Frederick Kwaku Addai

University of Ghana

Associate Professor, University of Ghana College of Health Sciences, since 2001per ORCID

Publishing since 1992, latest 2026

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Food Science
Biochemistry
Biochemistry

Publications: 201992–2026
Citations: 167to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 1.481.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 10%2 of 20 scored papers
Open access: 60%12 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Associate Professor, AnatomyUniversity of Ghana College of Health Sciencessince 2001
Senior Lecturer, AnatomyUniversity of Ghana1994–2001
Temporary Research Fellow, AnatomyUniversity of Leicester Medical School1991–1992
Lecturer, AnatomyUniversity of Ghana College of Health Sciences1987–1994
Senior Research Assistant, AnatomyUniversity of Ghana College of Health Sciences1983–1987

Publications

20 in all

Nasal and Labio-Oral Angles in Young Adult Indigenous Ghanaians
2026FACEJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1177/27325016261474128
Natural cocoa ingestion promotes wound healing in rats with diabetes by accelerated re-epithelialization and enhanced IGF-1 expression
2026Health Sciences Investigations Journal

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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.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health735%
Obstetrics and Gynecology525%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health525%
Food Science420%
Biochemistry210%
Biochemistry210%
Horticulture210%
Nutrition and Dietetics210%
Plant Science210%
Reproductive Medicine210%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy3
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues3
Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis3
Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies3
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy2
Fatty Acid Research and Health2
Hair Growth and Disorders2
Malaria Research and Control2
Ovarian function and disorders2
Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae2
Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects1
Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

15% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom2
United States1
Japan1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of LeicesterGB2 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH2 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH2 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH2 papers
Harvard UniversityUS1 paper
Japan International Cooperation AgencyJP1 paper
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterUS1 paper
Nagasaki UniversityJP1 paper
University of UtahUS1 paper
Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family PlanningJP1 paper

Where they publish

Anatomy and Embryology2
PubMed2
Advances in Reproductive Sciences1
Cardiovascular journal of South Africa/Cardiovascular journal of Southern Africa1
Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology1
FACE1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being8
2Zero hunger1
4Quality education1
5Gender equality1
6Clean water and sanitation1

Most cited

Natural cocoa as diet-mediated antimalarial prophylaxis
Medical Hypotheses3
200939 citationsWorld top 10%
In Vitro Activity of Extract and Fractions of Natural Cocoa Powder on Plasmodium falciparum
Journal of Medicinal Food
201220 citations
Programmed cell death and the morphogenesis of the hindbrain roof plate in the chick embryo
Anatomy and Embryology
1999

Research Assistant, AnatomyUniversity of Ghana College of Health Sciences

Teaching Assistant, ZoologyUniversity of Ghana1982–1983

Education

PhD, AnatomyUniversity of Leicester Department of Health Sciences1984–1987
B.Sc. (Hons), ZoologyUniversity of Ghana1979–1982

Honours, memberships and service

Honorary Trophy, Health ResearchGhana Cocoa Awards2019
President, Embryology/HistologyWest African College of Morphologists2018–2023
Honorary National President, National ExecutiveGhana Science Association2003–2005

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Light microscopic morphology of indigenous Ghanaian African hair from scalp, eyebrow, axilla, and pubic regions

2019International Journal of TrichologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.4103/ijt.ijt_70_18

The Impact ofPlasmodiumInfection on Placental Histomorphology: A Stereological Preliminary Study

2019Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and GynecologyJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.1155/2019/2094560

Microscopic Characteristics Of Scalp Hair Subjected To Cultural Styling Methods In Ghanaian African Females

2019Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational DermatologyJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.2147/ccid.s225627

Natural cocoa inhibits maternal hypercholesterolaemiainduced atherogenesis in rabbit pups

2019Cardiovascular journal of South Africa/Cardiovascular journal of Southern AfricaJournalSenior author3 citations10.5830/cvja-2019-019

Improved method of producing satisfactory sections of whole eyeball by routine histology

2013Microscopy Research and TechniqueJournalSenior authorCorresponding12 citations10.1002/jemt.22320

Natural cocoa ingestion reduced liver damage in mice infected with Plasmodium berghei (NK65)

2012Research and Reports in Tropical MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst author12 citations10.2147/rrtm.s33149

Natural cocoa as diet-mediated antimalarial prophylaxis

2009Medical HypothesesJournalFirst authorCorresponding39 citations10.1016/j.mehy.2009.12.003

Functional Foods in Health and Disease

Health Sciences Investigations Journal1

How it can be read

60% free to read

Diamond 4 · 20%Free to read and to publish
Gold 5 · 25%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 10%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 8 · 40%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

8 of 20 papers name a funder

University of Ghana5
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana3
Wellcome Trust2
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke1
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company1

Natural cocoa ingestion reduced liver damage in mice infected with Plasmodium berghei (NK65)

Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine

201212 citationsOpen access · Gold