William Boateng

Also at University of Ghana and Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Researchfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2000, latest 2026

Molecular Medicine
Sociology and Political Science
Endocrinology
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Clinical Biochemistry
General Health Professions

In their own words

Medical Sociology
Knowledge Management
Social Planning and Policy Analysis

Publications: 542000–2026
Citations: 250to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 1.741.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 24%7 of 29 scored papers
Open access: 90%26 of the 29 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 656 citations, h-index 8 and i10-index 7 (369 citations and h-index 7 since 2021), as of October 3, 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

54 in all

Draft genome and antibiotic resistance profile of high-risk ST15 multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strain Kleb009 from a neonatal blood culture in Ghana
2026Microbiology Resource AnnouncementsJournalOpen access0 citations10.1128/mra.01202-25
Global perspectives on Klebsiella epidemiology and biology: conference report on the KLEBS 2024 symposium
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

Molecular Medicine917%
Sociology and Political Science713%
Endocrinology611%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology47%
Clinical Biochemistry47%
General Health Professions36%
Molecular Biology36%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health36%
Education24%
Epidemiology24%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria9
Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis5
Antibiotic Use and Resistance4
Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing4
Crime Patterns and Interventions3
Escherichia coli research studies3
Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance2
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies2
Infections and bacterial resistance2
Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts2
Vibrio bacteria research studies2
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

41% of their 29 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Denmark6
South Africa3
United Kingdom3
Australia2
United States2
Senegal1
Argentina1
Madagascar1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH14 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH12 papers
Takoradi Technical UniversityGH7 papers
Technical University of DenmarkDK6 papers
37 Military HospitalGH4 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH3 papers
Birmingham City UniversityGB2 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH2 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH2 papers
University of the WitwatersrandZA2 papers

Where they publish

Microbiology Resource Announcements5
Gender and Behaviour3
Ghana Journal of Development Studies3
African Quarterly Social Science Review2
Discover Global Society2
IFE PsychologIA2
IFE PsychologIA: An International Journal

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being6
5Gender equality2
6Clean water and sanitation2
10Reduced inequalities2
14Life below water2
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1
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Most cited

Knowledge management working tool for agricultural extension practice: the case of Ghana
Knowledge Management for Development Journal
200659 citations
Knowledge management in evidence-based medical practice: does the patient matter?
Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management
201028 citations
Genomic analysis of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli from Urban Environmental water sources in Accra, Ghana, Provides Insights into public health implications
PLoS ONE6
2024

npj Antimicrobials and Resistance

Reducing Recidivism through Vocational Skills Training in Selected Ghanaian Prisons

2025African Quarterly Social Science ReviewJournalOpen access4 citations10.51867/aqssr.2.1.6

Structural injustice and economic disparities as precursors for violent crime in Ghana

2025International Journal of Development and Management ReviewJournalOpen access4 citations10.4314/ijdmr.v20i1.6

Social support as conduit for reintegrating prison inmates into mainstream Ghanaian society

2025African Journal of Social IssuesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4314/ajosi.v8i1.12

Leveraging Gods’ Influence in Sustaining Byelaws in Ghana: A Case of Dipo Practice in Yilo-Krobo

2024African Quarterly Social Science ReviewJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.51867/aqssr.1.3.4

Determinants of education-job vertical mismatch in urban Ghana

2022International Journal of Education Economics and DevelopmentJournalSenior author2 citations10.1504/ijeed.2023.127632

Graduate students’ preferences in technology usage in student-faculty interactions at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana

2019AFRREV STECH An International Journal of Science and TechnologyJournalOpen accessFirst author2 citations10.4314/stech.v8i2.3

Constituents’ Participation and Commitment to the Governance Process of Universities in Ghana

2019Makerere Journal of Higher EducationJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.4314/majohe.v11i1.3

Validity issues in the application of selected qualitative social research methods

2018AFRREV IJAH An International Journal of Arts and HumanitiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4314/ijah.v7i2.1

Socio-psychological predictors of job satisfaction among academic staff of universities in Ghana

2018The Online Journal of New Horizons in EducationJournal7 citations

Socialization of women and its implication on their health status

2017UDS International Journal of DevelopmentJournalFirst author4 citations

Social determinants of self-care subsequent to major medical surgery at the Central Regional Teaching Hospital in Ghana

2016Ghana Journal of Development StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4314/gjds.v13i2.8

Social integration and conflict prevention: The role of discursive engagement

2014International Affairs and Global StrategyJournalFirst author4 citations

Social construction of poverty in Ghana: A structural sociological analysis

2014International Journal of Social Science ResearchJournalFirst author6 citations

A Sociological Overview of Knowledge Management in Macro Level Health Care Decision-Making

2013Journal of Sociological ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.5296/jsr.v4i2.3165

Regionalized Health Care System in Canada: Towards a Knowledge Management Strategy

2012The Age of KnowledgeBook chapterFirst author0 citations

A sociological analysis of student-lecturer interaction in the wake of contemporary university dynamism

2012International Journal of Applied SociologyJournalFirst author8 citations

Evaluating the Efficacy of Focus Group Discussion (FGD) i n Qualitative

2012Social ResearchJournalFirst author3 citations

Knowledge management in evidence-based medical practice: does the patient matter?

2010Electronic Journal of Knowledge ManagementJournalFirst author28 citations

Knowledge Production in Contemporary African Society: Lessons for Universities

2007Ghana Journal of Development StudiesJournalFirst author1 citation

Knowledge management working tool for agricultural extension practice: the case of Ghana

2006Knowledge Management for Development JournalJournalFirst author59 citations

Community participation in sustainable land management in Ghana

2005Ghana Journal of Development StudiesJournalFirst author1 citation

How it can be read

90% free to read, of the 29 recorded

Diamond 10 · 19%Free to read and to publish
Gold 11 · 20%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 3 · 6%Behind a paywall
Unknown 25 · 46%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

8 of 54 papers name a funder

Department of Health and Social Care6
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences1
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana1
University of Ghana1
World Health Organization1

Decent work and economic growth

9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

12Responsible consumption and production1

16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

World top 10%Open access · Gold

Family acceptance, economic situation, and faith community: The lived experiences of ex-convicts in Ghana

Social Sciences & Humanities Open

202116 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold