Yaw A. Afrane

Professor, University of Ghana, since 2015per ORCID

Publishing since 2003, latest 2026

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Parasitology
Infectious Diseases
Immunology
Plant Science
Molecular Biology

In their own words

Medical Entomology and Parasitology

Publications: 1822003–2026
Citations: 5,191to those papers
h-index: 42i10-index 89
Field-weighted impact: 3.891.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 51%71 of 138 scored papers
Open access: 97%134 of the 138 whose access is recorded

73 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

Google Scholar shows 6,246 citations, h-index 46 and i10-index 96 (3,479 citations and h-index 35 since 2021), as of October 12, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

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

Professor, Department of Medical MicrobiologyUniversity of Ghanasince 2015
Director of Research, Directorate of Research, Innovation and OutreachJaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology2014–2015
Associate Professor, School of Health SciencesJaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology2013–2015
Dean, School of Health SciencesJaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology2012–2014

Publications

182 in all

COVID-19 in patients presenting with malaria-like symptoms at a primary healthcare facility in Accra, Ghana
2024PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessCorresponding1 citation10.1371/journal.pone.0298088
Detection of Invasive Anopheles stephensi Mosquitoes through Molecular Surveillance, Ghana
2024Emerging infectious diseases

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Citations received each year

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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 Health13273%
Parasitology3620%
Infectious Diseases3419%
Immunology2413%
Plant Science179%
Molecular Biology148%
Insect Science116%
Ecology74%
Sociology and Political Science63%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience53%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Malaria Research and Control126
Mosquito-borne diseases and control84
Parasites and Host Interactions32
Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment25
Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms22
Insect Pest Control Strategies15
Insect Resistance and Genetics11
Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences9
Dengue and Mosquito Control Research6
Viral Infections and Vectors6
Global Maternal and Child Health5
Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research5

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

79% of their 138 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written23456724Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States88
Kenya73
United Kingdom24
Tanzania7
France6
Italy5
Japan4
Uganda4

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kenya Medical Research InstituteKE69 papers
University of California, IrvineUS62 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH24 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH18 papers
West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious PathogensGH16 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH15 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB10 papers
University of North Carolina at CharlotteUS9 papers
Kenyatta UniversityKE9 papers
University of NairobiKE8 papers

Where they publish

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE34
Malaria Journal28
Parasites & Vectors17
PLoS ONE16
Scientific Reports16
BMC Infectious Diseases14
Gigabyte

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being60
14Life below water11
15Life on land11
2Zero hunger4
11Sustainable cities and communities4
10Reduced inequalities3
1No poverty2
17

Most cited

Effects of Microclimatic Changes Caused by Land Use and Land Cover on Duration of Gonotrophic Cycles of Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) in Western …
Journal of medical entomology
2005279 citations
Insecticide-treated net (ITN) ownership, usage, and malaria transmission in the highlands of western Kenya
Parasites & Vectors3
2011228 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
EFFECTS OF MICROCLIMATIC CHANGES CAUSED BY DEFORESTATION ON THE SURVIVORSHIP AND REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS OF ANOPHELES GAMBIAE IN WESTERN KENYA HIGHLANDS

Senior Lecturer, School of Health Sciences

Senior Research Associate, Highland Malaria ProjectKenya Medical Research Institute and University of California Irvine Program in Public Health, Kenya.2009–2014

Lecturer, School of Public HealthMaseno University,2007–2010

Research AssistantKumasi Centre for Collaborative Research into Tropical Medicine and Hygiene2001–2003

Education

PhD, School of Biological SciencesKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2003–2006
MPhil, School of Biological SciencesKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2001–2003
BSc, School of Biological SciencesKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1996–2000

Insecticide resistance status of Aedes aegypti in southern and northern Ghana

2023Parasites & VectorsJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding25 citations10.1186/s13071-023-05752-x

Larval habitat stability and productivity in two sites in Southern Ghana

2023Malaria JournalJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding14 citations10.1186/s12936-023-04498-2

Spatiotemporal distribution and insecticide resistance status of Aedes aegypti in Ghana

2022Parasites & VectorsJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding32 citations10.1186/s13071-022-05179-w

EFFICACY OF ARTEMETHER-LUMEFANTRINE FOR UNSUPERVISED TREATMENT OF UNCOMPLICATED MALARIA IN LOW AND HIGH TRANSMISSION AREAS IN GHANA

2021AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENEConferenceSenior author0 citations

SEASONAL ABUNDANCE AND INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE STATUS OF AEDES MOSQUITOES IN GHANA

2021AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENEConferenceSenior author0 citations

Progress in parasite genomics and its application to current challenges in malaria control

2021Current Topics and Emerging Issues in Malaria EliminationBook chapter3 citations

Insecticide resistance in indoor and outdoor-resting Anopheles gambiae in Northern Ghana

2020Malaria JournalJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding33 citations10.1186/s12936-020-03388-1

Emerging infectious diseases3

How it can be read

97% free to read, of the 138 recorded

Diamond 3 · 2%Free to read and to publish
Gold 115 · 63%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 7 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 1%Free to read, no open licence
Green 7 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 4 · 2%Behind a paywall
Unknown 44 · 24%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

129 of 182 papers name a funder

Fogarty International Center90
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases83
National Institutes of Health79
University of Ghana16
U.S. Public Health Service15
Wellcome Trust13
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation8
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health6

Partnerships for the goals

9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1

12Responsible consumption and production1

16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene3

2006197 citationsWorld top 10%

The ecology of Anopheles mosquitoes under climate change: case studies from the effects of deforestation in East African highlands

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences13

2012180 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green