Verner N. Orish

University of Health and Allied Sciences

Publishing since 1970, latest 2026

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases
Parasitology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Epidemiology
General Health Professions

Publications: 781970–2026
Citations: 952to those papers
h-index: 18i10-index 32
Field-weighted impact: 1.121.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 14%11 of 78 scored papers
Open access: 87%68 papers free to read

13 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

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

78 in all

Renal Dysfunction among Ghanaians Living with Clinically Diagnosed Hypertension in the Asutifi‐South District: A Cross‐Sectional Descriptive Study at the St. Elizabeth Hospital, Hwidiem
2018International Journal of HypertensionJournalOpen access8 citations10.1155/2018/8428063
Ebola Preparedness of Health Facilities in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana
2018

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4051%
Infectious Diseases2228%
Parasitology2026%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1519%
Epidemiology810%
General Health Professions68%
Physiology68%
Emergency Medical Services45%
Nutrition and Dietetics45%
Clinical Biochemistry34%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Malaria Research and Control26
Mosquito-borne diseases and control18
Parasites and Host Interactions17
Global Maternal and Child Health13
Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment8
Neonatal and Maternal Infections4
Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics4
Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus3
Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing3
Child Nutrition and Water Access3
Disaster Response and Management3
Diverse Scientific Research Studies3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

47% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Nigeria22
United States20
China5
Cameroon5
Korea4
Denmark2
Belgium2
Canada2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ho Technical UniversityGH15 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH11 papers
Morehouse School of MedicineUS10 papers
Federal Ministry of HealthNG10 papers
University of LagosNG10 papers
University of GhanaGH10 papers
University of Cape CoastGH10 papers
Koforidua Technical UniversityGH8 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH8 papers
Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionGH6 papers

Where they publish

OALib5
Journal of Parasitology Research4
Pan African Medical Journal4
Asian Journal of Medicine and Health3
Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases3
International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being50
2Zero hunger7
1No poverty4
5Gender equality3
6Clean water and sanitation2
10Reduced inequalities1
15Life on land1
17

Most cited

Prevalence and predictors of depression, anxiety, and stress among adults in Ghana: A community-based cross-sectional study
PLoS ONE17
202172 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
The parasitology of female genital schistosomiasis
Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases5
202255 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health

Survival of Salmonella enterica ssp. enterica ser. Typhi in Brewed Pito Retailed in Accra

2018International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.9734/ijtdh/2018/41604

Low Prevalence of Helminth Infections among Primary School Children in the Volta Region of Ghana

2017Asian Journal of Medicine and HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author11 citations10.9734/ajmah/2017/34393

Giant scrotal lymphatic filariasis

2017Journal of Medicine in the TropicsJournalFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.4103/jomt.jomt_20_17

Gangrenous Gut in a Pregnant woman: A Case Report

2017Asian Journal of Medicine and HealthJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.9734/ajmah/2017/34594

Evaluation of Blood Transfusions in Anemic Children in Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital, Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana

2016American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalOpen accessFirst author15 citations10.4269/ajtmh.15-0310

Effects of a Hydro-ethanolic Extract of Scoparia dulcis on Systemic Inflammation and Cachexia in an Allergic Asthma Model

2016Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical SciencesJournalOpen accessSenior author4 citations10.9734/jamps/2016/29032

Malaria and associated co-morbidity in children admitted with fever manifestation in Western Ghana: A retrospective study

2015The Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournalOpen accessFirst author13 citations10.3855/jidc.6316

Investigation into the Nephrotoxicity of Nigerian Bonny Light Crude Oil in Albino Rats

2004International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthJournalOpen access43 citations10.3390/ijerph2004020106

The hepatotoxic effect of halofantrine in guinea pigs

2004TSpace (University of Toronto)JournalOpen accessSenior author37 citations

Journal of Global Health Science

How it can be read

87% free to read

Diamond 21 · 27%Free to read and to publish
Gold 38 · 49%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 1%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 6 · 8%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 10 · 13%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

13 of 78 papers name a funder

University of Health and Allied Sciences5
African Academy of Sciences2
Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa2
Government of the United Kingdom2
National Research Foundation of Korea2
New Partnership for Africa's Development2
Wellcome Trust2
World Health Organization2

Partnerships for the goals

Interpreting rapid diagnostic test (RDT) for Plasmodium falciparum

BMC Research Notes3

201845 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Investigation into the Nephrotoxicity of Nigerian Bonny Light Crude Oil in Albino Rats

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

200443 citationsOpen access · Gold