Prince Asare

University of Ghana

Also at Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Researchfrom their recent papers

Senior Research Fellow, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, since 2024per ORCID

Publishing since 2015, latest 2026

Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology
Surgery
Molecular Biology
Immunology
Molecular Medicine

In their own words

Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
Mycobacterial Infections
Bioinformatics
Biostatistics

Publications: 682015–2026
Citations: 1,303to those papers
h-index: 19i10-index 29
Field-weighted impact: 2.331.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 33%19 of 57 scored papers
Open access: 96%55 of the 57 whose access is recorded

13 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

Google Scholar shows 1,554 citations, h-index 19 and i10-index 33 (1,213 citations and h-index 18 since 2021), as of October 12, 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 Research Fellow, BacteriologyNoguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Researchsince 2024
Research Fellow, BacteriologyNoguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research2021–2024
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, BacteriologyNoguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana2021
Research Assistant, BacteriologyUniversity of Ghana Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research2012–2020
Teaching and Research Assistant, Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology

Publications

68 in all

Comparative genomics of Mycobacterium africanum Lineage 5 and Lineage 6 from Ghana suggests distinct ecological niches
2018Scientific ReportsJournalOpen access50 citations10.1038/s41598-018-29620-2
Reduced transmission of Mycobacterium africanum compared to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in urban West Africa
2018International Journal of Infectious Diseases

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Infectious Diseases4871%
Epidemiology4059%
Surgery2232%
Molecular Biology57%
Immunology46%
Molecular Medicine46%
Small Animals46%
Genetics34%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health34%
Urban Studies34%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology46
Mycobacterium research and diagnosis32
Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis18
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment6
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria4
Immune responses and vaccinations4
Infectious Diseases and Mycology4
Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis4
Healthcare Facilities Design and Sustainability3
Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections3
Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology2
Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

63% of their 57 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Switzerland18
United Kingdom14
Germany8
Belgium4
United States4
Nigeria4
Japan3
Australia3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH54 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH19 papers
Swiss Tropical and Public Health InstituteCH18 papers
University of BaselCH17 papers
West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious PathogensGH14 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH10 papers
University of Cape CoastGH6 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH6 papers
University of Ghana Medical CentreGH5 papers
Wellcome Sanger InstituteGB4 papers

Where they publish

PLoS ONE9
PLoS neglected tropical diseases6
International Journal of Infectious Diseases5
Frontiers in Microbiology4
Frontiers in Public Health3
IJID Regions3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being34
15Life on land4
2Zero hunger2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure2
17Partnerships for the goals2
1No poverty1
5Gender equality1
10

Most cited

Antioxidant and free radical scavenging activity of iron chelators
Toxicology Reports
2015295 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Phylogenomics of Mycobacterium africanum reveals a new lineage and a complex evolutionary history
Microbial Genomics3
2021212 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Strains in Ghana

How it can be read

96% free to read, of the 57 recorded

Diamond 3 · 4%Free to read and to publish
Gold 47 · 69%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 1%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 1%A copy in a repository
Closed 2 · 3%Behind a paywall
Unknown 11 · 16%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

52 of 68 papers name a funder

European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership18
Wellcome Trust14
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana9
Francis Crick Institute8
UBS Optimus Foundation6
European Commission5
Universität Basel5
University of Ghana5