Joseph Kweku Adjei

Senior Lecturer · Department of Chemistry

Department of Chemistry

Lecturer, University of Cape Coastper ORCID

In their own words

Environmental and Analytical Chemistry
Food and Chemical Toxicology
Bioremediation
Chemical Weapon Prohibition
Bioanalytical
Environmental/Analytical Chemistry
Chromatographic methods
Semi-volatile Organic pollutants
Xenoestrogens
Pharmaceuticals & personal care products in water

Publications: 202012–2025
Citations: 614to those papers
h-index: 13i10-index 13
Field-weighted impact: 1.591.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 22%4 of 18 scored papers
Open access: 56%10 of the 18 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 15 publications, 294 citations to them, h-index 8.

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

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis1365%
Pollution1050%
Atmospheric Science210%
Water Science and Technology210%
Analytical Chemistry15%
Building and Construction15%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics15%
Environmental Chemistry15%
Geophysics15%
Molecular Biology15%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact11
Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals5
Microplastics and Plastic Pollution5
Air Quality and Health Impacts4
Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols2
Integrated Water Resources Management2
Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts2
Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography1
Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques1
Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact1
Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling1
Dye analysis and toxicity1

Who they write with

47 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
No African institution

The 30 most frequent of 47 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

17% of their 18 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Japan1
Australia1
Finland1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH3 papers
Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionGH3 papers
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies1 paper
University of Eastern FinlandFI1 paper
University of TasmaniaAU1 paper
Yokohama National UniversityJP1 paper
University of Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentGH1 paper
University of Education, WinnebaGH1 paper
University of GhanaGH1 paper

Where they publish

Toxicology Reports3
Heliyon2
Indoor and Built Environment2
OALib2
The Science of The Total Environment2
Ecotoxicology1
Environmental Health Insights

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

14Life below water5
6Clean water and sanitation4
3Good health and well-being1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
12Responsible consumption and production1
17Partnerships for the goals1

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%
Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in the Pra and Kakum River basins and associated tap water in Ghana
David Kofi Essumang, John K Bentum, Joseph Kweku Adjei

How it can be read

56% free to read, of the 18 recorded

Diamond 3 · 15%Free to read and to publish
Gold 6 · 30%In an open-access journal
Bronze 1 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Closed 8 · 40%Behind a paywall
Unknown 2 · 10%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

5 of 20 papers name a funder

Foshan University3
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior2
European Commission1
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science1
United States Agency for International Development1