Michael Ntiamoah Oppong

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Also at Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine and Kwame Nkrumah Universityfrom their recent papers

Research Assistant, Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, since 2018per ORCID

Publishing since 2015, latest 2026

Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology
Surgery
Physiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Small Animals

Publications: 202015–2026
Citations: 158to those papers
h-index: 7i10-index 6
Field-weighted impact: 1.541.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 20%4 of 20 scored papers
Open access: 95%19 papers free to read

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

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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Research Assistant, Molecular DiagnosticsKumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicinesince 2018

Education

MPhil Molecular Medicine, Molecular MedicineKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2023–2024
BSc. Biomedical Science, Biomedical SciencesUniversity of Cape Coast2014–2018

On their papers

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology19 works

Publications

20 in all

Assessment of the role of Haemophilus ducreyi coinfection on outcomes of Yaws treatment in the southwestern part of Ghana
2026PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournalOpen access0 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0014182
High-dose rifampicin and clarithromycin for 4 weeks versus standard-dose rifampicin and clarithromycin for 8 weeks to treat Buruli ulcer: An open-label, individually randomized, controlled trial in Ghana

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Infectious Diseases1470%
Epidemiology1260%
Surgery630%
Physiology315%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health315%
Small Animals315%
Economics and Econometrics210%
Complementary and Manual Therapy15%
Finance15%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance15%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Mycobacterium research and diagnosis9
Dermatological diseases and infestations7
Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis6
Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment5
Infectious Diseases and Mycology3
Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment3
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology3
Nail Diseases and Treatments2
Virology and Viral Diseases2
Zoonotic diseases and public health2
Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders1
Biological Research and Disease Studies1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

85% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written12345615Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom15
Netherlands5
Switzerland4
Vietnam1
Zambia1
Germany1
Belgium1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical MedicineGH13 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH10 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH8 papers
Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineGB7 papers
Presbyterian University, GhanaGH6 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB5 papers
University of GhanaGH5 papers
World Health OrganizationCH4 papers
University Medical Center GroningenNL4 papers
University of GroningenNL4 papers

Where they publish

PLoS neglected tropical diseases9
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases2
PLOS Global Public Health2
PLoS ONE2
BMC Infectious Diseases1
BMC Public Health1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being7
2Zero hunger3
17Partnerships for the goals2
1No poverty1
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Mental health and quality of life burden in Buruli ulcer disease patients in Ghana
Infectious Diseases of Poverty3
202134 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Caregiver burden in Buruli ulcer disease: Evidence from Ghana
PLoS neglected tropical diseases
202129 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Beliefs, attitudes and practices towards scabies in central Ghana

Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine

Every institution they have given on a paper.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Clinical epidemiology of Buruli ulcer disease in Ghana, 2006–2024

2025Clinical and Experimental DermatologyJournalOpen access2 citations10.1093/ced/llaf326

Seroprevalence and geospatial epidemiology of yaws: Evidence from Ghana

2025PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournalOpen access2 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0013632

Bacterial diversity in Buruli ulcer lesions in Ghana

2024Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial DiseasesJournalOpen access2 citations10.1016/j.jctube.2024.100468

Beliefs, attitudes and practices towards scabies in central Ghana

2023PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournalOpen access16 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0011175

Caregiver burden in Buruli ulcer disease: Evidence from Ghana

2021PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournalOpen access29 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0009454

An empirical analysis of the sustainability of Ghana's trade deficits

2015International Journal of Economics and Business ResearchJournalSenior author0 citations10.1504/ijebr.2015.071840

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Infectious Diseases of Poverty1

How it can be read

95% free to read

Gold 18 · 90%In an open-access journal
Green 1 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 1 · 5%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

15 of 20 papers name a funder

European Commission5
Medical Research Council5
National Institute for Health and Care Research5
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership4
World Health Organization3
Addis Ababa University1
Department for International Development1
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft1

PLoS neglected tropical diseases1

202316 citationsOpen access · Gold

Stigma experiences, effects and coping among individuals affected by Buruli ulcer and yaws in Ghana

PLoS neglected tropical diseases10

202413 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold