David Kofi Essumang

Professor of Environmental Science

Teaching and Research, University of Cape Coastper ORCID

In their own words

Pharmacology
Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

Publications: 1682005–2026
Citations: 3,668to those papers
h-index: 37i10-index 79
Field-weighted impact: 1.631.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 18%18 of 98 scored papers
Open access: 47%46 of the 98 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 80 publications, 1,560 citations to them, h-index 23.

Google Scholar shows 4,468 citations, h-index 39 and i10-index 80 (2,532 citations and h-index 27 since 2021), as of October 5, 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

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis4929%
Pollution3621%
Water Science and Technology1811%
Environmental Chemistry127%
Artificial Intelligence74%
Plant Science74%
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology74%
Building and Construction64%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health53%
Ecology42%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Heavy metals in environment21
Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact21
Air Quality and Health Impacts12
Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity12
Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals10
Water Quality and Pollution Assessment10
Mercury impact and mitigation studies8
Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology7
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping7
Mining and Resource Management6
Radioactivity and Radon Measurements6
Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management5

Who they write with

259 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
No African institution

The 30 most frequent of 259 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

32% of their 98 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Finland7
Australia5
United States5
Canada4
Denmark3
Japan2
Belgium2
South Africa2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionGH15 papers
University of GhanaGH9 papers
Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchGH9 papers
University of Eastern FinlandFI6 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH6 papers
University of Energy and Natural ResourcesGH5 papers
Western UniversityCA4 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH4 papers
Macquarie UniversityAU3 papers
Aalborg UniversityDK3 papers

Where they publish

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment9
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology6
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia5
Human and Ecological Risk Assessment An International Journal4
The Science of The Total Environment4
Toxicology Reports

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

14Life below water22
6Clean water and sanitation14
15Life on land11
3Good health and well-being8
2Zero hunger7
12Responsible consumption and production4
11Sustainable cities and communities3
9

Most cited

Association of Arsenic with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes/Infant Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
David Kofi Essumang, Frederick Ato Armah
Environmental Health Perspectives3
2015358 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
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

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Teaching and Research, ChemistryUniversity of Cape Coast

Education

PhD.Aalborg University
MPhil. Chemistry, ChemistryUniversity of Cape Coast1997–2001
BSc. Chemistry, ChemistryUniversity of Cape Coast1991–1996

How it can be read

47% free to read, of the 98 recorded

Diamond 20 · 12%Free to read and to publish
Gold 20 · 12%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 4 · 2%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 1%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 1%A copy in a repository
Closed 52 · 31%Behind a paywall
Unknown 70 · 42%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

24 of 168 papers name a funder

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior8
Foshan University6
University of Health and Allied Sciences4
International Atomic Energy Agency3
Aalborg Universitet1
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry1
European Commission1
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science1