Osei Akoto

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologyper ORCID

Publishing since 1999, latest 2026

Pollution
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Water Science and Technology
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
Artificial Intelligence
Materials Chemistry

In their own words

Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology

Publications: 1401999–2026
Citations: 5,518to those papers
h-index: 35i10-index 80
Field-weighted impact: 3.461.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 27%27 of 100 scored papers
Open access: 52%52 of the 100 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 7,285 citations, h-index 41 and i10-index 91 (4,808 citations and h-index 35 since 2021), as of October 10, 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

Chemistry DepartmentKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

140 in all

Estimation of human health risk associated with the consumption of pesticide-contaminated vegetables from Kumasi, Ghana
2015Environmental Monitoring and AssessmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding86 citations10.1007/s10661-015-4471-0
Accumulation of Heavy Metals and Metalloid in Foodstuffs from Agricultural Soils around Tarkwa Area in Ghana, and Associated Human Health Risks

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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

Pollution4331%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis3021%
Water Science and Technology2417%
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology118%
Artificial Intelligence107%
Materials Chemistry96%
Waste Management and Disposal96%
Environmental Engineering86%
Food Science86%
Plant Science86%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Heavy metals in environment34
Water Quality and Pollution Assessment22
Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity12
Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact12
Radioactivity and Radon Measurements11
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping10
Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety8
2D Materials and Applications7
Wastewater Treatment and Reuse7
MXene and MAX Phase Materials6
Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques5
Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry5

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

38% of their 100 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Japan22
South Africa12
United States11
China5
Thailand3
Germany2
Canada2
Czechia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Hokkaido UniversityJP22 papers
North-West UniversityZA10 papers
Environmental Protection AgencyGH8 papers
University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial DevelopmentGH7 papers
Jiangsu UniversityCN4 papers
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesUS4 papers
Tokyo Women's Medical UniversityJP4 papers
University of GhanaGH4 papers
Ghana Standards AuthorityGH4 papers
Michigan State UniversityUS3 papers

Where they publish

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment8
Chemistry Africa7
Scientific African5
Applied Water Science4
Chemosphere4
Environmental Earth Sciences4
Heliyon

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

6Clean water and sanitation25
15Life on land9
2Zero hunger7
11Sustainable cities and communities6
7Affordable and clean energy5
14Life below water5
3Good health and well-being2
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Most cited

Addressing global environmental pollution using environmental control techniques: a focus on environmental policy and preventive environmental management
Discover Environment
2024333 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Heavy metals pollution profiles in streams serving the Owabi reservoir
African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
2008307 citations
Human health risks from metals and metalloid via consumption of food animals near gold mines in Tarkwa, Ghana: Estimation of the daily intakes and target hazard quotients (THQs)
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Ecological Risk of Heavy Metals and a Metalloid in Agricultural Soils in Tarkwa, Ghana

2015International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthJournalOpen access65 citations10.3390/ijerph120911448

Chemical speciation and distribution of heavy metals in surface soil from abandoned waste disposal sites in Kumasi, Ghana.

20157th International Toxicology Symposium in AfricaJournalSenior author0 citations

Exposure levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals in wild rats in Kumasi, Ghana

20157th International Toxicology Symposium in AfricaJournal4 citations

Nutritional and mineral composition of the fruits of Solanum torvum from Ghana

2015International Journal of Chemical and Biomolecular ScienceJournalFirst author69 citations

Antimicrobial and phytochemical properties of Alstonia boonei extracts

2015Organic Chemistry: Current ResearchJournalSenior author69 citations

Changes in water quality in the Owabi water treatment plant in Ghana

2014Applied Water ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst author30 citations10.1007/s13201-014-0232-4

Evaluation of O wabi R eservoir ( G hana) water quality using factor analysis

2014Lakes & Reservoirs Science Policy and Management for Sustainable UseJournalFirst authorCorresponding23 citations10.1111/lre.12066

Concentrations and health risk assessments of heavy metals in fish from the Fosu Lagoon

2014INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH (IJER)JournalFirst author244 citations

Health risk assessment of pesticide residues in maize and cowpea from Ejura, Ghana

20135th International Toxicology Symposium in Africa. Jointly Hosted by College of Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana and Hokkaido University, Japan sponsored by Japan Society for Promotion of ScienceJournal0 citations

Chemical Composition of Rainwater over a Mining Area in Ghana

2011International Journal of Environmental ResearchJournalFirst author29 citations10.22059/ijer.2011.442

Physicochemical Analysis of Roof Runoffs from the Obuasi Area

2011Water Practice & TechnologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding7 citations10.2166/wpt.2011.003

Evaluation of Water from Bokro Stream for Irrigation and Its Effect on Soil

2010Journal of Science and Technology (Ghana)JournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.4314/just.v30i2.60534

Chemical and biological characteristics of streams in the Owabi watershed

2009Environmental Monitoring and AssessmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding15 citations10.1007/s10661-009-0757-4

Dissolved nitrogen in drinking water resources of farming communities in Ghana

2008African Journal of Environmental Science and TechnologyJournalFirst author16 citations

Heavy metals pollution profiles in streams serving the Owabi reservoir

2008African Journal of Environmental Science and TechnologyJournalFirst author307 citations

Chemical analysis of drinking water from some communities in the Brong Ahafo region

2007International Journal of Environmental Science and TechnologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding138 citations10.1007/bf03326276

Journal of Languages for Specific Purposes4

How it can be read

52% free to read, of the 100 recorded

Diamond 10 · 7%Free to read and to publish
Gold 31 · 22%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 2%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 1%Free to read, no open licence
Green 6 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 48 · 34%Behind a paywall
Unknown 40 · 29%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

38 of 140 papers name a funder

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science17
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology10
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology9
Hokkaido University5
Akiyama Life Science Foundation4
Center for High Performance Computing4
Mitsui and Company4
Heiwa Nakajima Foundation3

Responsible consumption and production

2014252 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green

Concentrations and health risk assessments of heavy metals in fish from the Fosu Lagoon

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH (IJER)

2014244 citations