Nicholas Ekow Thomford
Also at University of Cape Town, Stellenbosch University and University of Ghana Medical Centrefrom their recent papers
- Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Coast, since 2021per ORCID
- Research Associate, University of Cape Town, since 2020per ORCID
Publishing since 2015, latest 2026
My research interests are in precision and genomic medicine. I focus on pharmacogenomics of herb/drug-drug interactions and genomic basis for diseases in African populations and potential therapeutic targets towards personalized medicine. My lab (https://pgmg-lab.com) focuses on understanding genetic basis for therapeutic variations and susceptibility to communicable and non-communicable diseases in African populations. We research into malaria, HIV, hepatitis and… More on ORCID
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmacology
- Epidemiology
- Infectious Diseases
- Oncology
- Cancer Research
In their own words
- Human Genetics
- Medical Genetics
- Pharmacogenomics
- Infectious diseases
- genomics
- herb-drug interaction
- cardiogenetics
- CHD
- HIV
- malaria genomics
- Publications
- 642015–2026
- Citations
- 3,952to those papers
- h-index
- 26i10-index 32
- Field-weighted impact
- 4.781.00 is the world average
- World top 10%
- 35%21 of 60 scored papers
- Open access
- 75%45 of the 60 whose access is recorded
7 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.
Google Scholar shows 5,079 citations, h-index 27 and i10-index 32 (4,061 citations and h-index 26 since 2021), as of October 5, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.
By year
Papers, and the citations to them
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Citations received each year
Positions
- Senior Lecturer, Medical BiochemistryUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2021
- Research Associate, PathologyUniversity of Cape Townsince 2020
- Facilitator/Tutor, Human BiologyUniversity of Cape Townsince 2015
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, PathologyUniversity of Cape Town2017–2019
- Assistant Lecturer, Medical Biochemistry
Publications
64 in all
- Antihypertensive medication adherence and associated risk factors among adults with hypertension: a cross-sectional study in a teaching hospital, Ghana
2026BMC Cardiovascular DisordersJournalOpen access6 citations10.1186/s12872-025-05410-3
- Adolescents’ interest in breastfeeding practices: using school-based education to promote future DOHaD-related parenting in Africa