Benjamin Marfo

Ghana Health Service

Publishing since 2013, latest 2022

Infectious Diseases
Parasitology
Epidemiology
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Microbiology
Physiology

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 202013–2022
Citations: 514to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 16
Field-weighted impact: 1.621.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 25%5 of 20 scored papers
Open access: 100%20 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

20 in all

Global progress toward the elimination of active trachoma: an analysis of 38 countries
2022The Lancet Global HealthJournalOpen access42 citations10.1016/s2214-109x(22)00050-x
Characterising spatial patterns of neglected tropical disease transmission using integrated sero-surveillance in Northern Ghana
2022PLoS neglected tropical diseases

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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

Infectious Diseases1365%
Parasitology840%
Epidemiology735%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis630%
Microbiology525%
Physiology420%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health420%
Ecology210%
Oncology210%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health210%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment12
Parasites and Host Interactions8
Insects and Parasite Interactions6
Cervical Cancer and HPV Research5
Reproductive tract infections research5
Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment4
Global Maternal and Child Health2
Lymphatic System and Diseases2
Mosquito-borne diseases and control2
Nail Diseases and Treatments2
Parasite Biology and Host Interactions2
Antibiotic Use and Resistance1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

100% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2345678Home

Most frequent partner countries

United States15
United Kingdom8
Netherlands5
Burkina Faso4
Nigeria4
Nepal4
Uganda4
Benin3

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH10 papers
University of GhanaGH10 papers
SightsaversGB6 papers
London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGB5 papers
Family Health International 360US5 papers
The Task Force for Global HealthUS4 papers
RTI InternationalUS4 papers
Ministère De La SantéBF4 papers
Federal Ministry of HealthNG4 papers
Georgetown UniversityUS3 papers

Where they publish

PLoS neglected tropical diseases9
Infectious Diseases of Poverty2
International Health2
PLoS ONE2
BMC Infectious Diseases1
Parasites & Vectors1
The Lancet Global Health

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being9
5Gender equality1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Fifteen years of programme implementation for the elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in Ghana: Impact of MDA on immunoparasitological indicators
PLoS neglected tropical diseases
201758 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Care Decision Making of Frontline Providers of Maternal and Newborn Health Services in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana
PLoS ONE16
201356 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Onchocerciasis control in Ghana (1974–2016)

2021Parasites & VectorsJournalOpen access41 citations10.1186/s13071-020-04507-2

Persistent ‘hotspots’ of lymphatic filariasis microfilaraemia despite 14 years of mass drug administration in Ghana

2016Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygieneJournalOpen access48 citations10.1093/trstmh/trx007

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene1

How it can be read

100% free to read

Gold 18 · 90%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 5%A copy in a repository

Who funds it

15 of 20 papers name a funder

United States Agency for International Development10
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation6
FHI 3603
RTI International3
Carter Center2
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention2
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership2
European Commission2

201648 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green

Global progress toward the elimination of active trachoma: an analysis of 38 countries

The Lancet Global Health

202242 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Onchocerciasis control in Ghana (1974–2016)

Parasites & Vectors3

202141 citationsOpen access · Gold