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Frederick Vuvor

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCH OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCE
Medical Sciences
Publications

42

Citations

412

H-index

9

i10-index

8

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
9.8
Most cited paper
79
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2025
Last updated
16 Sep 2026, 01:24
Publications

42 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Distribution, function and regulation of type 6 secretion systems of Xanthomonadales
E Bayer-Santos, LM Ceseti, CS Farah, CE Alvarez-Martinez
2019 Frontiers in Microbiology 10, 1635, 2019 Health Sciences 79
Prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity in basic school in Accra
H Mohammed, F Vuvor
2012 Ghana medical journal 46 (3), 124, 2012 Health Sciences 76
Effect of lysine supplementation on health and morbidity in subjects belonging to poor peri-urban households in Accra, Ghana
S Ghosh, M Smriga, F Vuvor, D Suri, H Mohammed, SM Armah, ...
2010 The American journal of clinical nutrition 92 (4), 928-939, 2010 Health Sciences 62
Correlation of body mass index and blood pressure of adults of 30–50 years of age in Ghana
F Vuvor
2017 Journal of Health Research and Reviews (In Developing Countries) 4 (3), 115-121, 2017 Health Sciences 36
Population-based study of diabetic mellitus prevalence and its associated factors in adult Ghanaians in the greater Accra region
F Vuvor, M Steiner-Asiedu, M Armar-Klemesu, S Armah
2011 International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries 31 (3), 149-153, 2011 Health Sciences 21
Dietary intake and the dynamics of stress, hypertension and obesity in a peri-urban community in Accra
H Mohammed, S Ghosh, F Vuvor, S Mensah-Armah, M Steiner-Asiedu
2016 Ghana medical journal 50 (1), 16, 2016 Social Sciences 18
Effect of lysine supplementation on hypertensive men and women in selected peri-urban community in Ghana
F Vuvor, H Mohammed, T Ndanu, O Harrison
2017 BMC nutrition 3 (1), 67, 2017 Social Sciences 17
Quality evaluation of processed clay soil samples
M Steiner-Asiedu, OA Harrison, F Vuvor, K Tano-Debrah
2016 The Pan African Medical Journal 24, 118, 2016 Health Sciences 12
Effect of iron‐fortified infant cereal on nutritional status of infants in Ghana
OA Harrison, NP Hays, RS Ansong, D Datoghe, F Vuvor, ...
2022 Food Science & Nutrition 10 (1), 286-294, 2022 Health Sciences 9
Correlation between body weight and total body fat composition in adults in a community in Ghana
F Vuvor, O Harrison
2017 Mathews Journal of Nutrition & Dietetics 2 (1), 1-5, 2017 Health Sciences 9
Exposure to arsenic in drinking water-public health debates and concerns
M Steiner-Asiedu, AK Anderson, F Vuvor, DK Asiedu
2010 Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences 2 (1), 1-5, 2010 Health Sciences 9
Comparative study on adsorption of biologically generated surface active agents on carbonate and sandstone rock surfaces
T Udoh
2019 International Journal of Current Research and Academic Review, 2019 Health Sciences 8
Dietary protein quality is associated with risk of being stunted in peri-urban children in Greater Accra
S Ghosh, D Suri, F Vuvor, S Armah, R Uauy, N Scrimshaw
2010 Proceedings of the Poster Abstract Presented at 2nd World Public Health …, 2010 Health Sciences 7
Impact of successful weight loss maintenance on serum lipids and glucose concentrations of previous participants of a weight loss programme in Accra, Ghana
S Ayisi Addo, C Nti, F Vuvor, J Adjimani, M Steiner-Asiedu
2019 Journal of nutrition and metabolism 2019 (1), 4729040, 2019 Health Sciences 6
A study of the diurnal height changes among sample of adults aged 30 years and above in Ghana
F Vuvor, O Harrison
2017 Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal (BBRJ) 1 (2), 113-119, 2017 Health Sciences 6
Urine creatinine and anthropometric indices of sportsmen and women
M Steiner-Asiedu, J Vickar, F Vuvor, I Agbemafle, YM Tahiru
2017 Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal (BBRJ) 1 (2), 134-140, 2017 Health Sciences 5
Predictors of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and dyslipidemia of men living in a periurban community in Ghana
F Vuvor, M Steiner-Asiedu, KF Saalia, WB Owusu
2016 Journal of Health Research and Reviews (In Developing Countries) 3 (2), 66-71, 2016 Health Sciences 5
Correlation of diabetes mellitus and body weight of adults above the age of 30 years in a medical facility in Ghana
F Vuvor, G Egbi
2017 Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews 11, S407-S409, 2017 Health Sciences 4
Menarche and pubertal progression: a cross-sectional analysis of timing and influencing factors in North-Eastern Ghana
GA Alatiah, F Azupogo, A Atosona, F Vuvor, M Steiner-Asiedu, ID Brouwer
2025 Journal of Biosocial Science 57 (1), 75-95, 2025 Health Sciences 3
Assessment of body mass index (BMI) as a measure of socioeconomic status (SES) of adults in Ghana
F Vuvor, L Fabea
2017 Endocrinol Metab 2 (1), 107, 2017 Health Sciences 3
The role of nutrition in the prevention and management of neonatal jaundice in Ghana
F Adiiboka, RK Soni, F Vuvor, D Abobi-Kanbigs
2022 Texila International Journal of Public Health 10 (3), 1-15, 2022 Health Sciences 2
Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases in Ghana
HA Abban, OA Harrison, F Vuvor, ON Samuel, M Steiner–Asiedu
2021 Science and Development 5 (1), 1-11, 2021 Health Sciences 2
Health and nutritional conditions of street children of Accra City Centers: An experiential study in Ghana
F Vuvor, P Mensah
2019 Journal of Health Research and Reviews (In Developing Countries) 6 (3), 89-94, 2019 Health Sciences 2
Food Faddism: Its Determinants, Prevalence and Practices among Adult University Students in Ghana
F Vuvor
2017 Health Sciences 2
Lifestyles characteristics and prevalence of anaemia among men living in deprived community, Ghana
F Vuvor, M Steiner-Asiedu, FK Saalia
2017 Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences 6 (3), 7-14, 2017 Health Sciences 2