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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
Increased eosinophil activity in acute Plasmodium falciparum infection—association with cerebral malaria
Kurtzhals, Reimert, Tette, Dunyo, Koram, Akanmori, Nkrumah, Hviid
1998 Clinical & Experimental Immunology 112 (2), 303-307, 1998 Health Sciences 93
Genotypic diversity and drug susceptibility patterns among M. tuberculosis complex isolates from South-Western Ghana
D Yeboah-Manu, A Asante-Poku, T Bodmer, D Stucki, K Koram, F Bonsu, ...
2011 PloS one 6 (7), e21906, 2011 Health Sciences 92
High frequency of circulating γδ T cells with dominance of the Vδ1 subset in a healthy population
L Hviid, BD Akanmori, S Loizon, JAL Kurtzhals, CH Ricke, A Lim, ...
2000 International immunology 12 (6), 797-805, 2000 Health Sciences 91
Population based reference intervals for common blood haematological and biochemical parameters in the Akuapem north district
KA Koram, MM Addae, JC Ocran, S Adu-Amankwah, WO Rogers, ...
2007 Ghana medical journal 41 (4), 160, 2007 Health Sciences 86
Trends in the prevalence of female genital mutilation and its effect on delivery outcomes in the Kassena-Nankana district of northern Ghana
AR Oduro, P Ansah, A Hodgson, TM Afful, F Baiden, P Adongo, KA Koram
2006 Ghana medical journal 40 (3), 87, 2006 Health Sciences 85
Within-host competition and drug resistance in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum
M Bushman, L Morton, N Duah, N Quashie, B Abuaku, KA Koram, ...
2016 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 283 (1826), 20153038, 2016 Health Sciences 84
Antiplasmodial activity of extracts of Tridax procumbens and Phyllanthus amarus in in vitro Plasmodium falciparum culture systems
R Appiah-Opong, AK Nyarko, D Dodoo, FN Gyang, KA Koram, NK Ayisi
2011 Ghana Medical Journal 45 (4), 143, 2011 Health Sciences 81
Understanding and retention of the informed consent process among parents in rural northern Ghana
AR Oduro, RA Aborigo, D Amugsi, F Anto, T Anyorigiya, F Atuguba, ...
2008 BMC Medical Ethics 9 (1), 12, 2008 Health Sciences 79
Probing the composition of Plasmodium species contained in malaria infections in the Eastern region of Ghana
LE Amoah, D Donu, B Abuaku, C Ahorlu, D Arhinful, E Afari, K Malm, ...
2019 BMC public health 19 (1), 1617, 2019 Health Sciences 78
Epidemiology of COVID-19 outbreak in Ghana, 2020
MA Odikro, E Kenu, KL Malm, F Asiedu-Bekoe, CL Noora, J Frimpong, ...
2020 Ghana Medical Journal 54 (4s), 5-15, 2020 Health Sciences 77
Health and healthcare in Ghana, 1957–2017
AD Aikins, K Koram
2017 The economy of Ghana sixty years after independence 365 (10.1093), 2017 Health Sciences 76
Placental malaria and the risk of malaria in infants in a high malaria transmission area in Ghana: a prospective cohort study
KP Asante, S Owusu-Agyei, M Cairns, D Dodoo, EA Boamah, R Gyasi, ...
2013 The Journal of infectious diseases 208 (9), 1504-1513, 2013 Health Sciences 74
Entomological risk factors for severe malaria in a peri-urban area of The Gambia
JH Adiamah, KA Koram, MC Thomson, SW Lindsay, J Todd, ...
1993 Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 87 (5), 491-500, 1993 Health Sciences 72
In vitro antiprotozoan activity and mechanisms of action of selected Ghanaian medicinal plants against Trypanosoma, Leishmania, and Plasmodium parasites
M Ohashi, M Amoa-Bosompem, KD Kwofie, J Agyapong, R Adegle, ...
2018 Phytotherapy Research 32 (8), 1617-1630, 2018 Health Sciences 71
Health centre versus home presumptive diagnosis of malaria in southern Ghana: implications for home-based care policy
SK Dunyo, EA Afari, KA Koram, CK Ahorlu, I Abubakar, FK Nkrumah
2000 Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 94 (3 …, 2000 Health Sciences 69
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
Does apolipoprotein E polymorphism influence susceptibility to malaria?
MA Wozniak, EB Faragher, JA Todd, KA Koram, EM Riley, RF Itzhaki
2003 Journal of medical genetics 40 (5), 348-351, 2003 Health Sciences 66
Characteristics of severe anemia and its association with malaria in young children of the Kassena-Nankana District of northern Ghana.
S Owusu-Agyei, DJ Fryauff, D Chandramohan, KA Koram, FN Binka, ...
2002 The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 67 (4), 371-377, 2002 Health Sciences 66
Prevalence and correlates of stroke among older adults in Ghana: Evidence from the Study on Global AGEing and adult health (SAGE)
OA Sanuade, FNA Dodoo, K Koram, A de-Graft Aikins
2019 PloS one 14 (3), e0212623, 2019 Health Sciences 64
Antitrypanosomal activities and mechanisms of action of novel tetracyclic iridoids from Morinda lucida Benth
KD Kwofie, NH Tung, M Suzuki-Ohashi, M Amoa-Bosompem, R Adegle, ...
2016 Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 60 (6), 3283-3290, 2016 Health Sciences 63
Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Strains in Ghana
D Yeboah-Manu, P Asare, A Asante-Poku, ID Otchere, S Osei-Wusu, ...
2016 PloS one 11 (8), e0161892, 2016 Health Sciences 63
An outbreak of suspected cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ghana: lessons learnt and preparation for future outbreaks
MA Kweku, S Odoom, N Puplampu, K Desewu, GK Nuako, B Gyan, ...
2011 Global health action 4 (1), 5527, 2011 Health Sciences 62
Antibody levels to multiple malaria vaccine candidate antigens in relation to clinical malaria episodes in children in the Kasena-Nankana district of Northern Ghana
D Dodoo, F Atuguba, S Bosomprah, NA Ansah, P Ansah, H Lamptey, ...
2011 Malaria Journal 10 (1), 108, 2011 Health Sciences 62
malERA: an updated research agenda for diagnostics, drugs, vaccines, and vector control in malaria elimination and eradication
malERA Refresh Consultative Panel on Tools for Malaria Elimination
2017 PLoS medicine 14 (11), e1002455, 2017 Health Sciences 61
Measuring naturally acquired immune responses to candidate malaria vaccine antigens in Ghanaian adults
D Dodoo, MR Hollingdale, D Anum, KA Koram, B Gyan, BD Akanmori, ...
2011 Malaria journal 10 (1), 168, 2011 Health Sciences 61