Japheth A. Opintan

University of Ghana

Publishing since 2002, latest 2026

Epidemiology
Molecular Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Endocrinology
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Clinical Biochemistry

Publications: 782002–2026
Citations: 2,608to those papers
h-index: 27i10-index 41
Field-weighted impact: 1.791.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 26%20 of 78 scored papers
Open access: 91%71 papers free to read

2 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

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Education

PhD, Medical MicrobiologyUniversity of Ghana2008–2011

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

78 in all

Antibiotic use in surgical units of selected hospitals in Ghana: a multi-centre point prevalence survey
2019BMC Public HealthJournalOpen access52 citations10.1186/s12889-019-7162-x
Diagnostic Accuracy of a Novel and Rapid Lipoarabinomannan Test for Diagnosing Tuberculosis Among People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus
2019

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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

Epidemiology2735%
Molecular Medicine2633%
Infectious Diseases2431%
Endocrinology2329%
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology2228%
Clinical Biochemistry1013%
Food Science810%
Pollution810%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health79%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health68%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria26
Antibiotic Use and Resistance22
Vibrio bacteria research studies12
Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing10
Antifungal resistance and susceptibility8
Escherichia coli research studies8
Fungal Infections and Studies8
Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts8
Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology8
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology8
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment6
Child Nutrition and Water Access5

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

63% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written456781015Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom22
United States18
Denmark15
Switzerland13
Nigeria10
Kenya8
Malawi8
Laos7

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH24 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH18 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH14 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH11 papers
University of CopenhagenDK9 papers
Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustGB8 papers
University of OxfordGB8 papers
World Health OrganizationCH8 papers
RigshospitaletDK8 papers
Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNG8 papers

Where they publish

PLoS ONE7
International Journal of Infectious Diseases4
Medical Mycology4
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine3
Antibiotics3
Journal of Hospital Infection3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being29
1No poverty5
17Partnerships for the goals5
2Zero hunger3
6Clean water and sanitation2
14Life below water2
16Peace, justice and strong institutions2
11

Most cited

Aetiology of suppurative corneal ulcers in Ghana and south India, and epidemiology of fungal keratitis
British Journal of Ophthalmology17
2002468 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Growing Problem of Multidrug-Resistant Enteric Pathogens in Africa
Emerging infectious diseases
2007230 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Laboratory-based nationwide surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Ghana

Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Leveraging donor support to develop a national antimicrobial resistance policy and action plan: Ghana’s success story

2018African Journal of Laboratory MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding19 citations10.4102/ajlm.v7i2.825

Prevalence and characterization of Salmonella among humans in Ghana

2017Tropical Medicine and HealthJournalOpen access75 citations10.1186/s41182-017-0043-z

High rates of cerebral toxoplasmosis in HIV patients presenting with meningitis in Accra, Ghana

2017Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding20 citations10.1093/trstmh/trx083

Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli May Account for Uncultured Shigella

2016American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.4269/ajtmh.15-0777a

Laboratory-based nationwide surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Ghana

2015Infection and Drug ResistanceJournalOpen accessFirst author119 citations10.2147/idr.s88725

Pediatric Diarrhea in Southern Ghana: Etiology and Association with Intestinal Inflammation and Malnutrition

2010American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalOpen accessFirst author116 citations10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0792

Carriage of diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli by older children and adults in Accra, Ghana

2010Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalFirst author32 citations10.1016/j.trstmh.2010.02.011

Vibrio cholerae O1 from Accra, Ghana carrying a class 2 integron and the SXT element

2008Journal of Antimicrobial ChemotherapyJournalOpen accessFirst author54 citations10.1093/jac/dkn334

Growing Problem of Multidrug-Resistant Enteric Pathogens in Africa

2007Emerging infectious diseasesJournalOpen accessSenior author230 citations10.3201/eid1311.070674

Vaginal flora of first time urban family planning attendants in Accra, Ghana

2006West African Journal of MedicineJournalOpen accessSenior author8 citations10.4314/wajm.v24i3.28200

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

How it can be read

91% free to read

Diamond 9 · 12%Free to read and to publish
Gold 45 · 58%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 9 · 12%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 4 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 7 · 9%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

49 of 78 papers name a funder

University of Ghana14
Wellcome Trust10
Danish International Development Agency9
World Health Organization8
Udenrigsministeriet5
Global Health Innovative Technology Fund4
Medical Research Council4
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation3

Sustainable cities and communities

Infection and Drug Resistance

2015119 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Pediatric Diarrhea in Southern Ghana: Etiology and Association with Intestinal Inflammation and Malnutrition

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene2

2010116 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green

Multi-centre point-prevalence survey of hospital-acquired infections in Ghana

Journal of Hospital Infection1

2018114 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid