Ernest Obese

Senior Lecturer · Pharmacology

School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dr., University of Cape Coast, since 2012per ORCID

In their own words

Pain and Inflammation
CNS Pharmacology
Natural product pharmacology
Drug delivery systems

Publications: 421994–2026
Citations: 349to those papers
h-index: 12i10-index 12
Field-weighted impact: 0.921.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 10%3 of 30 scored papers
Open access: 87%26 of the 30 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 36 publications, 315 citations to them, h-index 11.

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 Science1229%
Pharmacology1024%
Food Science921%
Molecular Biology717%
Complementary and alternative medicine614%
Biomaterials512%
Pharmacology512%
Biochemistry410%
Forestry37%
Physiology37%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences

Topics most written on

Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies5
Phytochemistry and Bioactive Compounds5
Ziziphus Jujuba Studies and Applications5
Morinda citrifolia extract uses4
Natural product bioactivities and synthesis4
Phytochemistry and Biological Activities4
African Botany and Ecology Studies3
Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity3
Ginger and Zingiberaceae research3
Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds3
Phytochemistry and Bioactivity Studies3
Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae3

Who they write with

158 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
No African institution

The 30 most frequent of 158 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

7% of their 30 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States1
Switzerland1
South Africa1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH12 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH4 papers
University of GhanaGH2 papers
University for Development StudiesGH2 papers
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research1 paper
University of GeorgiaUS1 paper
Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalGH1 paper
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH1 paper
Ankaful Psychiatric HospitalGH1 paper
University of KwaZulu-NatalZA1 paper

Where they publish

Scientific African4
International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology3
Heliyon2
Indian Journal of Novel Drug Delivery2
Microorganisms2
West African Journal of Pharmacy2
Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being10
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1
14Life below water1
15Life on land1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Protective effect of bergapten in acetic acid-induced colitis in rats
Elvis Ofori Ameyaw, Emmanuel Awintiig Adakudugu, Ernest Obese, Isaac Tabiri Henneh, Isaac YAW Attah, Robert Peter Biney
Heliyon
202059 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Evaluation of the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant potential of the stem bark extract and some constituents of Aidia genipiflora (DC.) dandy (rubiaceae)

How it can be read

87% free to read, of the 30 recorded

Diamond 6 · 14%Free to read and to publish
Gold 14 · 33%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 4 · 10%Behind a paywall
Unknown 12 · 29%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

7 of 42 papers name a funder

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology3
Universidad Católica de Córdoba2
Directorate for Biological Sciences1
Novartis Pharma1
US-UK Fulbright Commission1