Elvis Awuni

Senior Lecturer · Biochemistry

Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry

Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Coastper ORCID

In their own words

Computational Structural Biology
Computer-Aided Drug Discovery
MD Simulations
Docking/Virtual Screening
Biochemistry

Publications: 122015–2026
Citations: 117to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 0.471.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 9 scored papers
Open access: 89%8 of the 9 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 9 publications, 82 citations to them, h-index 4.

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Google Scholar shows 137 citations, h-index 5 and i10-index 4 (89 citations and h-index 4 since 2021), as of October 3, 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

Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

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

Molecular Biology650%
Computational Theory and Mathematics433%
Ecology325%
Microbiology325%
Genetics217%
Infectious Diseases217%
General Health Professions18%
Molecular Medicine18%
Organic Chemistry18%
Pharmacology18%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Computational Drug Discovery Methods4
Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities3
Bacteriophages and microbial interactions3
Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology2
Biochemical and Structural Characterization2
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research2
Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing1
Bioactive natural compounds1
Biological Stains and Phytochemicals1
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies1
Curcumin's Biomedical Applications1
Diverse Scientific Research Studies1

Who they write with

6 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
No African institution

Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest. “No African institution” is anyone the papers place outside Africa’s institutions; Peerford records affiliations only there.

Colleagues here they write with most

Where their co-authors are

11% of their 9 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Singapore1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Nanyang Technological UniversitySG1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Chemical Research2
Discover Applied Sciences1
Frontiers in Chemistry1
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences1
International Journal of Molecular Sciences1
Journal of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being4
2Zero hunger1

Most cited

Reduction of False Positives in Structure-Based Virtual Screening When Receptor Plasticity Is Considered
Elvis Awuni
Molecules
201535 citations
Effect of A22 on the Conformation of Bacterial Actin MreB
Elvis Awuni
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
201928 citationsOpen access · Gold
Exploring the A22-bacterial actin MreB interaction through molecular dynamics simulations

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Lecturer, Department of BiochemistryUniversity of Cape Coast

Recent publications

All publications →Download: BibTeX · RIS

Combined antibacterial effects of turmeric and cinnamon ethanolic extracts with ampicillin against resistant-microbial strains: in vitro and molecular docking approaches
Dr. Daniel Sakyi Agyirifo, Elvis Awuni, Francis Kwame Abrokwah
Discover Applied Sciences
20260 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Unveiling nicotiflorin analogs with improved oral drug-like metrics as candidates for the development of dengue virus NS2B-NS3 protease inhibitors: An in silico study
Elvis Awuni
Journal of Chemical Research3
20260 citationsOpen access · Gold
An overview of drugging the bacterial cytoskeleton, rod, and divisome systems
Elvis Awuni
SLAS DISCOVERY3
20251 citationOpen access · Gold
Identification of lead small molecules for the design and development of potent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 main protease inhibitors
Elvis Awuni
Journal of Chemical Research
20250 citationsOpen access · Gold
Evaluating the MreB-Binding Prospects of Proposed Antibacterial Peptides through Molecular Modeling and Simulations
Elvis Awuni
Journal of Computational Biophysics and Chemistry2
20241 citationOpen access · Hybrid
Proposing lead compounds for the development of SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding inhibitors
Elvis Awuni
Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics3
20231 citation
Modeling the MreB-CbtA Interaction to Facilitate the Prediction and Design of Candidate Antibacterial Peptides
Elvis Awuni
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
20222 citationsOpen access · Gold
Status of Targeting MreB for the Development of Antibiotics
Elvis Awuni
Frontiers in Chemistry3
202016 citationsOpen access · Gold
Effect of A22 on the Conformation of Bacterial Actin MreB
Elvis Awuni
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
201928 citationsOpen access · Gold
Proposing drug fragments for dengue virus NS5 protein
Elvis Awuni
Journal of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
20185 citations

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