Francis Gbogbo

University of Ghana

Publishing since 2007, latest 2026

Ecology
Pollution
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Global and Planetary Change
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Waste Management and Disposal

Publications: 372007–2026
Citations: 652to those papers
h-index: 15i10-index 21
Field-weighted impact: 0.941.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 5%2 of 37 scored papers
Open access: 41%15 papers free to read

2 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

37 in all

The Economic Value of Animals Traded for Traditional Medicine in Ghana and Its Effect on Biodiversity Conservation
2026Human EcologyJournal0 citations10.1007/s10745-026-00777-z
Concentrations, characteristics, and human health exposure assessment of microplastics and heavy metals in freshwater fish in a potable water supply reservoir
2025Environmental Science and Pollution Research

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Ecology1849%
Pollution1438%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis822%
Global and Planetary Change514%
Nature and Landscape Conservation514%
Waste Management and Disposal514%
Ecological Modeling38%
Environmental Chemistry38%
Infectious Diseases38%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health38%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Heavy metals in environment10
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation9
Avian ecology and behavior8
Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity5
Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity5
Microplastics and Plastic Pollution4
Recycling and Waste Management Techniques4
Species Distribution and Climate Change3
Water Quality and Pollution Assessment3
Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies2
Arsenic contamination and mitigation2
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

5% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

Australia2
United States1
Brazil1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH5 papers
University for Development StudiesGH5 papers
Ghana Wildlife SocietyGH2 papers
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef StudiesAU1 paper
James Cook UniversityAU1 paper
Macquarie UniversityAU1 paper
Universidade Estadual de Santa CruzBR1 paper
Universidade Federal de São CarlosBR1 paper
University of North Carolina at GreensboroUS1 paper
University of Cape TownZA1 paper

Where they publish

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment5
Environmental Science and Pollution Research3
West African Journal of Applied Ecology3
African Journal of Ecology2
Biological Trace Element Research2
Ghana Journal of Science2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

14Life below water18
15Life on land6
6Clean water and sanitation4
11Sustainable cities and communities3
2Zero hunger1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Risk of heavy metal ingestion from the consumption of two commercially valuable species of fish from the fresh and coastal waters of Ghana
PLoS ONE14
201883 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Microplastics prevalence in water, sediment and two economically important species of fish in an urban riverine system in Ghana
PLoS ONE14
202274 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Trace metal load of two urban wetlands with varied catchment activities in Ghana

2023Environmental Monitoring and AssessmentJournalSenior authorCorresponding7 citations10.1007/s10661-023-11684-x

Plastic waste and fish landed by beach seine fishers in coastal Ghana

2023Environmental Science and Pollution ResearchJournalFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1007/s11356-023-28897-9

Analysis of microplastics in wetland samples from coastal Ghana using the Rose Bengal stain

2020Environmental Monitoring and AssessmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding63 citations10.1007/s10661-020-8175-8

Health Risk Assessment for Human Exposure to Trace Metals Via Bushmeat in Ghana

2019Biological Trace Element ResearchJournalFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.1007/s12011-019-01953-7

Contamination status of arsenic in fish and shellfish from three river basins in Ghana

2017Environmental Monitoring and AssessmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding18 citations10.1007/s10661-017-6118-9

High levels of mercury in wetland resources from three river basins in Ghana: a concern for public health

2016Environmental Science and Pollution ResearchJournalFirst authorCorresponding35 citations10.1007/s11356-016-8309-2

Some Important Observations on the Populations of Hooded VulturesNecrosyrtes monachusin Urban Ghana

2016International Journal of ZoologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding23 citations10.1155/2016/7946172

Bird Species Diversity and abundance in the Abiriw Sacred Grove in the Eastern Region of Ghana

2009West African Journal of Applied EcologyJournalOpen accessSenior author9 citations10.4314/wajae.v11i1.45727

Rodents and Herpetofauna (Reptiles and Amphibians) as household pests in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana

2009West African Journal of Applied EcologyJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.4314/wajae.v11i1.45726

The importance of unmanaged coastal wetlands to waterbirds at coastal Ghana

2007African Journal of EcologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding21 citations10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00778.x

How it can be read

41% free to read

Diamond 7 · 19%Free to read and to publish
Gold 7 · 19%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 22 · 59%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

15 of 37 papers name a funder

Baidu5
University of Ghana5
Idea Wild2
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation1
Erasmus+1
Solar Energy Technologies Office1
World Health Organization1