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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
Anti-Trypanosomal Activity of Diarylheptanoids Isolated from the Bark of Alnus japonica
NH Tung, M Suzuki, T Uto, O Morinaga, KD Kwofie, N Ammah, KA Koram, ...
2014 The American journal of Chinese medicine 42 (05), 1245-1260, 2014 Health Sciences 22
Species composition and risk of transmission of some Aedes-borne arboviruses in some sites in Northern Ghana
J Joannides, M Dzodzomenyo, F Azerigyik, EE Agbosu, D Pratt, ...
2021 PLoS One 16 (6), e0234675, 2021 Health Sciences 21
Antibiotic prescription for febrile outpatients: a health facility-based secondary data analysis for the Greater Accra region of Ghana
MM Opoku, HA Bonful, KA Koram
2020 BMC Health Services Research 20 (1), 978, 2020 Health Sciences 21
Impact of an Irrigation Dam on the Transmission and Diversity of Plasmodium falciparum in a Seasonal Malaria Transmission Area of Northern Ghana
E Kyei-Baafour, B Tornyigah, B Buade, L Bimi, AR Oduro, KA Koram, ...
2020 Journal of Tropical Medicine 2020 (1), 1386587, 2020 Health Sciences 21
Measurement of ex vivo ELISpot interferon-gamma recall responses to Plasmodium falciparum AMA1 and CSP in Ghanaian adults with natural exposure to malaria
H Ganeshan, KA Kusi, D Anum, MR Hollingdale, B Peters, Y Kim, ...
2016 Malaria Journal 15 (1), 55, 2016 Health Sciences 21
Explanatory models of stroke in Ghana: perspectives of stroke survivors and their caregivers
OA Sanuade, FNA Dodoo, K Koram, A de-Graft Aikins
2021 Ethnicity & Health 26 (5), 697-719, 2021 Health Sciences 20
High frequency of the Duffy-negative genotype and absence of Plasmodium vivax infections in Ghana
CA Brown, PJ Pappoe-Ashong, N Duah, A Ghansah, H Asmah, E Afari, ...
2021 Malaria Journal 20 (1), 99, 2021 Health Sciences 20
Malaria vaccine deployment in Africa: focus on Ghana
KP Asante, FN Binka, KA Koram
2019 Ghana Medical Journal 53 (2), 90, 2019 Health Sciences 20
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine–based intermittent preventive treatment, bed net use, and antenatal care during pregnancy: demographic trends and impact on the health of newborns in …
AR Oduro, DJ Fryauff, KA Koram, WO Rogers, F Anto, F Atuguba, ...
2010 The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 83 (1), 79, 2010 Health Sciences 20
Implementation of national policies and interventions (WHO Best Buys) for non-communicable disease prevention and control in Ghana: a mixed methods analysis
L Baatiema, OA Sanuade, IA Kretchy, L Okoibhole, SB Kushitor, ...
2024 Health research policy and systems 22 (1), 154, 2024 Health Sciences 19
Malaria causes long-term effects on markers of iron status in children: a critical assessment of existing clinical and epidemiological tools
FC Castberg, EW Sarbah, KA Koram, N Opoku, MF Ofori, B Styrishave, ...
2018 Malaria journal 17 (1), 464, 2018 Health Sciences 19
Procyanidin trimer C1 derived from Theobroma cacao reactivates latent human immunodeficiency virus type 1 provirus
T Hori, J Barnor, TN Huu, O Morinaga, A Hamano, J Ndzinu, A Frimpong, ...
2015 Biochemical and biophysical research communications 459 (2), 288-293, 2015 Health Sciences 19
Guiding placement of health facilities using multiple malaria criteria and an interactive tool
KB Toh, J Millar, P Psychas, B Abuaku, C Ahorlu, S Oppong, K Koram, ...
2021 Malaria Journal 20 (1), 455, 2021 Health Sciences 18
Trends and predictive factors for treatment failure following artemisinin-based combination therapy among children with uncomplicated malaria in Ghana: 2005–2018
B Abuaku, NO Duah-Quashie, N Quashie, A Gyasi, PO Afriyie, ...
2021 BMC Infectious Diseases 21 (1), 1255, 2021 Health Sciences 18
Evolution of Antimalarial Drug Resistance Markers in the Reservoir of Plasmodium falciparum Infections in the Upper East Region of Ghana
CA Narh, A Ghansah, MF Duffy, S Ruybal-Pesántez, CO Onwona, ...
2020 The Journal of Infectious Diseases 222 (10), 1692-1701, 2020 Health Sciences 18
Lack of geospatial population structure yet significant linkage disequilibrium in the reservoir of Plasmodium falciparum in Bongo District, Ghana
S Ruybal-Pesántez, KE Tiedje, MM Rorick, L Amenga-Etego, A Ghansah, ...
2017 The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 97 (4), 1180, 2017 Health Sciences 18
Measuring changes in Plasmodium falciparum census population size in response to sequential malaria control interventions
KE Tiedje, Q Zhan, S Ruybal-Pésantez, G Tonkin-Hill, Q He, MH Tan, ...
2025 Elife 12, RP91411, 2025 Health Sciences 17
Comparison of molecular surveillance methods to assess changes in the population genetics of Plasmodium falciparum in high transmission
A Ghansah, KE Tiedje, DC Argyropoulos, CO Onwona, SL Deed, F Labbé, ...
2023 Frontiers in Parasitology 2, 1067966, 2023 Natural Sciences 17
Performance of SNP barcodes to determine genetic diversity and population structure of Plasmodium falciparum in Africa
DC Argyropoulos, MH Tan, C Adobor, B Mensah, F Labbé, KE Tiedje, ...
2023 Frontiers in genetics 14, 1071896, 2023 Health Sciences 17
Malaria control in Africa: progress but still much to do
B Greenwood, K Koram
2014 The Lancet 383 (9930), 1703-1704, 2014 Health Sciences 17
A tuberculin skin test survey among Ghanaian school children
KK Addo, S van den Hof, GI Mensah, A Hesse, C Bonsu, KA Koram, ...
2010 BMC Public Health 10 (1), 35, 2010 Health Sciences 17
Fever in Africa and WHO recommendation
D Morgan, JAG Whitworth, A Ross, N Omoding, H Eotu
1997 The Lancet 350 (9090), 1549-1550, 1997 Health Sciences 17
Therapeutic efficacy of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine combination for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Ghana
B Abuaku, P Boateng, NY Peprah, A Asamoah, NO Duah-Quashie, ...
2023 Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 12, 1058660, 2023 Health Sciences 16
Association of the GNAS locus with severe malaria
S Auburn, M Diakite, AE Fry, A Ghansah, S Campino, A Richardson, ...
2008 Human genetics 124 (5), 499-506, 2008 Health Sciences 16
Clonal types of Toxoplasma gondii among immune compromised and immune competent individuals in Accra, Ghana
I Ayi, KD Kwofie, EA Blay, JHN Osei, KK Frempong, R Koku, A Ghansah, ...
2016 Parasitology international 65 (3), 238-244, 2016 Health Sciences 15