Nicholas Opoku

University of Health and Allied Sciences

Publishing since 1994, latest 2025

Infectious Diseases
Parasitology
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Ecology
Small Animals
Insect Science

Publications: 331994–2025
Citations: 1,778to those papers
h-index: 16i10-index 19
Field-weighted impact: 3.071.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 38%12 of 32 scored papers
Open access: 85%28 papers free to read

7 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

33 in all

An Antibody Biomarker Associated with Onchocerca volvulus Microfilariae Identified by Proteomic Analysis of Parasite Tissues Isolated from Paraffin Embedded O. volvulus Nodules by Laser Capture Microdissection
2025American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalOpen access3 citations10.4269/ajtmh.24-0793
Spatial proteomics of Onchocerca volvulus with pleomorphic neoplasms shows local and systemic dysregulation of protein expression

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Infectious Diseases2885%
Parasitology1752%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis927%
Ecology824%
Small Animals515%
Insect Science412%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health412%
Epidemiology26%
Geophysics26%
Aging13%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment27
Parasites and Host Interactions17
Insects and Parasite Interactions9
Parasite Biology and Host Interactions8
Helminth infection and control5
Malaria Research and Control3
Dermatological diseases and infestations2
earthquake and tectonic studies2
Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences2
Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies1
Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization1
COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

94% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written12345612Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States22
Switzerland16
United Kingdom12
Congo (DRC)5
Liberia5
Luxembourg5
Australia3
Germany3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

World Health OrganizationCH15 papers
Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases15 papers
University of GhanaGH15 papers
World BankUS13 papers
Washington University in St. LouisUS7 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB5 papers
Luxembourg Institute of HealthLU5 papers
Case Western Reserve UniversityUS4 papers
London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease ResearchGB4 papers
Université Catholique du GrabenCD4 papers

Where they publish

Parasites & Vectors8
PLoS neglected tropical diseases6
Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology4
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene2
Malaria Journal2
2022 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC)1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being22
13Climate action2
17Partnerships for the goals2
6Clean water and sanitation1
8Decent work and economic growth1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

Single dose moxidectin versus ivermectin for Onchocerca volvulus infection in Ghana, Liberia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a randomised, controlled, double-blind phase 3 trial
The Lancet3
2018312 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
A Randomized, Single-Ascending-Dose, Ivermectin-Controlled, Double-Blind Study of Moxidectin in Onchocerca volvulus Infection
PLoS neglected tropical diseases3
2014242 citationsWorld top 10%

PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Seismic activities in Ghana: A systematic review

2024HeliyonJournalOpen accessCorresponding5 citations10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31536

Looming Earthquake Threat in Ghana

2024IntechOpen eBooksBook chapterOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.5772/intechopen.1003685

Can mass drug administration of moxidectin accelerate onchocerciasis elimination in Africa?

2023Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesJournalOpen access36 citations10.1098/rstb.2022.0277

Pharmacokinetics of oral moxidectin in individuals with Onchocerca volvulus infection

2022PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournalOpen accessCorresponding157 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0010005

Evaluation of Non-Invasive Thermal Imaging for Detection of Viability of Onchocerciasis Worms

20222022 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC)PublicationOpen access5 citations10.1109/embc48229.2022.9871140

Novel use of optical coherence tomography in river blindness during treatment with ivermectin

2020Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual ScienceJournalOpen access1 citation

How it can be read

85% free to read

Gold 19 · 58%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 6 · 18%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 6%A copy in a repository
Closed 5 · 15%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

23 of 33 papers name a funder

World Health Organization13
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation7
Medical Research Council5
University of Health and Allied Sciences5
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership4
European Commission4
National Institutes of Health4
UNICEF4

Pharmacokinetics of oral moxidectin in individuals with Onchocerca volvulus infection

PLoS neglected tropical diseases3

2022157 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold