John P. K Adotey

Senior Lecturer · Department of Chemistry

Senior Lecturer of Chemistry

Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Coast, since 2012per ORCID

In their own words

Natural product Chemistry

Publications: 92010–2026
Citations: 144to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 4
Field-weighted impact: 1.561.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 25%1 of 4 scored papers
Open access: 75%3 of the 4 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 3 publications, 28 citations to them, h-index 3.

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

Organic Chemistry222%
Plant Science222%
Biochemistry111%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering111%
Materials Chemistry111%
Nutrition and Dietetics111%
Pharmacology111%
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry111%
Water Science and Technology111%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal1
Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology1
Cassava research and cyanide1
Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies1
Food composition and properties1
Free Radicals and Antioxidants1
Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures1
Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions1
Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies1
Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry1
Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects1
Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae1

Who they write with

22 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country

Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest.

Where their co-authors are

0% of their 4 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

Most frequent partner countries

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH1 paper
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH1 paper

Where they publish

Alstonia boonei1
ISRN Pharmacology1
Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences1
Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research1
Journal of Spectroscopy1
Journal of the Ghana Science Association1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

6Clean water and sanitation1
7Affordable and clean energy1
15Life on land1

Most cited

A Review of the Ethnobotany and Pharmacological Importance ofAlstonia booneiDe Wild (Apocynaceae)
Dr. Genevieve Etornam Adukpo, Frederick Ato Armah, John P. K Adotey, yaw boahen
ISRN Pharmacology15
201289 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Electronic Spectra of ortho-Substituted Phenols: An Experimental and DFT Study
John P. K Adotey,

Recent publications

All publications →Download: BibTeX · RIS

Characterization of Starch From Four Cassava Varieties Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Powder x‐ray Diffraction, and Scanning Electron Microscopy
Aaron T. asare, Christiana Odumah Hood (Ph. D), Francis Nkrumah, John P. K Adotey, Rosemond Godbless Dadzie, Samuel Tetteh
Starch - Stärke
20260 citationsOpen access · Hybrid
Kinetics and Equilibrium Thermodynamic Studies of the Adsorption of Phenolphthalein and Methyl Orange onto Muscovite Clay
DR. Albert Ofori, John P. K Adotey, Ruphino Zugle, Samuel Tetteh
7
201910 citations
Electronic Spectra of ortho-Substituted Phenols: An Experimental and DFT Study
John P. K Adotey, Ruphino Zugle, Samuel Tetteh
Journal of Spectroscopy6
201815 citationsOpen access · Gold
Assessment Of Ecological And Human Health Risks Of Cu, Zn And Pb Accumulation In Agricultural Soils And Okra
Epton Joseph Koranteng- Addo, John K Bentum, John P. K Adotey, Robert Agbemafle
Researchjournali’s Journal of Ecology
20173 citations
Isolation, identificatión and biological activity of 1-hexacosanol from the leaves of Launaea taraxacifolia (Willd) Jeffery, Asteraceae
Francis Ackah Armah, Frederick Ato Armah, John P. K Adotey
Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences
201310 citations
A Review of the Ethnobotany and Pharmacological Importance ofAlstonia booneiDe Wild (Apocynaceae)
Dr. Genevieve Etornam Adukpo, Frederick Ato Armah, John P. K Adotey, yaw boahen
ISRN Pharmacology15
201289 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
A review of the ethnobotany and pharmacological importance of
John P. K Adotey
Alstonia boonei
20125 citations
Comparative studies of some heavy metals in the urine of people engaged in mining and non-miners
Epton Joseph Koranteng- Addo, John K Bentum, John P. K Adotey
Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research
20119 citations
Anti-Typhoid Properties of Phyllanthus amarus Extracts
Dr. Daniel Sakyi Agyirifo, Dr. Genevieve Etornam Adukpo, John P. K Adotey
Journal of the Ghana Science Association
20103 citations

Put this list on your own website

Paste this into any web page. It shows the ten newest papers and updates itself.

<iframe src="https://scholar.ucc.edu.gh/embed/publications?person=9a86884a-7ef1-4ab1-8842-fcc4b77ac18e" title="Publications: John P. K Adotey" loading="lazy" style="width:100%;height:560px;border:0"></iframe>