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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
Exposure to metal mixtures and adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes: A systematic review
I Issah, MS Duah, J Arko-Mensah, SA Bawua, TP Agyekum, JN Fobil
2024 Science of the total environment 908, 168380, 2024 Health Sciences 87
Solid medical waste management in Africa
EA Udofia, JN Fobil, G Gulis
2015 African journal of environmental science and Technology 9 (3), 244-254, 2015 Health Sciences 86
15. The Dilemmas of Plastic Wastes in a Developing Economy: Proposals for a Sustainable Management Approach for Ghana
JN Fobil, JN Hogarh
2006 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 10 (1), 154-161, 2006 Health Sciences 86
Informal processing of electronic waste at Agbogbloshie, Ghana: workers’ knowledge about associated health hazards and alternative livelihoods
EA Yu, M Akormedi, E Asampong, CG Meyer, JN Fobil
2017 Global health promotion 24 (4), 90-98, 2017 Health Sciences 84
Scarification in sub‐Saharan Africa: social skin, remedy and medical import
R Garve, M Garve, JC Türp, JN Fobil, CG Meyer
2017 Tropical Medicine & International Health 22 (6), 708-715, 2017 Health Sciences 82
Prevention-intervention strategies to reduce exposure to e-waste
M Heacock, B Trottier, S Adhikary, KA Asante, N Basu, MN Brune, ...
2018 Reviews on environmental health 33 (2), 219-228, 2018 Health Sciences 81
Prevalence of malaria parasitaemia in school children from two districts of Ghana earmarked for indoor residual spraying: a cross-sectional study
N Sarpong, E Owusu-Dabo, B Kreuels, JN Fobil, S Segbaya, F Amoyaw, ...
2015 Malaria journal 14 (1), 260, 2015 Health Sciences 76
Arsenic burden in e-waste recycling workers–A cross-sectional study at the Agbogbloshie e-waste recycling site, Ghana
J Yang, J Bertram, T Schettgen, P Heitland, D Fischer, F Seidu, M Felten, ...
2020 Chemosphere 261, 127712, 2020 Health Sciences 75
Assessing the relationship between socioeconomic conditions and urban environmental quality in Accra, Ghana
J Fobil, J May, A Kraemer
2010 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 7 (1), 125-145, 2010 Health Sciences 71
Health consequences for e-waste workers and bystanders—a comparative cross-sectional study
D Fischer, F Seidu, J Yang, MK Felten, C Garus, T Kraus, JN Fobil, ...
2020 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 (5), 1534, 2020 Health Sciences 68
Biomonitoring of metals in blood and urine of electronic waste (E-waste) recyclers at Agbogbloshie, Ghana
SA Takyi, N Basu, J Arko-Mensah, D Dwomoh, KG Houessionon, JN Fobil
2021 Chemosphere 280, 130677, 2021 Health Sciences 63
Molecular Epidemiology and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Vibrio cholerae Associated with a Large Cholera Outbreak in Ghana in 2014
D Eibach, S Herrera-León, H Gil, B Hogan, L Ehlkes, M Adjabeng, ...
2016 PLoS neglected tropical diseases 10 (5), e0004751, 2016 Health Sciences 63
Household biomass fuel use, blood pressure and carotid intima media thickness; a cross sectional study of rural dwelling women in Southern Nigeria
SN Ofori, JN Fobil, OJ Odia
2018 Environmental pollution 242, 390-397, 2018 Health Sciences 61
An investigation of users' attitudes, requirements and willingness to use mobile phone-based interactive voice response systems for seeking healthcare in Ghana: a qualitative study
J Brinkel, P Dako-Gyeke, A Krämer, J May, JN Fobil
2017 public health 144, 125-133, 2017 Health Sciences 61
Harmonizing procedures for the evaluation of compost maturity in two compost types in Ghana
GK Ofosu-Budu, JN Hogarh, JN Fobil, A Quaye, SKA Danso, D Carboo
2010 Resources, conservation and recycling 54 (3), 205-209, 2010 Health Sciences 61
Evidence of recent dengue exposure among malaria parasite-positive children in three urban centers in Ghana
J Stoler, RK Delimini, JHK Bonney, AR Oduro, S Owusu-Agyei, JN Fobil, ...
2015 The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 92 (3), 497, 2015 Health Sciences 60
Processes and challenges associated with informal electronic waste recycling at Agbogbloshie, a suburb of Accra, Ghana
AA Acquah, C D’Souza, B Martin, J Arko-Mensah, AA Nti, L Kwarteng, ...
2019 Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 63 (1 …, 2019 Health Sciences 56
Systemic bacteraemia in children presenting with clinical pneumonia and the impact of non-typhoid salmonella (NTS)
NG Schwarz, N Sarpong, F Hünger, F Marks, SEK Acquah, A Agyekum, ...
2010 BMC infectious diseases 10 (1), 319, 2010 Health Sciences 56
Air quality impacts at an E‐waste site in Ghana using flexible, moderate‐cost and quality‐assured measurements
L Kwarteng, EA Baiden, J Fobil, J Arko‐Mensah, T Robins, S Batterman
2020 GeoHealth 4 (8), e2020GH000247, 2020 Health Sciences 55
Source characterization and risk of exposure to atmospheric polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Ghana
JN Hogarh, N Seike, Y Kobara, D Carboo, JN Fobil, S Masunaga
2018 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 25 (17), 16316-16324, 2018 Health Sciences 54
Mapping urban malaria and diarrhea mortality in Accra, Ghana: evidence of vulnerabilities and implications for urban health policy
JN Fobil, C Levers, T Lakes, W Loag, A Kraemer, J May
2012 Journal of Urban Health 89 (6), 977-991, 2012 Health Sciences 54
Municipal solid waste characterization for integrated management in the Accra Metropolis
JN Fobil
2000 MSc Studt), University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, 2000 Health Sciences 54
High uptake of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of malaria in pregnancy is associated with improved birth weight among pregnant women in Ghana
I Quakyi, B Tornyigah, P Houze, KA Kusi, N Coleman, G Escriou, A Laar, ...
2019 Scientific reports 9 (1), 19034, 2019 Health Sciences 53
Environmental health risks and benefits of the use of mosquito coils as malaria prevention and control strategy
JN Hogarh, TP Agyekum, CK Bempah, EDJ Owusu-Ansah, SW Avicor, ...
2018 Malaria Journal 17 (1), 265, 2018 Health Sciences 52
Mobile phone‐based interactive voice response as a tool for improving access to healthcare in remote areas in Ghana–an evaluation of user experiences
J Brinkel, J May, R Krumkamp, M Lamshöft, B Kreuels, E Owusu‐Dabo, ...
2017 Tropical Medicine & International Health 22 (5), 622-630, 2017 Health Sciences 52