Fatima Amponsah Fordjour

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Also at University for Development Studiesfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2021, latest 2026

Infectious Diseases
Hematology
Parasitology
Ecology
Genetics
Oncology

Publications: 122021–2026
Citations: 50to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 0.541.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 12 scored papers
Open access: 100%12 papers free to read

2 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.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Infectious Diseases650%

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, MicrobiologyUniversity for Development Studies2021–2032

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

12 in all

Ferritin sequestration and C-reactive protein elevation in female genital schistosomiasis in the Tolon District of Ghana: a cross-sectional study
2026Scientific ReportsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1038/s41598-026-69375-9
Zoonotic Schistosomiasis: The Crossroads Between Animal and Human Schistosomiasis in Africa: Narrative Review

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Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment4
Parasites and Host Interactions3
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies2
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders2
Iron Metabolism and Disorders2
Parasite Biology and Host Interactions2
Blood groups and transfusion1
Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics1
Child Nutrition and Water Access1
Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control1
COVID-19 and healthcare impacts1
COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

33% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Canada1
Cameroon1
Germany1
United Kingdom1
Iran1
Tanzania1
United States1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University for Development StudiesGH11 papers
Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical MedicineGH10 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH2 papers
Tamale Teaching HospitalGH2 papers
Birjand University of Medical SciencesIR1 paper
German Center for Infection ResearchDE1 paper
Golestan University of Medical SciencesIR1 paper
Gonabad University of Medical SciencesIR1 paper
Institut für Medizinische Biometrie, Informatik und EpidemiologieDE1 paper
Lorestan University of Medical SciencesIR1 paper

Where they publish

Health Science Reports5
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene1
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology1
International Journal of Enteric Pathogens1
Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling1
Journal of Medical Science Biology and Chemistry1
Scientific Reports1
The Journal of Liquid Biopsy1

How it can be read

100% free to read

Diamond 1 · 8%Free to read and to publish
Gold 8 · 67%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 17%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 8%A copy in a repository

Who funds it

3 of 12 papers name a funder

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being7
2Zero hunger1

Most cited

Iron stores in steady‐state sickle cell disease children accessing care at a sickle cell disease clinic in Kumasi, Ghana: A cross‐sectional study
Health Science Reports3
202213 citationsOpen access · Gold
The role of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) in filarial pathology
Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling3
202111 citationsOpen access · Green
The filarial and the antibiotics: Single or combination therapy using antibiotics for filariasis
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology3
20227 citationsOpen access · Gold
Use of medicinal plants as a remedy against lymphatic filariasis: Current status and future prospect
Health Science Reports3
20236 citationsOpen access · Gold
Adherence to Hygiene Protocols and Doxycycline Therapy in Ameliorating Lymphatic Filariasis Morbidity in an Endemic Area Post-Interruption of Disease Transmission in Ghana
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene3
20245 citationsOpen access · Hybrid

Health Science Reports

Use of medicinal plants as a remedy against lymphatic filariasis: Current status and future prospect

2023Health Science ReportsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1002/hsr2.1295

Role of T Helper 1 in COVID-19 Pathogenesis: Foe or Friend

2023International Journal of Enteric PathogensJournalOpen access0 citations10.34172/ijep.5614

The filarial and the antibiotics: Single or combination therapy using antibiotics for filariasis

2022Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.3389/fcimb.2022.1044412

Influence of COVID‐19 pandemic on research and fieldwork: Perspectives from Ghana

2022Health Science ReportsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1002/hsr2.906

The role of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) in filarial pathology

2021Journal of Cell Communication and SignalingJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding11 citations10.1007/s12079-021-00607-5

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute2

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung1

European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership1

FP7 International Cooperation1

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences1

National Institutes of Health1