Edwin Ferguson Laing

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

University of Science and Technology, since 1990per ORCID

Publishing since 1978, latest 2026

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Epidemiology
Nutrition and Dietetics
Genetics
Hematology
Pathology and Forensic Medicine

In their own words

Metabolic Syndrome
Diabetes Mellitus
Thyroid Function
Steroid Endocrinology
Fibrotic Skin Diseases

Publications: 421978–2026
Citations: 529to those papers
h-index: 13i10-index 18
Field-weighted impact: 1.131.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 11%3 of 27 scored papers
Open access: 89%24 of the 27 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 743 citations, h-index 15 and i10-index 23 (457 citations and h-index 14 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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

University of Science and Technologysince 1990
House Officer, Medical Officer, Senior Medical Officer, Surgery, Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Paediatrics, MedicineKomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital1984–1990

Education

Foundation Fellow, Laboratory MedicineGhana College of Physicians and Surgeons2005
PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyUniversity of Leeds1995–2000
MSc Clinical Biochemistry, Chemical PathologyUniversity of Leeds

Publications

42 in all

Effects of the consumption some dietary tropical vegetable oils on glucose metabolism in high fat induced- diabetic rats: a case-control study
2026BMC Research NotesJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s13104-026-07744-3
Identification of hematological biomarkers and assessment of machine learning models for sickle cell anemia severity classification
2025

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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

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism921%
Epidemiology717%
Nutrition and Dietetics614%
Genetics410%
Hematology410%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine410%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health410%
Genetics37%
Rheumatology37%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine25%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins5
Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases4
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders4
Iron Metabolism and Disorders4
Vitamin D Research Studies4
Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research3
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies2
Diet and metabolism studies2
Folate and B Vitamins Research2
HIV-related health complications and treatments2
Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients2
Mycobacterium research and diagnosis2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

37% of their 27 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Germany5
United States3
Australia3
Uganda1
Netherlands1
South Africa1
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Cape CoastGH8 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH7 papers
Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical MedicineGH7 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH4 papers
University of GhanaGH4 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH4 papers
Edith Cowan UniversityAU3 papers
Presbyterian University, GhanaGH3 papers
Düsseldorf University HospitalDE2 papers
Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDE2 papers

Where they publish

Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences5
BMC Research Notes2
J Med Biomed Sci2
Journal of the Ghana Science Association2
PLoS ONE2
African Journal of Urology1
Alexandria Journal of Medicine

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being18
2Zero hunger3
5Gender equality1
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Putative risk factors of pregnancy-induced hypertension among Ghanaian pregnant women
J Med Biomed Sci
201271 citations
Vitamin D status and its association with insulin resistance among type 2 diabetics: A case -control study in Ghana
PLoS ONE3
201757 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and the comparison of fasting plasma glucose and HbA1c as the glycemic criterion for MetS definition in non-diabetic population in Ghana

MB ChBUniversity of Science and Technology1976–1983

Journal of sickle cell disease.

Diet-induced obesity influences atherogenic indices and increases risk of cardiovascular disease in male Wistar rats

2025European Journal of Translational and Clinical MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.31373/ejtcm/204959

Diabetogenic Effect of Diet-Induced Obesity among Male Wistar Rats

2025Open Journal of Endocrine and Metabolic DiseasesJournalOpen access0 citations10.4236/ojemd.2025.1511023

Haemato-biochemical basis of anaemia in Agogo, Ashanti Region, Ghana

2017Journal of Medical and Biomedical SciencesJournalOpen access1 citation10.4314/jmbs.v5i3.1

Analysis of Atherogenic and Anthropometric Profiles of Normotensive and Hypertensive Ghanaians in the Kumasi Metropolis

2015Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.9734/bjmmr/2015/14308

Oxidative stress among ghanaian patients presenting with chronic kidney disease

2012Journal of Medical and Biomedical SciencesJournalSenior author5 citations

Metabolic syndrome among Ghanaian patients presenting with chronic kidney disease

2012Journal of Medical and Biomedical SciencesJournalSenior author4 citations

Attenuation of Cardiovascular response by ß-blocker esmolol during laryngoscopy and intubation

2012Journal of Medical and Biomedical SciencesJournal13 citations

Journal of Medical and

2012Journal of Medical and Biomedical SciencesJournalSenior author1 citation

Seasonal variation in the occurrence of pregnancy-induced hypertension: a Ghanaian study

2010Journal of the Ghana Science AssociationJournalSenior author7 citations

Lipid lowering among treated hypertensives in a Ghanaian population

2001Journal of the Ghana Science AssociationJournal0 citations

The Economic value and potential for plant-derived pharmaceuticals from Ghana

1996Medicinal resources of the tropical forest: biodiversity and its importance …Publication1 citation

State of mangroves in Ghana

1993Proceedings of a workshop on Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Mangrove Forests in Latin America and Africa RegionsJournal6 citations

Status of the mangroves of Ghana

1993Diop, editor. Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Mangrove Forests in Latin America and Africa Regions. Part II–Africa. International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems and Coastal marine Project of UNESCO. Mangrove Ecosystems Technical ReportsJournal10 citations

Anesthesia Essays and Researches1

How it can be read

89% free to read, of the 27 recorded

Diamond 6 · 14%Free to read and to publish
Gold 14 · 33%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Green 2 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 3 · 7%Behind a paywall
Unknown 15 · 36%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

8 of 42 papers name a funder

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology5
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft2
European Commission1
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases1
National Institutes of Health1

Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome

201945 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Evaluating Vitamin D Status in Pre- and Postmenopausal Type 2 Diabetics and Its Association with Glucose Homeostasis

BioMed Research International3

201844 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid