcumin's Biomedical Applications1
Diverse Scientific Research Studies1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

11% of their 9 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Singapore1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Nanyang Technological UniversitySG1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Chemical Research2
Discover Applied Sciences1
Frontiers in Chemistry1
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences1
International Journal of Molecular Sciences1
Journal of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being4
2Zero hunger1

Most cited

Reduction of False Positives in Structure-Based Virtual Screening When Receptor Plasticity Is Considered
Molecules
201535 citations
Effect of A22 on the Conformation of Bacterial Actin MreB
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
201928 citationsOpen access · Gold
Exploring the A22-bacterial actin MreB interaction through molecular dynamics simulations
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
201628 citations

Journal of Chemical Research

An overview of drugging the bacterial cytoskeleton, rod, and divisome systems

2025SLAS DISCOVERYJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1016/j.slasd.2025.100261

Evaluating the MreB-Binding Prospects of Proposed Antibacterial Peptides through Molecular Modeling and Simulations

2024Journal of Computational Biophysics and ChemistryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1142/s2737416524500558

Proposing lead compounds for the development of SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding inhibitors

2023Journal of Biomolecular Structure and DynamicsJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1080/07391102.2023.2204505

Modeling the MreB-CbtA Interaction to Facilitate the Prediction and Design of Candidate Antibacterial Peptides

2022Frontiers in Molecular BiosciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.3389/fmolb.2021.814935

Status of Targeting MreB for the Development of Antibiotics

2020Frontiers in ChemistryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.3389/fchem.2019.00884

Effect of A22 on the Conformation of Bacterial Actin MreB

2019International Journal of Molecular SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author28 citations10.3390/ijms20061304

Proposing drug fragments for dengue virus NS5 protein

2018Journal of Bioinformatics and Computational BiologyJournal5 citations10.1142/s0219720018400176

Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics

Journal of Computational Biophysics and Chemistry1

How it can be read

89% free to read, of the 9 recorded

Diamond 1 · 8%Free to read and to publish
Gold 6 · 50%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 1 · 8%Behind a paywall
Unknown 3 · 25%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

1 of 12 papers name a funder

Ministry of Education, India1
National Supercomputing Centre Singapore1

202016 citationsOpen access · Gold

Proposing drug fragments for dengue virus NS5 protein

Journal of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

20185 citations