Stephen T. Odonkor

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Nutrition and Dietetics
Pollution
Infectious Diseases
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Sociology and Political Science

Publications: 392012–2026
Citations: 1,475to those papers
h-index: 20i10-index 25
Field-weighted impact: 2.641.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 31%12 of 39 scored papers
Open access: 77%30 papers free to read

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

Publications

39 in all

Pathways to health resilience: A cross-country analysis of health system response to re-emerging infectious diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa
2026PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0357814
Advancements and Challenges in Eliminating Perinatal Transmission of HIV in Sub‐Saharan Africa: A Comprehensive Analysis

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis615%
Nutrition and Dietetics615%
Pollution615%
Infectious Diseases513%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health513%
Sociology and Political Science513%
Waste Management and Disposal513%
General Health Professions410%
Water Science and Technology410%
Endocrinology38%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Child Nutrition and Water Access6
Energy and Environment Impacts4
Fecal contamination and water quality4
Municipal Solid Waste Management4
Air Quality and Health Impacts3
Climate Change and Health Impacts3
Climate Change Communication and Perception3
Environmental Education and Sustainability2
Food Safety and Hygiene2
Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability2
Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management2
Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

10% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States2
Australia1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionGH10 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH5 papers
University of GhanaGH5 papers
Radiological and Medical Sciences Research InstituteGH4 papers
National Blood Service GhanaGH3 papers
Ghana Education ServiceGH2 papers
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH2 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH2 papers
Edith Cowan UniversityAU1 paper
Jackson State UniversityUS1 paper

Where they publish

Heliyon4
BioMed Research International3
Journal of Environmental and Public Health3
African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology2
International Journal of Microbiology2
Microbiology Research2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

6Clean water and sanitation6
3Good health and well-being4
1No poverty3
13Climate action2
8Decent work and economic growth1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1
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Most cited

Escherichia coli as an indicator of bacteriological quality of water: an overview
Microbiology Research6
2013436 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from Drinking Water Sources
International Journal of Microbiology6
2018151 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Every institution they have given on a paper.

AIDS Research and Treatment

Prevalence and Trend of Urinary Schistosomiasis in West Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2023Asian Journal of Research in Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.9734/ajrid/2023/v14i4319

Antibiotic‐Resistant Bacteria and Resistance Genes in Isolates from Ghanaian Drinking Water Sources

2022Journal of Environmental and Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding26 citations10.1155/2022/2850165

Escherichia coli as a Tool for Disease Risk Assessment of Drinking Water Sources

2020International Journal of MicrobiologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding119 citations10.1155/2020/2534130

Burnout among Healthcare Professionals in Ghana: A Critical Assessment

2020BioMed Research InternationalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding88 citations10.1155/2020/1614968

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Air Pollution in Accra, Ghana: A Critical Survey

2020Journal of Environmental and Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding73 citations10.1155/2020/3657161

Healthcare waste management in Ghanaian hospitals: Associated public health and environmental challenges

2020Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular EconomyJournalFirst authorCorresponding62 citations10.1177/0734242x20914748

An assessment of public knowledge, perception and acceptance of nuclear energy in Ghana

2020Journal of Cleaner ProductionJournalFirst authorCorresponding33 citations10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122279

Road Safety Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Ghana

2020Journal of Advanced TransportationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding33 citations10.1155/2020/7047189

Microbial Air Quality in Neighborhoods near Landfill Sites: Implications for Public Health

2020Journal of Environmental and Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding32 citations10.1155/2020/4609164

Knowledge, Attitude, and Adaptation to Climate Change in Ghana

2020The Scientific World JOURNALJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding30 citations10.1155/2020/3167317

An Assessment of Food Safety Knowledge and Practices in the Ghanaian Hospitality Industry

2020Journal of Food QualityJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding26 citations10.1155/2020/5618492

Food Safety Practices among Postnatal Mothers in Western Ghana

2020International Journal of Food ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding18 citations10.1155/2020/8891605

An Assessment of Public Knowledge and Potential Health Impacts of Global Warming in Ghana

2020BioMed Research InternationalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.1155/2020/7804692

Trends in patients’ overall satisfaction with healthcare delivery in Accra, Ghana

2019African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author18 citations10.4102/phcfm.v11i1.1884

Biomass Stove for Pelletized Sawdust Fuel in Ghana

2019Combustion Science and TechnologyJournal9 citations10.1080/00102202.2019.1622533

Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from Drinking Water Sources

2018International Journal of MicrobiologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding151 citations10.1155/2018/7204013

Cross-seasonal analysis of bacteriological profile of water sources as a disease risk measure

2018African Journal of Clinical and Experimental MicrobiologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.4314/ajcem.v19i2.11

Cancer Risk Assessment of Patients Undergoing Computed Tomography Examination at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital

2018International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and TechnologyJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.32628/ijsrst184170

Radiation sensitivity of water- borne multi drug resistant Escherichia coli

2018African Journal of Clinical and Experimental MicrobiologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4314/ajcem.v19i3.6

Diagnoses of Emerging but neglected diseases (END’s) in Africa: challenges and prospects

2015American journal of contemporary scientific researchJournalFirst author0 citations

Escherichia coli as an indicator of bacteriological quality of water: an overview

2013Microbiology ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author436 citations10.4081/mr.2013.e2

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine

AIDS Research and Treatment1

How it can be read

77% free to read

Diamond 6 · 15%Free to read and to publish
Gold 17 · 44%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 7 · 18%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 9 · 23%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

4 of 39 papers name a funder

European Commission1
National Institutes of Health1
National Science Foundation1
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana1
U.S. Department of Energy1
University of Ghana1

Partnerships for the goals

Escherichia coli as a Tool for Disease Risk Assessment of Drinking Water Sources

International Journal of Microbiology

2020119 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Burnout among Healthcare Professionals in Ghana: A Critical Assessment

BioMed Research International

202088 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Air Pollution in Accra, Ghana: A Critical Survey

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

202073 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid