George Amofah

University of Ghana

Publishing since 1993, latest 2022

Epidemiology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Small Animals
Economics and Econometrics
Finance
General Health Professions

Publications: 171993–2022
Citations: 1,267to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 14
Field-weighted impact: 3.731.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 47%8 of 17 scored papers
Open access: 47%8 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is 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

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

17 in all

Development and Implementation of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Checklist in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Co-Creation Consensus Approach
2022HealthcareJournalOpen access26 citations10.3390/healthcare10091706
Informing evidence-based policies for ageing and health in Ghana
2014Bulletin of the World Health Organization

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Epidemiology847%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health635%
Small Animals529%
Economics and Econometrics318%
Finance318%
General Health Professions318%
Infectious Diseases318%
Nutrition and Dietetics212%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management212%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health212%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Mycobacterium research and diagnosis7
Global Maternal and Child Health6
Infectious Diseases and Mycology5
Healthcare Systems and Reforms3
Child Nutrition and Water Access2
Fungal Infections and Studies2
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology2
Humic Substances and Bio-Organic Studies2
Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy2
Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology2
Antibiotic Use and Resistance1
Biotechnology and Related Fields1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

71% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom8
United States5
Switzerland3
Uganda2
Kenya1
France1
Australia1
Netherlands1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ghana Health ServiceGH9 papers
Ministry of HealthGH7 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH4 papers
St George's, University of LondonGB3 papers
St Thomas' HospitalGB3 papers
World Health OrganizationCH3 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH3 papers
University of OxfordGB2 papers
St George's HospitalGB2 papers
Clinton Health Access InitiativeUS1 paper

Where they publish

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene3
PubMed2
Tropical Doctor2
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy1
Bulletin of the World Health Organization1
Clinical Infectious Diseases1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being5
17Partnerships for the goals4
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1

Most cited

Efficacy of the Combination Rifampin-Streptomycin in Preventing Growth of Mycobacterium ulcerans in Early Lesions of Buruli Ulcer in Humans
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy3
2005247 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Buruli Ulcer in Ghana: Results of a National Case Search
Emerging infectious diseases3
2002245 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond

A path to an optimal future for the Affordable Medicines Facility – malaria

2011Health Policy and PlanningJournalOpen accessSenior author11 citations10.1093/heapol/czr067

Cost of health care delivery in ghana.

2010PubMedJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding4 citations

An outreach education and treatment project in Ghana for the early stage of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease

2003Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournal26 citations10.1016/s0035-9203(03)90105-2

Buruli Ulcer in Ghana: Results of a National Case Search

2002Emerging infectious diseasesJournalOpen accessFirst author245 citations10.3201/eid0802.010119

Squamous cell carcinoma secondary to Buruli ulcer

1999Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournal26 citations10.1016/s0035-9203(99)90181-5

Ghana: Selective versus Comprehensive Primary Health Care

1994Tropical DoctorJournalFirst authorCorresponding4 citations10.1177/004947559402400212

Epidemiology of Buruli ulcer in Amansie West district, Ghana

1993Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalFirst author99 citations10.1016/0035-9203(93)90272-r

Emerging infectious diseases

Health Policy and Planning1

How it can be read

47% free to read

Diamond 2 · 12%Free to read and to publish
Gold 2 · 12%In an open-access journal
Bronze 2 · 12%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 12%A copy in a repository
Closed 9 · 53%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

7 of 17 papers name a funder

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria2
Royal Society2
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers1
Department for International Development1
Department of Health and Social Care1
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation1
UNICEF1

Risk Factors for Buruli Ulcer Disease (Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection): Results from a Case-Control Study in Ghana

Clinical Infectious Diseases

2005160 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze