Samuel Adjei

University of Ghana

Also at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologyfrom their recent papers

University of Ghanaper ORCID

Publishing since 1975, latest 2026

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Molecular Biology
Plant Science
Parasitology
Immunology
Pharmacology

In their own words

Laboratory Animal Science
Pre-clinical studies
Molecular diagnostics
OneHealth
Bioethics

Publications: 1091975–2026
Citations: 3,782to those papers
h-index: 28i10-index 55
Field-weighted impact: 3.321.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 31%31 of 101 scored papers
Open access: 69%70 of the 101 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 1,083 citations, h-index 16 and i10-index 29 (565 citations and h-index 13 since 2021), as of October 12, 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

University of Ghana

On their papers

Publications

109 in all

Optimal duration of male-female exposure to optimize conception in the grasscutter (Thryonomys swinderianus)
2003Livest. Res. Rural DevJournal10 citations
Diabetes in Ghana: a community based prevalence study in Greater Accra
2002Diabetes Research and Clinical PracticeJournalSenior author260 citations10.1016/s0168-8227(01)00374-6

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3936%
Molecular Biology1817%
Plant Science1615%
Parasitology1413%
Immunology1110%
Pharmacology1110%
Biochemistry76%
Complementary and alternative medicine76%
Epidemiology76%
Pharmacology76%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Malaria Research and Control31
Mosquito-borne diseases and control13
Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies11
Parasites and Host Interactions11
Immune responses and vaccinations6
Plant Toxicity and Pharmacological Properties6
Bioactive Natural Diterpenoids Research5
Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection5
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders5
Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies4
Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae4
Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

64% of their 101 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written456781116Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States24
Germany21
United Kingdom16
Belgium12
Kenya11
Burkina Faso9
South Africa8
Bangladesh7

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH50 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH32 papers
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical MedicineDE15 papers
Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical MedicineGH14 papers
Ministry of HealthGH12 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH12 papers
Kenya Medical Research InstituteKE11 papers
Kintampo Health Research CentreGH10 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB9 papers
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la SantéBF9 papers

Where they publish

Malaria Journal5
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine4
Journal of Ethnopharmacology4
The Journal of Infectious Diseases4
The Lancet Infectious Diseases4
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being52
2Zero hunger12
6Clean water and sanitation8
17Partnerships for the goals6
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure2
15Life on land2
10Reduced inequalities1
11

Most cited

Genetic Diversity and Protective Efficacy of the RTS,S/AS01 Malaria Vaccine
New England Journal of Medicine3
2015460 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Immunogenicity of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine and implications for duration of vaccine efficacy: secondary analysis of data from a phase 3 randomised controlled trial
The Lancet Infectious Diseases3
2015372 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

How it can be read

69% free to read, of the 101 recorded

Diamond 10 · 9%Free to read and to publish
Gold 30 · 28%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 20 · 18%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 7 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 31 · 28%Behind a paywall
Unknown 8 · 7%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

47 of 109 papers name a funder

University of Ghana17
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation9
GlaxoSmithKline8
National Institutes of Health7
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung6
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana6
Wellcome Trust6
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst5