Joseph Humphrey Kofi Bonney

Associate Professor of Virology, University of Ghana Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, since 2013per ORCID

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

JOSEPH HUMPHREY KOFI BONNEY, PhD P O Box LG 581, NMIMR, Legon Accra Kbonney@noguchi.ug.edu.gh / Kofbon@gmail.com From ORCID

Infectious Diseases
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Epidemiology
Modeling and Simulation
Hepatology
Molecular Biology

Publications: 762012–2026
Citations: 1,151to those papers
h-index: 22i10-index 37
Field-weighted impact: 1.861.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 20%15 of 76 scored papers
Open access: 89%68 papers free to read

13 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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Associate Professor of Virology, Virology DepartmentUniversity of Ghana Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Researchsince 2013

Education

PhD, Department of Medical MicrobiologyUniversity of Ghana, Legon Accra, Ghana2008–2012
MSc, School of Health SciencesUniversity of East London - Stratford Campus2002–2003

On their papers

Publications

76 in all

Pharmacoinformatics-based identification of potential bioactive compounds against Ebola virus protein VP24
2019Computers in Biology and MedicineJournalSenior author49 citations10.1016/j.compbiomed.2019.103414
Arbovirus circulation among febrile patients at the greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ghana
2019BMC Research Notes

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Infectious Diseases5167%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3546%
Epidemiology2026%
Modeling and Simulation1013%
Hepatology811%
Molecular Biology79%
Sociology and Political Science79%
Parasitology57%
Agronomy and Crop Science45%
Emergency Medical Services34%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research26
Mosquito-borne diseases and control23
Viral Infections and Vectors23
COVID-19 epidemiological studies10
Hepatitis B Virus Studies9
Malaria Research and Control8
Zoonotic diseases and public health8
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research7
Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology6
Dengue and Mosquito Control Research5
Influenza Virus Research Studies5
SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing5

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

67% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States20
Japan10
Switzerland9
Egypt7
Germany7
Australia5
United Kingdom5
Belgium3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH71 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH24 papers
West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious PathogensGH10 papers
Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityJP9 papers
World Health OrganizationCH8 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH8 papers
University of Nebraska Medical CenterUS7 papers
University of Ghana Medical CentreGH7 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH7 papers
Ministry of HealthGH7 papers

Where they publish

PLoS ONE9
BMC Research Notes5
Emerging infectious diseases5
Ghana Medical Journal5
BMC Infectious Diseases3
Health Sciences Investigations Journal3
PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being51
11Sustainable cities and communities3
15Life on land3
17Partnerships for the goals3
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
10

Most cited

Arbovirus researchers unite: expanding genomic surveillance for an urgent global need
The Lancet Global Health11
202371 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Detection of Dengue Virus among Children with Suspected Malaria, Accra, Ghana
Emerging infectious diseases3
201865 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond

Every institution they have given on a paper.

First Nationwide Survey of the Prevalence of TB/HIV Co-Infection in Ghana

2018Journal of Tuberculosis ResearchJournalOpen access15 citations10.4236/jtr.2018.62013

Detection of Dengue Virus in Samples from Suspected Yellow Fever Cases in Ghana

2018Microbiology Research Journal InternationalJournalOpen access6 citations10.9734/mrji/2018/41090

Molecular investigations of viral meningitis among HIV-infected adults in Accra, Ghana

2018BMC Research NotesJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding3 citations10.1186/s13104-018-3720-z

Associated Signs and Symptoms of Confirmed Influenza Infections in Ghana

2018International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & HealthJournalOpen access2 citations10.9734/ijtdh/2017/38865

Molecular confirmation of Lassa fever imported into Ghana

2016African Journal of Laboratory MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author11 citations10.4102/ajlm.v5i1.288

Imported Lassa fever: a report of 2 cases in Ghana

2015BMC Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen access26 citations10.1186/s12879-015-0956-2

Two Novel Arenaviruses Detected in Pygmy Mice, Ghana

2013Emerging infectious diseasesJournalOpen access41 citations10.3201/eid1911.121491

Hospital-Based Surveillance for Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers and Hepatitides in Ghana

2013PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournalOpen accessFirst author29 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0002435

Virological Surveillance of Influenza-Like Illness Among Children in Ghana, 2008–2010

2012The Journal of Infectious DiseasesJournalFirst authorCorresponding33 citations10.1093/infdis/jis577

The first cases of Lassa fever in Ghana.

2012PubMedJournalOpen access30 citations

Fatal hepatitis E viral infection in pregnant women in Ghana: a case series

2012BMC Research NotesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding25 citations10.1186/1756-0500-5-478

How it can be read

89% free to read

Diamond 20 · 26%Free to read and to publish
Gold 42 · 55%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 1%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 8 · 11%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

57 of 76 papers name a funder

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana27
University of Ghana15
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development10
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science7
World Health Organization6
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention4
European Commission4
U.S. Department of Defense4

Reduced inequalities

Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Mini Review

Viruses3

202446 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold