Evans Paul Kwame Ameade

University of Ghana

Also at University for Development Studiesfrom their recent papers

Senior Lecturer, University for Development Studies, since 2010per ORCID

Publishing since 2003, latest 2026

Plant Science
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Pharmacology
Genetics
Complementary and alternative medicine
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Publications: 262003–2026
Citations: 739to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 13
Field-weighted impact: 2.851.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 35%9 of 26 scored papers
Open access: 81%21 papers free to read

7 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Lecturer, PharmacologyUniversity for Development Studiessince 2010

Education

Master of Pharmacy, Department of PharmacognosyKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2001–2004

On their papers

Publications

26 in all

The Economic Value of Animals Traded for Traditional Medicine in Ghana and Its Effect on Biodiversity Conservation
2026Human EcologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/s10745-026-00777-z
Babesia Infections in Reservoir Hosts and the Possibility of Human Babesiosis in Ghana
2025Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Plant Science935%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health623%
Pharmacology519%
Genetics415%
Complementary and alternative medicine312%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health312%
Social Psychology312%
Food Science28%
Genetics28%
Infectious Diseases28%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies5
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies3
Menstrual Health and Disorders3
Animal and Plant Science Education2
Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity2
Healthcare and Venom Research2
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders2
Human-Animal Interaction Studies2
Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones2
Pharmacological Effects of Medicinal Plants2
Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications2
Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

4% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111111Home

Most frequent partner countries

Spain1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University for Development StudiesGH24 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH6 papers
Universidad Complutense de MadridES1 paper
University of Cape CoastGH1 paper
West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious PathogensGH1 paper
Ghana Education ServiceGH1 paper
Ghana Health ServiceGH1 paper

Where they publish

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies2
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine2
Fitoterapia2
PLoS neglected tropical diseases2
Advances in Complementary & Alternative Medicine1
Advances in Preventive Medicine1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being6
1No poverty3
2Zero hunger3
17Partnerships for the goals2
13Climate action1
15Life on land1

Most cited

Prevalence of dysmenorrhea among University students in Northern Ghana; its impact and management strategies
BMC Women s Health3
2018111 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Antimicrobial activity of the leaves and seeds of Bixa orellana
Fitoterapia2
2003105 citationsWorld top 10%
Medical students' knowledge and attitude towards complementary and alternative medicine – A survey in Ghana

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Animals traded for traditional medicine in Ghana: their zootherapeutic uses and implications for biodiversity conservation

2025Journal of Ethnobiology and EthnomedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1186/s13002-024-00717-5

Ethnozoological scatology: a situational report on the utilisation of animal excrement in traditional medicine in Ghana

2025BMC Complementary Medicine and TherapiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1186/s12906-025-05089-1

The perspectives of clinical level medical students on animal-assisted therapy: a study in Ghana

2024BMC Complementary Medicine and TherapiesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1186/s12906-024-04679-9

Current Uses of Cowries in Traditional Medicine After their Disuse as Currency-A Cross-Sectional Study in Ghana

2023Advances in Complementary & Alternative MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.31031/acam.2023.07.000670

Green Care as Alternative Therapy: The Situation in Ghana

2021Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1155/2021/8812379

Concurrent Use of Herbal and Orthodox Medicines among Residents of Tamale, Northern Ghana, Who Patronize Hospitals and Herbal Clinics

2018Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding54 citations10.1155/2018/1289125

Contraceptive Methods: The Level of Awareness and Patronage among Ghanaian Health Profession Trainees

2018Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.26717/bjstr.2018.07.001435

Stocking and dispensing of veterinary medicines by pharmacists in Ghana

2017Pharmacy EducationJournalOpen access6 citations

Menstrual Pain Assessment: Comparing Verbal Rating Scale (VRS) with Numerical Rating Scales (NRS) as Pain Measurement Tools

2016International Journal of Women s Health and WellnessJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding20 citations10.23937/2474-1353/1510017

Medical students' knowledge and attitude towards complementary and alternative medicine – A survey in Ghana

2015Journal of Traditional and Complementary MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding81 citations10.1016/j.jtcme.2015.03.004

Sickle Cell Gene Transmission: Do Public Servants in Tamale, Ghana Have the Right Knowledge and Attitude to Curb It?

2015Open Journal of Preventive MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding22 citations10.4236/ojpm.2015.56033

Reducing the Breast Cancer Menace: the Role of the Male Partner in Ghana

2014Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer PreventionJournalOpen accessFirst author11 citations10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.19.8115

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research1

How it can be read

81% free to read

Diamond 5 · 19%Free to read and to publish
Gold 10 · 38%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 15%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 5 · 19%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 26 papers name a funder

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1

Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine

201581 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond

Epidemiology, ecology and human perceptions of snakebites in a savanna community of northern Ghana

PLoS neglected tropical diseases1

201971 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold