Isabella A. Quakyi

University of Ghana

Publishing since 1984, latest 2022

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Parasitology
Infectious Diseases
Immunology
Waste Management and Disposal
Epidemiology

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 481984–2022
Citations: 1,760to those papers
h-index: 20i10-index 31
Field-weighted impact: 4.131.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 19%9 of 47 scored papers
Open access: 77%37 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is 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

Career

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

48 in all

Preponderance of vaccine-preventable diseases hotspots in northern Ghana: a spatial and space-time clustering analysis from 2010 to 2014
2022BMC Public HealthJournalOpen access7 citations10.1186/s12889-022-14307-1
Further observations on hydrogen peroxide antisepsis and COVID-19 cases among healthcare workers and inpatients
2022

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3369%
Parasitology1225%
Infectious Diseases817%
Immunology715%
Waste Management and Disposal613%
Epidemiology48%
Strategy and Management48%
Emergency Medicine36%
General Health Professions36%
Molecular Biology36%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Malaria Research and Control29
Mosquito-borne diseases and control15
Parasites and Host Interactions8
Recycling and Waste Management Techniques6
Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment4
Sustainable Supply Chain Management4
Vector-borne infectious diseases4
Complement system in diseases3
Global Maternal and Child Health3
Municipal Solid Waste Management3
Child Nutrition and Water Access2
Computational Drug Discovery Methods2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

90% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States36
Cameroon10
Canada6
Denmark4
Australia4
Peru2
Kenya2
France2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH13 papers
Université de Yaoundé ICM10 papers
University of MichiganUS9 papers
Johns Hopkins UniversityUS9 papers
Georgetown UniversityUS7 papers
McGill UniversityCA6 papers
United States Food and Drug AdministrationUS5 papers
University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaUS4 papers
Center for Biologics Evaluation and ResearchUS4 papers
University of CopenhagenDK4 papers

Where they publish

Malaria Journal7
Infection and Immunity3
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting3
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene2
BMC Public Health2
BMC Research Notes2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being26
1No poverty3
14Life below water3
8Decent work and economic growth2
17Partnerships for the goals2
2Zero hunger1
6Clean water and sanitation1
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Most cited

Rationale for Development of a Synthetic Vaccine Against Plasmodium falciparum Malaria
Science3
1985375 citationsWorld top 10%
DNA Cloning of Plasmodium falciparum Circumsporozoite Gene: Amino Acid Sequence of Repetitive Epitope
Science3
1984247 citationsWorld top 10%
High uptake of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of malaria in pregnancy is associated with improved birth weight among pregnant women in Ghana

Journal of Hospital Infection

Musculoskeletal Disorder Symptoms among Workers at an Informal Electronic-Waste Recycling Site in Agbogbloshie, Ghana

2021International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthJournalOpen access31 citations10.3390/ijerph18042055

Processes and challenges associated with informal electronic waste recycling at Agbogbloshie, a suburb of Accra, Ghana

2019Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual MeetingJournalOpen access36 citations10.1177/1071181319631219

Coping strategies of HIV-affected households in Ghana

2015BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author19 citations10.1186/s12889-015-1418-x

Profiles of HIV-Affected Households in Ghana

2014HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.4236/health.2014.615235

Preterm delivery and low birth weight among neonates born to HIV-positive and HIV-negative Ghanaian women

2010Journal of Public Health and EpidemiologyJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.5897/jphe.9000087

Journal of Hospital Infection

How it can be read

77% free to read

Diamond 3 · 6%Free to read and to publish
Gold 18 · 38%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 2 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 3 · 6%Free to read, no open licence
Green 11 · 23%A copy in a repository
Closed 11 · 23%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

25 of 48 papers name a funder

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases11
Fogarty International Center8
National Institutes of Health6
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health4
University of Ghana4
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities3
Danish International Development Agency2
International Development Research Centre2

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

11Sustainable cities and communities1

12Responsible consumption and production1

2019184 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold