Christian Obirikorang

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Also at Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicinefrom their recent papers

Professor, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, since 2011per ORCID

Publishing since 1970, latest 2026

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Oncology

In their own words

Genomics
HIV

Publications: 1481970–2026
Citations: 2,053to those papers
h-index: 25i10-index 61
Field-weighted impact: 1.591.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 18%24 of 130 scored papers
Open access: 96%125 of the 130 whose access is recorded

37 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

Google Scholar shows 2,823 citations, h-index 30 and i10-index 69 (2,010 citations and h-index 28 since 2021), as of October 10, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Professor, Molecular MedicineKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2011

Education

PhD Chemical Pathology, Molecular MedicineKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2010

On their papers

Publications

148 in all

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism3423%
Epidemiology2416%
Infectious Diseases2114%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1812%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine1510%
Oncology1510%
Emergency Medicine149%
Obstetrics and Gynecology139%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health128%
Virology117%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins27
HIV-related health complications and treatments14
Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies12
HIV Research and Treatment10
HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment9
Iron Metabolism and Disorders9
Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases8
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders8
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies7
Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment7
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions6
Maternal and fetal healthcare6

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

62% of their 130 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Australia52
Germany11
United Kingdom9
United States8
China7
Nigeria6
Switzerland5
Italy3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Edith Cowan UniversityAU51 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH38 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH28 papers
University of GhanaGH27 papers
Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical MedicineGH19 papers
University for Development StudiesGH19 papers
Garden City University CollegeGH17 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH12 papers
Accra Technical UniversityGH11 papers
Koforidua Technical UniversityGH11 papers

Where they publish

PLoS ONE11
Health Science Reports7
BMC Research Notes6
International STD Research & Reviews4
AIDS Research and Treatment3
BMC Public Health3
International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being76
1No poverty7
2Zero hunger7
17Partnerships for the goals5
4Quality education2
5Gender equality2
10Reduced inequalities2
11

Most cited

Asymptomatic bacteriuria among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at the University Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences
201295 citations
Knowledge of complications of diabetes mellitus among patients visiting the diabetes clinic at Sampa Government Hospital, Ghana: a descriptive study
BMC Public Health3
201691 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Oxidative stress and respiratory symptoms due to human exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Kumasi, Ghana

How it can be read

96% free to read, of the 130 recorded

Diamond 23 · 16%Free to read and to publish
Gold 86 · 58%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 11 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 1%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 5 · 3%Behind a paywall
Unknown 18 · 12%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

36 of 148 papers name a funder

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology19
Edith Cowan University5
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership3
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana3
European Commission2
Hokkaido University2
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science2
Medical Research Council2