Jonathan Asante

Also at University of KwaZulu-Natalfrom their recent papers

PhD student, University of KwaZulu-Natal, since 2018per ORCID
Lecturer, University of Cape Coastper ORCID

Publishing since 2018, latest 2025

Lecturer, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Ph.D., Medical Microbiology, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. MPharm, Pharmaceutical Microbiology, University of KwaZulu-Natal. Research interests include Antimicrobial Resistance, bacterial pathogen genomics, antimicrobial resistance mechanisms. Bachelor of Pharmacy, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology From ORCID

Molecular Biology
Infectious Diseases
Clinical Biochemistry
Molecular Medicine
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Endocrinology

In their own words

Microbiology
pathogen genomics
antimicrobial resistance

Publications: 182018–2025
Citations: 542to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 11
Field-weighted impact: 1.901.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 19%3 of 16 scored papers
Open access: 81%13 of the 16 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 748 citations, h-index 14 and i10-index 15 (664 citations and h-index 13 since 2021), as of October 5, 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

Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

PhD student, Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of KwaZulu-Natalsince 2018
Lecturer, Pharmaceutical MicrobiologyUniversity of Cape Coast
Superintendent PharmacistAsylum Down Pharmacy2013–2014

Education

PhD, Medical MicrobiologyUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal2018–2021
Master of Pharmacy, PharmacyUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal

Publications

18 in all

Genomic analysis of virulent, multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Klebsiella oxytoca from bloodstream infections, South Africa
2025Microbial PathogenesisJournalOpen access8 citations10.1016/j.micpath.2024.107272
Multidrug‐Resistant ESKAPEEc Pathogens From Bloodstream Infections in South Africa: A Cross‐Sectional Study Assessing Resistance to WHO AWaRe Antibiotics

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From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Molecular Biology950%
Infectious Diseases844%
Clinical Biochemistry739%
Molecular Medicine633%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology211%
Endocrinology211%
Food Science211%
Pharmacology211%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health211%
Agronomy and Crop Science16%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus7
Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing7
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria6
Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing6
Antibiotic Use and Resistance2
Escherichia coli research studies2
Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology2
Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology1
Bacteriophages and microbial interactions1
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies1
Global Maternal and Child Health1
Gut microbiota and health1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

56% of their 16 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written135781012Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa14
Canada4
Zimbabwe3
Jordan2
United Arab Emirates1
Switzerland1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of KwaZulu-NatalZA14 papers
University of GuelphCA4 papers
National Institute for Communicable DiseasesZA4 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH3 papers
National University of Science and TechnologyZW3 papers
University of JordanJO2 papers
National Research FoundationZA2 papers
National Health Laboratory ServiceZA2 papers
University of VendaZA2 papers
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research1 paper

Where they publish

Antibiotics2
Genes2
Microorganisms2
Pathogens2
Advances in Infectious Diseases1
African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology1
Environmental Microbiology Reports1
Frontiers in Microbiology1

How it can be read

81% free to read, of the 16 recorded

Diamond 2 · 11%Free to read and to publish
Gold 9 · 50%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 11%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 3 · 17%Behind a paywall
Unknown 2 · 11%

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being4
2Zero hunger2
15Life on land2
1No poverty1
14Life below water1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Bachelor of Pharmacy, PharmacyKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2007–2011

Honours, memberships and service

Pharmaceutical Society of Ghanasince 2012

Health Science Reports

Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from a hospital in Ghana

2019African Journal of Clinical and Experimental MicrobiologyJournalOpen accessFirst author9 citations10.4314/ajcem.v20i3.1

Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

11 of 18 papers name a funder

National Research Foundation6
Inyuvesi Yakwazulu-Natali4
South African Medical Research Council4
Medical Research Council3
National Health Laboratory Service3
Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa2
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1