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CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteNOGUCHI MEM. INST. FOR MED.RES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF IMMUNOLOGY
Immunologygeneticsinfectious diseasesgenomics
Publications

102

Citations

2,090

H-index

28

i10-index

55

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
20.5
Most cited paper
225
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 00:12
Publications

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PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance
H Tegally, JE San, M Cotten, M Moir, B Tegomoh, G Mboowa, DP Martin, ...
2022 Science 378 (6615), eabq5358, 2022 Health Sciences 225
A multi-stage malaria vaccine candidate targeting both transmission and asexual parasite life-cycle stages
M Theisen, W Roeffen, SK Singh, G Andersen, L Amoah, ...
2014 Vaccine 32 (22), 2623-2630, 2014 Health Sciences 126
Microbial exposure drives polyclonal expansion of innate γδ T cells immediately after birth
S Ravens, AS Fichtner, M Willers, D Torkornoo, S Pirr, J Schöning, ...
2020 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117 (31), 18649-18660, 2020 Health Sciences 89
Asymptomatic malaria infection is maintained by a balanced pro-and anti-inflammatory response
A Frimpong, J Amponsah, AS Adjokatseh, D Agyemang, L Bentum-Ennin, ...
2020 Frontiers in microbiology 11, 559255, 2020 Health Sciences 80
Fc gamma receptor IIIB (FcγRIIIB) polymorphisms are associated with clinical malaria in Ghanaian children
B Adu, D Dodoo, S Adukpo, PL Hedley, FKN Arthur, TA Gerds, SO Larsen, ...
2012 Public Library of Science 7 (9), e46197, 2012 Health Sciences 79
The prevalence of submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage and multiplicity of infection in children, pregnant women and adults in a low malaria …
H Lamptey, MF Ofori, KA Kusi, B Adu, E Owusu-Yeboa, E Kyei-Baafour, ...
2018 Malaria journal 17 (1), 331, 2018 Health Sciences 78
Antibody-dependent cellular inhibition is associated with reduced risk against febrile malaria in a longitudinal cohort study involving Ghanaian children
RW Tiendrebeogo, B Adu, SK Singh, MH Dziegiel, I Nébié, SB Sirima, ...
2015 Open forum infectious diseases 2 (2), ofv044, 2015 Health Sciences 64
Antibody levels against GLURP R2, MSP1 block 2 hybrid and AS202. 11 and the risk of malaria in children living in hyperendemic (Burkina Faso) and hypo-endemic (Ghana) areas
B Adu, MK Cherif, S Bosomprah, A Diarra, FKN Arthur, EK Dickson, ...
2016 Malaria journal 15 (1), 123, 2016 Health Sciences 59
Neutrophils dominate in opsonic phagocytosis of P. falciparum blood-stage merozoites and protect against febrile malaria
A Garcia-Senosiain, IH Kana, S Singh, MK Das, MH Dziegiel, ...
2021 Communications biology 4 (1), 984, 2021 Health Sciences 55
Cytophilic Antibodies Against Key Plasmodium falciparum Blood Stage Antigens Contribute to Protection Against Clinical Malaria in a High Transmission Region of …
IH Kana, A Garcia-Senosiain, SK Singh, RW Tiendrebeogo, ...
2018 The Journal of infectious diseases 218 (6), 956-965, 2018 Health Sciences 53
Naturally acquired antibodies target the glutamate-rich protein on intact merozoites and predict protection against febrile malaria
IH Kana, B Adu, RW Tiendrebeogo, SK Singh, D Dodoo, M Theisen
2017 The Journal of infectious diseases 215 (4), 623-630, 2017 Health Sciences 49
The GMZ2 malaria vaccine: from concept to efficacy in humans
M Theisen, B Adu, B Mordmüller, S Singh
2017 Expert review of vaccines 16 (9), 907-917, 2017 Health Sciences 49
Enterococcus species: Insights into antimicrobial resistance and whole-genome features of isolates recovered from livestock and raw meat in Ghana
GR Amuasi, E Dsani, C Owusu-Nyantakyi, FA Owusu, Q Mohktar, ...
2023 Frontiers in Microbiology 14, 1254896, 2023 Agriculture 46
Breadth of Functional Antibodies Is Associated With Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Phagocytosis and Protection Against Febrile Malaria
IH Kana, SK Singh, A Garcia-Senosiain, D Dodoo, S Singh, B Adu, ...
2019 The Journal of infectious diseases 220 (2), 275-284, 2019 Health Sciences 46
Mathematical modeling of COVID-19 infection dynamics in Ghana: impact evaluation of integrated government and individual level interventions
D Dwomoh, S Iddi, B Adu, JM Aheto, KM Sedzro, J Fobil, S Bosomprah
2021 Infectious Disease Modelling 6, 381-397, 2021 Natural Sciences 39
Genomic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 reveals local viral evolution in Ghana
JM Ngoi, PK Quashie, CM Morang'a, JHK Bonney, DSY Amuzu, ...
2021 Experimental Biology and Medicine 246 (8), 960-970, 2021 Health Sciences 38
The Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein produced in Lactococcus lactis is pure and stable
SK Singh, J Plieskatt, BK Chourasia, V Singh, JM Bolscher, KJ Dechering, ...
2020 Journal of Biological Chemistry 295 (2), 403-414, 2020 Natural Sciences 34
Fc Gamma Receptor 3B (FCGR3B-c.233C>A-rs5030738) Polymorphism Modifies the Protective Effect of Malaria Specific Antibodies in Ghanaian Children
B Adu, MPG Jepsen, TA Gerds, E Kyei-Baafour, M Christiansen, D Dodoo, ...
2014 The Journal of infectious diseases 209 (2), 285-289, 2014 Health Sciences 34
T-cell responses against Malaria: Effect of parasite antigen diversity and relevance for vaccine development
ON Nlinwe, KA Kusi, B Adu, M Sedegah
2018 Vaccine 36 (17), 2237-2242, 2018 Health Sciences 32
Safety and immunogenicity of EBA-175 RII-NG malaria vaccine administered intramuscularly in semi-immune adults: a phase 1, double-blinded placebo controlled dosage escalation study
KA Koram, B Adu, J Ocran, YS Karikari, S Adu-Amankwah, M Ntiri, ...
2016 PloS one 11 (9), e0163066, 2016 Health Sciences 32
Spatiotemporal variation in risk of Shigella infection in childhood: a global risk mapping and prediction model using individual participant data
HS Badr, JM Colston, NLH Nguyen, YT Chen, E Burnett, SA Ali, ...
2023 The Lancet Global Health 11 (3), e373-e384, 2023 Health Sciences 31
Peripheral merozoite surface proteins are targets of naturally acquired immunity against malaria in both India and Ghana
A Garcia-Senosiain, IH Kana, SK Singh, BK Chourasia, MK Das, D Dodoo, ...
2020 Infection and Immunity 88 (4), 10.1128/iai. 00778-19, 2020 Health Sciences 31
Malaria epidemiology in an area of stable transmission in tribal population of Jharkhand, India
MK Das, BK Prajapati, RW Tiendrebeogo, K Ranjan, B Adu, A Srivastava, ...
2017 Malaria Journal 16 (1), 181, 2017 Health Sciences 31
Impact of iron fortification on anaemia and iron deficiency among pre-school children living in Rural Ghana
SK Tchum, FK Arthur, B Adu, SA Sakyi, LA Abubakar, D Atibilla, ...
2021 Plos one 16 (2), e0246362, 2021 Health Sciences 30
Polymorphisms in the RNASE3 Gene Are Associated with Susceptibility to Cerebral Malaria in Ghanaian Children
B Adu, D Dodoo, S Adukpo, BA Gyan, PL Hedley, B Goka, GO Adjei, ...
2011 Plos one 6 (12), e29465, 2011 Health Sciences 30