Emelia Oppong Bekoe

Centre for Plant Medicine Research

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

Plant Science
Pharmacology
Complementary and alternative medicine
Food Science
Forestry
Pharmacology

Publications: 432014–2026
Citations: 439to those papers
h-index: 10i10-index 11
Field-weighted impact: 1.181.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 14%6 of 43 scored papers
Open access: 60%26 papers free to read

3 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

43 in all

Mapping International and Regional Collaboration Networks in African Traditional Medicine Research: A Bibliometric Analysis (2000 – 2024)
2026Integrated Health Research JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.47963/ihrj.v3i(1-supp).2182
Collaborative Development of Ghanaian Herbal Medicines for Malaria, BPH, Hypertension, and Diabetes: Case Studies from the Centre for Plant Medicine Research

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Plant Science3070%
Pharmacology1023%
Complementary and alternative medicine921%
Food Science819%
Forestry614%
Pharmacology614%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics49%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism49%
Molecular Biology37%
Parasitology37%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies24
Moringa oleifera research and applications7
Phytochemistry and Bioactivity Studies7
African Botany and Ecology Studies6
Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity4
Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies4
Phytochemistry and Biological Activities4
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies3
Parasites and Host Interactions3
Phytochemistry and biological activity of medicinal plants3
Biological Stains and Phytochemicals2
Diverse Scientific Research Studies2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

47% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Germany15
Cameroon4
United Kingdom3
Zimbabwe2
Australia1
India1
Kuwait1
Switzerland1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH42 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH19 papers
University of MünsterDE13 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH9 papers
University of NgaoundéréCM4 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH4 papers
University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, FoundationDE3 papers
Leipzig UniversityDE2 papers
Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt Münsterland-Emscher-LippeDE2 papers
Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied SciencesDE2 papers

Where they publish

Planta Medica5
Journal of Natural Remedies4
Journal of Ethnopharmacology3
Zeitschrift für Phytotherapie3
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)2
European Journal of Medicinal Plants2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger11
3Good health and well-being8
17Partnerships for the goals8
15Life on land2
1No poverty1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
14Life below water1

Most cited

Review: African medicinal plants with wound healing properties
Journal of Ethnopharmacology17
2015159 citationsWorld top 10%
Ethnomedicinal survey and mutagenic studies of plants used in Accra metropolis, Ghana
Journal of Ethnopharmacology17
201934 citationsWorld top 10%
Toxicity assessment of Erythrophleum ivorense and Parquetina nigrescens

International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)

A Review of the Pharmacological Activities and Safety of Heliotropium indicum

2025Journal of Natural RemediesJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.18311/jnr/2025/44625

Traditional Medicine Development in Africa: Opinion

2023Journal of Integrative and Complementary MedicineJournal7 citations10.1089/jicm.2022.0825

Ethnomedicinal uses, biological activities, and toxicity of Voacanga africana Stapf Ex Scott-Elliot

2023Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental MedicineJournalFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1007/s13596-023-00709-y

Anthelmintic Agents from African Medicinal Plants: Review and Prospects

2022Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative MedicineJournalOpen access16 citations10.1155/2022/8023866

The Use of Ocimum gratissimum L. in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Ailments

2021Journal of Natural RemediesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.18311/jnr/2021/26507

Response to Covid-19 Disease in Ghana: A Review of the Herbs

2021Journal of Natural RemediesJournalOpen accessCorresponding3 citations10.18311/jnr/2021/26515

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF THE METABOLITES OF ASPERGILLUS CHEVALIERI AND TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM

2021International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.22159/ijpps.2021v13i2.39654

Pharmacognostic Characteristics and Mutagenic Studies of Alstonia boonei De Wild

2020DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalOpen accessFirst author12 citations10.22127/rjp.2019.204629.1526

A Study on Phyllanthus amarus; Pharmacognostic, Mycobactericidal and Mutagenic Properties

2020Pharmacognosy JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.5530/pj.2020.12.235

Pharmacognostic Characteristics of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. as a Means of Monitoring Quality

2020DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)JournalOpen accessFirst author7 citations10.22127/rjp.2020.220695.1560

Ethnomedicinal survey and mutagenic studies of plants used in Accra metropolis, Ghana

2019Journal of EthnopharmacologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding34 citations10.1016/j.jep.2019.112309

Herbal Medicines Used in the Treatment of Typhoid in the Ga East Municipality of Ghana

2017International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author14 citations10.9734/ijtdh/2017/31448

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Frontiers in Pharmacology2

How it can be read

60% free to read

Diamond 14 · 33%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 9%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 12%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 17 · 40%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

18 of 43 papers name a funder

University of Ghana10
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft6
National Institutes of Health2
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana2
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council1
Carnegie Corporation of New York1
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst1
Directorate for Biological Sciences1

Toxicology Reports15

201434 citationsOpen access · Gold

Extract of Synedrella nodiflora (L) Gaertn exhibits antipsychotic properties in murine models of psychosis

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine3

201726 citationsOpen access · Gold

Ethnomedicinal Survey of Plants Used for the Management of Hypertension Sold in the Makola Market, Accra, Ghana

European Journal of Medicinal Plants2

201718 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze