Lawrence Sheringham Borquaye

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Senior Lecturer, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, since 2018per ORCID

Publishing since 2013, latest 2026

Plant Science
Pollution
Molecular Biology
Food Science
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Microbiology

In their own words

Biomolecular Computations
Natural Products
Biologically Active Compounds
Pharmaceutical and

Publications: 1122013–2026
Citations: 2,124to those papers
h-index: 25i10-index 62
Field-weighted impact: 1.791.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 21%21 of 100 scored papers
Open access: 73%73 of the 100 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 2,865 citations, h-index 31 and i10-index 70 (2,564 citations and h-index 30 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

Senior Lecturer, ChemistryKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technologysince 2018

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

112 in all

Health risks of potentially toxic metals in cereal-based breakfast meals in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana
2023Discover FoodJournalOpen accessCorresponding8 citations10.1007/s44187-023-00067-3
Computational studies on potential small molecule inhibitors of Leishmania pteridine reductase 1
2023Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics

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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

Plant Science2623%
Pollution2522%
Molecular Biology2119%
Food Science1715%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1513%
Microbiology1211%
Organic Chemistry1211%
Pharmacology1110%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis109%
Computational Theory and Mathematics65%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies15
Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity14
Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts13
Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities12
Heavy metals in environment12
Phytochemistry and Biological Activities11
Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing7
Moringa oleifera research and applications7
Biochemical and Structural Characterization6
Computational Drug Discovery Methods6
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping5
Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity5

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

16% of their 100 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written12457810Home

Most frequent partner countries

Canada11
United States2
Sudan1
Pakistan1
Benin1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Royal Roads UniversityCA11 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH10 papers
University of Cape CoastGH8 papers
University of GhanaGH6 papers
Kwame Nkrumah UniversityZM6 papers
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH5 papers
Kumasi Technical UniversityGH5 papers
University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial DevelopmentGH3 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH2 papers
Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionGH2 papers

Where they publish

Scientific African12
Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics7
Journal of Chemistry7
Biochemistry Research International5
Chemistry Africa5
BioMed Research International4

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being13
2Zero hunger7
6Clean water and sanitation7
14Life below water6
11Sustainable cities and communities5
15Life on land5
12Responsible consumption and production4
7

Most cited

Applications of molecular docking in natural products-based drug discovery
Scientific African17
2023132 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Distribution of heavy metals in soils from abandoned dump sites in Kumasi, Ghana
Scientific African15
202090 citationsOpen access · Gold
Chemical Composition, Total Phenolic Content, and Antioxidant Activities of the Essential Oils of the Leaves and Fruit Pulp of Annona muricata L. (Soursop) from Ghana

Antioxidant, antimicrobial, and antibiofilm properties of essential oils extracted from Dialium guineense

2023International Journal of Food PropertiesJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding7 citations10.1080/10942912.2023.2236322

De novo peptides as potential antimicrobial agents

2023HeliyonJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding7 citations10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19641

Molecular insights into the differential membrane targeting of maximin 1 in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

2023Journal of Biomolecular Structure and DynamicsJournalSenior authorCorresponding5 citations10.1080/07391102.2023.2292297

Disposal of Unused and Expired Medicines within the Sunyani Municipality of Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Survey

2022Journal of Environmental and Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding28 citations10.1155/2022/6113346

Essential Oils from the Fruits and Leaves of Spondias mombin Linn.: Chemical Composition, Biological Activity, and Molecular Docking Study

2022Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding25 citations10.1155/2022/7211015

Conversion of cassava peels into bioethanol using the OSTEP approach

2022Biomass Conversion and BiorefineryJournalSenior authorCorresponding6 citations10.1007/s13399-021-02149-7

Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of the Essential Oils of Chrysophyllum albidum G. Don (African Star Apple)

2021Biochemistry Research InternationalJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding32 citations10.1155/2021/9911713

Optimization of hydrolases production from cassava peels by Trametes polyzona BKW001

2021Scientific AfricanJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding13 citations10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e00835

Patterns in protein consumption in Ghanaian cities

2020Scientific AfricanJournalOpen access17 citations10.1016/j.sciaf.2020.e00684

Occurrence of Antibiotics and Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Landfill Sites in Kumasi, Ghana

2019Journal of ChemistryJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding72 citations10.1155/2019/6934507

Antimalarial Efficacy and Toxicological Assessment of Extracts of Some Ghanaian Medicinal Plants

2019Journal of Parasitology ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding53 citations10.1155/2019/1630405

Peptide Mix from Olivancillaria hiatula Interferes with Cell-to-Cell Communication in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

2019BioMed Research InternationalJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding25 citations10.1155/2019/5313918

Peptide Extract from Olivancillaria hiatula Exhibits Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Activity

2018BioMed Research InternationalJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding39 citations10.1155/2018/6010572

Pharmacological Research - Natural Products4

How it can be read

73% free to read, of the 100 recorded

Diamond 18 · 16%Free to read and to publish
Gold 38 · 34%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 11 · 10%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 3 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 27 · 24%Behind a paywall
Unknown 12 · 11%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

52 of 112 papers name a funder

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology39
International Foundation for Science6
Royal Roads University4
International Foundation for Science3
University of Health and Allied Sciences3
Danida Fellowship Centre2
The World Academy of Sciences2
Third World Academy of Sciences2

Affordable and clean energy

17Partnerships for the goals2

Biochemistry Research International12

201982 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Heavy metal contents of some medicinal herbs from Kumasi, Ghana

Sustainable Environment

201679 citationsOpen access · Hybrid

Alkaloids from Cryptolepis sanguinolenta as Potential Inhibitors of SARS‐CoV‐2 Viral Proteins: An In Silico Study

BioMed Research International3

202078 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid