Prof. Patrick Adu

Associate Professor · Medical Laboratory Science

Lecturing, University of Cape Coast, since 2015per ORCID

In their own words

Sickle cell disease
Haemoglobinopathy
Blood donation
Anaemia
haematobiochemistry

Publications: 682014–2026
Citations: 631to those papers
h-index: 13i10-index 16
Field-weighted impact: 1.091.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 12%7 of 60 scored papers
Open access: 95%57 of the 60 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 64 publications, 626 citations to them, h-index 13.

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

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Hematology2435%
Genetics1826%
Management of Technology and Innovation1421%
Epidemiology1015%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health1015%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health913%
Physiology812%
Surgery710%
Biochemistry57%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism57%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Iron Metabolism and Disorders19
Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders18
Blood donation and transfusion practices14
Neonatal Health and Biochemistry7
Blood transfusion and management5
Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control5
Malaria Research and Control5
Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms3
Blood groups and transfusion3
Child Nutrition and Water Access3
Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment3
Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies3

Who they write with

296 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country

The 30 most frequent of 296 co-authors. Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest.

Where their co-authors are

18% of their 60 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Australia4
United Kingdom4
United States2
China2
Nigeria2
Brazil1
Bangladesh1
Thailand1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Health and Allied SciencesGH12 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH10 papers
Cape Coast Teaching HospitalGH10 papers
University of GhanaGH9 papers
KAAF UniversityGH5 papers
Edith Cowan UniversityAU3 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH3 papers
University of GlasgowGB2 papers
Takoradi Technical UniversityGH2 papers
37 Military HospitalGH2 papers

Where they publish

Advances in Hematology4
Health Science Reports4
BMC Public Health3
Ghana Medical Journal3
PLoS ONE3
Archives of Public Health2
BMC Hematology

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being19
14Life below water9
1No poverty5
2Zero hunger4
6Clean water and sanitation2
10Reduced inequalities1
15Life on land1
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Most cited

Prevalence of helicobacter pylori infection among children living in a rural setting in Sub-Saharan Africa
David Larbi Simpong, Derek Anamaale Tuoyire, Prof. Patrick Adu
BMC Public Health6
201796 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Quantification of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity by spectrophotometry: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Prof. Patrick Adu
PLoS Medicine

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturing, Medical Laboratory ScienceUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2015
Research Assistant, Medical Laboratory ScienceUniversity of Cape Coast2009–2010
Dispensing technologist, PharmacyNadowli District Hospital2004–2005
Teaching Assistant, Dispensing TechnologyKumasi Polytechnic2002

Education

PhD, Institute of infection, immunity and inflammationUniversity of Glasgow2011–2014
MRes, Institute of infection, immunity and inflammationUniversity of Glasgow2010–2011
BSc., Medical Laboratory TechnologyUniversity of Cape Coast, School of Allied Health Sciences2005–2009
Higher National Diploma (HND), Dispensary technologyKumasi Polytechnic2000–2002

Recent publications

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Knowledge and Practice Gaps in Anaemia Prevention and Management Among Patients and Health Providers in Northern Ghana: A Comparative Cross‐Sectional Study
Prof. Patrick Adu
Health Science Reports
20260 citationsOpen access · Gold
Silent Risks in the Blood Supply: Co‐Inherited Glucose‐6‐Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency and Sickle Cell Trait Among Donors at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study
Prof. Patrick Adu
Health Science Reports14
20260 citationsOpen access · Gold
Diagnostic value of full blood count derived systemic inflammatory biomarkers in malaria infection
Prof. Patrick Adu
Practical Laboratory Medicine3
20253 citationsOpen access · Gold
Impact of sickle cell anaemia on reproductive health: a narrative review
Prof. Patrick Adu
Reproductive Health
20253 citationsOpen access · Gold
BamClassifier: a machine learning method for assessing iron deficiency
Prof. Patrick Adu
Scientific Reports
20252 citationsOpen access · Gold
Anemia status is associated with insufficient iodine levels in pregnant women in rural settings: a two-centre observational study
David Larbi Simpong, Prof. Patrick Adu
Discover Medicine
20251 citationOpen access · Gold
CRISPR-cas diagnostics (CRISPR-Dx) of viral pathogens in low and limited resource areas: Current state and future directions
Prof. Patrick Adu
TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry
20251 citation
Assessment of the Knowledge of Chronic Kidney Disease and Anemia Among University Students in Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study
Prof. Patrick Adu
The Scientific World JOURNAL
20250 citationsOpen access · Gold
Lack of standardization of blood donor recruitment processes: A two-center mixed-methods audit study in Ghana
Prof. Patrick Adu
SAGE Open Medicine
20250 citationsOpen access · Gold
Mixed-methods exploration of knowledge about causes and prevention of anaemia in reproductive-aged women; a two-centre study
Prof. Patrick Adu
BMC Women s Health
20250 citationsOpen access · Gold

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