Langbong Bimi

University of Ghana

Publishing since 2002, latest 2026

Parasitology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases
Ecology
Epidemiology
Agronomy and Crop Science

Publications: 382002–2026
Citations: 512to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 16
Field-weighted impact: 1.161.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 13%5 of 38 scored papers
Open access: 87%33 papers free to read

10 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Education

PhD, Animal Biology and Conservation ScienceUniversity of Ghanasince 2003

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

38 in all

First record and infestation pattern of Haemaphysalis muhsamae on wild mammals in Ghana
2026Medical and Veterinary EntomologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.1111/mve.70059
First molecular detection of Cytauxzoon felis and Babesia sp. in ticks collected from wildlife in Atwemonom bushmeat market of Ghana and their potential veterinary health implications
2026

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Parasitology1745%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1539%
Infectious Diseases1026%
Ecology821%
Epidemiology513%
Agronomy and Crop Science25%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics25%
Endocrinology25%
Food Science25%
General Health Professions25%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Parasites and Host Interactions10
Malaria Research and Control7
Parasite Biology and Host Interactions7
Zoonotic diseases and public health6
Vector-borne infectious diseases5
Mosquito-borne diseases and control3
Travel-related health issues3
Viral Infections and Vectors3
Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology2
Child Nutrition and Water Access2
Diverse Scientific Research Studies2
Food Safety and Hygiene2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

32% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States5
China2
Côte d’Ivoire2
Switzerland2
United Kingdom2
Japan1
Netherlands1
Nigeria1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH16 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH5 papers
Georgia State UniversityUS3 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH3 papers
Anglican University College of TechnologyGH3 papers
Navrongo Health Research CentreGH3 papers
University of Cape CoastGH3 papers
Swiss Tropical and Public Health InstituteCH2 papers
University of EdinburghGB2 papers
Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh InstituteCN2 papers

Where they publish

PLoS ONE4
Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences2
BioMed Research International2
Journal of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases2
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene1
Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being15
15Life on land4
6Clean water and sanitation3
11Sustainable cities and communities3
2Zero hunger2
1No poverty1
12Responsible consumption and production1
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Most cited

Diversity in breeding sites and distribution of Anopheles mosquitoes in selected urban areas of southern Ghana
Parasites & Vectors11
2017147 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Diarrhoeagenic E. coli occurrence and antimicrobial resistance of Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamases isolated from diarrhoea patients attending health facilities in Accra, Ghana
PLoS ONE3
202239 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Veterinary Research Communications

The burden of hepatitis E virus infection among Ghanaian pregnant women

2025Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.3389/fpubh.2024.1507488

First Molecular Identification of Rickettsia aeschlimannii and Rickettsia africae in Ticks from Ghana

2024American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalOpen access7 citations10.4269/ajtmh.22-0753

Assessment of enteric helminth parasites in bushmeat in Ghana

2024International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and WildlifeJournalOpen access1 citation10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.101005

Toxocariasis in Ghanaian neighbourhoods: a need for action

2023Science in One HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author9 citations10.1016/j.soh.2023.100018

Hepatitis E seroprevalence and risk factors in humans and pig in Ghana

2022BMC Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen accessSenior author14 citations10.1186/s12879-022-07127-6

Seroprevalence of Taenia solium and Trichinella spiralis among Humans and Pigs in Ghana

2021BioMed Research InternationalJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding8 citations10.1155/2021/1031965

Ophidascaris sp. in an African Rock Python (Python sebae) in Ghana: A Case Report

2021Journal of Medical Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.52547/jommid.9.2.103

Gastrointestinal parasites of three peri-domestic animals in selected areas in Accra, Ghana

2021The Journal of Basic and Applied ZoologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1186/s41936-021-00247-6

Ghana is Free from the Guinea Worm after a 33-Year Eradication Program

2021Journal of Medical Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.52547/jommid.9.2.55

In vivo anti-malarial potentials of some plants extracts on ICR-mice, Mus musculus

2016Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.4314/bajopas.v9i1.9

Anti-Plasmodial activities of some plants extracts used in traditional malaria therapy in Kano-Nigeria

2014Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.4314/bajopas.v6i1

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Taeniasis in the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District of Northern Ghana

2012Journal of Bacteriology & ParasitologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding12 citations10.4172/2155-9597.1000129

The Wildlife Trade In Ghana: A Threat To Biodiversity Conservation

2008Ghana Journal of ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.4314/gjs.v47i1.15929

Potential Vector Species of Guinea Worm ( Dracunculus medinensis ) in Northern Ghana

2007Vector-Borne and Zoonotic DiseasesJournalFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.1089/vbz.2006.0622

Dracunculus medinensis and Schistosoma mansoni contain opiate alkaloids

2002Annals of Tropical Medicine and ParasitologyJournal25 citations10.1179/000349802125000808

Archives of Public Health

BMC Infectious Diseases1

How it can be read

87% free to read

Diamond 9 · 24%Free to read and to publish
Gold 16 · 42%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 6 · 16%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 5 · 13%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

19 of 38 papers name a funder

University of Ghana9
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana8
African Academy of Sciences2
Wellcome Trust2
Advanced Research Projects Agency1
Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa1
Baidu1
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1