Eric S. Donkor

University of Ghana

Also at West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogensfrom their recent papers

TEACHING, University of Cape Coastper ORCID

Publishing since 2007, latest 2026

Epidemiology
Molecular Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Food Science

In their own words

Bacteriology
food safety
antibiotic resistance

Publications: 2382007–2026
Citations: 6,933to those papers
h-index: 39i10-index 126
Field-weighted impact: 2.161.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 23%52 of 222 scored papers
Open access: 93%207 of the 222 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 9,418 citations, h-index 43 and i10-index 128 (7,029 citations and h-index 38 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

TEACHINGUniversity of Cape Coast

On their papers

Publications

238 in all

Cockroaches and Food-borne Pathogens
2020Environmental Health InsightsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding68 citations10.1177/1178630220913365
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Oral Cavity: Implications for Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Surveillance
2020Infectious Diseases Research and Treatment

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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

Epidemiology6829%
Molecular Medicine5423%
Infectious Diseases5322%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3816%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology3213%
Food Science2912%
Endocrinology2812%
Molecular Biology208%
Nutrition and Dietetics156%
Parasitology156%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria54
Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections43
Antibiotic Use and Resistance32
Respiratory viral infections research18
Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus16
Vibrio bacteria research studies16
Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing14
Child Nutrition and Water Access14
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment14
Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology14
Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts13
Bacterial Infections and Vaccines11

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

30% of their 222 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written45678912Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom25
United States19
Nigeria12
Denmark8
South Africa8
Israel8
Gambia7
Kenya6

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH74 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH24 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH15 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH12 papers
West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious PathogensGH11 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB10 papers
University of Cape CoastGH9 papers
Wellcome Sanger InstituteGB7 papers
Statens Serum InstitutDK7 papers
MRC Unit the GambiaGM7 papers

Where they publish

Environmental Health Insights16
Diseases11
BMC Infectious Diseases10
Health Science Reports10
International Health8
PLoS ONE8
Medical Sciences

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being87
2Zero hunger22
17Partnerships for the goals10
1No poverty9
6Clean water and sanitation9
15Life on land4
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure3
11

Most cited

Stroke in the 2 1 s t Century: A Snapshot of the Burden, Epidemiology, and Quality of Life
Stroke Research and Treatment
20181,118 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Carbapenem Resistance: A Review
Medical Sciences3
2017772 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Pneumococcal lineages associated with serotype replacement and antibiotic resistance in childhood invasive pneumococcal disease in the post-PCV13 era: an international whole-genome sequencing study

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Making a Case for Infection Control at Public Places of Convenience in Accra, Ghana

2020Environmental Health InsightsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1177/1178630220938414

ANGIOGENESIS IN SICKLE CELL DISEASE

2020Advances in Health and Disease. Volume 19JournalSenior author0 citations

Oxidative Profile of Patients with Sickle Cell Disease

2019Medical SciencesJournalOpen access63 citations10.3390/medsci7020017

Community acquired urinary tract infections among adults in Accra, Ghana

2019Infection and Drug ResistanceJournalOpen accessFirst author51 citations10.2147/idr.s204880

Nosocomial Pathogens: An In-Depth Analysis of the Vectorial Potential of Cockroaches

2019Tropical Medicine and Infectious DiseaseJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding64 citations10.3390/tropicalmed4010014

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Ghana: Past, Present, and Future

2019Microbial Drug ResistanceJournalFirst authorCorresponding17 citations10.1089/mdr.2018.0115

Stroke in the 2 1 s t Century: A Snapshot of the Burden, Epidemiology, and Quality of Life

2018Stroke Research and TreatmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1,118 citations10.1155/2018/3238165

A genomic infection control study for Staphylococcus aureus in two Ghanaian hospitals

2018Infection and Drug ResistanceJournalOpen accessFirst author47 citations10.2147/idr.s167639

Carbapenem Resistance: A Review

2017Medical SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author772 citations10.3390/medsci6010001

Pneumococcal carriage among HIV infected children in Accra, Ghana

2017BMC Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding27 citations10.1186/s12879-017-2224-0

Urinary Schistosomiasis and Its Related Anaemia among Children in a High Risk Community in Ghana

2017International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & HealthJournalOpen access6 citations10.9734/ijtdh/2017/29532

Microbial Carriage and Contamination of Mangoes by the Oriental Fruit Fly

2017The Open Public Health JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.2174/1874944501710010267

Antibacterial Effect of Haemolymph Extracts of Edible Snail on Multi-drug Resistant Bacteria

2017Annual Research & Review in BiologyJournalOpen accessFirst author3 citations10.9734/arrb/2017/33964

Giardia lamblia infections in children in Ghana

2016Pan African Medical JournalJournalOpen access44 citations10.11604/pamj.2016.24.217.8012

Post-stroke bacteriuria among stroke patients attending a physiotherapy clinic in Ghana: a cross-sectional study

2016Therapeutics and Clinical Risk ManagementJournalOpen accessFirst author15 citations10.2147/tcrm.s90474

Microbial quality of mangoes from selected markets in Accra, Ghana

2016NY Sci JJournalSenior author5 citations

Laboratory-based nationwide surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Ghana

2015Infection and Drug ResistanceJournalOpen access119 citations10.2147/idr.s88725

Epidemiology of pneumococcal carriage in children under five years of age in Accra, Ghana

2015Scandinavian Journal of Infectious DiseasesJournalSenior author26 citations10.3109/00365548.2014.994185

Rotavirus Infection in Children with Diarrhea at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana

2015Japanese Journal of Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen access25 citations10.7883/yoken.jjid.2014.407

How it can be read

93% free to read, of the 222 recorded

Diamond 25 · 11%Free to read and to publish
Gold 167 · 70%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 8 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 1%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 15 · 6%Behind a paywall
Unknown 16 · 7%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

134 of 238 papers name a funder

University of Ghana78
National Institutes of Health53
Fogarty International Center51
Wellcome Trust11
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation8
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases8
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention5
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana5

Sustainable cities and communities

10Reduced inequalities2

12Responsible consumption and production2

8Decent work and economic growth1

16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

The Lancet Infectious Diseases17

2019300 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid

Self-Medication Practices with Antibiotics among Tertiary Level Students in Accra, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1

2012234 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold