Francis G. Ofosu

Ghana Atomic Energy Commission

Publishing since 1998, latest 2026

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Pollution
Atmospheric Science
Environmental Engineering
Automotive Engineering
Global and Planetary Change

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 251998–2026
Citations: 301to those papers
h-index: 10i10-index 10
Field-weighted impact: 0.741.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 4%1 of 25 scored papers
Open access: 48%12 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is 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

25 in all

Elemental characterisation, potential sources and health risk assessment of ambient PM10 in urban Ghana during the dry season
2026Asian Journal of Atmospheric EnvironmentJournalOpen access0 citations10.1007/s44273-026-00096-1
Particulate matter levels in the atmosphere and their temporal variations in an urban fish smoking community and a busy highway interchange

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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 Mutagenesis1664%
Pollution1144%
Atmospheric Science624%
Environmental Engineering520%
Automotive Engineering312%
Global and Planetary Change312%
Speech and Hearing312%
Artificial Intelligence28%
Mechanical Engineering28%
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology28%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Air Quality and Health Impacts14
Heavy metals in environment7
Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols6
Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting4
Energy and Environment Impacts4
Noise Effects and Management3
Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact3
Vehicle emissions and performance3
COVID-19 impact on air quality2
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping2
Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity2
Radioactivity and Radon Measurements2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

56% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Denmark3
Pakistan3
Sweden3
United States3
Australia2
Italy2
Côte d’Ivoire1
Japan1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Education, WinnebaGH7 papers
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH7 papers
University of GhanaGH5 papers
University of EducationPK3 papers
University of BoråsSE3 papers
Queensland University of TechnologyAU2 papers
Clarkson UniversityUS2 papers
Aarhus UniversityDK2 papers
Università degli studi di Cassino e del Lazio MeridionaleIT2 papers
University of CopenhagenDK2 papers

Where they publish

Atmospheric Pollution Research2
Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen)2
X-Ray Spectrometry2
Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment1
Atmospheric Environment1
British Journal of Applied Science & Technology1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

11Sustainable cities and communities7
14Life below water3
3Good health and well-being2
2Zero hunger1
7Affordable and clean energy1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
13Climate action1

Most cited

Levels and sources of heavy metal contamination in road dust in selected major highways of Accra, Ghana
X-Ray Spectrometry11
201257 citations
Identification of aerosol particle sources in semi‐rural area of Kwabenya, near Accra, Ghana, by EDXRF techniques
X-Ray Spectrometry14
200939 citations
Biomass burning contribution to ambient air particulate levels at Navrongo in the Savannah zone of Ghana
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Heavy Metal Concentrations in Road Dust in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

2019Research Journal of Environmental and Earth SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.19026/rjees.11.6004

Ambient Air PM10 Particulate Levels at Ashaiman Near Tema in Ghana

2015British Journal of Applied Science & TechnologyJournalOpen accessFirst author10 citations10.9734/bjast/2016/19232

Biomass burning contribution to ambient air particulate levels at Navrongo in the Savannah zone of Ghana

2013Journal of the Air & Waste Management AssociationJournalOpen accessFirst author37 citations10.1080/10962247.2013.783888

Characterization of fine particulate sources at Ashaiman in Greater Accra, Ghana

2012Atmospheric Pollution ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst author35 citations10.5094/apr.2012.033

Identification of aerosol particle sources in semi-rural area of Kwabenya, near Accra, Ghana

2008Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen)Publication0 citations

X-ray fluorescence in IAEA Member States: Ghana

2005JournalFirst author0 citations

Effect of Integral Non-Linearity on Energy Calibration of Spectroscopy Systems.

1998Journal of the Ghana Science AssociationJournalSenior author0 citations10.4314/jgsa.v1i1.17794

Discover Public Health1

How it can be read

48% free to read

Diamond 5 · 20%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 12%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 12%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 13 · 52%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

5 of 25 papers name a funder

International Atomic Energy Agency3
Australian Research Council2

Open access · Bronze

Characterization of fine particulate sources at Ashaiman in Greater Accra, Ghana

Atmospheric Pollution Research14

201235 citationsOpen access · Hybrid