Richard Akuffo

University of Ghana

Also at Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Researchfrom their recent papers

Research Fellow, University of Ghana, since 2023per ORCID

Publishing since 2016, latest 2026

Infectious Diseases
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Epidemiology
Parasitology
Modeling and Simulation
Physiology

Publications: 182016–2026
Citations: 257to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 7
Field-weighted impact: 1.301.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 11%2 of 18 scored papers
Open access: 94%17 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

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.

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Research Fellow, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchUniversity of Ghanasince 2023
Principal Research Assistant, EpidemiologyNoguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research2012–2023
Data Manager/Research Coordinator, Ghana DetachmentNaval Medical Research Unit Three2009–2012
National Service Personnel, Parasitology DepartmentNoguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research2006–2007

Education

Publications

18 in all

Tuberculosis- and Diabetes Mellitus-Associated Knowledge, Stigma, and Health-Seeking Behaviour in Ghana
2026International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.3390/ijerph23081050
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 Diseases1161%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health950%
Epidemiology633%
Parasitology422%
Modeling and Simulation211%
Physiology211%
Surgery211%
Demography16%
Dermatology16%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics16%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Research on Leishmaniasis Studies5
Trypanosoma species research and implications3
COVID-19 epidemiological studies2
Malaria Research and Control2
Mycobacterium research and diagnosis2
Parasites and Host Interactions2
Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment2
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research2
SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing2
Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment2
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology2
Vector-borne infectious diseases2

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

67% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States4
United Kingdom4
Spain3
Egypt3
Switzerland3
France1
Vietnam1
Zambia1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH17 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH6 papers
University of Ghana Medical CentreGH5 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB4 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH4 papers
University of Cape CoastGH4 papers
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionUS3 papers
Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIES3 papers
World Health OrganizationCH3 papers
Naval Medical Research Unit EURAFCENTEG3 papers

Where they publish

PLoS neglected tropical diseases4
PLOS Global Public Health2
PLoS ONE2
BMC Infectious Diseases1
BMC Research Notes1
Emerging infectious diseases1
Frontiers in Public Health

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being10
17Partnerships for the goals2
1No poverty1
5Gender equality1

Most cited

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in livestock ticks and animal handler seroprevalence at an abattoir in Ghana
BMC Infectious Diseases3
2016107 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Submicroscopic placental infection by non-falciparum Plasmodium spp.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases3
201826 citationsOpen access · Gold

Certificate in Fundamentals of Global Health Research, Continuing Educational UnitUniversity of Washington

Certificate in Leadership and Management in Health, Continuing Educational UnitUniversity of Washington2023

Certificate in Good Clinical Practice, e-learningLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine2022–2023

Certificate: Principles of clinical trials, e-learningUniversity of Dundee2022

Certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation in Global Health, Continuing Educational UnitUniversity of Washington2020

Certificate: Essential Epidemiologic Tools for Public Health Practice, CourseraJohns Hopkins Hospital2020

Certificate in Implementation Research with a focus on Infectious Diseases of Poverty (IDP), WHO-TDR and School of Public Health, University of GhanaTDR2019

Certificate in Global Health Project Management, Continuing Educational UnitUniversity of Washington2019

PhD, School of Public Health, Department of EpidemiologyUniversity of Ghana2016–2020

Certificate in Principles of Implementation Research, School of Public HealthUniversity of Ghana2016

PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Prevalence of Leishmania infection in three communities of Oti Region, Ghana

2021PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding14 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0009413

Detection of cutaneous leishmaniasis in three communities of Oti Region, Ghana

2021PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding14 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0009416

Submicroscopic placental infection by non-falciparum Plasmodium spp.

2018PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournalOpen access26 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0006279

How it can be read

94% free to read

Diamond 3 · 17%Free to read and to publish
Gold 14 · 78%In an open-access journal
Closed 1 · 6%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

16 of 18 papers name a funder

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana9
University of Ghana7
National Institute for Health and Care Research4
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention3
World Health Organization3
Addis Ababa University2
Instituto de Salud Carlos III2
Department of Health and Social Care1

201723 citationsOpen access · Gold

Prevalence of Leishmania infection in three communities of Oti Region, Ghana

PLoS neglected tropical diseases3

202114 citationsOpen access · Gold