Joseph Opare

Ghana Health Service

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

Infectious Diseases
Parasitology
Epidemiology
Health
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 352014–2026
Citations: 302to those papers
h-index: 10i10-index 11
Field-weighted impact: 1.111.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 9%3 of 35 scored papers
Open access: 100%35 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

35 in all

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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

Infectious Diseases1954%
Parasitology1131%
Epidemiology720%
Health720%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health617%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine514%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health514%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis411%
Microbiology411%
Endocrinology39%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Parasites and Host Interactions11
Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment11
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy7
Global Maternal and Child Health6
Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology5
Bacterial Infections and Vaccines4
Insects and Parasite Interactions4
Viral Infections and Immunology Research4
Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections3
Respiratory viral infections research3
Vibrio bacteria research studies3
Zoonotic diseases and public health3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

69% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States15
United Kingdom7
Uganda6
Switzerland4
Nigeria4
Belgium3
Senegal1
Kenya1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH20 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH13 papers
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionUS7 papers
African Field Epidemiology NetworkUG5 papers
Navrongo Health Research CentreGH5 papers
Center for Global HealthUS4 papers
African Field Epidemiology NetworkNG4 papers
Family Health International 360US3 papers
SightsaversGB3 papers
World Health OrganizationCH3 papers

Where they publish

International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health5
Frontiers in Tropical Diseases3
Global Health Science and Practice3
BMC Infectious Diseases2
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics2
PLOS Global Public Health2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being12
6Clean water and sanitation4
1No poverty3
2Zero hunger1
4Quality education1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

Barriers to healthcare workers reporting adverse events following immunization in four regions of Ghana
Vaccine
201940 citationsOpen access · Green
Meningitis Outbreak Caused by Vaccine-Preventable Bacterial Pathogens — Northern Ghana, 2016
MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report3
201737 citationsOpen access · Bronze
Detection of vaccine-derived poliovirus circulation by environmental surveillance in the absence of clinical cases

2026PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournalOpen access0 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0013171

Schistosomiasis in Ghana from baseline to now: the impact of fifteen years of interventions

2025Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.3389/fpubh.2025.1554069

Confirmatory mapping for lymphatic filariasis in districts previously considered nonendemic in Ghana

2025International Journal of Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.1016/j.ijid.2025.107801

Detection of vaccine-derived poliovirus circulation by environmental surveillance in the absence of clinical cases

2021Human Vaccines & ImmunotherapeuticsJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding23 citations10.1080/21645515.2020.1852009

Poliovirus antibody levels and lameness among individuals in three regions of Ghana

2019Human Vaccines & ImmunotherapeuticsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.1080/21645515.2019.1637235

Outbreak of Cholera, Greater Accra Region, Ghana, 2014

2015Journal of Scientific Research and ReportsJournalOpen access22 citations10.9734/jsrr/2016/21461

Anthrax Outbreak Investigation among Humans and Animals in Northern Ghana: Case Report

2015International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & HealthJournalOpen access10 citations10.9734/ijtdh/2016/22359

Bacterial Meningitis: A Review in the Upper East Region of Ghana 2010-2014

2015International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author10 citations10.9734/ijtdh/2015/19398

Gastroenteritis Outbreak in a Senior High School, Akwapim North District, Eastern Region-Ghana, 2012

2014International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.9734/ijtdh/2013/3684

Community Knowledge and Perceptions on Malaria and Its Prevention and Control in the Akwapim North Municipality, Ghana

2014International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.9734/ijtdh/2014/6398

Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Risk Factors in Adults from a Semi Urban District in Ghana: A Population Based Survey

2014International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.9734/ijtdh/2014/7844

PLoS neglected tropical diseases

How it can be read

100% free to read

Diamond 11 · 31%Free to read and to publish
Gold 17 · 49%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 11%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 3%A copy in a repository

Who funds it

19 of 35 papers name a funder

United States Agency for International Development7
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation6
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention6
World Health Organization3
American Leprosy Missions2
Government of the United Kingdom2
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry1
Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare1

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

202123 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze

Outbreak of Cholera, Greater Accra Region, Ghana, 2014

Journal of Scientific Research and Reports6

201522 citationsOpen access · Diamond