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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
Personal exposure to particulate matter and heart rate variability among informal electronic waste workers at Agbogbloshie: a longitudinal study
AA Amoabeng Nti, TG Robins, JA Mensah, D Dwomoh, L Kwarteng, ...
2021 BMC Public Health 21 (1), 2161, 2021 Health Sciences 13
Maintaining essential health services during COVID-19: cross-country lessons of health system resilience from Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America
M Guha, AC Tanugi-Carresse, L Mullen, S Bennett, RK Wanyenze, ...
2025 BMJ Global Health 8 (Suppl 6), 2025 Health Sciences 12
Association between toxic and essential metals in blood and global DNA methylation among electronic waste workers in Agbogbloshie, Ghana
I Issah, J Arko-Mensah, LS Rozek, KR Zarins, D Dwomoh, TP Agyekum, ...
2022 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 29 (48), 72946-72956, 2022 Health Sciences 12
Structured identification of response options to address environmental health risks at the Agbogbloshie electronic waste site
D Cazabon, JN Fobil, G Essegbey, N Basu
2017 Integrated environmental assessment and management 13 (6), 980-991, 2017 Health Sciences 12
Assessing Municipal Solid Wastes (MSWs) for composting programmes in rapidly urbanising areas: a case study from Accra, Ghana
JN Fobil, D Carboo, DK Attuquayefio, FK Rodrigues, S Sory
2010 International Journal of Environment and Waste Management 6 (1-2), 25-40, 2010 Health Sciences 12
Human well-being across scenarios
CD Butler
2005 Ecosystems and human well-…, 2005 Health Sciences 12
Simultaneous targeted and non-targeted analysis of plastic-related contaminants in e-waste impacted soil in Agbogbloshie, Ghana
J Zheng, K Mittal, JN Fobil, N Basu, S Bayen
2024 Science of the Total Environment 917, 170219, 2024 Health Sciences 11
Metal exposures, noise exposures, and audiometry from E-waste Workers in Agbogbloshie, Ghana
K Carlson, N Basu, JN Fobil, RL Neitzel
2021 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18 (18), 9639, 2021 Health Sciences 11
Spatial distribution of heavy metals and pollution of environmental media around a used lead-acid battery recycling center in Ibadan, Nigeria
E Oloruntoba, O Gurusa, F Omokhodion, J Fobil, N Basu, J Arko-Mensah, ...
2021 Journal of Health & Pollution 11 (29), 210304, 2021 Health Sciences 11
Integrating environmental health and genomics research in Africa: Challenges and opportunities identified during a Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) Consortium …
BR Joubert, K Berhane, J Chevrier, G Collman, B Eskenazi, J Fobil, ...
2019 AAS Open Research 2, 159, 2019 Health Sciences 11
Ghana: Migration and the African urban complex
JN Fobil, RA Atuguba
2004 Globalization and Urbanization in Africa, 249-269, 2004 Social Sciences 11
Development of an observation-based tool for ergonomic exposure assessment in informal electronic waste recycling and other unregulated non-repetitive work
AA Acquah, C D’Souza, B Martin, J Arko-Mensah, A Asabea Nti, ...
2020 Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 64 (1 …, 2020 Health Sciences 10
Urbanicity and paediatric bacteraemia in Ghana—a case-control study within a rural-urban transition zone
P Sothmann, R Krumkamp, B Kreuels, N Sarpong, C Frank, L Ehlkes, ...
2015 PLoS One 10 (9), e0139433, 2015 Health Sciences 10
Maintaining essential health services during COVID-19 in Ghana: a qualitative study
I Yeboah, D Dwomoh, R Ndejjo, SN Kabwama, F Ohemeng, SA Takyi, ...
2024 BMJ Global Health 8 (Suppl 6), 2024 Health Sciences 9
Occupational and environmental health effects of informal electronic waste Recycling–A focus on Agbogbloshie, Ghana
J Fobil, P Abotsi, AA Acquah, J Arko-Mensah, C D’Souza, B Martin
2021 Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, 746-752, 2021 Health Sciences 9
Work-Related exposures and musculoskeletal disorder symptoms among informal E-waste recyclers at Agbogbloshie, Ghana
AA Acquah, C D’Souza, B Martin, J Arko-Mensah, IA Quakyi, N Basu, ...
2021 Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, 677-681, 2021 Health Sciences 9
Concentration of heavy metal in sediment, water, and fish from Ankobra and Tano River estuaries, Ghana
GK Awuah, JA Mensah, JN Fobil
2020 Indo Pacific Journal of Ocean Life 4 (2), 45-53, 2020 Health Sciences 9
Plasmodium falciparum immunodominant IgG epitopes in subclinical malaria
IG Azcárate, P Marín-García, P Abad, S Pérez-Benavente, E Paz-Artal, ...
2020 Scientific Reports 10 (1), 9398, 2020 Health Sciences 9
Remediation of the environmental impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong dams
JN Fobil, DK Attuquayefio
2003 Horizon International, Yale University, Yale, 2003 Health Sciences 9
COVID-19 outbreak control strategies and their impact on the provision of essential health services in Ghana: An exploratory-sequential study
D Dwomoh, I Yeboah, R Ndejjo, SN Kabwama, JM Aheto, A Liu, ...
2023 Plos one 18 (11), e0279528, 2023 Health Sciences 8
Prediction of Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles of Vibrio cholerae Isolates From Whole Genome Illumina and Nanopore Sequencing Data: CholerAegon
V Fuesslin, S Krautwurst, A Srivastava, D Winter, B Liedigk, T Thye, ...
2022 Frontiers in microbiology 13, 909692, 2022 Health Sciences 8
Relationship between metal exposures, dietary macronutrient intake, and blood glucose levels of informal electronic waste recyclers in Ghana
F Dawud, SA Takyi, J Arko-Mensah, N Basu, G Egbi, E Ofori-Attah, ...
2022 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 (19), 12768, 2022 Health Sciences 8
Probabilistic health risk assessment of chlorpyrifos exposure among applicators on rice farms in Ghana
A Atabila, DT Phung, JN Hogarh, JN Fobil, R Sadler, D Connell, C Chu
2021 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28 (47), 67555-67564, 2021 Health Sciences 8
A review of the structure and function of vital registration system in Ghana: towards improvement in mortality data quality for health policy analysis
JN Fobil, E Aryee, F Bilson, J May, A Kraemer
2011 Journal of Public Health in Africa 2 (1), e5, 2011 Health Sciences 8
Preponderance of vaccine-preventable diseases hotspots in northern Ghana: a spatial and space-time clustering analysis from 2010 to 2014
D Amoako-Sakyi, D Obiri-Yeboah, A Ofosu, KA Kusi, K Osei, R Adade, ...
2022 BMC Public Health 22 (1), 1899, 2022 Health Sciences 7