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

Aetiology of Acute Lower Respiratory Infections among Children Under Five Years in Accra, Ghana
2015PathogensJournalOpen access14 citations10.3390/pathogens4010022
Cryptosporidial Diarrhoea in Children at a Paediatric Hospital in Accra, Ghana
2015International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health

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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

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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.

Cephalosporin Resistant Pneumococcal Meningitis in a Child-A Case Report

2015International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.9734/ijmpcr/2015/19873

Community awareness of stroke in Accra, Ghana

2014BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding80 citations10.1186/1471-2458-14-196

Salmonella blood stream infections in a tertiary care setting in Ghana

2014BMC Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen accessSenior author52 citations10.1186/s12879-014-0697-7

Biofilm formation of Clostridium difficile and susceptibility to Manuka Honey

2014BMC Complementary and Alternative MedicineJournalOpen access44 citations10.1186/1472-6882-14-329

Profile and health-related quality of life of Ghanaian stroke survivors

2014Clinical Interventions in AgingJournalOpen accessFirst author21 citations10.2147/cia.s62371

Insights into Pneumococcal Pathogenesis and Antibiotic Resistance

2014Advances in MicrobiologyJournalOpen accessFirst author7 citations10.4236/aim.2014.410069

Understanding the pneumococcus: transmission and evolution

2013Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding62 citations10.3389/fcimb.2013.00007

Microbial Carriage of Cockroaches at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Ghana

2013Environmental Health InsightsJournalOpen access44 citations10.4137/ehi.s12820

Antibacterial effect of Manuka honey on Clostridium difficile

2013BMC Research NotesJournalOpen accessSenior author43 citations10.1186/1756-0500-6-188

Molecular typing of the pneumococcus and its application in epidemiology in sub-Saharan Africa

2013Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding24 citations10.3389/fcimb.2013.00012

Vaccination against pneumococcus in West Africa: perspectives and prospects

2013International Journal of General MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author19 citations10.2147/ijgm.s45842

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

2012International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding234 citations10.3390/ijerph9103519

Resistance to antimicrobial drugs in Ghana

2011Infection and Drug ResistanceJournalOpen accessFirst author168 citations10.2147/idr.s21769

Bacterial contaminations of informally marketed raw milk in Ghana

2010Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author57 citations10.4314/gmj.v41i2.55302

Invasive disease and paediatric carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Ghana

2010Scandinavian Journal of Infectious DiseasesJournalFirst authorCorresponding28 citations10.3109/00365540903490000

Application of the WHO Keys of Safer Food to Improve Food Handling Practices of Food Vendors in a Poor Resource Community in Ghana

2009International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding85 citations10.3390/ijerph6112833

Nasal colonisation of drug resistant bacteria in Ghanaian children less than five years

2008The Internet Journal of MicrobiologyJournalFirst author29 citations

Risk Factors in the Hygienic Quality of Milk in Ghana

2007The Open Food Science JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author21 citations10.2174/1874256400701010006

Bacterial contaminations of informally marketed raw milk in Ghana

2007Ghana Medical JournalJournalFirst author116 citations

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