Maxwell A. Appawu

University of Ghana

Also at Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Researchfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 1986, latest 2024

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases
Parasitology
Plant Science
Ecology
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 431986–2024
Citations: 1,496to those papers
h-index: 23i10-index 31
Field-weighted impact: 1.671.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 21%9 of 43 scored papers
Open access: 67%29 papers free to read

4 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

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

43 in all

Predicting the environmental suitability for Anopheles stephensi under the current conditions in Ghana
2024Scientific ReportsJournalOpen access12 citations10.1038/s41598-024-51780-7
Investigating potential sand fly vectors after the first reported outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ghana
2023Parasites & Vectors

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3684%
Infectious Diseases1740%
Parasitology1330%
Plant Science819%
Ecology512%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis49%
Molecular Biology37%
Epidemiology25%
Genetics25%
Immunology25%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Mosquito-borne diseases and control28
Malaria Research and Control23
Parasites and Host Interactions13
Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment11
Insect Pest Control Strategies8
Parasite Biology and Host Interactions5
Viral Infections and Vectors5
Insects and Parasite Interactions4
Insect Resistance and Genetics3
Research on Leishmaniasis Studies3
Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research3
Dengue and Mosquito Control Research2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

58% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States10
Japan6
United Kingdom5
Côte d’Ivoire4
Egypt4
Switzerland3
Australia2
Mali2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH42 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH6 papers
Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineGB4 papers
Naval Medical Research Unit EURAFCENTEG4 papers
Ministry of HealthGH4 papers
University of BaselCH3 papers
Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityJP3 papers
Naval Medical Research CommandUS3 papers
SightsaversGB3 papers
Swiss Tropical and Public Health InstituteCH3 papers

Where they publish

Parasites & Vectors8
Tropical Medicine & International Health4
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science3
Japanese Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene3
PubMed3
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being17
14Life below water6
15Life on land3
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

Malaria transmission dynamics at a site in northern Ghana proposed for testing malaria vaccines
Tropical Medicine & International Health
2004164 citationsWorld top 10%
Discovery of Point Mutations in the Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel from African Aedes aegypti Populations: Potential Phylogenetic Reasons for Gene Introgression
PLoS neglected tropical diseases3
2016161 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Mansonia africana and Mansonia uniformis are Vectors in the transmission of Wuchereria bancrofti lymphatic filariasis in Ghana

Lymphatic filariasis in Ghana: establishing the potential for an urban cycle of transmission

2005Tropical Medicine & International HealthJournalOpen accessCorresponding33 citations10.1111/j.1365-3156.2005.01389.x

Malaria transmission dynamics at a site in northern Ghana proposed for testing malaria vaccines

2004Tropical Medicine & International HealthJournalFirst authorCorresponding164 citations10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.01162.x

Anaemia caused by asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infection in semiimmune African schoolchildren

1999Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournal80 citations10.1016/s0035-9203(99)90073-1

Lymphatic filariasis on the coast of Ghana

1996Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournal88 citations10.1016/s0035-9203(96)90414-9

Effects of nutritional deficiency on parasitic infection of the infant in Greater Accra, Ghana.

1992Japanese Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.2149/tmh1973.20.143

A survey of Malaria in Ghana, West Africa.

1986Japanese Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.2149/tmh1973.14.7

Ghana Medical Journal

How it can be read

67% free to read

Diamond 4 · 9%Free to read and to publish
Gold 17 · 40%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 5 · 12%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 14 · 33%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

28 of 43 papers name a funder

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana20
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases5
Fogarty International Center3
University of Ghana3
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation2
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention2
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst2
GlaxoSmithKline2

201296 citationsOpen access · Gold

Lymphatic filariasis on the coast of Ghana

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene14

199688 citationsWorld top 10%