Raphael Kweku Klake

University of Ghana

Assoc. Scientist, Post Doc Fellow, Merck Sharpe & Dohme, since 2023per ORCID

Publishing since 2011, latest 2016

Pollution
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Water Science and Technology
Molecular Biology
Organic Chemistry
Atmospheric Science

Publications: 82011–2016
Citations: 161to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 0.671.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 8 scored papers
Open access: 75%6 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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Assoc. Scientist, Post Doc Fellow, Discovery ChemistryMerck Sharpe & Dohmesince 2023
Teaching Assistant, ChemistryVirginia Commonwealth University2018–2023

Education

Ph.D. Student, ChemistryVirginia Commonwealth University2018–2023
Undergraduate, ChemistryUniversity of Ghana2013–2017

Publications

8 in all

Assessment of the Contribution of Road Runoffs to Surface Water Pollution in the New Juaben Municipality, Ghana
2016Journal of Geoscience and Environment ProtectionJournalOpen access6 citations10.4236/gep.2016.41018
Synthesis and Conformational Studies on [3.3.3]Metacyclophane Oligoketone Derivatives, and Their Metal Ion Recognition
2015

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Citations received each year

Peerford

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

Pollution563%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis450%
Water Science and Technology338%
Molecular Biology225%
Organic Chemistry225%
Atmospheric Science113%
Building and Construction113%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering113%
Environmental Engineering113%
Materials Chemistry113%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Heavy metals in environment3
Water Quality and Pollution Assessment3
DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry2
Mercury impact and mitigation studies2
Air Quality and Health Impacts1
Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols1
Energy and Environment Impacts1
Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management1
Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity1
Mining and Resource Management1
Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures1
Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

38% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111222Home

Most frequent partner countries

Japan2
United States1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Saga UniversityJP2 papers
New York State Department of Environmental ConservationUS1 paper
New York State Department of HealthUS1 paper
SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestryUS1 paper
University of Education, WinnebaGH1 paper
Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionGH1 paper

Where they publish

International Journal of Organic Chemistry2
Journal of Environmental Protection2
American Water Works Association1
Atmospheric and Climate Sciences1
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment1
Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

6Clean water and sanitation3
14Life below water1

Most cited

Effects of Quarry Activities on some Selected Communities in the Lower Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region of Ghana
Atmospheric and Climate Sciences
201261 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Assessment of Mercury Pollution in Rivers and Streams around Artisanal Gold Mining Areas of the Birim North District of Ghana
Journal of Environmental Protection6
201142 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Correlation between Heavy Metals in Fish and Sediment in Sakumo and Kpeshie Lagoons, Ghana

International Journal of Organic Chemistry

Proposed nutrient criteria for water supply lakes and reservoirs

2013American Water Works AssociationJournalSenior author9 citations10.5942/jawwa.2013.105.0034

Correlation between Heavy Metals in Fish and Sediment in Sakumo and Kpeshie Lagoons, Ghana

2012Journal of Environmental ProtectionJournalOpen accessFirst author25 citations10.4236/jep.2012.39125

Synthesis and Conformational Studies of Some Metacyclophane Compounds

2012International Journal of Organic ChemistryJournalOpen access5 citations10.4236/ijoc.2012.22023

How it can be read

75% free to read

Diamond 6 · 75%Free to read and to publish
Closed 2 · 25%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 8 papers name a funder

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency1

Journal of Environmental Protection

201225 citationsOpen access · Diamond

Proposed nutrient criteria for water supply lakes and reservoirs

American Water Works Association6

20139 citations