Osbourne Quaye

Professor, University of Ghana, since 2013per ORCID

Publishing since 2001, latest 2026

Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology
Molecular Biology
Oncology
Immunology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

In their own words

Biochemistry and Molecular Virology

Publications: 1212001–2026
Citations: 2,283to those papers
h-index: 24i10-index 52
Field-weighted impact: 1.211.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 14%13 of 94 scored papers
Open access: 90%85 of the 94 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 2,688 citations, h-index 27 and i10-index 61 (1,865 citations and h-index 23 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

Professor, Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular BiologyUniversity of Ghanasince 2013

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

121 in all

A SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid ELISA represents a low-cost alternative to lateral flow testing for community screening in LMI countries
2021Journal of InfectionJournalOpen access18 citations10.1016/j.jinf.2021.08.049
Circulation of hepatitis delta virus and occult hepatitis B virus infection amongst HIV/HBV co-infected patients in Korle-Bu, Ghana
2021

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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 Diseases3428%
Epidemiology2722%
Molecular Biology2420%
Oncology1512%
Immunology119%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health97%
Hepatology76%
Sensory Systems76%
Emergency Medicine65%
Nutrition and Dietetics65%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology13
Hepatitis B Virus Studies11
Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics7
Viral Infections and Vectors7
Connexins and lens biology6
Hepatitis C virus research6
Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research6
HIV Research and Treatment5
HIV-related health complications and treatments5
Mosquito-borne diseases and control5
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research5
Animal Virus Infections Studies4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

50% of their 94 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written12345611Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States25
United Kingdom14
South Africa11
Belgium4
Kenya2
Netherlands2
India2
Nigeria2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious PathogensGH87 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH23 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH16 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH9 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH9 papers
University of Cape TownZA8 papers
University for Development StudiesGH6 papers
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionUS5 papers
Boston UniversityUS5 papers
Michigan MedicineUS4 papers

Where they publish

Experimental Biology and Medicine10
PLoS ONE7
Future Microbiology4
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE3
Viruses3
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics2
Health Science Reports

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being59
17Partnerships for the goals5
2Zero hunger3
4Quality education3
10Reduced inequalities3
14Life below water2
1No poverty1
8

Most cited

A single-dose live-attenuated YF17D-vectored SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate
Nature3
2020194 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Epstein Barr Virus Associated Lymphomas and Epithelia Cancers in Humans
Journal of Cancer3
2020145 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Impacts of the Filoviridae family

2021Current Opinion in PharmacologyJournalSenior authorCorresponding12 citations10.1016/j.coph.2021.07.016

Immune Response in Mice Immunized with Chimeric H1 Antigens

2021VaccinesJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding2 citations10.3390/vaccines9101182

Therapeutic potential of HIV-1 entry inhibitor peptidomimetics

2021Experimental Biology and MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding1 citation10.1177/1535370221990870

Scientific African

2021Scientific AfricanReport1 citation

Epstein Barr Virus Associated Lymphomas and Epithelia Cancers in Humans

2020Journal of CancerJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding145 citations10.7150/jca.37282

Incidence and mortality of cancer in the Volta Region of Ghana

2020Experimental Biology and MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding7 citations10.1177/1535370220931514

GJB4 and GJC3 variants in non-syndromic hearing impairment in Ghana

2020Experimental Biology and MedicineJournalOpen access4 citations10.1177/1535370220931035

Hepatitis B infection outcome is associated with novel human leukocyte antigen variants in Ghanaian cohort

2020Experimental Biology and MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding3 citations10.1177/1535370220921118

Original Research Highlight article

2020Experimental Biology and MedicineJournalSenior author1 citation

Filovirus Disease Outbreaks: A Chronological Overview

2019Virology Research and TreatmentJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding101 citations10.1177/1178122x19849927

Effect of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection on Lipid Profile in Ghanaian Patients

2019Virology Research and TreatmentJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding17 citations10.1177/1178122x19827606

Yellow fever virus modulates expression of key regulators of jak/stat signaling in human cell lines

2019EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGYConferenceSenior author0 citations

In Vitro Evaluation of Cytotoxic Activities of Marketed Herbal Products in Ghana

2018Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding9 citations10.1177/2515690x18790723

DETECTION OF DUGBE VIRUS FROM TICKS IN ACCRA, GHANA

2018AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENEConference0 citations

Characterisation of a rare, reassortant human G10P[14] rotavirus strain detected in Honduras

2017Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo CruzJournalOpen accessFirst author14 citations10.1590/0074-02760170083

How it can be read

90% free to read, of the 94 recorded

Diamond 4 · 3%Free to read and to publish
Gold 54 · 45%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 7 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 6 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 14 · 12%A copy in a repository
Closed 9 · 7%Behind a paywall
Unknown 27 · 22%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

67 of 121 papers name a funder

Wellcome Trust35
World Bank Group19
African Academy of Sciences17
National Institutes of Health14
University of Ghana14
Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa11
Government of the United Kingdom11
New Partnership for Africa's Development11

Decent work and economic growth

9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

Filovirus Disease Outbreaks: A Chronological Overview

Virology Research and Treatment15

2019101 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond