Kwasi Obiri‐Danso

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Publishing since 1994, latest 2026

Food Science
Infectious Diseases
Endocrinology
Molecular Medicine
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Epidemiology

In their own words

Microbiology
Environmental Health

Publications: 1201994–2026
Citations: 3,524to those papers
h-index: 31i10-index 53
Field-weighted impact: 2.811.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 19%14 of 75 scored papers
Open access: 79%59 of the 75 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 4,432 citations, h-index 35 and i10-index 61 (2,426 citations and h-index 26 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

120 in all

Low back pain among underground miners and healthcare workers in Ghana: a comparative study
2004Journal of the Ghana Science AssociationJournalSenior author0 citations
The microbiological quality of drinking water sold on the streets in Kumasi, Ghana
2003Letters in Applied MicrobiologyJournalFirst author103 citations10.1046/j.1472-765x.2003.01403.x

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Food Science1714%
Infectious Diseases1513%
Endocrinology1210%
Molecular Medicine119%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health119%
Epidemiology98%
Pollution98%
Nutrition and Dietetics87%
Waste Management and Disposal76%
Water Science and Technology76%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology12
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria11
Escherichia coli research studies9
Vibrio bacteria research studies9
Malaria Research and Control7
Mycobacterium research and diagnosis7
Mosquito-borne diseases and control6
Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology6
Food Safety and Hygiene5
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology5
Child Nutrition and Water Access4
Municipal Solid Waste Management4

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

68% of their 75 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written12345612Home

Most frequent partner countries

Germany25
United Kingdom12
Denmark11
United States6
Tanzania5
China4
Egypt2
Belgium2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical MedicineGH28 papers
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical MedicineDE21 papers
University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfDE14 papers
German Center for Infection ResearchDE14 papers
BundeswehrkrankenhausDE11 papers
University of GhanaGH11 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH8 papers
University for Development StudiesGH7 papers
University Hospital BonnDE6 papers
University of RostockDE6 papers

Where they publish

Figshare5
PLoS ONE5
Journal of Applied Microbiology4
BMC Microbiology3
Journal of the Ghana Science Association3
Parasites & Vectors3
African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being19
2Zero hunger10
6Clean water and sanitation8
12Responsible consumption and production3
11Sustainable cities and communities2
15Life on land2
7Affordable and clean energy1
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Most cited

Municipal solid waste characterization and quantification as a measure towards effective waste management in Ghana
Waste Management
2015643 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
The effects of UVB and temperature on the survival of natural populations and pure cultures of Campylobacter jejuni, Camp. coli, Camp. lari and urease‐positive …
Journal of applied microbiology
2001198 citations
Distribution and seasonality of microbial indicators and thermophilic campylobacters in two freshwater bathing sites on the River Lune in northwest England
Journal of Applied Microbiology

Impact of wastewater use on fresh vegetables sold in Kumasi (Ghana).

2003Proceedings of the 152nd meeting of the society of general microbiology.Book chapterFirst author0 citations

Bacterial quality of Ghanaian bottled and plastic bagged drinking water.

2003Proceedings of the 152nd meeting of the society of general microbiology.Book chapterFirst author0 citations

Prevalence of low back pain among healthcare workers of the university hospital in Kumasi

2003Journal of the Ghana Science AssociationJournalSenior author0 citations

Distribution of microbial indicators in Subin, an urban river in Kumasi, Ghana.

2002Proceedings of the Society for Applied Microbiology summer conference on pathogens in the environment and changing ecosystemsBook chapterFirst author2 citations

Campylobacters and faecal indicators in vultures at Kumasi abattoir, Ghana.

2002Proceedings of the Society for Applied Microbiology summer conference on pathogens in the environment and changing ecosystemsBook chapterFirst author2 citations

Use of campylobacters to trace the source of faecal pollution in a reservoir.

2001International Journal of Medical MicrobiologyJournalSenior author0 citations

Birds, not sewage are the source of campylobacters for Morecambe Bay bathing waters and mussels.

2001International Journal of Medical MicrobiologyJournalSenior author2 citations

Why do designated bathing waters in Morecambe Bay sometimes fail the EU bathing water directive?

1999Estuarine and Coastal Science Association BulletinJournalSenior author0 citations

Use of Campylobacter and faecal coliforms to trace sources of pollution on a reservoir. Abstract 29.

1999Society of Applied Microbiology Conference on Aquatic MicrobiologyBook chapterSenior author2 citations

Microbiological studies on corn dough fermentation

1994Cereal ChemistryJournalFirst author43 citations

African Journal of Microbiology Research2

How it can be read

79% free to read, of the 75 recorded

Diamond 9 · 8%Free to read and to publish
Gold 36 · 30%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 5 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Green 6 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 16 · 13%Behind a paywall
Unknown 45 · 38%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

43 of 120 papers name a funder

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology11
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft10
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership9
European Commission5
Medical Research Council5
Danish International Development Agency4
Natural Environment Research Council3
Sight Research UK3

17Partnerships for the goals1

Small-holder farmers’ climate change adaptation practices in the Upper East Region of Ghana

Environment

2019136 citations