R. Abban

University of Ghana

Also at Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Researchfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2017, latest 2026

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Cell Biology
Endocrinology
Epidemiology
Genetics
Infectious Diseases

In their own words

Malaria
Epidemiology
Molecular Cell Biology
Drug Discovery

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 52017–2026
Citations: 3to those papers
h-index: 1i10-index 0
Field-weighted impact: 0.651.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 25%1 of 4 scored papers
Open access: 100%4 of the 4 whose access is recorded

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is listed but not counted.

Google Scholar shows 4 citations, h-index 1 and i10-index 0 (4 citations and h-index 1 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

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

5 in all

α-Thalassemia has no association with asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum carriage in three ecological zones of Ghana
2026Scientific ReportsJournalOpen access0 citations10.1038/s41598-026-38080-y
Reduction in Asymptomatic falciparum malaria infection amongst schoolchildren in three ecological zones of Ghana between 2017 and 2023
2025

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health240%
Cell Biology120%
Endocrinology120%
Epidemiology120%
Genetics120%
Infectious Diseases120%
Molecular Biology120%
Molecular Medicine120%
Parasitology120%
Pharmacology120%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Malaria Research and Control2
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria1
Coffee research and impacts1
Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization1
Escherichia coli research studies1
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders1
Muscle metabolism and nutrition1
Parasites and Host Interactions1
Urinary Tract Infections Management1
Viral Infections and Vectors1
Zoonotic diseases and public health1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

0% of their 4 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

Most frequent partner countries

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious PathogensGH2 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH2 papers
University of Cape CoastGH1 paper
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences GhanaGH1 paper

Where they publish

Scientific Reports2
Food and Nutrition Sciences1
Research Ideas and Outcomes1
University of Ghana UGSpace: http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/289811

How it can be read

100% free to read, of the 4 recorded

Diamond 1 · 20%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 60%In an open-access journal
Unknown 1 · 20%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

3 of 5 papers name a funder

National Institutes of Health2
Central Board of Irrgation and Power1
Fogarty International Center1
University of Ghana1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being1
6Clean water and sanitation1
14Life below water1

Most cited

Reduction in Asymptomatic falciparum malaria infection amongst schoolchildren in three ecological zones of Ghana between 2017 and 2023
Scientific Reports
20253 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
α-Thalassemia has no association with asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum carriage in three ecological zones of Ghana
Scientific Reports14
20260 citationsOpen access · Gold
Targeting Proteus mirabilis BAM Complex Proteins for Development of Novel Antibiotics
Research Ideas and Outcomes3
20230 citationsOpen access · Gold
Steeping of Whole Dried Maize Seeds in Buffers Altered Fatty Acid Ionization State, Composition, and Lipase Activity
Food and Nutrition Sciences6
20170 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Utilizing Yeast as a Model Organism for Drug Discovery Against Eukaryotic Infections
University of Ghana UGSpace: http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/28981
20170 citations

Targeting Proteus mirabilis BAM Complex Proteins for Development of Novel Antibiotics

2023Research Ideas and OutcomesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.3897/rio.9.e106849

Utilizing Yeast as a Model Organism for Drug Discovery Against Eukaryotic Infections

2017University of Ghana UGSpace: http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/28981ThesisFirst author0 citations