K. A. Busia

828 total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 477 citations indexed

About

K. A. Busia is a scholar working on Complementary and alternative medicine, Plant Science and Forestry. According to data from OpenAlex, K. A. Busia has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 477 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine, 8 papers in Plant Science and 4 papers in Forestry. Recurrent topics in K. A. Busia's work include Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (7 papers), Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (7 papers) and African Botany and Ecology Studies (4 papers). K. A. Busia is often cited by papers focused on Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (7 papers), Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (7 papers) and African Botany and Ecology Studies (4 papers). K. A. Busia collaborates with scholars based in Burkina Faso, United Kingdom and Republic of the Congo. K. A. Busia's co-authors include Aurel Constant Allabi, Issiaka Sombié, Ermel Johnson, Meyer Fortes, Priscilla Reining, Virgil Kuassi Lokossou, Frank W. Notestein, Audrey I. Richards, Frank Lorimer and Philip Foster and has published in prestigious journals such as American Sociological Review, BioScience and Journal of Ethnopharmacology.

In The Last Decade

K. A. Busia

21 papers receiving 357 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 Position of the Chief in the Modern Political System of Ashanti.

1952 174 citations K. A. Busia et al. American Sociological Review profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. A. Busia Burkina Faso	8	140	77	63	52	50	25	477
Aref Abu-Rabia Israel	12	138 1.0×	104 1.4×	14 0.2×	43 0.8×	60 1.2×	28	413
Isaac Sindiga Kenya	12	65 0.5×	264 3.4×	23 0.4×	15 0.3×	22 0.4×	24	472
Philip J. Havik Portugal	8	60 0.4×	31 0.4×	73 1.2×	9 0.2×	20 0.4×	44	256
Allison L. Hopkins United States	10	135 1.0×	36 0.5×	18 0.3×	41 0.8×	56 1.1×	22	482
Pamela Mbabazi Uganda	10	173 1.2×	25 0.3×	5 0.1×	38 0.7×	76 1.5×	13	377
Charles Anyinam Canada	6	151 1.1×	27 0.4×	4 0.1×	46 0.9×	38 0.8×	8	295
Maria Costanza Torri Canada	12	47 0.3×	63 0.8×	9 0.1×	10 0.2×	23 0.5×	36	311
Emilio Blanco Mexico	8	297 2.1×	20 0.3×	6 0.1×	38 0.7×	168 3.4×	35	494
Maria Tereza de Marsillac Pasinato Brazil	7	113 0.8×	37 0.5×	3 0.0×	24 0.5×	43 0.9×	31	233
Michele Filippo Fontefrancesco Italy	12	198 1.4×	79 1.0×	9 0.1×	13 0.3×	202 4.0×	62	419

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. A. Busia

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Busia, K. A.. (2024). Herbal Medicine Dosage Standardisation. Journal of Herbal Medicine. 46. 100889–100889. 7 indexed citations

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Awodele, Olufunsho, et al.. (2019). Toxicological evaluation of Picralima nitida in rodents. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 236. 205–219. 5 indexed citations

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Busia, K. A., et al.. (2019). Behavior change programs in Africa: reasons for a perpetual recommencement. MOJ Public Health. 8(2). 85–88. 4 indexed citations

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Busia, K. A.. (2018). The Position of the Chief in the Modern Political System of Ashanti: A Study of the Influence of Contemporary Social Changes on Ashanti Political Institutions. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 8 indexed citations

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Savadogo, Léon, et al.. (2018). Prise en Charge Traditionnelle des Maladies Mentales à Diapaga, Burkina Faso. 20(1). 1 indexed citations

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Lokossou, Virgil Kuassi, et al.. (2017). The West African experience in establishing steering committees for better collaboration between researchers and decision-makers to increase the use of health research findings. Health Research Policy and Systems. 15(S1). 50–50. 11 indexed citations

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Busia, K. A.. (2016). Perspectives of a Phytotherapist on Ethnopharmacology. BioScience. 66(8). 704–705.

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Allabi, Aurel Constant, et al.. (2010). The use of medicinal plants in self-care in the Agonlin region of Benin. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 133(1). 234–243. 78 indexed citations

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Busia, K. A.. (2005). Medical provision in africa - past and present. Phytotherapy Research. 19(11). 919–923. 63 indexed citations

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Busia, K. A., et al.. (2002). Medical Provision in the Twenty-First Century. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 8(2). 193–196. 3 indexed citations

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Busia, K. A., et al.. (1971). "Africa in search of democracy", Kofi A. Busia, London 1967, Routlege and Kegan Paul : [recenzja] / Leszek Dzięgiel.. 15(1).

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Busia, K. A. & Philip Foster. (1966). Education and Social Change in Ghana. British Journal of Sociology. 17(4). 458–458. 4 indexed citations

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Busia, K. A.. (1963). Has the distinction between primitive and higher religions any sociological significance ?. Archives de sociologie des religions. 16(1). 22–25. 1 indexed citations

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Busia, K. A.. (1961). Africa and Asia. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 336(1). 195–196. 6 indexed citations

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Busia, K. A.. (1960). The sociology and culture of Africa : its nature and scope. Leiden Repository (Leiden University). 1 indexed citations

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Busia, K. A.. (1957). West Africa in the Twentieth Century. Journal of world history. 4(1).

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Lorimer, Frank, Meyer Fortes, K. A. Busia, et al.. (1956). Culture and Human Fertility.. The Journal of Negro Education. 25(1). 49–49. 13 indexed citations

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Lorimer, Frank, Meyer Fortes, K. A. Busia, et al.. (1956). Culture and Human Fertility.. American Sociological Review. 21(1). 112–112. 4 indexed citations

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Busia, K. A. & Horace Miner. (1954). The Primitive City of Timbuctoo. British Journal of Sociology. 5(2). 177–177. 1 indexed citations

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Busia, K. A., et al.. (1952). The Position of the Chief in the Modern Political System of Ashanti.. American Sociological Review. 17(4). 521–521. 174 indexed citations breakdown →

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