Benjamin M. Saalidong

482 total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 272 citations indexed

About

Benjamin M. Saalidong is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Geochemistry and Petrology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin M. Saalidong has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 272 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 3 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology and 2 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Benjamin M. Saalidong's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (2 papers), Coal Properties and Utilization (2 papers) and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (2 papers). Benjamin M. Saalidong is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (2 papers), Coal Properties and Utilization (2 papers) and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (2 papers). Benjamin M. Saalidong collaborates with scholars based in China, Ghana and Australia. Benjamin M. Saalidong's co-authors include Simon Appah Aram, Patrick Osei Lartey, Justice Gyimah, Hao Wang, Elvis Kwame Ofori, Isaac Ahakwa, Isaac Sam Hayford, Kaijie Li, Xiaoxia Song and Zhigang Li and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Resources Policy.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin M. Saalidong

11 papers receiving 263 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Examining the dynamics of the relationship between water pH and other water quality parameters in ground and surface water systems

2022 138 citations Benjamin M. Saalidong, Simon Appah Aram et al. PLoS ONE profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamin M. Saalidong China	7	97	74	48	41	31	11	272
Simon Appah Aram China	11	102 1.1×	88 1.2×	67 1.4×	51 1.2×	31 1.0×	21	397
Anderson Luiz Ribeiro de Paiva Brazil	9	99 1.0×	65 0.9×	40 0.8×	75 1.8×	35 1.1×	39	256
Faheem Ahamad India	11	174 1.8×	102 1.4×	49 1.0×	45 1.1×	77 2.5×	39	287
W Harold Malawi	11	124 1.3×	81 1.1×	52 1.1×	75 1.8×	134 4.3×	27	318
Bamlaku Ayenew Ethiopia	5	142 1.5×	62 0.8×	19 0.4×	41 1.0×	53 1.7×	7	303
Shakeel Ahmed Talpur China	8	135 1.4×	88 1.2×	72 1.5×	81 2.0×	131 4.2×	13	348
Ifeanyichukwu Clinton Ezekwe Nigeria	9	53 0.5×	40 0.5×	22 0.5×	34 0.8×	30 1.0×	32	236
Davide Scannapieco Italy	8	148 1.5×	77 1.0×	20 0.4×	59 1.4×	9 0.3×	10	270
Zhenghui Fu China	10	121 1.2×	73 1.0×	45 0.9×	88 2.1×	12 0.4×	41	324
Shimul Roy Bangladesh	11	55 0.6×	59 0.8×	79 1.6×	46 1.1×	14 0.5×	37	325

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Gyimah, Justice, et al.. (2023). The battle to achieve Sustainable Development Goal Two: The role of environmental sustainability and government institutions. PLoS ONE. 18(9). e0291310–e0291310. 9 indexed citations

Ofori, Elvis Kwame, et al.. (2023). Exploring new antecedent metrics for safety performance in Ghana’s oil and gas industry using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). Resources Policy. 81. 103368–103368. 22 indexed citations

Aram, Simon Appah, et al.. (2023). Exposure to particulate matter (PM2.5) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and self-reported health symptoms among fish smokers: A case study in the Western Region of Ghana. PLoS ONE. 18(3). e0283438–e0283438. 6 indexed citations

Aram, Simon Appah, et al.. (2023). Machine learning-based prediction of air quality index and air quality grade: a comparative analysis. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 21(2). 1345–1360. 37 indexed citations

Saalidong, Benjamin M., et al.. (2022). Examining the dynamics of the relationship between water pH and other water quality parameters in ground and surface water systems. PLoS ONE. 17(1). e0262117–e0262117. 138 indexed citations breakdown →

Aram, Simon Appah, et al.. (2022). Perceived risk of contracting COVID‐19 among healthcare workers in Ghana: A cross‐sectional study. Health Science Reports. 5(4). e653–e653. 7 indexed citations

Li, Yucheng, et al.. (2022). A Comparative Assessment of On-Site Application Effects of Mine Dust Prevention and Control Technology. Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection. 10(9). 230–250. 4 indexed citations

Aram, Simon Appah, John Elvis Hagan, Benjamin M. Saalidong, et al.. (2022). Association between health and safety perceptions of COVID‐19 vaccine and its uptake in Ghana. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(4). e20–e20. 2 indexed citations

Aram, Simon Appah, Benjamin M. Saalidong, & Patrick Osei Lartey. (2021). Comparative assessment of the relationship between coliform bacteria and water geochemistry in surface and ground water systems. PLoS ONE. 16(9). e0257715–e0257715. 31 indexed citations

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Saalidong, Benjamin M. & Simon Appah Aram. (2021). Mercury Exposure in Artisanal Mining: Assessing the Effect of Occupational Activities on Blood Mercury Levels Among Artisanal and Small-Scale Goldminers in Ghana. Biological Trace Element Research. 200(10). 4256–4266. 10 indexed citations

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Song, Xiaoxia, et al.. (2021). Petrography, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry of Thermally Altered Coal in the Tashan Coal Mine, Datong Coalfield, China. Minerals. 11(9). 1024–1024. 6 indexed citations

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