William Thompson

Presbyterian University, Ghana

Publishing since 2005, latest 2023

Epidemiology
Surgery
Small Animals
Infectious Diseases
Parasitology
Pharmacology

Publications: 212005–2023
Citations: 1,010to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 17
Field-weighted impact: 3.031.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 30%6 of 20 scored papers
Open access: 67%14 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is 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

21 in all

Absence of Malaria-Associated Coagulopathy in AsymptomaticPlasmodium falciparumInfection: Results From a Cross-sectional Study in the Ashanti Region, Ghana
2023Open Forum Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen access5 citations10.1093/ofid/ofad074
Rifampicin and clarithromycin (extended release) versus rifampicin and streptomycin for limited Buruli ulcer lesions: a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority phase 3 trial

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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

Epidemiology1990%
Surgery1152%
Small Animals943%
Infectious Diseases733%
Parasitology314%
Pharmacology314%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health210%
Molecular Biology15%
Organic Chemistry15%
Physiology15%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Mycobacterium research and diagnosis19
Infectious Diseases and Mycology9
Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis9
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology6
Parasites and Host Interactions3
Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds3
Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis2
Malaria Research and Control2
Fungal Infections and Studies1
Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications1
Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies1
Lymphadenopathy Diagnosis and Analysis1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

100% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1234789Home

Most frequent partner countries

Germany13
Switzerland7
United Kingdom7
Netherlands7
France2
Benin1
Congo1
Ireland1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH19 papers
Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical MedicineGH14 papers
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenDE11 papers
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical MedicineDE10 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH9 papers
University Medical Center GroningenNL7 papers
St George's, University of LondonGB7 papers
World Health OrganizationCH6 papers
University of GroningenNL6 papers
University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfDE2 papers

Where they publish

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene4
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy3
Clinical Infectious Diseases3
PLoS neglected tropical diseases2
The Lancet2
Tropical Medicine & International Health2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being16
2Zero hunger3

Most cited

Antimicrobial treatment for early, limited Mycobacterium ulcerans infection: a randomised controlled trial
The Lancet3
2010282 citationsWorld top 10%
Rifampicin and clarithromycin (extended release) versus rifampicin and streptomycin for limited Buruli ulcer lesions: a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority phase 3 trial
The Lancet3
2020114 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

Experiences of Pain and Expectations for Its Treatment Among Former Buruli Ulcer Patients

2016American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalOpen access11 citations10.4269/ajtmh.16-0419

A Severe Case of Buruli Ulcer Disease with Pleural Effusions

2014PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournalOpen access3 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0002868

Reply to “Compliance with Antimicrobial Therapy for Buruli Ulcer”

2014Antimicrobial Agents and ChemotherapyJournalOpen access7 citations10.1128/aac.03874-14

Emerging infectious diseases

How it can be read

67% free to read

Diamond 1 · 5%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 19%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 10%Free to read, no open licence
Green 6 · 29%A copy in a repository
Closed 7 · 33%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

15 of 21 papers name a funder

Medical Research Council9
World Health Organization5
Volkswagen Foundation3
Sanofi2
American Leprosy Missions1
Bayer1
Department for International Development1
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft1

2011104 citationsWorld top 10%