David Kofi Essumang

Teaching and Research, University of Cape Coastper ORCID

Publishing since 2005, latest 2026

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Pollution
Water Science and Technology
Environmental Chemistry
Artificial Intelligence
Plant Science

In their own words

Pharmacology
Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

Publications: 1682005–2026
Citations: 3,673to those papers
h-index: 37i10-index 79
Field-weighted impact: 1.631.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 18%18 of 98 scored papers
Open access: 47%46 of the 98 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 4,479 citations, h-index 39 and i10-index 80 (2,540 citations and h-index 27 since 2021), as of October 14, 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

Teaching and Research, ChemistryUniversity of Cape Coast

Education

PhD.Aalborg University
MPhil. Chemistry, ChemistryUniversity of Cape Coast1997–2001
BSc. Chemistry, ChemistryUniversity of Cape Coast1991–1996

On their papers

University of Cape Coast95 works

Publications

168 in all

Arsenic, Cadmium, and Mercury in Cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagititolium) and Watercocoyam (Colocasia esculenta) in Tarkwa a Mining Community
2007Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding57 citations10.1007/s00128-007-9244-1
The Effect of some Selected Pesticides on the Growth and Reproduction of Fresh Water Oreochromis niloticus, Chrysicthys nigrodigitatus and Clarias gariepinus

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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

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis4929%
Pollution3621%
Water Science and Technology1811%
Environmental Chemistry127%
Artificial Intelligence74%
Plant Science74%
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology74%
Building and Construction64%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health53%
Ecology42%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Heavy metals in environment21
Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact21
Air Quality and Health Impacts12
Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity12
Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals10
Water Quality and Pollution Assessment10
Mercury impact and mitigation studies8
Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology7
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping7
Mining and Resource Management6
Radioactivity and Radon Measurements6
Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management5

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

32% of their 98 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Finland7
Australia5
United States5
Canada4
Denmark3
Japan2
Belgium2
South Africa2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionGH15 papers
University of GhanaGH9 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH9 papers
University of Eastern FinlandFI6 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH6 papers
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH5 papers
Western UniversityCA4 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH4 papers
Macquarie UniversityAU3 papers
Aalborg UniversityDK3 papers

Where they publish

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment9
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology6
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia5
Human and Ecological Risk Assessment An International Journal4
The Science of The Total Environment4
Toxicology Reports

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

14Life below water22
6Clean water and sanitation14
15Life on land11
3Good health and well-being8
2Zero hunger7
12Responsible consumption and production4
11Sustainable cities and communities3
9

Most cited

Association of Arsenic with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes/Infant Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Environmental Health Perspectives3
2015358 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Effect of smoke generation sources and smoke curing duration on the levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) in different suites of fish
Food and Chemical Toxicology14
2013122 citationsWorld top 10%

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

SOME CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RIVER PRA ESTUARY IN THE WESTERN REGION OF GHANA

2007Bulletin of the Chemical Society of EthiopiaJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.4314/bcse.v21i3.21215

Environmental Education - The Possible Solution to Ghana’s Pollution Problems

2007Everyday Science for Schools MagazineJournalFirst author0 citations

Removal of Excess Fluoride from Borehole Water in the Bongo District of Ghana, Using Clay Bedding

2007Published in the proceedings of the First International Conference on Environmental Research. ENTERPJournalFirst author0 citations

Heavy metal levels in singedcattle hide ( wele ) and its human health implications

2007Proceedings – The First International Conference on Environmental Research, Technology and Policy, ERTEP 2007, Accra, GhanaJournal12 citations

Cancer Health Risk Assessment of Exposure to Arsenic by Workers of AngloGold Ashanti–Obuasi Gold Mine

2006Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologyJournalSenior author43 citations10.1007/s00128-006-0907-0

Cyanogenic Potential of Ghanaian Cassava and Its Products

2005Ghana Journal ChemistryJournalSenior author0 citations

Environmental Health Insights3

Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry Reviews3

How it can be read

47% free to read, of the 98 recorded

Diamond 20 · 12%Free to read and to publish
Gold 20 · 12%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 2%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 1%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 1%A copy in a repository
Closed 52 · 31%Behind a paywall
Unknown 70 · 42%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

24 of 168 papers name a funder

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior8
Foshan University6
University of Health and Allied Sciences4
International Atomic Energy Agency3
Aalborg Universitet1
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry1
European Commission1
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science1

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

17Partnerships for the goals2

10Reduced inequalities1

2016112 citationsWorld top 10%

Spatial distribution, accumulation and human health risk assessment of heavy metals in soil and groundwater of the Tano Basin, Ghana

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety15

2018103 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green