Daniel A. Boakye

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

Publishing since 1984, latest 2026

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

In their own words

Tropical Medicine

Publications: 3761984–2026
Citations: 16,196to those papers
h-index: 56i10-index 188
Field-weighted impact: 2.831.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 26%55 of 214 scored papers
Open access: 75%162 of the 215 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 20,194 citations, h-index 62 and i10-index 192 (7,217 citations and h-index 38 since 2021), as of October 12, 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

Publications

376 in all

Functional Diversity as a New Framework for Understanding the Ecology of an Emerging Generalist Pathogen
2016EcoHealthJournal12 citations10.1007/s10393-016-1140-x
Indication of Risk of Mother-to-Child Toxoplasma gondii Transmission in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana
2016Maternal and Child Health JournalJournal

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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

Infectious Diseases11430%
Parasitology8322%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health7319%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis4713%
Ecology3710%
Epidemiology329%
Insect Science287%
Small Animals216%
Plant Science185%
Molecular Biology154%

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 215 papers with recorded affiliations 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

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE56
PLoS neglected tropical diseases30
Parasites & Vectors25
International Health21
Acta Tropica10
PLoS ONE9
Allergy

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
4

Most cited

Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) 2008*
Allergy
20084,759 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
GA (2) LEN; AllerGen. Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) 2008 update (in collaboration with the World Health Organization, GA (2) LEN and AllerGen)
Allergy
2008538 citations
Prevalence and intensity of Onchocerca volvulus infection and efficacy of ivermectin in endemic communities in Ghana: a two-phase epidemiological study
The Lancet3

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Alternative Interventions Against Neglected Tropical Diseases in SSA: Vector Control

2016Neglected tropical diseasesBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1007/978-3-319-25471-5_16

Potential effects of warmer worms and vectors on onchocerciasis transmission in West Africa

2015Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesJournalOpen access72 citations10.1098/rstb.2013.0559

New anti-trypanosomal active tetracyclic iridoid isolated from Morinda lucida Benth.

2015Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry LettersJournalOpen access36 citations10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.05.003

HOW CAN ONCHOCERCIASIS ELIMINATION IN AFRICA BE ACCELERATED? MODELING THE IMPACT OF STRATEGY ADJUSTMENTS

2015AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENEConference0 citations

40 Years of the APOC Partnership

2015PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournal19 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0003562

Ovipositional Behavior of Anopheles gambiae Mosquitoes

2014Tropical Medicine and HealthJournalOpen access7 citations10.2149/tmh.2014-13

Poly-parasitism of Plasmodium Falciparum and Helminths Among School Children in Three Peri-urban Communities in Ghana

2014Towards Effective Disease Control in Ghana: Research and Policy Implications: Volume 2 Other Infectious Diseases and Health SystemsJournalSenior author0 citations

Towards sustainable control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis: Deworming and education at Ada-Foah, Ghana

2014Towards Effective Disease Control in Ghana: Research and Policy Implications: Volume 2 Other Infectious Diseases and Health SystemsJournal0 citations

Entomological Research in Support of Malaria Control in Ghana

2014Towards Effective Disease Control in Ghana: Research and Policy Implications: Volume 1 MalariaJournalSenior author0 citations

Journal of Medical Entomology8

How it can be read

75% free to read, of the 215 recorded

Diamond 7 · 2%Free to read and to publish
Gold 109 · 29%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 23 · 6%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 14 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Green 9 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 53 · 14%Behind a paywall
Unknown 161 · 43%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

148 of 376 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

2007386 citationsWorld top 10%

Ecology and Transmission of Buruli Ulcer Disease: A Systematic Review

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