Ndong Ignatius Cheng

University of Ghana

Also at Catholic University of Cameroon, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, MRC Unit the Gambia and Medical Research Councilfrom their recent papers

Researcher Fellow, MRC Unit the Gambia, since 2023per ORCID
EDCTP Career Development Fellow, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, since 2020per ORCID

Publishing since 2017, latest 2026

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

In their own words

Malaria
Mass testing
treatmen & tracking
Mass drug Administration

Publications: 192017–2026
Citations: 149to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 1.061.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 16%3 of 19 scored papers
Open access: 100%19 papers free to read

16 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

Citations received each year

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Researcher Fellow, Disease Control and EliminationMRC Unit the Gambiasince 2023
EDCTP Career Development Fellow, EpidemiologyNoguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Researchsince 2020
Senior Lecturer, BiochemistryCatholic University of Cameroon2016–2018
Postdoctoral Fellow in Implementation Research, EpidemiologyNoguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana2016–2018
Director, Directorate of Corperation

Publications

19 in all

Community perspective on feasibility of malaria mass drug administration: a qualitative evidence from the Eastern Region of Ghana
2026Malaria JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1186/s12936-026-05979-w
Additional file 1 of Community perspective on feasibility of malaria mass drug administration: a qualitative evidence from the Eastern Region of Ghana

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From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1368%
Infectious Diseases737%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health737%
Parasitology526%
Finance211%
General Health Professions211%
Economics and Econometrics15%
Emergency Medical Services15%
Epidemiology15%
Food Science15%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Malaria Research and Control12
Global Maternal and Child Health7
Mosquito-borne diseases and control5
Parasites and Host Interactions5
Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment3
Healthcare Systems and Reforms2
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions2
Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare1
Child Nutrition and Water Access1
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies1
COVID-19 epidemiological studies1
Global Health and Epidemiology1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

89% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written12347816Home

Most frequent partner countries

Cameroon16
United Kingdom8
United States7
Gambia3
Nigeria3
Switzerland2
France1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Catholic University of CameroonCM15 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH15 papers
Medical Research CouncilGB7 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB7 papers
University of BueaCM7 papers
Université de Yaoundé ICM6 papers
MRC Unit the GambiaGM5 papers
Navajo Technical UniversityUS3 papers
Cameroon Baptist Convention Health ServicesCM3 papers
Clinton Health Access InitiativeUS2 papers

Where they publish

Universal Journal of Public Health3
BMC Public Health2
Malaria Journal2
Scientific Reports2
BMJ Global Health1
Discover Public Health1
Figshare1
Frontiers in Malaria1

How it can be read

100% free to read

Diamond 5 · 26%Free to read and to publish
Gold 11 · 58%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Green 2 · 11%A copy in a repository

Who funds it

11 of 19 papers name a funder

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being12
1No poverty3

Coordinator, Health Economics, Policy and ManagementCatholic University of Cameroon2011–2014

Assistant Lecturer, BiochemistryCatholic University of Cameroon2010–2016

Education

WHO/TDR Postdoctoral Fellowship in Implementation Research, Epidemiology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchUniversity of Ghana College of Health Sciences2016–2018
Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutics/Dr, PharmacyNorth-West University2013–2016
MPhil in Entomology/Mr., African Regional Postgraduate Programme for Insect Sciences (ARPPIS) and Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR)University of Ghana2006–2008
BSc in Biochemistry/Mr., Life SciencesUniversity of Buea1996–1999

Honours, memberships and service

Cameroon Bioscience Societysince 2015
AlumniDAAD Alumni Cameroonsince 2007
St. John The Evangelist Church Frafraha2019–2022

Malaria case management over 15 years (2006–2021) in Jakiri North-West Region Cameroon

2025Frontiers in MalariaJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding1 citation10.3389/fmala.2025.1518778

Trends in malaria prevalence over 15 years (2006–2021) in Jakiri North-West Region, Cameroon

2024Discover Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding2 citations10.1186/s12982-024-00361-0

Reaching Universal Health Coverage by 2035: Is Cameroon on Track?

2019Universal Journal of Public HealthJournalOpen access20 citations10.13189/ujph.2019.070304

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana

European Commission3

Fogarty International Center3

African Academy of Sciences2

Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa2

European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership2

Government of the United Kingdom2

Medical Research Council2