Richard K. Dadzie Ephraim

Associate Professor · Medical Laboratory Science

Professor of Chemical Pathology

In their own words

Chronic kidney disease
Acute Kidney Injury
Diabetes mellitus
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

Publications: 1521978–2026
Citations: 1,995to those papers
h-index: 26i10-index 58
Field-weighted impact: 1.281.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 17%21 of 127 scored papers
Open access: 92%117 of the 127 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 111 publications, 1,136 citations to them, h-index 19.

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

Epidemiology2516%
Nephrology2516%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism1812%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1812%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1611%
Parasitology1510%
Physiology149%
Infectious Diseases128%
Genetics96%
Obstetrics and Gynecology96%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences

Topics most written on

Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes17
Parasites and Host Interactions15
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins10
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders9
Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies9
Dialysis and Renal Disease Management8
Global Maternal and Child Health8
Parasite Biology and Host Interactions8
Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control7
Hepatitis B Virus Studies7
Hepatitis C virus research6
HIV-related health complications and treatments6

Who they write with

409 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country

The 30 most frequent of 409 co-authors. Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest.

Where their co-authors are

33% of their 127 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Canada11
Australia9
South Africa9
United States8
Nigeria5
Switzerland4
Korea3
Côte d’Ivoire2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH62 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH15 papers
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH15 papers
University of GhanaGH12 papers
University Health NetworkCA9 papers
University of TorontoCA9 papers
Edith Cowan UniversityAU7 papers
Cape Coast Teaching HospitalGH7 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH6 papers
University of PretoriaZA6 papers

Where they publish

BMC Nephrology7
PLoS ONE7
Integrated Health Research Journal6
BioMed Research International5
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene4
Health Science Reports4
Heliyon

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being56
14Life below water13
2Zero hunger8
1No poverty6
10Reduced inequalities4
4Quality education2
6Clean water and sanitation2
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Most cited

Association between adverse pregnancy outcome and imbalance in angiogenic regulators and oxidative stress biomarkers in gestational hypertension and preeclampsia
Richard K. Dadzie Ephraim
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth3
2015125 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium Infection with a Mobile Phone-Mounted Foldscope and a Reversed-Lens CellScope in Ghana
Richard K. Dadzie Ephraim
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
201592 citations

How it can be read

92% free to read, of the 127 recorded

Diamond 27 · 18%Free to read and to publish
Gold 64 · 42%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 17 · 11%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 4 · 3%Free to read, no open licence
Green 5 · 3%A copy in a repository
Closed 10 · 7%Behind a paywall
Unknown 25 · 16%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

13 of 152 papers name a funder

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology5
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior3
Grand Challenges Canada2
Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University1
European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases1
Fogarty International Center1
National Research Foundation1
World Health Organization1