Obed Kwabena Offe Amponsah

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Publishing since 2020, latest 2026

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Molecular Medicine
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Geriatrics and Gerontology

In their own words

Antimicrobial stewardship
Antimicrobial resistance
Public health
Clinical Pharmacy

Publications: 252020–2026
Citations: 263to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 2.001.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 30%7 of 23 scored papers
Open access: 100%23 of the 23 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 353 citations, h-index 10 and i10-index 10 (348 citations and h-index 10 since 2021), as of October 10, 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

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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Education

Non-Degree Postgraduate Studies, PharmacyUniversity of Eastern Finland2020
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Clinical Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy PracticeKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology College of Health Sciences2019–2023
Doctor of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical SciencesKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2012–2018

On their papers

Publications

25 in all

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Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology1248%

Molecular Medicine520%

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health520%

Infectious Diseases416%

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health416%

Geriatrics and Gerontology312%

Clinical Biochemistry28%

Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine28%

General Health Professions28%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Antibiotic Use and Resistance12
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria5
Global Maternal and Child Health4
Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes3
Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing2
Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions2
Nosocomial Infections in ICU2
Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare2
Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting2
Agriculture and Farm Safety1
Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy1
Antimicrobial agents and applications1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

74% of their 23 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom7
United States6
Switzerland4
Germany3
France3
Saudi Arabia2
Italy2
Slovenia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Health and Allied SciencesGH7 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH6 papers
World Health OrganizationCH4 papers
Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases3 papers
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung DiseaseFR3 papers
University of UlsterGB3 papers
University of BolognaIT2 papers
Scripps Clinic Medical GroupUS2 papers
Ospedale di Macerata2 papers
University College LondonGB2 papers

Where they publish

JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance4
PLoS ONE3
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease3
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health2
SAGE Open Medicine2
World Journal of Emergency Surgery2
African Research Reports1
Antibiotics1

How it can be read

100% free to read, of the 23 recorded

Diamond 1 · 4%Free to read and to publish
Gold 20 · 80%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Unknown 2 · 8%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

11 of 25 papers name a funder

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being5
17Partnerships for the goals4
1No poverty2
4Quality education1
5Gender equality1
8Decent work and economic growth1

Most cited

Ten golden rules for optimal antibiotic use in hospital settings: the WARNING call to action
World Journal of Emergency Surgery17
202385 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Point prevalence survey of antibiotic consumption across three hospitals in Ghana
JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance
202152 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
High Levels of Outpatient Antibiotic Prescription at a District Hospital in Ghana: Results of a Cross Sectional Study
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
202227 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Assessing the impact of antimicrobial stewardship implementation at a district hospital in Ghana using a health partnership model
JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance17
202325 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Antimicrobial stewardship capacity and infection prevention and control assessment of three health facilities in the Ashanti Region of Ghana
JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance3
202217 citationsOpen access · Gold

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Public Health Action

Improving Clinical Effectiveness Through Digital Interventions

2025Digital Health for Primary CareBook chapter0 citations10.1201/9781003610519-4

High Levels of Outpatient Antibiotic Prescription at a District Hospital in Ghana: Results of a Cross Sectional Study

2022International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding27 citations10.3390/ijerph191610286

Adherence to Prescribing Indicators at a District Hospital in Ghana: Do We Match WHO Standards?

2022International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.3390/ijerph191912260

Point prevalence survey of antibiotic consumption across three hospitals in Ghana

2021JAC-Antimicrobial ResistanceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding52 citations10.1093/jacamr/dlab008

COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among the Ghanaian population

2021Ghana College of PharmacistsJournal2 citations

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde5

Jawaharlal Institute Of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research5

World Health Organization5

National Institute for Health and Care Research4

International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease3

University of Health and Allied Sciences3