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Kwadwo Koram

PROFESSOR

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

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DISEASE CONTROL
EpidemiologyPublic HealthInfectious Diseases
Publications

393

Citations

14,105

H-index

66

i10-index

192

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
35.9
Most cited paper
513
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 10:11
Publications

393 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
Malaria‐related beliefs and behaviour in Southern Ghana: Implications for treatment, prevention and control
CK Ahorlu, SK Dunyo, EA Afari, KA Koram, FK Nkrumah
1997 Tropical Medicine & International Health 2 (5), 488-499, 1997 Health Sciences 388
Plasma Antibodies from Malaria-Exposed Pregnant Women Recognize Variant Surface Antigens on Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Erythrocytes in a Parity …
CH Ricke, T Staalsoe, K Koram, BD Akanmori, EM Riley, TG Theander, ...
2000 The Journal of Immunology 165 (6), 3309-3316, 2000 Health Sciences 387
Absolute levels and ratios of proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine production in vitro predict clinical immunity to Plasmodium falciparum malaria
D Dodoo, FM Omer, J Todd, BD Akanmori, KA Koram, EM Riley
2002 Journal of Infectious Diseases 185 (7), 971-979, 2002 Health Sciences 368
Reappraisal of known malaria resistance loci in a large multicenter study
2014 Nature genetics 46 (11), 1197-1204, 2014 Health Sciences 283
Unusual selection on the KIR3DL1/S1 natural killer cell receptor in Africans
PJ Norman, L Abi-Rached, K Gendzekhadze, D Korbel, M Gleimer, ...
2007 Nature genetics 39 (9), 1092-1099, 2007 Health Sciences 274
A novel locus of resistance to severe malaria in a region of ancient balancing selection
Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Network Writing group Band Gavin 1 Rockett Kirk ...
2015 Nature 526 (7572), 253-257, 2015 Health Sciences 239
The temporal dynamics and infectiousness of subpatent Plasmodium falciparum infections in relation to parasite density
HC Slater, A Ross, I Felger, NE Hofmann, L Robinson, J Cook, ...
2019 Nature communications 10 (1), 1433, 2019 Health Sciences 202
Correction: Effect of Removing Direct Payment for Health Care on Utilisation and Health Outcomes in Ghanaian Children: A Randomised Controlled Trial
EK Ansah, S Narh-Bana, S Asiamah, V Dzordzordzi, K Biantey, K Dickson, ...
2009 PLoS medicine 6 (2), 2009 Health Sciences 199
Do maternally acquired antibodies protect infants from malaria infection?
EM Riley, GE Wagner, BD Akanmori, KA Koram
2001 Parasite immunology 23 (2), 51-59, 2001 Health Sciences 199
The changing patterns of hypertension in Ghana: a study of four rural communities in the Ga District
J Addo, AGB Amoah, KA Koram
2006 Ethnicity and Disease 16 (4), 894, 2006 Health Sciences 194
Malaria transmission dynamics at a site in northern Ghana proposed for testing malaria vaccines
M Appawu, S Owusu‐Agyei, S Dadzie, V Asoala, F Anto, K Koram, ...
2004 Tropical Medicine & International Health 9 (1), 164-170, 2004 Health Sciences 194
Malaria-Induced Acquisition of Antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum Variant Surface Antigens
MF Ofori, D Dodoo, T Staalsoe, JAL Kurtzhals, K Koram, TG Theander, ...
2002 Infection and immunity 70 (6), 2982-2988, 2002 Health Sciences 187
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
Dynamics of the antibody response to Plasmodium falciparum infection in African children
MT White, JT Griffin, O Akpogheneta, DJ Conway, KA Koram, EM Riley, ...
2014 Journal of Infectious Diseases, jiu219, 2014 Health Sciences 176
Comparative efficacy of antimalarial drugs including ACTs in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria among children under 5 years in Ghana
KA Koram, B Abuaku, N Duah, N Quashie
2005 Acta tropica 95 (3), 194-203, 2005 Health Sciences 176
Socio-economic risk factors for malaria in a peri-urban area of The Gambia
KA Koram, S Bennett, JH Adiamah, BM Greenwood
1995 Transactions of the royal society of tropical medicine and hygiene 89 (2 …, 1995 Health Sciences 175
Naturally acquired antibodies to the glutamate-rich protein are associated with protection against Plasmodium falciparum malaria
D Dodoo, M Theisen, JAL Kurtzhals, BD Akanmori, KA Koram, S Jepsen, ...
2000 Journal of Infectious Diseases 181 (3), 1202-1205, 2000 Health Sciences 165
Chronic non-communicable diseases and the challenge of universal health coverage: insights from community-based cardiovascular disease research in urban poor communities in …
AG Aikins, M Kushitor, K Koram, S Gyamfi, G Ogedegbe
2014 BMC public health 14 (S2), S3, 2014 Health Sciences 164
Seeking consent to genetic and genomic research in a rural Ghanaian setting: A qualitative study of the MalariaGEN experience
P Tindana, S Bull, L Amenga-Etego, J de Vries, R Aborigo, K Koram, ...
2012 BMC Medical Ethics 13 (1), 15, 2012 Health Sciences 157
Lack of association between maternal antibody and protection of African infants from malaria infection
EM Riley, GE Wagner, MF Ofori, JG Wheeler, BD Akanmori, K Tetteh, ...
2000 Infection and immunity 68 (10), 5856-5863, 2000 Health Sciences 155
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
Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana
E Kenu, MJA Frimpong, KA Koram
2020 Ghana medical journal 54 (2), 72, 2020 Health Sciences 153
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
Incidence of symptomatic and asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infection following curative therapy in adult residents of northern Ghana.
S Owusu-Agyei, KA Koram, JK Baird, GC Utz, FN Binka, FK Nkrumah, ...
2001 The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 65 (3), 197-203, 2001 Health Sciences 153