Richmond Afoakwah

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Parasitology
Genetics
Hematology
Economics and Econometrics
General Health Professions

In their own words

Forensic Science
Public Health

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 312011–2026
Citations: 428to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 15
Field-weighted impact: 1.061.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 11%2 of 19 scored papers
Open access: 79%15 of the 19 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 525 citations, h-index 13 and i10-index 16 (283 citations and h-index 9 since 2021), as of October 3, 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

Publications

31 in all

Comparative spectroscopic characterization of ignitable liquid residues and fire debris using FTIR and XRD
2026Spectroscopy LettersJournal0 citations10.1080/00387010.2026.2723261
Optimization of the Superglue Fuming and Powder Technique for the Enhancement of Latent Fingerprints from Objects Submerged in Water: An Experimental Study in Ghana
2023Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine

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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

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1135%
Parasitology516%
Genetics310%
Hematology310%
Economics and Econometrics26%
General Health Professions26%
Genetics26%
Immunology26%
Ophthalmology26%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health26%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Malaria Research and Control10
Mosquito-borne diseases and control4
Forensic and Genetic Research3
Parasites and Host Interactions3
Blood groups and transfusion2
Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection2
Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods2
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders2
Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy2
Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting2
Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies2
Child Nutrition and Water Access1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

37% of their 19 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

India4
United States2
Japan1
Australia1
Nigeria1
United Kingdom1
Benin1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH6 papers
Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionGH5 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH4 papers
National Forensic Sciences UniversityIN2 papers
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchIN2 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH2 papers
Nagasaki UniversityJP1 paper
Auburn UniversityUS1 paper
University of AberdeenGB1 paper
The University of AdelaideAU1 paper

Where they publish

European Journal of Experimental Biology3
Journal of Medical Entomology2
Journal of Parasitology Research2
University of Cape Coast2
Acta Tropica1
Advances in Applied Science Research1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being10
14Life below water4
2Zero hunger1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

Most cited

A guide on illegal fishing activities in Ghana
USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project. Narragansett, RI: Coastal Resources Center, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island. Prepared by the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. GH2014_SCI048_UCC
201869 citations
Prevalence of intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) use during pregnancy and other associated factors in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
African Health Sciences3
201636 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Relative Susceptibilities of ABO Blood Groups toPlasmodium falciparumMalaria in Ghana

A guide on illegal fishing activities in Ghana

2018USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project. Narragansett, RI: Coastal Resources Center, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island. Prepared by the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. GH2014_SCI048_UCCJournalFirst author69 citations