David Dodoo

Associate Professor · Department of Chemistry

In their own words

Environmental Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Risk Assessment
Pollution in Mining areas
Marine Pollution

Their record on OpenAlex

Publications: 471981–2023
Citations: 1,020to those papers
h-index: 19i10-index 28
Field-weighted impact: 1.861.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 24%7 of 29 scored papers
Open access: 17%5 of the 29 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 5 publications, 67 citations to them, h-index 5.

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Google Scholar shows 1,944 citations, h-index 23 and i10-index 38 (675 citations and h-index 16 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

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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

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis1838%
Pollution919%
Water Science and Technology613%
Aquatic Science24%
Building and Construction24%
Cancer Research24%
Food Science24%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law24%
Plant Science24%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health24%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact10
Air Quality and Health Impacts6
Heavy metals in environment5
Water Quality and Pollution Assessment5
Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology3
Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity3
Mercury impact and mitigation studies3
Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment2
Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals2
Environmental and Social Impact Assessments2
Fish Biology and Ecology Studies2
Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management2

Who they write with

46 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
No African institution

The 30 most frequent of 46 co-authors. 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.

Where their co-authors are

3% of their 29 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Canada1
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH2 papers
University of BradfordGB1 paper
Ghana Health ServiceGH1 paper
Indepth NetworkGH1 paper

Where they publish

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment5
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology3
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia3
Human and Ecological Risk Assessment An International Journal3
Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry Reviews3
Indoor and Built Environment2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

14Life below water12
6Clean water and sanitation3
11Sustainable cities and communities2
17Partnerships for the goals2
2Zero hunger1
4Quality education1
15Life on land1

Most cited

Effect of smoke generation sources and smoke curing duration on the levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) in different suites of fish
David Dodoo, David Kofi Essumang, Joseph Kweku Adjei
Food and Chemical Toxicology14
2013122 citationsWorld top 10%
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination in smoke-cured fish products
David Dodoo, David Kofi Essumang, Joseph Kweku Adjei

Recent publications

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An impact assessment of the use of aerial logistics to improve access to vaccines in the Western-North Region of Ghana
David Dodoo
Vaccine
202323 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Utilization of Bacillus thuringiensis MC28 as a biosorbent for mercury in groundwaters from some selected gold mining communities in the Wassa West District of the Western Region of Ghana
David Dodoo, David Kofi Essumang
Environmental Nanotechnology Monitoring & Management6
201812 citations
Determination of pesticides residue content in watermelon fruit from Ghana
David Dodoo, David Kofi Essumang
Fruits
20176 citations
Seasonal Variation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Contamination in Crassostrea tulipa (Oysters) and Sediments in Three Ghanaian Coastal Ecosystems
David Dodoo
Research Journal of Environmental Sciences14
20175 citationsOpen access · Bronze
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in settled dust particles in selected Ghanaian environments: levels, source characterization, and assessment of inhalational health risks
David Dodoo, David Kofi Essumang, Joseph Kweku Adjei
Indoor and Built Environment
201621 citations
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in settled dust particles in selected Ghanaian environments: Levels, source characterization, and assessment of inhalational health risks
David Dodoo, David Kofi Essumang, Joseph Kweku Adjei
Indoor and Built Environment17
201419 citations
Effect of smoke generation sources and smoke curing duration on the levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) in different suites of fish
David Dodoo, David Kofi Essumang, Joseph Kweku Adjei
Food and Chemical Toxicology14
2013122 citationsWorld top 10%
Effective reduction of PAH contamination in smoke cured fish products using charcoal filters in a modified traditional kiln
David Dodoo, David Kofi Essumang, Joseph Kweku Adjei
Food Control
201360 citations
Pesticides residues in okra (non-target crop) grown close to a watermelon farm in Ghana
David Dodoo, David Kofi Essumang
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment2
201339 citationsWorld top 10%
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination in smoke-cured fish products
David Dodoo, David Kofi Essumang, Joseph Kweku Adjei
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis14
201279 citationsWorld top 10%

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