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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
Spatiality in health: the distribution of health conditions associated with electronic waste processing activities at Agbogbloshie, Accra
A Adusei, J Arko-Mensah, J Stephens, A Amoabeng, S Waldschmidt, ...
2020 Annals of global health 86 (1), 31-31, 2020 Health Sciences 26
Conflicts in northern Ghana. A mirror of answers to sub-regional stability and security questions
J Kusimi, J Fobil, R Atuguba, I Erawoc, F Oduro
2006 Asteriskos 1 (2), 209-228, 2006 Health Sciences 26
Perceived stress at work and associated factors among E-waste workers in French-speaking west Africa
NM Kêdoté, GE Sopoh, SB Tobada, AJ Darboux, P Fonton, ...
2022 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 (2), 851, 2022 Health Sciences 25
Spatial heterogeneity of malaria in Ghana: a cross-sectional study on the association between urbanicity and the acquisition of immunity
C Frank, R Krumkamp, N Sarpong, P Sothmann, JN Fobil, G Foli, ...
2016 Malaria journal 15 (1), 84, 2016 Health Sciences 25
Relationship between temperature and Anopheles gambiae sensu lato mosquitoes' susceptibility to pyrethroids and expression of metabolic enzymes
TP Agyekum, J Arko-Mensah, PK Botwe, JN Hogarh, I Issah, SK Dadzie, ...
2022 Parasites & vectors 15 (1), 163, 2022 Health Sciences 24
Soil Contamination and Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals by a Tropical Earthworm Species (Alma nilotica) at Informal E‐Waste Recycling Sites in Douala, Cameroon
B Nfor, PBA Fai, SA Tamungang, JN Fobil, N Basu
2022 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 41 (2), 356-368, 2022 Health Sciences 24
A mobile phone based tool to identify symptoms of common childhood diseases in Ghana: development and evaluation of the integrated clinical algorithm in a cross-sectional study
KH Franke, R Krumkamp, A Mohammed, N Sarpong, E Owusu-Dabo, ...
2018 BMC medical informatics and decision making 18 (1), 23, 2018 Health Sciences 24
Research and development of the shea tree and its products
JN Fobil, DK Abbiw, DK Attuquayefio, E Adomako
2002 University of Ghana http 11, 2002 Health Sciences 24
Micronutrient status of electronic waste recyclers at Agbogbloshie, Ghana
SA Takyi, N Basu, J Arko-Mensah, D Dwomoh, AAA Nti, L Kwarteng, ...
2020 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 (24), 9575, 2020 Health Sciences 23
Lead exposure by E-waste disposal and recycling in Agbogbloshie, Ghana
P Püschel, KM Agbeko, AA Amoabeng-Nti, J Arko-Mensah, J Bertram, ...
2024 International journal of hygiene and environmental health 259, 114375, 2024 Health Sciences 22
Derivation of sex and age-specific reference intervals for clinical chemistry analytes in healthy Ghanaian adults
SA Bawua, K Ichihara, R Keatley, J Arko-Mensah, PF Ayeh-Kumi, ...
2022 Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM) 60 (9), 1426-1439, 2022 Health Sciences 22
Back to my roots: a study of" returning" emigrated health professionals in the greater Accra region of Ghana
E Asampong, JA Harrison, L Yarney, K Opoku-Mensah, AS Karim, ...
2013 Africa Today 59 (4), 118-130, 2013 Health Sciences 22
Environmental health research challenges in Africa: Insights from symposia organized by the ISEE Africa Chapter at ISES-ISEE 2018
B Koné, Y Oulhote, A Mustapha, T Olaniyan, K Kouame, T Benmarhnia, ...
2019 Environmental Epidemiology 3 (6), e074, 2019 Health Sciences 20
Respiratory Disorders Related to e‐Waste Exposure among Workers in the Informal Sector in a Sub‐Saharan African City: An Exposed Nonexposed Study
AP Wachinou, NM Kêdoté, G Padonou, S Adè, J Darboux, M Tohi, ...
2022 Pulmonary medicine 2022 (1), 9968897, 2022 Health Sciences 19
Global DNA (LINE-1) methylation is associated with lead exposure and certain job tasks performed by electronic waste workers
I Issah, J Arko-Mensah, LS Rozek, KR Zarins, TP Agyekum, D Dwomoh, ...
2021 International archives of occupational and environmental health 94 (8), 1931 …, 2021 Health Sciences 18
Establishing Ghanaian adult reference intervals for hematological parameters controlling for latent anemia and inflammation
ASA Bawua, K Ichihara, R Keatley, J Arko‐Mensah, Y Dei‐Adomakoh, ...
2020 International journal of laboratory hematology 42 (6), 705-717, 2020 Health Sciences 17
Stakeholders' practices and perspectives on solid medical waste management: a community based study in Accra, Ghana
EA Udofia, JN Fobil, G Gulis
2018 Journal of Environmental Protection 9 (13), 1295-1313, 2018 Health Sciences 16
Exposure, protection and self-reported health problems among solid waste handlers in a Coastal Peri-urban community in Ghana
JP Kretchy, M Dzodzomenyo, T Rheinlӓnder, I Ayi, F Konradsen, ...
2015 International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology 4 (2), 121-128, 2015 Health Sciences 16
Factors to be considered in the design of an integrated municipal solid waste management in the Accra metropolis
JN Fobil
2001 A Master’s Thesis, 2001 Health Sciences 16
Iron-and protein rich diets may boost hemoglobin levels among informal electronic waste recyclers exposed to metals at Agbogbloshie, Ghana
SA Takyi, J Arko-Mensah, N Basu, S Bawuah, D Dwomoh, JN Fobil
2023 Hygiene and environmental health advances 8, 100073, 2023 Health Sciences 15
Screening for retroviruses and hepatitis viruses using dried blood spots reveals a high prevalence of occult hepatitis B in Ghana
C de Mendoza, JM Bautista, S Pérez-Benavente, R Kwawu, J Fobil, ...
2019 Therapeutic advances in infectious disease 6, 2049936119851464, 2019 Health Sciences 15
Effects of Electronic and Electrical Waste–Contaminated Soils on Growth and Reproduction of Earthworm (Alma nilotica)
B Nfor, PBA Fai, JN Fobil, N Basu
2022 Environmental toxicology and chemistry 41 (2), 287-297, 2022 Health Sciences 14
Critical prerequisites for Covid‐19 vaccine acceleration: A developing economy perspective
RE Hinson, W Hein, LN Tettey, BA Nartey, A Harant, NS Struck, JN Fobil
2021 Journal of public affairs 21 (4), e2723, 2021 Health Sciences 14
Feasibility of Electronic Health Information and Surveillance System (eHISS) for disease symptom monitoring: A case of rural Ghana
A Mohammed, K Franke, P Boakye Okyere, J Brinkel, ...
2018 PloS one 13 (5), e0197756, 2018 Health Sciences 14
Microscopic and submicroscopic infection by Plasmodium falciparum: Immunoglobulin M and A profiles as markers of intensity and exposure
P Abad, P Marín-García, M Heras, JN Fobil, AG Hutchful, A Diez, A Puyet, ...
2022 Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 12, 934321, 2022 Health Sciences 13