George Adjei

Also at University of Cape Coastfrom their recent papers

Publishing since 1995, latest 2026

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
General Health Professions
Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
Parasitology

In their own words

MATERNAL HEALTH
NEONATAL HEALTH
CHILD HEALTH

Publications: 1491995–2026
Citations: 3,201to those papers
h-index: 32i10-index 71
Field-weighted impact: 1.891.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 23%29 of 124 scored papers
Open access: 81%100 of the 124 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 4,672 citations, h-index 34 and i10-index 72 (1,847 citations and h-index 22 since 2021), as of October 5, 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

149 in all

A scoping review of the health and health-related sustainable development goals (HHSDGs) in Ghana: progress and challenges
2026BMC Public HealthJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.1186/s12889-025-25985-y
COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) hospitalisations associated with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 in Ghana, June 2022 to March 2024

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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

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health7450%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2114%
General Health Professions2013%
Epidemiology1812%
Infectious Diseases1611%
Parasitology149%
Genetics128%
Immunology128%
Emergency Medicine75%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism75%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Malaria Research and Control59
Mosquito-borne diseases and control19
Global Maternal and Child Health18
Parasites and Host Interactions14
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders12
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health10
Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment6
Complement system in diseases5
Diabetes Management and Education5
Hepatitis B Virus Studies5
Iron Metabolism and Disorders5
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare5

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

60% of their 124 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written23456719Home

Most frequent partner countries

Denmark28
United Kingdom20
United States19
South Africa13
Belgium5
Switzerland5
Australia4
Germany4

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kintampo Health Research CentreGH52 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH26 papers
University of Cape CoastGH26 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH23 papers
Copenhagen University HospitalDK22 papers
RigshospitaletDK20 papers
University of CopenhagenDK20 papers
Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH18 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB13 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH12 papers

Where they publish

Malaria Journal19
PLoS ONE15
The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports7
Ghana Medical Journal6
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE5
JBI Library of Systematic Reviews5

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being76
17Partnerships for the goals6
1No poverty4
2Zero hunger3
5Gender equality3
4Quality education2
10Reduced inequalities2
14

Most cited

Efficacy and safety of the RTS, S/AS01 malaria vaccine during 18 months after vaccination: a phase 3 randomized, controlled trial in children and young infants at 11 African sites
PLoS medicine
2014424 citations
Epidemiology of malaria in the forest-savanna transitional zone of Ghana
Malaria Journal3
2009157 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Safety and efficacy of the RTS,S/AS01E candidate malaria vaccine given with expanded-programme-on-immunisation vaccines: 19 month follow-up of a randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial

Every institution they have given on a paper.

“Help ‘our’unbelief” on galamsey in Ghana

2024Health Sciences Investigations JournalJournalFirst author0 citations

Change in glycaemic control with structured diabetes self-management education in low-resource settings: randomized trial

2023Structured diabetes self-management education and glycaemic control in low-resource urban primary care settingsJournal1 citation

Roberta Lamptey, Mary Amoakoh-Coleman, Babbel Djobalar, Diederick E. Grobbee

2023Structured diabetes self-management education and glycaemic control in low-resource urban primary care settingsJournalFirst author0 citations

Neonatal mortality clustering in the central districts of Ghana

2021PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding8 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0253573

Prevalence of COVID-19 genomic variation in Africa: a living systematic review protocol

2021JBI Evidence SynthesisJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.11124/jbies-20-00516

Plasma Folate Levels in Acutely Ill and Steady State Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Patients in Ghana

2020Journal of Blood MedicineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.2147/jbm.s275150

The Journal of Infectious Diseases3

How it can be read

81% free to read, of the 124 recorded

Diamond 22 · 15%Free to read and to publish
Gold 62 · 42%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 2%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 6 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Green 7 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 24 · 16%Behind a paywall
Unknown 25 · 17%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

49 of 149 papers name a funder

University of Ghana11
Danish International Development Agency8
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine7
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana7
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation5
World Health Organization5
Rådet for Udviklingsforskning4
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership3

11Sustainable cities and communities1

16Peace, justice and strong institutions1

The Lancet Infectious Diseases3

2011139 citationsWorld top 10%