Daniel A. Boakye

University of Ghana

Also at Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research and Federal Ministry of Healthfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 1988, latest 2026

Infectious Diseases
Parasitology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Ecology
Epidemiology

Publications: 2151988–2026
Citations: 12,774to those papers
h-index: 48i10-index 145
Field-weighted impact: 2.831.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 26%55 of 214 scored papers
Open access: 75%162 papers free to read

25 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are 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

Publications

215 in all

The risk of onchocerciasis infection by human population movements between high and low transmission settings in Ghana
2026PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0014039
The WHO Institutional Repository for Information Sharing–African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control Collection: an electronic resource of the Onchocerciasis Control Programme and African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control experience and data to inform onchocerciasis elimination strategies

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Infectious Diseases11453%
Parasitology8339%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health7334%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis4722%
Ecology3717%
Epidemiology3215%
Insect Science2813%
Small Animals2110%
Plant Science188%
Molecular Biology157%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment103
Parasites and Host Interactions81
Insects and Parasite Interactions47
Mosquito-borne diseases and control40
Malaria Research and Control35
Parasite Biology and Host Interactions35
Research on Leishmaniasis Studies18
Trypanosoma species research and implications16
Insect Pest Control Strategies13
Asthma and respiratory diseases12
Helminth infection and control12
Mycobacterium research and diagnosis11

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

86% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written78912182236Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom68
United States63
Netherlands36
Switzerland26
Japan22
Cameroon19
Germany18
Burkina Faso15

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH197 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH30 papers
Leiden University Medical CenterNL29 papers
Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineGB28 papers
Leiden UniversityNL20 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH19 papers
World Health OrganizationCH18 papers
The Task Force for Global HealthUS16 papers
Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityJP15 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH14 papers

Where they publish

PLoS neglected tropical diseases26
Parasites & Vectors25
International Health18
PLoS ONE8
Malaria Journal7
Acta Tropica5
Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being91
15Life on land19
14Life below water15
11Sustainable cities and communities9
2Zero hunger6
1No poverty5
6Clean water and sanitation3
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Most cited

Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) 2008*
Allergy
20084,759 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Prevalence and intensity of Onchocerca volvulus infection and efficacy of ivermectin in endemic communities in Ghana: a two-phase epidemiological study
The Lancet3
2007386 citationsWorld top 10%
Ecology and Transmission of Buruli Ulcer Disease: A Systematic Review

Every institution they have given on a paper.

2026International HealthJournalOpen accessSenior author1 citation10.1093/inthealth/ihaf090

Alternative Interventions Against Neglected Tropical Diseases in SSA: Vector Control

2024Neglected tropical diseasesBook chapterOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1007/978-3-031-53901-5_19

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene4

How it can be read

75% free to read

Diamond 7 · 3%Free to read and to publish
Gold 109 · 51%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 23 · 11%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 14 · 7%Free to read, no open licence
Green 9 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 53 · 25%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

148 of 215 papers name a funder

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana36
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation28
World Health Organization21
University of Ghana18
Wellcome Trust12
European Commission11
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science11
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst10

10Reduced inequalities1

17Partnerships for the goals1

PLoS neglected tropical diseases15

2010330 citationsOpen access · Gold

Phenotypic Evidence of Emerging Ivermectin Resistance in Onchocerca volvulus

PLoS neglected tropical diseases

2011320 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold