Philip Afful

Research Assistant, University of Cape Coast, since 2023per ORCID

Publishing since 2024, latest 2025

Parasitology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Surgery
Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
Media Technology

In their own words

Parasitology
Immunology
Microbiology and Epidemiology

Publications: 62024–2025
Citations: 36to those papers
h-index: 4i10-index 2
Field-weighted impact: 1.191.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 20%1 of 5 scored papers
Open access: 80%4 of the 5 whose access is recorded

Google Scholar shows 55 citations, h-index 4 and i10-index 3 (55 citations and h-index 4 since 2021), as of October 3, 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

Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Parasitology233%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health233%

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Research Assistant, Biomedical and Clinical Research CenterUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2023

Education

BSc Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical SciencesUniversity of Cape Coast2019–2023

Publications

6 in all

Urological Emergencies Seen at a Tertiary Hospital in Central Region of Ghana
2025Open Journal of UrologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.4236/oju.2025.158037
Alcohol Consumption and Its Effect on Liver Function Test—A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
2025Public health and environment.Journal

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Infectious Diseases117%

Media Technology117%

Pathology and Forensic Medicine117%

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health117%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Parasites and Host Interactions2
Abdominal Trauma and Injuries1
Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects1
Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis1
Folate and B Vitamins Research1
Genital Health and Disease1
Global Maternal and Child Health1
Image Processing Techniques and Applications1
Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment1
Research on Leishmaniasis Studies1
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology1
Urological Disorders and Treatments1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

40% of their 5 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2222222Home

Most frequent partner countries

Germany2
Togo2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH4 papers
University of GhanaGH4 papers
University Hospital BonnDE2 papers
University of LoméTG2 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH1 paper
Ankaful Psychiatric HospitalGH1 paper
Cape Coast Teaching HospitalGH1 paper

Where they publish

BMC Infectious Diseases1
Frontiers in Parasitology1
Mosquito-Borne Tropical Diseases1
Open Journal of Urology1
Pathogens1
Public health and environment.1

How it can be read

80% free to read, of the 5 recorded

Diamond 1 · 17%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 50%In an open-access journal
Closed 1 · 17%Behind a paywall
Unknown 1 · 17%Not recorded by the source

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being1
14Life below water1
15Life on land1

Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) Elimination: What Is the Current Situation?

2024Mosquito-Borne Tropical DiseasesBook chapter4 citations