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Anita Ghansah

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Verified email at noguchi.ug.edu.gh Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteNOGUCHI MEM. INST. FOR MED.RES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
Genomicsmalaria and other infectious diseasesepidemiology
Publications

120

Citations

5,076

H-index

29

i10-index

60

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
42.3
Most cited paper
513
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 08:51
Publications

120 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Genome-wide and fine-resolution association analysis of malaria in West Africa
M Jallow, YY Teo, KS Small, KA Rockett, P Deloukas, TG Clark, K Kivinen, ...
2009 Nature genetics 41 (6), 657-665, 2009 Health Sciences 513
Computational/in silico methods in drug target and lead prediction
FE Agamah, GK Mazandu, R Hassan, CD Bope, NE Thomford, ...
2020 Briefings in bioinformatics 21 (5), 1663-1675, 2020 Health Sciences 408
K13-Propeller Polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum Parasites From Sub-Saharan Africa
E Kamau, S Campino, L Amenga-Etego, E Drury, D Ishengoma, ...
2015 The Journal of infectious diseases 211 (8), 1352-1355, 2015 Health Sciences 359
Enabling the genomic revolution in Africa
C Rotimi, A Abayomi, A Abimiku, VM Adabayeri, C Adebamowo, ...
2014 Science 344 (6190), 1346-1348, 2014 Health Sciences 319
Reappraisal of known malaria resistance loci in a large multicenter study
2014 Nature genetics 46 (11), 1197-1204, 2014 Health Sciences 283
Whole genome sequencing of Plasmodium falciparum from dried blood spots using selective whole genome amplification
SO Oyola, CV Ariani, WL Hamilton, M Kekre, LN Amenga-Etego, ...
2016 Malaria journal 15 (1), 597, 2016 Health Sciences 222
An open dataset of Plasmodium falciparum genome variation in 7,000 worldwide samples
A Ahouidi, M Ali, J Almagro-Garcia, A Amambua-Ngwa, C Amaratunga, ...
2021 Wellcome open research 6, 42, 2021 Health Sciences 197
Major subpopulations of Plasmodium falciparum in sub-Saharan Africa
A Amambua-Ngwa, L Amenga-Etego, E Kamau, R Amato, A Ghansah, ...
2019 Science 365 (6455), 813-816, 2019 Health Sciences 191
A global network for investigating the genomic epidemiology of malaria
Project Management Committee Agbenyega Tsiri 2 Carucci Dan 36 Cook Katharine ...
2008 Nature 456 (7223), 732-737, 2008 Health Sciences 180
A review of the frequencies of Plasmodium falciparum Kelch 13 artemisinin resistance mutations in Africa
L Ndwiga, KM Kimenyi, K Wamae, V Osoti, M Akinyi, I Omedo, ...
2021 International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance 16, 155-161, 2021 Health Sciences 164
Human candidate gene polymorphisms and risk of severe malaria in children in Kilifi, Kenya: a case-control association study
CM Ndila, S Uyoga, AW Macharia, G Nyutu, N Peshu, J Ojal, M Shebe, ...
2018 The Lancet Haematology 5 (8), e333-e345, 2018 Health Sciences 154
Insights into malaria susceptibility using genome-wide data on 17,000 individuals from Africa, Asia and Oceania
2019 Nature communications 10 (1), 5732, 2019 Health Sciences 153
Drug-Resistance and Population Structure of Plasmodium falciparum Across the Democratic Republic of Congo Using High-Throughput Molecular Inversion Probes
O Aydemir, M Janko, NJ Hathaway, R Verity, MK Mwandagalirwa, ...
2018 The Journal of infectious diseases 218 (6), 946-955, 2018 Natural Sciences 143
Pf7: an open dataset of Plasmodium falciparum genome variation in 20,000 worldwide samples
MMA Hamid, MH Abdelraheem, DO Acheampong, A Ahouidi, M Ali, ...
2023 Wellcome open research 8, 22, 2023 Health Sciences 142
The impact of antimalarial resistance on the genetic structure of Plasmodium falciparum in the DRC
R Verity, O Aydemir, NF Brazeau, OJ Watson, NJ Hathaway, ...
2020 Nature communications 11 (1), 2107, 2020 Health Sciences 128
Selective Sweeps and Genetic Lineages of Plasmodium falciparum Drug -Resistant Alleles in Ghana
MT Alam, DK De Souza, S Vinayak, SM Griffing, AC Poe, NO Duah, ...
2011 Journal of Infectious Diseases 203 (2), 220-227, 2011 Health Sciences 121
APOL1 Bi-and Monoallelic Variants and Chronic Kidney Diseases in West Africans
RA Gbadegesin, I Ulasi, S Ajayi, Y Raji, T Olanrewaju, C Osafo, ...
2024 The New England journal of medicine 392 (3), 228, 2024 Health Sciences 115
Characterisation of the opposing effects of G6PD deficiency on cerebral malaria and severe malarial anaemia
GM Clarke, K Rockett, K Kivinen, C Hubbart, AE Jeffreys, K Rowlands, ...
2017 elife 6, e15085, 2017 Health Sciences 104
Prevalence and risk factors associated with asymptomatic malaria among school children: repeated cross-sectional surveys of school children in two ecological zones in Ghana
BA Mensah, JL Myers-Hansen, E Obeng Amoako, M Opoku, BK Abuaku, ...
2021 BMC Public Health 21 (1), 1697, 2021 Health Sciences 72
Monitoring parasite diversity for malaria elimination in sub-Saharan Africa
A Ghansah, L Amenga-Etego, A Amambua-Ngwa, B Andagalu, T Apinjoh, ...
2014 Science 345 (6202), 1297-1298, 2014 Health Sciences 68
Seasonal variation in the epidemiology of asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections across two catchment areas in Bongo District, Ghana
KE Tiedje, AR Oduro, G Agongo, T Anyorigiya, D Azongo, T Awine, ...
2017 The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 97 (1), 199, 2017 Health Sciences 67
Hackathons as a means of accelerating scientific discoveries and knowledge transfer
A Ghouila, GH Siwo, JBD Entfellner, S Panji, KA Button-Simons, SZ Davis, ...
2018 Genome research 28 (5), 759-765, 2018 Health Sciences 58
Building sustainable local capacity for global health research in West Africa
NA Sam-Agudu, E Paintsil, MH Aliyu, A Kwara, F Ogunsola, YA Afrane, ...
2016 Annals of global health 82 (6), 1010-1025, 2016 Health Sciences 53
Mutations in Plasmodium falciparum Chloroquine Resistance Transporter and Multidrug Resistance Genes, and Treatment Outcomes in Ghanaian Children with …
NO Duah, MD Wilson, A Ghansah, B Abuaku, D Edoh, NB Quashie, ...
2007 Journal of tropical pediatrics 53 (1), 27-31, 2007 Health Sciences 49
Enabling the genomic revolution in Africa
H3Africa Consortium, E Matovu, B Bucheton, J Chisi, J Enyaru, ...
2014 Science 344 (6190), 1346-1348, 2014 Health Sciences 46