Nana Ama Amissah

University of Ghana

Also at Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Researchfrom their recent papers

Senior Research Assistant, University of Ghana Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, since 2010per ORCID

Publishing since 2014, latest 2024

Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
Molecular Biology
Small Animals
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Computational Theory and Mathematics

Publications: 92014–2024
Citations: 219to those papers
h-index: 8i10-index 8
Field-weighted impact: 2.161.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 44%4 of 9 scored papers
Open access: 100%9 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Research Assistant, BacteriologyUniversity of Ghana Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Researchsince 2010

Education

PhD, Internal Medicine and Infectious DiseasesUniversity of Groningen2012–2017
MPhil, Clinical MicrobiologyKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2008–2011
BSc, BiochemistryKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2002–2006

On their papers

Publications

9 in all

Klebsiella pneumoniae ST147 harboring bla NDM-1 , multidrug resistance and hypervirulence plasmids
2024Microbiology SpectrumJournalOpen accessSenior author23 citations10.1128/spectrum.03017-23
In vitro antibacterial and synergistic activity of pyrazolyl sulphonamide derivatives against Staphylococcus haemolyticus
2024

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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.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Epidemiology667%
Infectious Diseases667%
Molecular Biology222%
Small Animals222%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology111%
Computational Theory and Mathematics111%
Endocrinology111%
Microbiology111%
Molecular Medicine111%
Organic Chemistry111%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus5
Mycobacterium research and diagnosis5
Infectious Diseases and Mycology2
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology2
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria1
Antibiotic Use and Resistance1
Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities1
Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing1
Burn Injury Management and Outcomes1
Computational Drug Discovery Methods1
Infection Control in Healthcare1
Infections and bacterial resistance1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

78% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2233445Home

Most frequent partner countries

Netherlands5
Australia3
Belgium2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH9 papers
University Medical Center GroningenNL5 papers
University of GroningenNL5 papers
The University of MelbourneAU3 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH3 papers
Instituut voor Tropische GeneeskundeBE2 papers
Monash UniversityAU2 papers
University of AntwerpBE2 papers
Peter Doherty InstituteAU1 paper
Melbourne BioinformaticsAU1 paper

Where they publish

PLoS neglected tropical diseases4
Frontiers in Microbiology1
International Journal of Medical Microbiology1
Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Research1
Microbiology Spectrum1
PLoS ONE1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being4
1No poverty2
14Life below water1
15Life on land1

Most cited

Whole Genome Comparisons Suggest Random Distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans Genotypes in a Buruli Ulcer Endemic Region of Ghana
PLoS neglected tropical diseases1
201536 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Investigating the Role of Free-living Amoebae as a Reservoir for Mycobacterium ulcerans
PLoS neglected tropical diseases15
201435 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Research

Virulence potential of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Buruli ulcer patients

2017International Journal of Medical MicrobiologyJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding19 citations10.1016/j.ijmm.2017.04.002

Genetic Diversity of Staphylococcus aureus in Buruli Ulcer

2015PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournalOpen accessFirst author32 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0003421

Molecular Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Transmitted between Patients with Buruli Ulcer

2015PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding22 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0004049

Investigating the Role of Free-living Amoebae as a Reservoir for Mycobacterium ulcerans

2014PLoS neglected tropical diseasesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding35 citations10.1371/journal.pntd.0003148

Gold 8 · 89%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 11%Open in a subscription journal

Who funds it

7 of 9 papers name a funder

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen5
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek4
Gratama Stichting3
UBS Optimus Foundation2
Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad2
VLIRUOS2
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek1
Medical Research Council1

Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus in a burn unit of a tertiary care center in Ghana

PLoS ONE3

201733 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Genetic Diversity of Staphylococcus aureus in Buruli Ulcer

PLoS neglected tropical diseases3

201532 citationsOpen access · Gold

Klebsiella pneumoniae ST147 harboring bla NDM-1 , multidrug resistance and hypervirulence plasmids

Microbiology Spectrum3

202423 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold