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Prof. Francis Gbogbo

PROFESSOR

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

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCH OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION SCIENCE
Wetland EcologyHerpetologyOrnithology
Publications

66

Citations

1,002

H-index

18

i10-index

30

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
15.2
Most cited paper
112
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2027
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 09:22
Publications

66 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Risk of heavy metal ingestion from the consumption of two commercially valuable species of fish from the fresh and coastal waters of Ghana
F Gbogbo, A Arthur-Yartel, JA Bondzie, WP Dorleku, S Dadzie, ...
2018 Plos one 13 (3), e0194682, 2018 Natural Sciences 112
Microplastics prevalence in water, sediment and two economically important species of fish in an urban riverine system in Ghana
ER Blankson, PN Tetteh, P Oppong, F Gbogbo
2022 PLoS One 17 (2), e0263196, 2022 Health Sciences 79
Analysis of microplastics in wetland samples from coastal Ghana using the Rose Bengal stain
F Gbogbo, JB Takyi, MK Billah, J Ewool
2020 Environmental monitoring and assessment 192 (4), 208, 2020 Natural Sciences 79
Urban green area provides refuge for native small mammal biodiversity in a rapidly expanding city in Ghana
BY Ofori, RA Garshong, F Gbogbo, EH Owusu, DK Attuquayefio
2018 Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 190 (8), 480, 2018 Natural Sciences 50
Waste management and Hooded vultures on the Legon campus of the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, West Africa
F Gbogbo, VP Awotwe-Pratt
2008 Vulture News 58, 16-22, 2008 Social Sciences 44
High levels of mercury in wetland resources from three river basins in Ghana: a concern for public health
F Gbogbo, SD Otoo, RQ Huago, O Asomaning
2017 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24 (6), 5619-5627, 2017 Health Sciences 41
The concentrations of five heavy metals in components of an economically important urban coastal wetland in Ghana: public health and phytoremediation implications
F Gbogbo, SD Otoo
2015 Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 187 (10), 655, 2015 Health Sciences 35
Prospects of conserving wetlands along the Mukwe Lagoon at Nungua in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana
DK Attuquayefio, F Gbogbo
2001 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 2 (1), 2001 Natural Sciences 32
Knowledge, perceptions and attitude of a community living around a colony of straw‐coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) in Ghana after Ebola virus disease …
F Gbogbo, MO Kyei
2017 Zoonoses and Public Health 64 (8), 628-635, 2017 Health Sciences 31
Some Important Observations on the Populations of Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in Urban Ghana
F Gbogbo, JST Roberts, V Awotwe-Pratt
2016 International Journal of Zoology 2016 (1), 7946172, 2016 Social Sciences 30
Trade in wildlife for traditional medicine in Ghana: therapeutic values, zoonoses considerations, and implications for biodiversity conservation
F Gbogbo, JK Daniels
2019 Human Dimensions of Wildlife 24 (3), 296-300, 2019 Natural Sciences 29
11. Bird Species Diversity and abundance in the Abiriw Sacred Grove in the Eastern Region of Ghana
L Kangah-Kesse, D Attuquayefio, E Owusu, F Gbogbo
2007 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 11 (1), 111-118, 2007 Natural Sciences 27
5. The Flora and mammals of the moist semi-deciduous Forest Zone in the Sefwi-Wiawso District of the Western Region, Ghana
VV Vordzogbe, DK Attuquayefio, F Gbogbo
2005 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 8 (1), 38-51, 2005 Natural Sciences 27
The importance of unmanaged coastal wetlands to waterbirds at coastal Ghana
F Gbogbo
2007 African Journal of Ecology 45 (4), 599-606, 2007 Natural Sciences 25
Heavy metal bioaccumulation in highly consumed pelagic and benthic fish and associated health risk
ER Blankson, NKA Ohene-Obeng, BA Awuah, D Oduro, J Ewool, ...
2024 Biological Trace Element Research 202 (8), 3781-3788, 2024 Natural Sciences 23
Abundance and prey capture success of Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) and Pied Kingfishers (Ceryle rudis) in relation to water clarity in south-east coastal Ghana
LH Holbech, F Gbogbo, TK Aikins
2018 Avian Research 9 (1), 25, 2018 Natural Sciences 22
Heavy metal concentrations in drinking water sources in two mining districts in Ghana
J Ewool, ER Blankson, JK Quartey, R Kyerematen, F Gbogbo
2024 Heliyon 10 (13), 2024 Natural Sciences 20
Terrestrial small mammal community structure in an anthropogenically-altered moist semi-deciduous forest zone of Ghana
BY Ofori, DK Attuquayefio, F Gbogbo
2013 Int. J. Dev. Sust 2 (2), 1156-1168, 2013 Natural Sciences 18
Nature and pattern of lagoon fisheries resource utilisation and their implications for waterbird management in coastal Ghana
F Gbogbo, W Oduro, SK Oppong
2008 African Journal of Aquatic Science 33 (3), 211-222, 2008 Agriculture 18
Impact of commercial salt production on wetland quality and waterbirds on coastal lagoons in Ghana
F Gbogbo
2007 Ostrich-Journal of African Ornithology 78 (1), 81-87, 2007 Natural Sciences 18
Health Risk Assessment for Human Exposure to Trace Metals Via Bushmeat in Ghana: Gbogbo et al.
F Gbogbo, JE Rainhill, SS Koranteng, EH Owusu, WP Dorleku
2020 Biological trace element research 196 (2), 419-429, 2020 Natural Sciences 16
Contamination status of arsenic in fish and shellfish from three river basins in Ghana
F Gbogbo, SD Otoo, O Asomaning, RQ Huago
2017 Environmental monitoring and assessment 189 (8), 400, 2017 Natural Sciences 16
An evaluation of the level of human disturbance to waterbirds at Mole National Park in Ghana
TK Aikins, F Gbogbo, EH Owusu
2018 Wetlands Ecology and Management 26 (4), 703-713, 2018 Natural Sciences 15
Diversity and abundance of small mammals along a disturbance gradient on a university campus in Ghana
F Gbogbo, K Tabiri, M Yahaya
2017 International Journal of Ecology and Development 32 (1), 54-65, 2017 Natural Sciences 15
Issues arising from changes in waterbird population estimates in coastal Ghana
F Gbogbo, DK Attuquayefio
2010 Bird Popul 10, 79-87, 2010 Social Sciences 15