Ezekiel Kofi Vicar

University for Development Studies

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Food Science
Microbiology
Nutrition and Dietetics

Publications: 322014–2026
Citations: 237to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 8
Field-weighted impact: 1.531.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 16%5 of 32 scored papers
Open access: 94%30 papers free to read

2 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

32 in all

Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Factors Among Rural Ghanaian School Children: A Cross‐Sectional Study in Tokuroano, Krachi East Municipality
2026Public Health ChallengesJournalOpen access1 citation10.1002/puh2.70176
Diagnostic Value of Inflammatory Biomarkers in Bacterial Meningitis: A Cross‐Sectional Study
2026

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Citations received each year

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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

Epidemiology928%
Infectious Diseases825%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health825%
Food Science413%
Microbiology413%
Nutrition and Dietetics413%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health413%
Surgery413%
Agronomy and Crop Science39%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology39%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Child Nutrition and Water Access4
Antibiotic Use and Resistance3
Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing3
Global Maternal and Child Health3
Neonatal and Maternal Infections3
Reproductive tract infections research3
Amoebic Infections and Treatments2
Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology2
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria2
Blood donation and transfusion practices2
Hepatitis B Virus Studies2
Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

13% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom2
Australia1
United States1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Tamale Teaching HospitalGH12 papers
University of GhanaGH11 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH9 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH7 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH4 papers
Central UniversityGH4 papers
University of Technology and Applied SciencesGH3 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH3 papers
Navrongo Health Research CentreGH2 papers
Edith Cowan UniversityAU1 paper

Where they publish

Health Science Reports7
Public Health Challenges4
Microbiology Insights3
International Journal of Microbiology2
International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health2
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being12
1No poverty5
2Zero hunger4
17Partnerships for the goals2

Most cited

Sero-prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV among Blood Donors in the Kintampo Municipal Hospital, Ghana
British Microbiology Research Journal3
201449 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Urinary Tract Infection and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Receiving Antenatal Care at a Primary Health Care Facility in the Northern Region of Ghana
International Journal of Microbiology3
202330 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Health Science Reports

Yaws in Africa: Past, Present and Future

2025DiseasesJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citation10.3390/diseases13010014

Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Infecting Wounds of Rural Community Dwellers in Northern Ghana

2021European Journal of Medical and Health SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author10 citations10.24018/ejmed.2021.3.1.678

A Retrospective Study on Child Malnutrition in the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana

2016Journal of Scientific Research and ReportsJournalOpen access4 citations10.9734/jsrr/2016/23095

British Microbiology Research Journal

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1

How it can be read

94% free to read

Diamond 5 · 16%Free to read and to publish
Gold 24 · 75%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 2 · 6%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

4 of 32 papers name a funder

Wellcome Trust3
African Academy of Sciences1
Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa1
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership1
European Commission1
Government of the United Kingdom1
New Partnership for Africa's Development1