Francis Ackah Armah

Associate Professor · Biomedical Sciences

Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Coast, since 2013per ORCID

In their own words

Drug discovery
plant medicine

Publications: 512013–2026
Citations: 556to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 18
Field-weighted impact: 1.541.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 9%4 of 43 scored papers
Open access: 86%37 of the 43 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 45 publications, 518 citations to them, h-index 12.

Google Scholar shows 779 citations, h-index 16 and i10-index 19 (724 citations and h-index 14 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

Plant Science1733%
Pharmacology1325%
Food Science1122%
Molecular Biology816%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health816%
Biochemistry48%
General Health Professions48%
Organic Chemistry48%
Pharmacology48%
Complementary and alternative medicine36%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies7
Ziziphus Jujuba Studies and Applications7
Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds5
Diverse Scientific Research Studies4
Malaria Research and Control4
Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae4
Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research3
African Botany and Ecology Studies3
Biological Stains and Phytochemicals3
Computational Drug Discovery Methods3
Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection3
Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity3

Who they write with

189 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
No African institution

The 30 most frequent of 189 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

23% of their 43 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States2
Kenya2
Japan1
Australia1
China1
South Africa1
Nigeria1
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH19 papers
University of GhanaGH12 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH8 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH4 papers
University of NairobiKE2 papers
Kumasi Technical UniversityGH2 papers
Edith Cowan UniversityAU1 paper
Shandong UniversityCN1 paper
Shizuoka Institute of Science and TechnologyJP1 paper
University College LondonGB1 paper

Where they publish

Scientific African5
International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health3
Toxicology Reports3
Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences2
Journal of Natural Pesticide Research2
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being11
2Zero hunger7
14Life below water4
17Partnerships for the goals2
6Clean water and sanitation1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
15Life on land1

Most cited

Applications of molecular docking in natural products-based drug discovery
Asiamah Isaac, Francis Ackah Armah
Scientific African17
2023132 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Toxicity and therapeutic applications of citrus essential oils (CEOs): a review
Christian K. Adokoh, Francis Ackah Armah
International Journal of Food Properties

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Lecturer, Department of Biomedical SciencesUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2013
Assistant Director of Education, ScienceGhana Education Service Sekondi1998–2013

Education