William J Ntow

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Publishing since 1989, latest 2008

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Pollution
Plant Science
Water Science and Technology
Food Science
General Health Professions

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 91989–2008
Citations: 1,119to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 9
Field-weighted impact: 4.871.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 22%2 of 9 scored papers
Open access: 11%1 papers free to read

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

9 in all

Occupational Exposure to Pesticides: Blood Cholinesterase Activity in a Farming Community in Ghana
2008Archives of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding43 citations10.1007/s00244-007-9077-2
The Impact of Agricultural Runoff on the Quality of Two Streams in Vegetable Farm Areas in Ghana

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis667%
Pollution333%
Plant Science222%
Water Science and Technology222%
Food Science111%
General Health Professions111%
Insect Science111%
Pharmacology111%
Sociology and Political Science111%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact4
Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology2
Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies2
Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity2
Water Quality and Pollution Assessment2
Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases1
Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals1
Environmental Justice and Health Disparities1
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations1
Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity1
Heavy metals in environment1
Insect and Pesticide Research1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

78% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Netherlands5
South Africa4
France2
Sri Lanka2
Ethiopia1
Pakistan1
Slovakia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

IHE Delft Institute for Water EducationNL5 papers
International Water Management InstituteZA4 papers
University of GhanaGH4 papers
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)LK2 papers
UNESCOFR2 papers
Pakistan Council of Scientific & Industrial ResearchPK1 paper
Water Research InstituteSK1 paper
International Water Management InstituteET1 paper
University of Cape CoastGH1 paper
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH1 paper

Where they publish

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology3
Environmental Research1
Environmental Technology Letters1
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry1
Journal of Environmental Quality1
Lakes & Reservoirs Science Policy and Management for Sustainable Use

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

6Clean water and sanitation2
14Life below water2

Most cited

Farmer perceptions and pesticide use practices in vegetable production in Ghana
Pest Management Science
2006378 citationsWorld top 10%
Pesticide and Pathogen Contamination of Vegetables in Ghana’s Urban Markets
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology6
2005304 citationsWorld top 10%
Organochlorine Pesticides in Water, Sediment, Crops, and Human Fluids in a Farming Community in Ghana
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Journal of Environmental Quality

Dissipation of Endosulfan in Field-Grown Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) and Cropped Soil at Akumadan, Ghana

2007Journal of Agricultural and Food ChemistryJournalFirst authorCorresponding27 citations10.1021/jf0718648

Farmer perceptions and pesticide use practices in vegetable production in Ghana

2006Pest Management ScienceJournalFirst authorCorresponding378 citations10.1002/ps.1178

Pesticide and Pathogen Contamination of Vegetables in Ghana’s Urban Markets

2005Archives of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologyJournalSenior author304 citations10.1007/s00244-004-0054-8

Pesticide residues in Volta Lake, Ghana

2005Lakes & Reservoirs Science Policy and Management for Sustainable UseJournalFirst authorCorresponding77 citations10.1111/j.1440-1770.2005.00278.x

Organochlorine Pesticides in Water, Sediment, Crops, and Human Fluids in a Farming Community in Ghana

2001Archives of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding162 citations10.1007/s002440010210

Mercury pollution in Ghana (West Africa) coastal commercial fish

1989Environmental Technology LettersJournalFirst author14 citations10.1080/09593338909384724

Pest Management Science1

How it can be read

11% free to read

Hybrid 1 · 11%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 8 · 89%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 9 papers name a funder

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization1

Pesticide residues in Volta Lake, Ghana

Lakes & Reservoirs Science Policy and Management for Sustainable Use614

200577 citations