Williams Walana

University for Development Studies

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology
Molecular Biology
Parasitology
Oncology
Surgery

Publications: 472012–2026
Citations: 520to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 19
Field-weighted impact: 1.621.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 21%10 of 47 scored papers
Open access: 85%40 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

47 in all

Young women's healthcare screening behaviours and sexual autonomy in Ghana: a spatial distribution and socioeconomic inequality analysis of a large population-based survey
2026Frontiers in Reproductive HealthJournalOpen access1 citation10.3389/frph.2026.1751165
Phytochemicals from Edible and Medicinal Plant as Multi-Target Agents Against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens: Mechanistic Insights, Prospects, and Challenges

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Infectious Diseases1226%
Epidemiology919%
Molecular Biology715%
Parasitology715%
Oncology613%
Surgery613%
Hepatology511%
Immunology511%
Nutrition and Dietetics511%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health511%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Child Nutrition and Water Access5
Hepatitis B Virus Studies5
Parasites and Host Interactions5
Amoebic Infections and Treatments4
Hepatitis C virus research4
Surgical site infection prevention4
Antibiotic Use and Resistance3
Chemokine receptors and signaling3
Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity3
Global Maternal and Child Health3
Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing2
Blood donation and transfusion practices2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

30% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

China6
Sudan4
Russia1
United States1
Kenya1
Australia1
Taiwan1
Canada1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Tamale Teaching HospitalGH15 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH8 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH8 papers
University of GhanaGH6 papers
University of Technology and Applied SciencesGH5 papers
Dalian Medical UniversityCN4 papers
Guangzhou Women and Children Medical CenterCN4 papers
University of El Imam El MahdiSD4 papers
Guangzhou Medical UniversityCN3 papers
Navrongo Health Research CentreGH3 papers

Where they publish

Health Science Reports6
Public Health Challenges3
International Journal of Microbiology2
Journal of Parasitology Research2
Open Journal of Medical Microbiology2
Aging1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being21
17Partnerships for the goals4
1No poverty3
2Zero hunger2
5Gender equality2
6Clean water and sanitation1

Most cited

Parasitic infections and maternal anaemia among expectant mothers in the Dangme East District of Ghana
BMC Research Notes
201775 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Sero-prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV among Blood Donors in the Kintampo Municipal Hospital, Ghana
British Microbiology Research Journal3
201449 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze

T cell exhaustion in Giardia intestinalis infection: A review

2026Parasite Epidemiology and ControlJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/j.parepi.2026.e00500

Genetic Epidemiology of Hepatitis B Virus in Africa: A Review

2026Gastro Hep AdvancesJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1016/j.gastha.2026.100968

Nurse Anaesthetists’ Knowledge and Perioperative Infection Control: A Study in the Upper East Region of Ghana

2026International Journal of Africa Nursing SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/j.ijans.2026.101092

Prevalence and Genetic Diversity of Giardia duodenalis in Africa: A Review

2025Journal of Parasitology ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1155/japr/1232330

Preoperative Hemoglobin Level Predicts Surgical Site Infections in Trauma Orthopedic Surgery: A Cohort Study

2025Journal of Tropical MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1155/jotm/7737328

Childhood immunization in Ghana: Tracing the history and projecting the future

2024Public Health ChallengesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.1002/puh2.176

Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Infecting Wounds of Rural Community Dwellers in Northern Ghana

2021European Journal of Medical and Health SciencesJournalOpen access10 citations10.24018/ejmed.2021.3.1.678

A Retrospective Study on Child Malnutrition in the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana

2016Journal of Scientific Research and ReportsJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.9734/jsrr/2016/23095

In vitro antimicrobial activity of Antibact, an herbal medicinal product against standard and clinical bacterial isolates

2015Journal of Medicinal Plants ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding11 citations10.5897/jmpr2015.5758

Sero-prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV among Blood Donors in the Kintampo Municipal Hospital, Ghana

2014British Microbiology Research JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author49 citations10.9734/bmrj/2014/12160

Prevalence of hookworm infection: a retrospective study in Kumasi

2014Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical BiomedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding18 citations10.12980/apjtb.4.2014apjtb-2013-0014

Prevalence of Hookworm Infection: A Retrospective Study in Kumasi, Ghana

2014Science Journal of Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding11 citations10.11648/j.sjph.20140203.19

In vitro Antimicrobial Activity of the Flower Buds of Eugenia caryophyllata

2014European Journal of Medicinal PlantsJournalSenior author2 citations10.9734/ejmp/2014/11438

Malaria and Anaemia in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women of Child-Bearing Age at the University Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana*

2013Open Journal of Medical MicrobiologyJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding26 citations10.4236/ojmm.2013.33029

In vitro antimicrobial activity of ethanolic fractions of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta

2012Annals of Clinical Microbiology and AntimicrobialsJournalOpen access36 citations10.1186/1476-0711-11-16

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

How it can be read

85% free to read

Diamond 8 · 17%Free to read and to publish
Gold 29 · 62%In an open-access journal
Bronze 2 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 7 · 15%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

7 of 47 papers name a funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China2
African Academy of Sciences1
Agricultural Research Service1
Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa1
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1
Government of the United Kingdom1
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1
New Partnership for Africa's Development1

202044 citationsOpen access · Green

In vitro antimicrobial activity of ethanolic fractions of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials6

201236 citationsOpen access · Gold