Mainprice Akuoko Essuman

University of Cape Coast

Also at Saint Louis Universityfrom their recent papers

Research Assistant, Saint Louis University, since 2025per ORCID
Laboratory Technologist, University of Cape Coast, since 2020per ORCID

Publishing since 2021, latest 2026

Health
Infectious Diseases
General Health Professions
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Epidemiology
Parasitology

Publications: 292021–2026
Citations: 205to those papers
h-index: 10i10-index 10
Field-weighted impact: 2.031.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 28%8 of 29 scored papers
Open access: 100%29 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

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

Health724%

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Research Assistant, Pharmacology and PhysiologySaint Louis Universitysince 2025
Laboratory Technologist, Department of Medical Laboratory ScienceUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2020

Education

PhD, Pharmacology and PhysiologySaint Louis Universitysince 2025
Medical Laboratory ScientistAllied Health Professions Councilsince 2018
Master of Science, Biological SciencesSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville2023–2025

Publications

29 in all

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Infectious Diseases724%

General Health Professions621%

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health621%

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health310%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Global Maternal and Child Health6
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health5
Intimate Partner and Family Violence4
Parasites and Host Interactions4
Cervical Cancer and HPV Research3
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening3
Healthcare Systems and Reforms3
HIV Research and Treatment3
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions3
Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy3
Berberine and alkaloids research2
Healthcare Policy and Management2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

52% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written12345612Home

Most frequent partner countries

Australia14
United States12
United Kingdom4
Sweden3
Japan2
Sierra Leone2
Hong Kong SAR2
Canada2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Takoradi Technical UniversityGH11 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH10 papers
Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleUS9 papers
UNSW SydneyAU8 papers
The University of AdelaideAU7 papers
James Cook UniversityAU5 papers
University of Technology SydneyAU4 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH4 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH4 papers
Karolinska InstitutetSE3 papers

Where they publish

BMC Infectious Diseases3
Health Science Reports3
BioMed Research International2
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine2
PLoS neglected tropical diseases2
PLoS ONE2
BMC Public Health1
BMC Women s Health1

How it can be read

100% free to read

Diamond 1 · 3%Free to read and to publish
Gold 24 · 83%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 14%Open in a subscription journal

Who funds it

1 of 29 papers name a funder

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being9
5Gender equality6
1No poverty3
2Zero hunger2
6Clean water and sanitation2
10Reduced inequalities1
14Life below water1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Socioeconomic and residence‐based related inequality in childhood vaccination in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Evidence from Benin
Health Science Reports1
202326 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Prevalence and factors associated with HIV testing among young women in Ghana
BMC Infectious Diseases3
202418 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides Alkaloidal Extract Improves CCl4-Induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma-Like Phenotypes in Rats
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine3
202117 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Self-reported continuing professional development needs of medical laboratory professionals in Ghana
Human Resources for Health17
202316 citationsOpen access · Gold
Antimicrobial Activity against Oral Pathogens Confirms the Use of Musa paradisiaca Fruit Stalk in Ethnodentistry
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine2
202114 citationsOpen access · Hybrid

BSc Medical Laboratory Technology, Medical Laboratory ScienceUniversity of Cape Coast2013–2017

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Prevalence and factors associated with HIV testing among young women in Ghana

2024BMC Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding18 citations10.1186/s12879-024-09068-8

Antimicrobial Activity against Oral Pathogens Confirms the Use of Musa paradisiaca Fruit Stalk in Ethnodentistry

2021Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative MedicineJournalOpen access14 citations10.1155/2021/8663210