Francis Opoku

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Francis Opoku is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Francis Opoku has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Materials Chemistry, 32 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 31 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Francis Opoku's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (30 papers), 2D Materials and Applications (21 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (15 papers). Francis Opoku is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (30 papers), 2D Materials and Applications (21 papers) and Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (15 papers). Francis Opoku collaborates with scholars based in Ghana, South Africa and China. Francis Opoku's co-authors include Penny P. Govender, Osei Akoto, Krishna K. Govender, Cornelia Gertina Catharina Elizabeth van Sittert, Samuel Osafo Acquaah, Edward Ebow Kwaansa‐Ansah, Samuel Osei‐Bonsu Oppong, Marian Asantewah Nkansah, Hassan Karimi‐Maleh and Anthony Apeke Adimado and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Francis Opoku

92 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The role of magnetite/graphene oxide nano-composite as a high-efficiency adsorbent for removal of phenazopyridine residues from water samples, an experimental/theoretical investigation

2019 337 citations Hassan Karimi‐Maleh, Francis Opoku et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francis Opoku Ghana	28	1.2k	1.0k	727	540	412	94	2.8k
Thomas Dippong Romania	46	2.2k 1.8×	707 0.7×	774 1.1×	374 0.7×	261 0.6×	102	3.3k
Patrick Ndungu South Africa	32	1.3k 1.0×	723 0.7×	877 1.2×	635 1.2×	604 1.5×	165	3.7k
Mohammad Hossein Sayadi Iran	34	935 0.8×	838 0.8×	229 0.3×	639 1.2×	693 1.7×	97	2.7k
Haomin Huang China	29	1.8k 1.5×	571 0.6×	497 0.7×	335 0.6×	213 0.5×	66	2.9k
Hafiz Muhammad Adeel Sharif China	26	755 0.6×	689 0.7×	434 0.6×	423 0.8×	309 0.8×	66	2.0k
Pufeng Qin China	25	784 0.6×	798 0.8×	363 0.5×	689 1.3×	415 1.0×	61	2.3k
Tai Gyu Lee South Korea	32	1.4k 1.2×	554 0.5×	703 1.0×	299 0.6×	362 0.9×	95	3.9k
Fan Feng China	30	932 0.8×	658 0.6×	521 0.7×	585 1.1×	236 0.6×	67	2.2k
Jingjing Zhan China	31	826 0.7×	477 0.5×	422 0.6×	422 0.8×	297 0.7×	137	2.8k
Xiaopeng Huang China	26	696 0.6×	1.5k 1.4×	371 0.5×	1.3k 2.4×	213 0.5×	61	3.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francis Opoku

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Opoku, Francis, et al.. (2025). Exploring the anodic performance of InSnPS/GaGeAsSe heterostructure as an ultra-high rate rechargeable Li ion battery via first-principles study. Physical Review Materials. 9(10). 2 indexed citations

Opoku, Francis, et al.. (2025). Activated clay and cocoa nib shells-integrated polyvinyl alcohol membranes for fouling mitigation in water treatment. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 100136–100136. 1 indexed citations

Opoku, Francis, et al.. (2025). Boosting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution through a Z-scheme BlueP/GaGeNO van der Waals heterostructure design. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 27(48). 25932–25948.

Mafa, Potlako J., Mope E. Malefane, Francis Opoku, et al.. (2025). Dual Charge Transfer Mechanisms in Intimately Bonded S‐scheme Heterojunction Photocatalyst with Expeditious Activity toward Environmental Remediation. Advanced Sustainable Systems. 9(5). 17 indexed citations

Opoku, Francis, Eric Selorm Agorku, Samuel Osei‐Bonsu Oppong, et al.. (2025). Theoretical study on vertical B₂CSe/Mg(OH)₂ van der Waals heterostructures with high solar-to-hydrogen efficiency. New Journal of Chemistry. 49(17). 7035–7046. 1 indexed citations

Acquah, Samuel, et al.. (2024). Methylene blue dye adsorption on Ghana’s activated clay from Teleku Bukazo. Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology. 46(5). 807–820. 11 indexed citations

Boadi, Nathaniel Owusu, et al.. (2024). Clay‐Loaded Starch‐Grafted Chitosan as Environmentally Controlled Release Material for Atrazine. Applied and Environmental Soil Science. 2024(1). 1 indexed citations

Agorku, Eric Selorm, et al.. (2024). Interfacial Electronic States of GeC/g‐C₃N₄ van der Waal Heterostructure with Promising Photocatalytic Activity via Hydrogenation. ChemPhysChem. 25(8). e202300947–e202300947. 5 indexed citations

Opoku, Francis, Osei Akoto, Edward Ebow Kwaansa‐Ansah, Noah Kyame Asare–Donkor, & Anthony Apeke Adimado. (2023). Role of BaTiO3 crystal surfaces on the electronic properties, charge separation and visible light–response of the most active (001) surface of LaAlO3: A hybrid density functional study. Chemical Physics Impact. 6. 100236–100236. 5 indexed citations

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Mafa, Potlako J., Mope E. Malefane, Francis Opoku, Bhekie B. Mamba, & Alex T. Kuvarega. (2023). Visible light responsive MoS2/Ag@WO3/EG photoanode with highly stable Z-scheme induced circular electron motion pioneered by Exfoliated graphite for bisphenol a photoelectrodegradation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 464. 142462–142462. 83 indexed citations

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Agorku, Eric Selorm, et al.. (2023). Photocatalytic activity of red emission PVA-GdVO ₄ :Eu ³⁺ nanocomposite towards the degradation of Eosin Y in water. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9(1). 5 indexed citations

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Akoto, Osei, et al.. (2022). Assessment of groundwater quality from some hostels around Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Scientific African. 17. e01361–e01361. 6 indexed citations

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Keyvanfard, Mohsen, Hassan Karimi‐Maleh, Fatemeh Karimi, et al.. (2021). Electro-catalytic amplified sensor for determination of N-acetylcysteine in the presence of theophylline confirmed by experimental coupled theoretical investigation. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 7 indexed citations

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Keyvanfard, Mohsen, Hassan Karimi‐Maleh, Fatemeh Karimi, et al.. (2021). Author Correction: Electro-catalytic amplified sensor for determination of N-acetylcysteine in the presence of theophylline confirmed by experimental coupled theoretical investigation. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 18060–18060. 6 indexed citations

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Opoku, Francis, et al.. (2020). Tuning the electronic, optical and structural properties of GaS/C2N van der Waals heterostructure for photovoltaic application: first-principle calculations. SN Applied Sciences. 2(3). 29 indexed citations

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Kwaansa‐Ansah, Edward Ebow, et al.. (2019). Adsorption of heavy metals (Cu, Mn, Fe and Ni) from surface water using Oreochromis niloticus scales. Pollution. 5(1). 115–122. 11 indexed citations

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Nkansah, Marian Asantewah, et al.. (2017). Assessment of pollution levels, potential ecological risk and human health risk of heavy metals/metalloids in dust around fuel filling stations from the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 1412153–1412153. 43 indexed citations

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Kwaansa‐Ansah, Edward Ebow, et al.. (2017). Human health risk assessment of cyanide levels in water and tuber crops from Kenyasi, a mining community in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 22 indexed citations

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Opoku, Francis, et al.. (2016). A comprehensive understanding of the chemical vapour deposition of cadmium chalcogenides using Cd[(C6H5)2PSSe]2 single-source precursor: a density functional theory approach. Chemistry Central Journal. 10(1). 4–4. 1 indexed citations

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Opoku, Francis, Noah Kyame Asare–Donkor, & Anthony Apeke Adimado. (2015). Thermal decomposition of Zn[(C6H5)2PSSe]2 single-source precursor for the chemical vapour deposition of binary and ternary zinc chalcogenides: a theoretical study. SpringerPlus. 4(1). 266–266. 3 indexed citations

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