Shirley V. Simpson

University of Ghana

Also at Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research and Nagasaki Universityfrom their recent papers

University of Ghanaper ORCID

Publishing since 2016, latest 2026

Physiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Epidemiology
Parasitology
Microbiology
Endocrinology

Publications: 232016–2026
Citations: 304to those papers
h-index: 10i10-index 10
Field-weighted impact: 1.621.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 17%4 of 23 scored papers
Open access: 87%20 papers free to read

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

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

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

University of Ghana

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

23 in all

Metals exposures and telomere length as a marker of DNA damage among electronic waste workers and a reference group
2026Environmental Science and Pollution ResearchJournal1 citation10.1007/s11356-026-37582-6
Sex-specific associations between telomere length and health indicators: a cross-sectional study using Specific Health Checkups in Matsuura City, Japan
2026

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Physiology1148%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health835%
Epidemiology730%
Parasitology626%
Microbiology417%
Endocrinology313%
Infectious Diseases313%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health313%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics29%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis29%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment9
Virology and Viral Diseases7
Malaria Research and Control6
Parasites and Host Interactions4
Reproductive tract infections research4
Vector-borne infectious diseases4
Vibrio bacteria research studies3
Global Maternal and Child Health2
Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity2
Mosquito-borne diseases and control2
Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence2
Vector-Borne Animal Diseases2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

87% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1234569Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States9
Japan9
Congo (DRC)6
Switzerland5
United Kingdom3
Kenya2
Germany2
Spain2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH17 papers
Nagasaki UniversityJP9 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH6 papers
National Institute of Biomedical ResearchCD6 papers
World Health OrganizationCH5 papers
Juntendo UniversityJP5 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH5 papers
Ehime UniversityJP4 papers
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionUS4 papers
Center for Global HealthUS4 papers

Where they publish

Malaria Journal3
Parasitology International2
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene1
BMC Infectious Diseases1
BMC Microbiology1
Diseases1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being11
6Clean water and sanitation2
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
14Life below water1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Seroprevalence of Q fever in cattle, sheep and goats in the Volta region of Ghana
Veterinary Medicine and Science3
201953 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Malaria parasite species composition of Plasmodium infections among asymptomatic and symptomatic school-age children in rural and urban areas of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Malaria Journal3
202148 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

How it can be read

87% free to read

Diamond 2 · 9%Free to read and to publish
Gold 14 · 61%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 9%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 9%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 3 · 13%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

20 of 23 papers name a funder

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science6
Japan International Cooperation Agency5
World Health Organization5
National Institutes of Health3
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention2
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership2
European Commission2
Medical Research Council2