Selina Ama Saah

University of Energy and Natural Resources

Publishing since 2015, latest 2026

Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Organic Chemistry
Pollution

Publications: 322015–2026
Citations: 514to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 15
Field-weighted impact: 1.841.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 16%5 of 32 scored papers
Open access: 69%22 papers free to read

4 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

Citations received each year

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

32 in all

Human Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Muscle, Liver, Bone, and Lard from Pork Samples Obtained in Ghana
2026Chemistry AfricaJournal0 citations10.1007/s42250-025-01576-7
Cancer risk from heavy metal contamination in fish and implications for public health
2025Scientific ReportsJournalOpen access

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Materials Chemistry1650%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering1444%
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials413%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis413%
Organic Chemistry39%
Pollution39%
Water Science and Technology39%
Analytical Chemistry26%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics26%
Dermatology26%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films13
Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties13
Copper-based nanomaterials and applications3
Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity3
Contact Dermatitis and Allergies2
Crystal Structures and Properties2
Fecal contamination and water quality2
Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry2
Metal complexes synthesis and properties2
Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications2
Organometallic Compounds Synthesis and Characterization2
Perovskite Materials and Applications2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

34% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom8
South Africa4
United States1
Germany1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH31 papers
University of ManchesterGB8 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH5 papers
University of ZululandZA4 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH3 papers
University of GhanaGH3 papers
Koforidua Technical UniversityGH2 papers
Freie Universität BerlinDE1 paper
Loyola MedicineUS1 paper
Loyola University Medical CenterUS1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Chemistry5
MRS Advances4
Scientific African4
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering2
Heliyon2
Chemistry Africa1
Chemistry of Materials

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

6Clean water and sanitation6
7Affordable and clean energy4
15Life on land2
2Zero hunger1
3Good health and well-being1

Most cited

In Situ Synthesis of PbS Nanocrystals in Polymer Thin Films from Lead(II) Xanthate and Dithiocarbamate Complexes: Evidence for Size and Morphology Control
Chemistry of Materials7
201593 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
The effect of alkyl chain length on the structure of lead( ii ) xanthates and their decomposition to PbS in melt reactions
Dalton Transactions
201656 citationsWorld top 10%
Nutritional composition and antioxidant properties of three varieties of carrot (Daucus carota)

Nickel piperidine dithiocarbamate: synthesis, characterization, and crystal structure

2025Molecular Crystals and Liquid CrystalsJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1080/15421406.2025.2569492

Trivalent bismuth xanthates: Synthesis and characterization

2024MRS AdvancesJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1557/s43580-024-00985-z

Assessment of sachet water quality in Kumasi, Ghana

2023Discover WaterBook chapterOpen access3 citations10.1007/s43832-023-00048-8

Synthesis of Nickel Sulfide Thin Films and Nanocrystals from the Nickel Ethyl Xanthate Complex

2022Advances in Materials Science and EngineeringJournalOpen access15 citations10.1155/2022/6587934

Phytochemical, Proximate, and Vitamin C Content in Morinda citrifolia (Noni)

2021Journal Of Tropical Pharmacy And ChemistryJournalOpen accessFirst author9 citations10.25026/jtpc.v5i3.274

Lead ethyl dithiocarbamates: efficient single-source precursors to PbS nanocubes

2019Royal Society Open ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding21 citations10.1098/rsos.190943

A Facile Green Synthesis of Ultranarrow PbS Nanorods

2019Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and MaterialsJournalFirst author8 citations10.1007/s10904-019-01185-1

How it can be read

69% free to read

Diamond 1 · 3%Free to read and to publish
Gold 19 · 59%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 10 · 31%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

23 of 32 papers name a funder

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology10
Royal Society6
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council3
Leverhulme Trust3
African Capacity Building Foundation2
Royal Society of Chemistry2
University of Ghana2
University of Manchester2

202153 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Prevalence of Pharmaceuticals in Surface Water Samples in Ghana

Journal of Chemistry6

202130 citationsOpen access · Gold