George Nkansah Rost Fordjour

University of Cape Coast

Graduate Research Assistant, Pennsylvania State University, since 2023per ORCID

Publishing since 2022

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Genetics
Infectious Diseases
Nutrition and Dietetics
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

In their own words

Structural Biology
Analytical Chemistry
Gene expression
Molecular Biology
Infectious diseases

Publications: 22022
Citations: 37to those papers
h-index: 1i10-index 1
Field-weighted impact: 2.721.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 50%1 of 2 scored papers
Open access: 100%2 papers free to read

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

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

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2100%

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Graduate Research Assistant, Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyPennsylvania State Universitysince 2023
Research Associate, Department Medical BiochemistryUniversity of Cape Coast2021–2022
Research Assistant, Biomedical and Public Health Research UnitWater Research Institute2019–2020

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyPennsylvania State Universitysince 2022
Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Biochemistry, Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Publications

2 in all

Zero malaria: a mirage or reality for populations of sub-Saharan Africa in health transition
2022Malaria JournalJournalOpen access37 citations10.1186/s12936-022-04340-1
The Current State of Sickle Cell Disease Management: A Concise Review on Stem Cell Transplant as a Cure
2022Journal of Medical Sciences and Health

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Infectious Diseases150%

Nutrition and Dietetics150%

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health150%

Topics most written on

Child Nutrition and Water Access1
Global Maternal and Child Health1
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders1
Malaria Research and Control1
Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies1
Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

50% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111111Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Cape TownZA1 paper
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH1 paper
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH1 paper
University of GhanaGH1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Medical Sciences and Health1
Malaria Journal1

How it can be read

100% free to read

Diamond 1 · 50%Free to read and to publish
Gold 1 · 50%In an open-access journal

Who funds it

1 of 2 papers name a funder

European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being1

Most cited

Zero malaria: a mirage or reality for populations of sub-Saharan Africa in health transition
Malaria Journal3
202237 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
The Current State of Sickle Cell Disease Management: A Concise Review on Stem Cell Transplant as a Cure
Journal of Medical Sciences and Health
20220 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Honours, memberships and service

PresidentScratchApp Foundation for Education Ghana2020–2021