Akosua Bonsu Karikari

University of Cape Coast

Also at University for Development Studiesfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology
Food Science
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Biotechnology
Molecular Medicine

Publications: 262012–2026
Citations: 281to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 9
Field-weighted impact: 1.831.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 19%5 of 26 scored papers
Open access: 92%24 papers free to read

10 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

26 in all

Diagnostic competence and health worker knowledge of female genital schistosomiasis management in a rural Ghanaian district
2026PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournalOpen access2 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0013638
Diagnostic Value of Inflammatory Biomarkers in Bacterial Meningitis: A Cross‐Sectional Study
2026Health Science Reports

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Citations received each year

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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

Infectious Diseases727%
Epidemiology623%
Food Science623%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health415%
Biotechnology312%
Molecular Medicine312%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health312%
Clinical Biochemistry28%
Economics and Econometrics28%
Endocrinology28%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology5
Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology4
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria3
Food Safety and Hygiene3
Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety3
Urinary Tract Infections Management3
Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing2
Bacterial Infections and Vaccines2
Global Maternal and Child Health2
Parasites and Host Interactions2
Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies2
Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

38% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom5
Denmark3
Finland2
China1
Côte d’Ivoire1
Gambia1
Sweden1
Burkina Faso1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University for Development StudiesGH26 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH6 papers
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH5 papers
Tamale Teaching HospitalGH4 papers
Statens Serum InstitutDK3 papers
University of BathGB2 papers
University of HelsinkiFI2 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB2 papers
University of GhanaGH2 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH2 papers

Where they publish

Health Science Reports3
OALib2
Open Journal of Medical Microbiology2
BioMed Research International1
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth1
BMJ Open1
Current Urban Studies

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being12
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1
15Life on land1

Most cited

Antibiotic Resistance of Campylobacter Recovered from Faeces and Carcasses of Healthy Livestock
BioMed Research International
201758 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Accuracy of Rapid Tests for Malaria and Treatment Outcomes for Malaria and Non-Malaria Cases among Under-Five Children in Rural Ghana
PLoS ONE3
201252 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Biotyping of Multidrug Resistant Campylobacter jejuni from Poultry and Humans in Northern Region of Ghana

2021Open Journal of Medical MicrobiologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.4236/ojmm.2021.111002

Antibiotic Resistance of Campylobacter Recovered from Faeces and Carcasses of Healthy Livestock

2017BioMed Research InternationalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding58 citations10.1155/2017/4091856

Antibiotic Resistance in Campylobacter Isolated from Patients with Gastroenteritis in a Teaching Hospital in Ghana

2017Open Journal of Medical MicrobiologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding25 citations10.4236/ojmm.2017.71001

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among patients in a teaching hospital in Ghana

2017International Journal of One HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author10 citations10.14202/ijoh.2017.46-49

Recovery of Resistant Thermophilic Campylobacters on Farm and Market Vegetables

2017International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.20546/ijcmas.2017.608.036

How it can be read

92% free to read

Diamond 7 · 27%Free to read and to publish
Gold 15 · 58%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 2 · 8%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

11 of 26 papers name a funder

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine2
Medical Research Council2
Wellcome Trust2
Academy of Finland1
African Academy of Sciences1
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1

202342 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Antibiotic Resistance in Campylobacter Isolated from Patients with Gastroenteritis in a Teaching Hospital in Ghana

Open Journal of Medical Microbiology15

201725 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Ready-to-Eat Food as Sources of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Salmonella and E. coli in Tamale, Ghana

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases

202222 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold