Donne Ameme

University of Ghana

Also at African Field Epidemiology Network and African Field Epidemiology Networkfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2014, latest 2026

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

In their own words

Public health surveillance
Outbreak investigation
Capacity development
Scientific Communication

Publications: 852014–2026
Citations: 1,056to those papers
h-index: 20i10-index 32
Field-weighted impact: 1.171.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 14%12 of 84 scored papers
Open access: 99%84 papers free to read

8 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

85 in all

Tuberculosis surveillance system evaluation, Ho Municipality. Volta Region – Ghana, 2019
2020International Journal of Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.994
A step towards the elimination of rabies: An evaluation of rabies surveillance system, Sunyani West District – Ghana, 2019
2020

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Epidemiology3339%
Infectious Diseases3136%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2631%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1518%
General Health Professions911%
Health Information Management911%
Microbiology89%
Obstetrics and Gynecology78%
Parasitology78%
Social Psychology56%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research18
Data-Driven Disease Surveillance13
Global Maternal and Child Health13
Zoonotic diseases and public health11
Bacterial Infections and Vaccines8
Global Health and Epidemiology8
Parasites and Host Interactions7
Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections7
Virology and Viral Diseases7
Malaria Research and Control6
Respiratory viral infections research6
Maternal and fetal healthcare5

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

26% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Switzerland10
Uganda8
Nigeria5
United States3
Côte d’Ivoire2
Namibia2
Tanzania2
United Kingdom2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ghana Health ServiceGH52 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH9 papers
World Health OrganizationCH7 papers
African Field Epidemiology NetworkUG7 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH6 papers
African Field Epidemiology NetworkNG5 papers
Ministry of HealthGH4 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH4 papers
University of BaselCH3 papers
Swiss Tropical and Public Health InstituteCH3 papers

Where they publish

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health18
Pan African Medical Journal14
Ghana Medical Journal6
International Journal of Infectious Diseases6
BMC Public Health5
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth4

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being48
1No poverty8
17Partnerships for the goals3
6Clean water and sanitation2
13Climate action2
2Zero hunger1
5Gender equality1
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Most cited

Post-Ebola Syndrome among Ebola Virus Disease Survivors in Montserrado County, Liberia 2016
BioMed Research International3
201889 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Bacteriological profile and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of common isolates of neonatal sepsis, Ho Municipality, Ghana-2016
Maternal Health Neonatology and Perinatology
201860 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Analysis of acute flaccid paralysis surveillance data in Sierra Leone, 2009–2018

2020International Journal of Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.985

Contraceptive Methods Accessed in Volta Region, Ghana, 2009–2014

2017International Scholarly Research NoticesJournalOpen access16 citations10.1155/2017/7257042

Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Its Risk Factors among Inmates of a Ghanaian Prison

2015International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & HealthJournalOpen access7 citations10.9734/ijtdh/2015/17246

West African Ebola epidemic: lessons and a call to action.

2015PubMedJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.11694/pamj.supp.2015.22.1.6040

Prescribing Practices for Uncomplicated Malaria in a Rural District in Ghana, 2012

2014International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & HealthJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.9734/ijtdh/2014/10771

International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health3

How it can be read

99% free to read

Diamond 30 · 35%Free to read and to publish
Gold 43 · 51%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 1 · 1%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

23 of 85 papers name a funder

University of Ghana12
World Health Organization8
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention7
UNICEF3
African Academy of Sciences2
Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa2
Government of the United Kingdom2
New Partnership for Africa's Development2

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

202057 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold