Irene A. Larbi

University of Ghana

Also at Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Researchfrom their recent papers

Research Fellow, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghanaper ORCID

Publishing since 2008, latest 2026

Parasitology
Ecology
Infectious Diseases
Physiology
Immunology
Immunology and Allergy

In their own words

Allergies
Schistosomiasis
Hookworm

Publications: 192008–2026
Citations: 596to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 12
Field-weighted impact: 1.701.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 16%3 of 19 scored papers
Open access: 68%13 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is 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

Research Fellow, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchCollege of Health Sciences, University of Ghana

Education

BSc (Hons), Biological Sciences - Zoology majorUniversity of Ghana
MSc (Med), Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health SciencesUniversity of the Witwatersrand
PhD, Centre for Health Informatics, Computing & Statistics; Lancaster Medical SchoolLancaster University

Honours, memberships and service

Publications

19 in all

Programmatic implications of the efficiency of uptake of Onchocerca volvulus microfilariae by Simulium sp. vectors
2026International HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1093/inthealth/ihag037
A 24 month longitudinal cohort study of hookworm infection among school-age children in Ghana: Predictors of persistent and repeated infection
2026

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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

Parasitology1053%
Ecology632%
Infectious Diseases632%
Physiology632%
Immunology421%
Immunology and Allergy421%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health421%
Dermatology211%
Nutrition and Dietetics211%
Food Science15%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Parasites and Host Interactions10
Asthma and respiratory diseases6
Parasite Biology and Host Interactions6
Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment5
Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization2
Child Nutrition and Water Access2
Dermatology and Skin Diseases2
Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research2
Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms2
Malaria Research and Control2
Amoebic Infections and Treatments1
Animal health and immunology1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

89% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1234567Home

Most frequent partner countries

Netherlands11
United Kingdom5
United States4
Spain3
South Africa2
Canada1
Gambia1
Sweden1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH19 papers
Leiden University Medical CenterNL11 papers
Leiden UniversityNL10 papers
Amsterdam UMC Location University of AmsterdamNL6 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB3 papers
University of AmsterdamNL2 papers
Hospital Clínico San CarlosES2 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH2 papers
McGill UniversityCA1 paper
Medical Research CouncilGB1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology3
PLoS neglected tropical diseases3
African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development1
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene1
Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology1
BMC Public Health1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being7
2Zero hunger4
11Sustainable cities and communities2
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Application of a circulating-cathodic-antigen (CCA) strip test and real-time PCR, in comparison with microscopy, for the detection ofSchistosoma haematobiumin urine samples from Ghana
Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology
2008196 citations
Peanut-specific IgE antibodies in asymptomatic Ghanaian children possibly caused by carbohydrate determinant cross-reactivity
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
201389 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Food Allergy in Ghanaian Schoolchildren: Data on Sensitization and Reported Food Allergy
International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Fellow, Volta HallUniversity of Ghana

FullOrganization for Women in Science for the Developing Worldsince 2019

Member, TDR GlobalSpecial Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseasessince 2016

Early CareerAmerican Statistical Associationsince 2013

Post-Doctoral/Resident/Fellow MembershipAmerican Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygienesince 2013

Low Income CountryRoyal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygienesince 2013

Invited Speaker, Helminth Bioinformatics Advanced Course, West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, University of GhanaWellcome Connecting Science2019

Presenter & Assessor, Annual General Meeting and Research Conference, Windhoek – NamibiaSub-Saharan Africa Consortium for Advanced Biostatistics2017

Consultant, Supporting and Strengthening Sub-Regional Post-Ebola Medical Surveillance and Socio-economic Recovery Initiatives in West AfricaUnited Nations Development Programme2016–2017

PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Anemia prevalence and associated factors among school-age children in Accra and Kumasi metropolis in Ghana

2022African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and DevelopmentJournalOpen access3 citations10.18697/ajfand.107.21785

Ivermectin treatment in humans for reducing malaria transmission

2018Cochrane Database of Systematic ReviewsJournalOpen access4 citations10.1002/14651858.cd013117

Molecular Diagnosis of Schistosoma Infections in Urine Samples of School Children in Ghana

2013American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalOpen access52 citations10.4269/ajtmh.12-0571

Food Allergy in Ghanaian Schoolchildren: Data on Sensitization and Reported Food Allergy

2010International Archives of Allergy and ImmunologyJournal67 citations10.1159/000318704

Allergic characteristics of urban schoolchildren with atopic eczema in Ghana

2010Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and VenereologyJournal11 citations10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03655.x

Clinical & Experimental Allergy1

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews1

How it can be read

68% free to read

Gold 8 · 42%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 16%A copy in a repository
Closed 6 · 32%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

12 of 19 papers name a funder

European Commission5
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana5
Wellcome Trust3
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership2
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases2
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
Downs Family1
FP7 Health1

Molecular Diagnosis of Schistosoma Infections in Urine Samples of School Children in Ghana

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene3

201352 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green