George Armah

University of Ghana

Also at Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Researchfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 1994, latest 2026

Infectious Diseases
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Nutrition and Dietetics
Animal Science and Zoology
Hepatology
Epidemiology

Publications: 1261994–2026
Citations: 6,527to those papers
h-index: 41i10-index 98
Field-weighted impact: 3.291.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 31%39 of 125 scored papers
Open access: 66%83 papers free to read

15 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

Career

On their papers

Publications

126 in all

Reaching every child with rotavirus vaccine: Report from the 10th African rotavirus symposium held in Bamako, Mali
2017VaccineJournalOpen access5 citations10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.08.084
Significant Correlation Between the Infant Gut Microbiome and Rotavirus Vaccine Response in Rural Ghana
2016The Journal of Infectious Diseases

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Infectious Diseases11087%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine3427%
Nutrition and Dietetics3125%
Animal Science and Zoology2923%
Hepatology2419%
Epidemiology2318%
Biotechnology97%
Food Science97%
Surgery97%
Genetics65%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology105
Viral Infections and Immunology Research34
Animal Virus Infections Studies29
Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology24
Child Nutrition and Water Access23
Respiratory viral infections research22
Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery8
Infant Nutrition and Health8
Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety8
Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research8
Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines5
Probiotics and Fermented Foods5

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

81% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written4578121820Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States66
South Africa31
Switzerland20
Congo20
United Kingdom18
Japan14
Kenya12
India11

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH117 papers
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionUS36 papers
Program for Appropriate Technology in HealthUS22 papers
World Health Organization Regional Office for AfricaCG20 papers
World Health OrganizationCH19 papers
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences UniversityZA18 papers
Emory UniversityUS14 papers
University of LimpopoZA12 papers
Navrongo Health Research CentreGH12 papers
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory DiseasesUS11 papers

Where they publish

Vaccine17
The Journal of Infectious Diseases16
PLoS ONE8
Journal of Medical Virology6
Journal of Clinical Microbiology5
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal5

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being54
17Partnerships for the goals18
1No poverty6
2Zero hunger6
14Life below water2
6Clean water and sanitation1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
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Most cited

Rotavirus Vaccination and the Global Burden of Rotavirus Diarrhea Among Children Younger Than 5 Years
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine3
2018896 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Efficacy of pentavalent rotavirus vaccine against severe rotavirus gastroenteritis in infants in developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
The Lancet17
2010662 citationsWorld top 10%

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Impact and Effectiveness of Monovalent Rotavirus Vaccine Against Severe Rotavirus Diarrhea in Ghana

2016Clinical Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding116 citations10.1093/cid/ciw014

Giardia lamblia infections in children in Ghana

2016Pan African Medical JournalJournalOpen access44 citations10.11604/pamj.2016.24.217.8012

Rotavirus Infection in Children with Diarrhea at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana

2015Japanese Journal of Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen access25 citations10.7883/yoken.jjid.2014.407

Cryptosporidial Diarrhoea in Children at a Paediatric Hospital in Accra, Ghana

2015International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & HealthJournalOpen access14 citations10.9734/ijtdh/2015/18532

Sustaining rotavirus vaccination in Africa: measuring vaccine effectiveness

2014The Lancet Infectious DiseasesJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1016/s1473-3099(14)70961-2

Severe Acute Rotavirus Gastroenteritis in Children Less Than 5 Years in Southern Ghana

2013The Pediatric Infectious Disease JournalJournalSenior author18 citations10.1097/inf.0000000000000045

Prevalence of severe acute rotavirus gastroenteritis and intussusceptions in Ghanaian children under 5 years of age

2011The Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournalOpen accessSenior author40 citations10.3855/jidc.1667

Rotavirus Diarrhea Among Children Less Than 5 Years of Age in Urban Ghana

2011The Pediatric Infectious Disease JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author27 citations10.1097/inf.0b013e318223bd85

Diversity of Rotavirus Strains Circulating in West Africa from 1996 to 2000

2010The Journal of Infectious DiseasesJournalFirst author38 citations10.1086/653571

Hospital Health Care Cost of Diarrheal Disease in Northern Ghana

2010The Journal of Infectious DiseasesJournalCorresponding36 citations10.1086/653573

Absence of organ specific toxicity in rats treated with Tonica, an aqueous herbal haematinic preparation

2010African Journal of Traditional Complementary and Alternative MedicinesJournalOpen access24 citations10.4314/ajtcam.v7i3.54781

The Global Spread of Rotavirus G10 Strains: Detection in Ghanaian Children Hospitalized with Diarrhea

2010The Journal of Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen accessFirst author22 citations10.1086/653572

Rotavirus in Africa: Shifting the Focus to Disease Prevention

2010The Journal of Infectious DiseasesJournal15 citations10.1086/653545

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Infection Genetics and Evolution3

How it can be read

66% free to read

Diamond 9 · 7%Free to read and to publish
Gold 31 · 25%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 15 · 12%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 8 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 20 · 16%A copy in a repository
Closed 43 · 34%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

80 of 126 papers name a funder

World Health Organization33
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention21
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana19
National Institutes of Health18
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation16
GAVI Alliance11
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases10
Medical Research Council9

Significant Correlation Between the Infant Gut Microbiome and Rotavirus Vaccine Response in Rural Ghana

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

2016315 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid