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Julius Fobil

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh Department of Biological, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences. University of Ghana School Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
DepartmentSCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH SECRETARIAT
Environmental Exposure assessmenturban healthenvironmental epidemiologywaste management & sanitation
Publications

241

Citations

12,803

H-index

50

i10-index

113

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
53.1
Most cited paper
5,678
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 10:55
Publications

241 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
The Lancet Commission on pollution and health
PJ Landrigan, R Fuller, NJR Acosta, O Adeyi, R Arnold, AB Baldé, ...
2018 The lancet 391 (10119), 462-512, 2018 Health Sciences 5,678
Integrated assessment of artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana—Part 1: Human health review
N Basu, E Clarke, A Green, B Calys-Tagoe, L Chan, M Dzodzomenyo, ...
2015 International journal of environmental research and public health 12 (5 …, 2015 Health Sciences 251
Mobile Phone-Based mHealth Approaches for Public Health Surveillance in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review
J Brinkel, A Krämer, R Krumkamp, J May, JN Fobil
2014 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 11, 11559 …, 2014 Health Sciences 247
A Systematic Review of the Effects of Temperature on Anopheles Mosquito Development and Survival: Implications for Malaria Control in a Future Warmer Climate
TP Agyekum, PK Botwe, J Arko-Mensah, I Issah, AA Acquah, JN Hogarh, ...
2021 International journal of environmental research and public health 18 (14), 7255, 2021 Health Sciences 218
National health insurance coverage and socio‐economic status in a rural district of Ghana
N Sarpong, W Loag, J Fobil, CG Meyer, Y Adu‐Sarkodie, J May, ...
2010 Tropical medicine & international health 15 (2), 191-197, 2010 Health Sciences 206
High levels of PAH-metabolites in urine of e-waste recycling workers from Agbogbloshie, Ghana
T Feldt, JN Fobil, J Wittsiepe, M Wilhelm, H Till, A Zoufaly, G Burchard, ...
2014 Science of the Total Environment 466, 369-376, 2014 Health Sciences 195
Online access by adolescents in Accra: Ghanaian teens' use of the internet for health information.
DLG Borzekowski, JN Fobil, KO Asante
2006 Developmental psychology 42 (3), 450, 2006 Health Sciences 190
Multiple elemental exposures amongst workers at the Agbogbloshie electronic waste (e-waste) site in Ghana
RK Srigboh, N Basu, J Stephens, E Asampong, M Perkins, RL Neitzel, ...
2016 Chemosphere 164, 68-74, 2016 Health Sciences 189
& Zhong, M.(2018)
PJ Landrigan, R Fuller, NJ Acosta, O Adeyi, R Arnold, N Basu, AB Baldé, ...
1900 The Lancet Commission on pollution and health. The lancet 391 (10119), 462-512, 0 Health Sciences 172
The influence of institutions and organizations on urban waste collection systems: an analysis of waste collection system in Accra, Ghana (1985–2000)
JN Fobil, NA Armah, JN Hogarh, D Carboo
2008 Journal of environmental management 86 (1), 262-271, 2008 Social Sciences 168
E-waste in Africa: a serious threat to the health of children
TS Lebbie, OD Moyebi, KA Asante, J Fobil, MN Brune-Drisse, WA Suk, ...
2021 International journal of environmental research and public health 18 (16), 8488, 2021 Health Sciences 146
Modeling the relationship between precipitation and malaria incidence in children from a holoendemic area in Ghana
AC Krefis, NG Schwarz, A Krüger, J Fobil, B Nkrumah, S Acquah, W Loag, ...
2011 The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 84 (2), 285, 2011 Health Sciences 145
Levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and biphenyls (PCBs) in blood of informal e-waste recycling workers from Agbogbloshie, Ghana, and controls
J Wittsiepe, JN Fobil, H Till, GD Burchard, M Wilhelm, T Feldt
2015 Environment international 79, 65-73, 2015 Health Sciences 139
Working conditions and environmental exposures among electronic waste workers in Ghana
M Akormedi, E Asampong, JN Fobil
2013 International journal of occupational and environmental health 19 (4), 278-286, 2013 Health Sciences 139
Environmental heavy metal contamination from Electronic Waste (e-waste) recycling activities worldwide: A systematic review from 2005 to 2017
MGK Houessionon, EMD Ouendo, C Bouland, SA Takyi, NM Kedote, ...
2021 International journal of environmental research and public health 18 (7), 3517, 2021 Health Sciences 128
Heart rate, stress, and occupational noise exposure among electronic waste recycling workers
KN Burns, K Sun, JN Fobil, RL Neitzel
2016 International journal of environmental research and public health 13 (1), 140, 2016 Health Sciences 127
Health seeking behaviours among electronic waste workers in Ghana
E Asampong, K Dwuma-Badu, J Stephens, R Srigboh, R Neitzel, N Basu, ...
2015 BMC public health 15 (1), 1065, 2015 Health Sciences 126
Accumulation of heavy metals and metalloid in foodstuffs from agricultural soils around Tarkwa area in Ghana, and associated human health risks
N Bortey-Sam, SMM Nakayama, O Akoto, Y Ikenaka, JN Fobil, E Baidoo, ...
2015 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 12 (8 …, 2015 Health Sciences 120
Deconstructing “malaria”: West Africa as the next front for dengue fever surveillance and control
J Stoler, R Al Dashti, F Anto, JN Fobil, GA Awandare
2014 Acta tropica 134, 58-65, 2014 Health Sciences 120
Effect of particulate matter exposure on respiratory health of e-waste workers at Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana
AA Amoabeng Nti, J Arko-Mensah, PK Botwe, D Dwomoh, L Kwarteng, ...
2020 International journal of environmental research and public health 17 (9), 3042, 2020 Health Sciences 116
Pilot study on the internal exposure to heavy metals of informal-level electronic waste workers in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana
J Wittsiepe, T Feldt, H Till, G Burchard, M Wilhelm, JN Fobil
2017 Environmental science and pollution research 24 (3), 3097-3107, 2017 Health Sciences 112
Urban Municipal Solid Waste management: Modeling air pollution scenarios and health impacts in the case of Accra, Ghana
G Kanhai, JN Fobil, BA Nartey, JV Spadaro, P Mudu
2021 Waste management 123, 15-22, 2021 Social Sciences 110
Solid medical waste: a cross sectional study of household disposal practices and reported harm in Southern Ghana
EA Udofia, G Gulis, J Fobil
2017 BMC public health 17 (1), 464, 2017 Health Sciences 100
Severe dioxin-like compound (DLC) contamination in e-waste recycling areas: An under-recognized threat to local health
Q Dai, X Xu, B Eskenazi, KA Asante, A Chen, J Fobil, Å Bergman, ...
2020 Environment international 139, 105731, 2020 Health Sciences 98
Evaluation of municipal solid wastes (MSW) for utilisation in energy production in developing countries
JN Fobil, D Carboo, NA Armah
2005 International journal of environmental technology and management 5 (1), 76-86, 2005 Health Sciences 94