Albert Amoah

University of Ghana

Publishing since 1997, latest 2024

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Epidemiology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Genetics
Surgery
Molecular Biology

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 631997–2024
Citations: 3,169to those papers
h-index: 33i10-index 52
Field-weighted impact: 2.291.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 30%19 of 63 scored papers
Open access: 68%43 papers free to read

5 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

Publications

63 in all

Calpain-10 gene polymorphisms and type 2 diabetes in West Africans: the Africa America Diabetes Mellitus (AADM) Study
2004Annals of EpidemiologyJournal33 citations10.1016/j.annepidem.2004.05.014
A novel I247T missense mutation in the haptoglobin�2 �-chain decreases the expression of the protein and is associated with ahaptoglobinemia
2004Human Genetics

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism2337%
Epidemiology1625%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine1524%
Genetics1321%
Surgery1016%
Molecular Biology914%
Nephrology711%
Physiology711%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health711%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health58%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins18
Diabetes Management and Education8
Genetic Associations and Epidemiology8
Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases7
Chronic Disease Management Strategies6
Diabetes and associated disorders6
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet5
Peripheral Artery Disease Management5
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies4
Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention4
Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes4
Global Health and Epidemiology4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

63% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States31
Nigeria20
Netherlands9
United Kingdom8
South Africa8
Germany3
Cameroon2
Jamaica2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH23 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH21 papers
National Human Genome Research InstituteUS18 papers
University of LagosNG18 papers
University of Nigeria Teaching HospitalNG18 papers
National Institutes of HealthUS17 papers
Howard UniversityUS11 papers
University of IbadanNG11 papers
University of Maryland, BaltimoreUS8 papers
Amsterdam University Medical CentersNL8 papers

Where they publish

PubMed6
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice4
Annals of Epidemiology2
BMC Endocrine Disorders2
EClinicalMedicine2
Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis2
Obesity

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being42
1No poverty4
17Partnerships for the goals4
2Zero hunger1
4Quality education1
10Reduced inequalities1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
14

Most cited

Diabetes in Ghana: a community based prevalence study in Greater Accra
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
2002260 citations
Cardiovascular Complications of Diabetes Mellitus in Sub-Saharan Africa
Circulation3
2005214 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Sociodemographic variations in obesity among Ghanaian adults
Public Health Nutrition

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Sociodemographic variations in obesity among Ghanaian adults

2003Public Health NutritionJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding159 citations10.1079/phn2003506

Obesity in adult residents of Accra, Ghana.

2003PubMedJournalFirst authorCorresponding75 citations

Prevalence of Antibodies to Syphilis among Blood Donors in Accra, Ghana

2003Japanese Journal of Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen access47 citations10.7883/yoken.jjid.2003.165

Diabetes in Ghana: a community based prevalence study in Greater Accra

2002Diabetes Research and Clinical PracticeJournalFirst authorCorresponding260 citations10.1016/s0168-8227(01)00374-6

A national diabetes care and education programme: the Ghana model

2000Diabetes Research and Clinical PracticeJournalFirst author30 citations10.1016/s0168-8227(00)00140-6

How it can be read

68% free to read

Gold 24 · 38%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 7 · 11%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 4 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 8 · 13%A copy in a repository
Closed 20 · 32%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

42 of 63 papers name a funder

Fogarty International Center20
National Institutes of Health16
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases14
National Human Genome Research Institute13
University of Ghana12
National Center for Research Resources11
National Institute of General Medical Sciences5
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities5

16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

2003159 citationsOpen access · Bronze

Hypertension in Ghana: a cross-sectional community prevalence study in greater Accra.

PubMed3

2003134 citations

ZRANB3 is an African-specific type 2 diabetes locus associated with beta-cell mass and insulin response

Nature Communications3

2019126 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold