Kofi Sarpong

Ministry of Food and Agriculture

Also at Pan African University Institute of Life and Earth Sciencesfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 2015, latest 2026

Analytical Chemistry
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Pollution
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
Water Science and Technology
Agronomy and Crop Science

Publications: 212015–2026
Citations: 104to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 0.401.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 21 scored papers
Open access: 67%14 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

Citations received each year

Career

On their papers

Publications

21 in all

Detection of Avian Influenza Virus H5 and H9 Subtypes in Rural Live Bird Markets at High-Risk Border Areas in Ghana: Implications for Integrated Surveillance
2026Media Kedokteran HewanJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.20473/mkh.v37i2.2026.155-168
Molecular Epidemiology and Co-Circulation of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Serotypes in Ghana, 2024

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Analytical Chemistry629%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis629%
Pollution629%
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology314%
Water Science and Technology314%
Agronomy and Crop Science210%
Dermatology210%
Epidemiology210%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health210%
Animal Science and Zoology15%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Heavy metals in environment6
Heavy Metals in Plants6
Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity4
Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals3
Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology2
Contact Dermatitis and Allergies2
Mercury impact and mitigation studies2
Radioactivity and Radon Measurements2
Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal1
Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity1
Coconut Research and Applications1
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

24% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States2
Canada2
United Kingdom1
Greece1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial DevelopmentGH15 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH12 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH5 papers
University for Development StudiesGH4 papers
Presbyterian University, GhanaGH4 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH3 papers
University of GhanaGH3 papers
Royal Roads UniversityCA2 papers
Ghana Education ServiceGH2 papers
Athens CityGR1 paper

Where they publish

Chemistry Africa2
Advanced International Journal for Research1
African Journal of Disability1
American Journal of Analytical Chemistry1
Annual Research & Review in Biology1
Biological Trace Element Research1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being5
2Zero hunger3
15Life on land3
4Quality education1
6Clean water and sanitation1
8Decent work and economic growth1

Most cited

A systematic review of heavy metals contamination in cosmetics
Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology
202324 citations
Heavy metals in local and imported cosmetics in Ghana and their health risk assessment
Cogent Public Health
202316 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Adsorption Isotherm, Kinetic and Thermodynamic Modelling of Bacillus subtilis ATCC13952 Mediated Adsorption of Arsenic in Groundwaters of Selected Gold Mining Communities in the Wassa West Municipality of the Western Region of Ghana
American Journal of Analytical Chemistry6

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Exposure and Risk of Toxic Elements through Medicinal Hydrophytes

2025Biological Trace Element ResearchJournalFirst author0 citations10.1007/s12011-025-04878-6

Evaluating Phytoremediation Potential benchmarks of Medicinal Plants from Ashanti and Eastern Regions of Ghana

2025Advanced International Journal for ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.63363/aijfr.2025.v06i06.2634

Assessment of Anthropogenic Activities, Environmental Literacy and Management Practices Impacting Lake Bosomtwe

2024International Journal of Environmental Sustainability and Social ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.38142/ijesss.v5i1.140

Occupational Health Hazards among Large-Scale Gold Mineworkers in Ghana

2022Occupational Diseases and Environmental MedicineJournalOpen access3 citations10.4236/odem.2022.103012

SEASONAL VARIATION IN WATER QUALITY INDEX OF THE LAKE BOSOMTWE BIOSPHERE RESERVE

2022Environment & Ecosystem scienceJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.26480/ees.02.2022.46.51

Assessment of Hazardous Metal Concentrations in Organs of Selected Game Animals in the Natural Environment

2019Journal of Environmental Science and Pollution ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.30799/jespr.150.19050101

Perspectives in musculoskeletal injury management by traditional bone setters in Ashanti, Ghana

2015African Journal of DisabilityJournalOpen accessSenior author12 citations10.4102/ajod.v4i1.97

Cogent Public Health

Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology1

How it can be read

67% free to read

Diamond 7 · 33%Free to read and to publish
Gold 6 · 29%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 7 · 33%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

4 of 21 papers name a funder

African Union1
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service1
Directorate for Biological Sciences1
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1
Pan African University1
U.S. Department of Agriculture1

202113 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Perspectives in musculoskeletal injury management by traditional bone setters in Ashanti, Ghana

African Journal of Disability3

201512 citationsOpen access · Gold