Samson Pandam Salifu

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Lecturer, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, since 2013per ORCID

Publishing since 2008, latest 2026

Molecular Biology
Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Genetics
Plant Science
Cancer Research

In their own words

Genetic Diversity of Species
Antibiotic/Drug Resistance and Infectious Disease

Publications: 342008–2026
Citations: 629to those papers
h-index: 13i10-index 19
Field-weighted impact: 1.691.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 26%6 of 23 scored papers
Open access: 92%22 of the 24 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 902 citations, h-index 16 and i10-index 23 (647 citations and h-index 14 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

Lecturer, Biochemistry and BiotechnologyKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2013
Head of LaboratoriesKumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine2012–2013
Research Fellow, Microbiology and BiotechnologyEdinburgh Napier University2012

Education

PhD, Microbiology and BiotechnologyEdinburgh Napier University2007–2011

On their papers

Publications

34 in all

Pathways, outputs and impact of NIH-supported bioinformatics and genomics graduate trainees in Africa
2026Briefings in BioinformaticsJournalOpen access1 citation10.1093/bib/bbag046
Morpho-physiological screening under controlled conditions reveals promising drought tolerance in Ghanaian soybean ( Glycine Max (L.) Merr.) germplasm for improved performance
2026

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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

Molecular Biology1235%
Epidemiology515%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health515%
Genetics412%
Plant Science412%
Cancer Research26%
Infectious Diseases26%
Information Systems and Management26%
Microbiology26%
Parasitology26%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research7
CRISPR and Genetic Engineering2
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies2
Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications2
RNA modifications and cancer2
Scientific Computing and Data Management2
Soybean genetics and cultivation2
Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases1
Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy1
Agricultural pest management studies1
Bacterial Infections and Vaccines1
Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

46% of their 24 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2345678Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa8
United States6
Germany6
Uganda5
Egypt5
Nigeria5
Tunisia5
United Kingdom5

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical MedicineGH11 papers
University of Cape TownZA7 papers
Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular MedicineZA6 papers
Uganda Virus Research InstituteUG5 papers
University of the WitwatersrandZA4 papers
Institut Pasteur de TunisTN4 papers
Mohammed V UniversityMA4 papers
Nile UniversityEG3 papers
Ain Shams UniversityEG3 papers
University of Cape CoastGH3 papers

Where they publish

East Afr J Public Health2
Abstract and Applied Analysis1
Acta Tropica1
Advances in Radiation Oncology1
Am J Biochem1
American Journal of Environmental Engineering1
Annals of microbiology

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being7
17Partnerships for the goals4
2Zero hunger2
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure2
10Reduced inequalities2
11Sustainable cities and communities1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Designing a course model for distance-based online bioinformatics training in Africa: The H3ABioNet experience
PLoS Computational Biology
201798 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Development of Bioinformatics Infrastructure for Genomics Research
Global Heart9
201786 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
The Diversity, Multiplicity of Infection and Population Structure of P. falciparum Parasites Circulating in Asymptomatic Carriers Living in High and Low Malaria Transmission Settings of Ghana

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Every institution they have given on a paper.

CABI Agriculture and Bioscience

Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer in Africa

2024Advances in Radiation OncologyJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding9 citations10.1016/j.adro.2024.101488

RNA-seq research landscape in Africa: systematic review reveals disparities and opportunities

2023European journal of medical researchJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding5 citations10.1186/s40001-023-01206-3

New Clues to Prognostic Biomarkers of Four Hematological Malignancies

2022Journal of CancerJournalOpen accessFirst author10 citations10.7150/jca.69274

Genes associated with diagnosis and prognosis of Burkitt lymphoma

2022IET Systems BiologyJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding9 citations10.1049/syb2.12054

Plant genomics in Africa: present and prospects

2021The Plant JournalJournalOpen access24 citations10.1111/tpj.15272

Guidelines for developing and updating short courses and course programs using the ISCB competency framework

2021Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)ReportOpen access1 citation10.5281/zenodo.5418103

Effect of Different Sets of Pleurotus ostreatus and Aspergillus niger Hydrolysis of Cassava Peelings on Bioethanol Yield

2017American Journal of Environmental EngineeringJournalSenior author0 citations

How it can be read

92% free to read, of the 24 recorded

Diamond 3 · 9%Free to read and to publish
Gold 13 · 38%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 9%A copy in a repository
Closed 2 · 6%Behind a paywall
Unknown 10 · 29%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

17 of 34 papers name a funder

National Institutes of Health9
National Human Genome Research Institute8
Fogarty International Center7
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology3
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation2
Common Fund2
University of Cape Town2
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2

201977 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold