Michael B. Adinortey

Professor, Department of Biochemistry

Professor, University of Cape Coast, since 2022per ORCID

Michael holds a faculty appointment as a Professor of medicinal biochemistry and clinical biochemistry in the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cape Coast, Ghana. He seeks to translate his understanding of basic cell and molecular mechanisms involved in disease conditions into novel therapeutic approaches. Michael employs biochemical, microbial, molecular, pharmacological and bioinformatics techniques / tools to investigate and understand physiopathological… More on ORCID

In their own words

Medicinal Biochemistry
Clinical Biochemistry
Phytomedicine

Publications: 552011–2026
Citations: 979to those papers
h-index: 15i10-index 24
Field-weighted impact: 1.821.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 17%6 of 35 scored papers
Open access: 86%30 of the 35 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 38 publications, 522 citations to them, h-index 12.

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 Science1222%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism1120%
Surgery916%
Molecular Biology815%
Pharmacology713%
Biochemistry47%
Epidemiology35%
Genetics35%
Immunology35%
Pharmacology35%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies8
Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies7
Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies6
Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities4
Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection3
Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds3
Phytochemistry and biological activities of Ficus species3
Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins3
Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research2
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins2
Diet, Metabolism, and Disease2
Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments2

Who they write with

117 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
No African institution

The 30 most frequent of 117 co-authors. Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest. 1 paper with more than fifty authors left out, as their author lists say little about who works with whom. “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 35 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States4
Cameroon3
China2
Japan1
Chile1
Argentina1
Brazil1
Germany1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH21 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH10 papers
West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious PathogensGH9 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH8 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH4 papers
Centre for Plant Medicine ResearchGH4 papers
University of PennsylvaniaUS2 papers
Loyola MedicineUS2 papers
Loyola University Medical CenterUS2 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH2 papers

Where they publish

Advances in Biological Research2
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine2
BioMed Research International2
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine2
Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry2
International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being13
2Zero hunger5
17Partnerships for the goals2
1No poverty1
14Life below water1

Most cited

In VivoModels Used for Evaluation of Potential Antigastroduodenal Ulcer Agents
Isaac Galyuon, Michael B. Adinortey
Ulcers3
2013179 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Hybrid
Phytochemical screening, proximate and mineral composition of Launaeae taraxacifolia leaves
Alexander Weremfo, C. A. Adinortey, Enoch Thaddaeus Quayson, Michael B. Adinortey

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Professor, BiochemistryUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2022

Education

PhD, PharmacologyKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology College of Science2012–2015
MA (Human Resource Development), Institute for DevelopmentUniversity of Cape Coast2009–2013
MPhil (Biochemistry), BiochemistryUniversity of Ghana2003–2006