A. A. Golow

University of Ghana

Publishing since 1992, latest 2015

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Pollution
Artificial Intelligence
Building and Construction
Archeology
Environmental Engineering

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 161992–2015
Citations: 330to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 11
Field-weighted impact: 1.541.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 6%1 of 16 scored papers
Open access: 19%3 papers free to read

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

16 in all

Physical and isotopic characteristics in peri-urban landscapes: a case study at the lower Volta River Basin, Ghana
2015Applied Water ScienceJournalOpen access12 citations10.1007/s13201-015-0286-y
Studies on Organochlorine Pesticide Residue in Fishes from the Densu River Basin, Ghana
2013Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

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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

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis531%
Pollution425%
Artificial Intelligence319%
Building and Construction319%
Archeology213%
Environmental Engineering213%
Food Science213%
Geochemistry and Petrology213%
Plant Science213%
Water Science and Technology213%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Heavy metals in environment4
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping3
Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity3
Mining and Resource Management3
Archaeology and Rock Art Studies2
Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology2
Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry2
Groundwater and Watershed Analysis2
Mercury impact and mitigation studies2
Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety2
Water Quality and Pollution Assessment2
Banana Cultivation and Research1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

0% of their papers have a co-author abroad

Most frequent partner countries

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH9 papers
University of Cape CoastGH5 papers
Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionGH5 papers
Takoradi Technical UniversityGH1 paper

Where they publish

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology11
Applied Water Science2
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENCES1
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry1
Soil and Sediment Contamination An International Journal1

How it can be read

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

14Life below water4
2Zero hunger2
6Clean water and sanitation2
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

Mercury in Surface Soil and Cassava Crop Near an Alluvial Goldmine at Dunkwa-on-Offin, Ghana
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
200272 citations
Mercury in River Water and Sediments in Some Rivers near Dunkwa-On-Offin, an Alluvial Goldmine, Ghana
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology14
200351 citationsWorld top 10%
Acute toxicity of deltamethrin and dieldrin to Oreochromis niloticus (LIN)
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology14

Soil fertility analysis in two oil palm plantation towns in Assin North District of the Central Region of Ghana.

2010AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENCESJournalFirst author1 citation

Mercury in River Water and Sediments in Some Rivers near Dunkwa-On-Offin, an Alluvial Goldmine, Ghana

2003Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologyJournalFirst author51 citations10.1007/s00128-002-0202-7

Mercury in Surface Soil and Cassava Crop Near an Alluvial Goldmine at Dunkwa-on-Offin, Ghana

2002Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologyJournalFirst author72 citations10.1007/s00128-002-0051-4

Zinc in the Surface Soil and Cassava Crop in the Vicinity of an Alluvial Goldmine at Dunkwa-on-Offin, Ghana

2002Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologyJournalFirst author8 citations10.1007/s00128-002-0108-4

Distribution of Arsenic and Sulphate in the Vicinity of Ashanti Goldmine at Obuasi, Ghana

1996Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologyJournalFirst author22 citations10.1007/s001289900103

Acute toxicity of deltamethrin and dieldrin to Oreochromis niloticus (LIN)

1994Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologyJournalFirst author51 citations10.1007/bf00197820

Comparison of lead and zinc levels in the hair of pupils from four towns in the Kumasi municipal area of Ghana

1994Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologyJournalFirst author18 citations10.1007/bf00197221

Some heavy metals accumulate more in the flesh of Thryonomis swinderianus (Lem), grasscutter, than in beef of Bos species, cow

1993Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologyJournalFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1007/bf00209945

Acute toxicity of wood tar and dieldrin to Lebistes reticulatus (PL)

1992Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and ToxicologyJournalFirst author0 citations10.1007/bf00195648

Gold 2 · 13%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Closed 13 · 81%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

2 of 16 papers name a funder

Ghana National Petroleum Corporation1
University of Ghana1

Mercury in the Surface Soil and Cassava, Manihot esculenta (Flesh, Leaves and Peel) Near Goldmines at Bogoso and Prestea, Ghana

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology6

201230 citationsOpen access · Hybrid

Distribution of Arsenic and Sulphate in the Vicinity of Ashanti Goldmine at Obuasi, Ghana

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

199622 citations