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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

102 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Isolation and characterization of crude-oil-dependent bacteria from the coast of Ghana using oxford nanopore sequencing
MK Sarfo, SF Gyasi, AT Kabo-Bah, B Adu, Q Mohktar, AS Appiah, ...
2023 Heliyon 9 (2), 2023 Health Sciences 12
Effect of iron fortification on anaemia and risk of malaria among Ghanaian pre-school children with haemoglobinopathies and different ABO blood groups
SK Tchum, SA Sakyi, F Arthur, B Adu, LA Abubakar, FB Oppong, ...
2023 BMC nutrition 9 (1), 56, 2023 Health Sciences 11
Are Fc gamma receptor polymorphisms important in HIV-1 infection outcomes and latent reservoir size?
H Lamptey, EY Bonney, B Adu, GB Kyei
2021 Frontiers in immunology 12, 656894, 2021 Health Sciences 11
High opsonic phagocytosis activity and growth inhibition of merozoites are associated with RON4 antibody levels and protect against febrile malaria in Ghanaian children
E Kyei-Baafour, KA Kusi, FKN Arthur, RW Tiendrebeogo, E Owusu-Yeboa, ...
2023 Frontiers in Immunology 14, 1161301, 2023 Health Sciences 10
Cytokine profiles of Necator americanus and Plasmodium falciparum co-infected patients in rural Ghana
B Amoani, B Adu, MT Frempong, T Sarkodie-Addo, SV Nuvor, EK Abu, ...
2019 Cytokine: X 1 (4), 100014, 2019 Health Sciences 10
Association of immunoglobulin G3 hinge region length polymorphism with cerebral malaria in Ghanaian children
E Kyei-Baafour, KA Kusi, FKN Arthur, T Sarkodie-Addo, M Theisen, ...
2022 The Journal of infectious diseases 225 (10), 1786-1790, 2022 Health Sciences 8
Malaria, urogenital schistosomiasis, and anaemia in pregnant Ghanaian women
NA Frempong, C Ahiabor, WK Anyan, A Mama, KA Kusi, MF Ofori, B Adu, ...
2023 Journal of parasitology research 2023 (1), 7500676, 2023 Health Sciences 7
SeqAfrica: empowering Africa’s fight against antimicrobial resistance through genomics
P Nilsson, CT Gibson, NR Thornval, N Lacy-Roberts, C Odgaard, ...
2025 Frontiers in Public Health 13, 1716498, 2025 Health Sciences 6
SARS-CoV-2 molecular evolutionary dynamics in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana
B Adu, JHK Bonney, B Egyir, ID Otchere, P Asare, FE Dennis, EY Bonney, ...
2023 Emerging infectious diseases 29 (4), 862, 2023 Natural Sciences 6
Evaluating the predictive performance of malaria antibodies and FCGR3B gene polymorphisms on Plasmodium falciparum infection outcome: a prospective cohort …
D Dwomoh, B Adu, D Dodoo, M Theisen, S Iddi, TA Gerds
2020 Malaria Journal 19 (1), 307, 2020 Health Sciences 6
Immunological and Genetic Correlates of Immunity to Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria: Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
B Adu
2010 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, 2010 Health Sciences 6
Fc Gamma Receptor IIIB NA1/NA2/SH Polymorphisms Are Associated with Malaria Susceptibility and Antibody Levels to P. falciparum Merozoite Antigens in …
AKDJ Fall, D Courtin, R Adamou, S Edslev, A Hansen, N Domingo, ...
2022 International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 (23), 14882, 2022 Health Sciences 5
SARS-CoV-2 detection among international air travellers to Ghana during mandatory quarantine
B Adu, JKH Bonney, JK Odoom, EYA Bonney, E Obodai, IA Asante, ...
2021 Ghana Medical Journal 55 (2), 48-50, 2021 Health Sciences 5
A STAT6 intronic single-nucleotide polymorphism is associated with clinical malaria in Ghanaian children
D Amoako-Sakyi, S Adukpo, KA Kusi, D Dodoo, MF Ofori, GO Adjei, ...
2016 Genetics & Epigenetics 8, GEG. S38307, 2016 Health Sciences 5
Genome Sequences of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Recovered from Mid-Stream Urine Samples in Accra, Ghana
NTKD Dayie, B Egyir, F Amoa-Owusu, C Owusu-Nyantakyi, B Adu, ...
2024 Microorganisms 12 (6), 1139, 2024 Health Sciences 4
Antibiotic profiles and draft genome sequences of Kerstersia gyiorum, Providencia stuartii, Providencia vermicola, and Alcaligenes faecalis strains recovered from soft tissue …
B Egyir, F Owusu, C Owusu-Nyantakyi, GR Amuasi, W Boateng, S Kodom, ...
2023 Microbiology Resource Announcements 12 (1), e00893-22, 2023 Health Sciences 4
Plasmodium falciparum coinfection is associated with improved IgE and IgG3 response against hookworm antigens
SA Sakyi, MD Wilson, B Adu, S Opoku, A Brewoo, A Larbi, EK Baafour, ...
2022 Health Science Reports 5 (4), e672, 2022 Health Sciences 4
Data management during COVID-19 outbreak response in Ghana: a reference laboratory perspective on key issues and measures
E Obodai, GB Kyei, J Aboagye, EY Bonney, IA Asante, JKH Bonney, ...
2021 Ghana Medical Journal 55 (2 Suppl), 51, 2021 Social Sciences 4
Impact of IgG response to malaria-specific antigens and immunity against malaria in pre-school children in Ghana. A cluster randomized, placebo-controlled trial
SK Tchum, SA Sakyi, B Adu, F Arthur, FB Oppong, F Dzabeng, B Amoani, ...
2021 PLoS One 16 (7), e0253544, 2021 Health Sciences 4
Malaria transmission intensity and parasitemia during the three-dose RTS, S/AS01 vaccination series do not reduce magnitude of antibody response nor efficacy against the first …
GJ Bell, S Gyaase, V Goel, B Adu, B Mensah, P Essone, D Dosoo, M Osei, ...
2023 Research Square, rs. 3. rs-2960373, 2023 Health Sciences 3
Necator americanus and plasmodium falciparum co-infection and albendazole treatment outcome among individuals in rural ghana
B Gyan
2019 The Journal of Advances in Parasitology, 2019 Health Sciences 3
Genomic characterisation of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from a tertiary hospital in Ghana
IE Ashley-Agbedor, S Mahazu, FCN Kotey, J Amedior, B Adu, E Darko, ...
2026 Plos one 21 (3), e0336931, 2026 Health Sciences 2
Antibody response to malaria vaccine candidates in pregnant women with Plasmodium falciparum and Schistosoma haematobium infections
NA Frempong, A Mama, B Adu, KA Kusi, MF Ofori, C Ahiabor, WK Anyan, ...
2024 Parasite Immunology 46 (4), e13027, 2024 Health Sciences 2
COVID-19 in patients presenting with malaria-like symptoms at a primary healthcare facility in Accra, Ghana
I Asamoah, M Adusei-Poku, P Vandyck-Sey, A Steele-Dadzie, AS Kuffour, ...
2024 Plos one 19 (2), e0298088, 2024 Health Sciences 2
Enteric Pathogenic Infection in Young Ghanaian Children and Associations with Iron-Deficiency and Anemia
N Lambrecht, D Bridges, B Adu, M Wilson, J Eisenberg, G Folson, ...
2020 Current Developments in Nutrition 4, nzaa053_061, 2020 Health Sciences 2