Kabiru Mohammed Abass

Presbyterian University, Ghana

Publishing since 2010, latest 2026

Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
Surgery
Small Animals
Pharmacology
Genetics

Publications: 322010–2026
Citations: 944to those papers
h-index: 15i10-index 17
Field-weighted impact: 2.301.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 16%5 of 32 scored papers
Open access: 97%31 papers free to read

2 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

32 in all

Assessing the acceptability of photographs and medical illustrations in Buruli ulcer health communication among health providers, community volunteers and community members in endemic districts of Ghana
2026PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournalOpen access0 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0014275
Field deployment of a mobile suitcase laboratory for Buruli ulcer diagnosis in Ghana

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Epidemiology2578%
Infectious Diseases1753%
Surgery1444%
Small Animals722%
Pharmacology413%
Genetics39%
Rheumatology39%
Paleontology26%
Parasitology26%
Pharmacology26%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Mycobacterium research and diagnosis25
Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis13
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology9
Infectious Diseases and Mycology7
Dermatological diseases and infestations6
Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds4
Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies3
Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies3
Healthcare and Venom Research2
Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology2
Parasites and Host Interactions2
Rabies epidemiology and control2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

100% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written12345618Home

Most frequent partner countries

Netherlands19
United Kingdom18
Germany12
Switzerland4
Benin4
France3
United States2
Australia2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH28 papers
Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical MedicineGH21 papers
University Medical Center GroningenNL19 papers
University of GroningenNL17 papers
St George's, University of LondonGB9 papers
Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineGB8 papers
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical MedicineDE8 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH8 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH8 papers
University of Mines and TechnologyGH5 papers

Where they publish

PLoS neglected tropical diseases18
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene3
The Lancet2
BMC Infectious Diseases1
BMC Microbiology1
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being16
1No poverty4
2Zero hunger3
17Partnerships for the goals2
4Quality education1
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Antimicrobial treatment for early, limited Mycobacterium ulcerans infection: a randomised controlled trial
The Lancet3
2010282 citationsWorld top 10%
Rifampicin and clarithromycin (extended release) versus rifampicin and streptomycin for limited Buruli ulcer lesions: a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority phase 3 trial
The Lancet3
2020114 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Clinical epidemiology of Buruli ulcer disease in Ghana, 2006–2024

2025Clinical and Experimental DermatologyJournalOpen access2 citations10.1093/ced/llaf326

Traditional healers' perception on scabies causation and management in Ghana

2024Tropical Medicine & International HealthJournalOpen access2 citations10.1111/tmi.13989

Beliefs, attitudes and practices towards scabies in central Ghana

2023PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournalOpen access16 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0011175

Experiences of Pain and Expectations for Its Treatment Among Former Buruli Ulcer Patients

2016American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalOpen access11 citations10.4269/ajtmh.16-0419

Buruli Ulcer Control in a Highly Endemic District in Ghana: Role of Community-Based Surveillance Volunteers

2014American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalOpen accessFirst author47 citations10.4269/ajtmh.14-0405

Serum Levels of Neopterin during Antimicrobial Treatment for Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection

2013American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalOpen access6 citations10.4269/ajtmh.12-0599

Emerging infectious diseases

Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases1

How it can be read

97% free to read

Diamond 1 · 3%Free to read and to publish
Gold 24 · 75%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Green 4 · 13%A copy in a repository
Closed 1 · 3%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

27 of 32 papers name a funder

Medical Research Council15
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership6
Department for International Development5
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft4
European Commission4
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek4
World Health Organization4
American Leprosy Missions3

201473 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Paradoxical reactions in Buruli ulcer after initiation of antibiotic therapy: Relationship to bacterial load

PLoS neglected tropical diseases3

201966 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

‘The medicine is not for sale’: Practices of traditional healers in snakebite envenoming in Ghana

PLoS neglected tropical diseases1

202151 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold