Kwasi Obiri‐Danso

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Kwasi Obiri‐Danso is a scholar working on Food Science, Water Science and Technology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Kwasi Obiri‐Danso has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Food Science, 14 papers in Water Science and Technology and 11 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Kwasi Obiri‐Danso's work include Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (12 papers), Fecal contamination and water quality (8 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (7 papers). Kwasi Obiri‐Danso is often cited by papers focused on Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (12 papers), Fecal contamination and water quality (8 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (7 papers). Kwasi Obiri‐Danso collaborates with scholars based in Ghana, United Kingdom and Germany. Kwasi Obiri‐Danso's co-authors include Kevin C. Jones, Kodwo Miezah, Bernard Fei‐Baffoe, Moses Mensah, Zsófia Kádár, Philip Antwi‐Agyei, N. D. Paul, Jonathan N. Hogarh, Anders Dalsgaard and John Elmerdahl Olsen and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Water Research and Journal of Business Research.

In The Last Decade

Kwasi Obiri‐Danso

69 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Municipal solid waste characterization and quantification as a measure towards effective waste management in Ghana

2015 447 citations Kodwo Miezah, Kwasi Obiri‐Danso et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kwasi Obiri‐Danso Ghana	25	518	431	429	364	250	75	2.0k
Hung Nguyen‐Viet Vietnam	28	366 0.7×	186 0.4×	184 0.4×	459 1.3×	365 1.5×	140	2.2k
Jay P. Graham United States	31	411 0.8×	200 0.5×	278 0.6×	303 0.8×	851 3.4×	97	3.3k
Lisa M. Avery United Kingdom	26	205 0.4×	736 1.7×	618 1.4×	61 0.2×	278 1.1×	56	1.8k
Ann Albihn Sweden	26	191 0.4×	301 0.7×	178 0.4×	223 0.6×	96 0.4×	56	1.6k
Kirstin Ross Australia	26	375 0.7×	239 0.6×	122 0.3×	241 0.7×	95 0.4×	109	2.2k
Robert Clement Abaidoo Ghana	32	373 0.7×	412 1.0×	310 0.7×	70 0.2×	387 1.5×	141	3.6k
Norman F. Neumann Canada	32	275 0.5×	102 0.2×	524 1.2×	117 0.3×	132 0.5×	90	2.9k
Katarina Pintar Canada	28	765 1.5×	86 0.2×	553 1.3×	100 0.3×	302 1.2×	67	2.1k
Amy R. Sapkota United States	26	594 1.1×	180 0.4×	390 0.9×	123 0.3×	111 0.4×	86	3.1k
Maria Inês Zanoli Sato Brazil	27	287 0.6×	102 0.2×	399 0.9×	102 0.3×	161 0.6×	113	2.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kwasi Obiri‐Danso

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Akenten, Charity Wiafe, Kabiru Mohammed Abass, Augustina Angelina Sylverken, et al.. (2025). Antimicrobial resistant bacteria isolated from Buruli ulcer lesions in Ghana. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 19(5). e0013140–e0013140.

Yeboah, Richmond, Richmond Gorman, Philip El‐Duah, et al.. (2025). Next-generation sequencing reveals viral aetiologies of encephalitis in Ghana: a prospective cross-sectional study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 25(1). 1005–1005.

Yeboah, Richmond, Richmond Gorman, Sherihane Aryeetey, et al.. (2024). Clinical epidemiology, determinants, and outcomes of viral encephalitis in Ghana; a cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE. 19(2). e0297277–e0297277. 1 indexed citations

Asare, Prince, et al.. (2024). Tuberculosis patients with diabetes co-morbidity experience reduced Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex clearance. Heliyon. 10(15). e35670–e35670.

Akenten, Charity Wiafe, Linda Aurelia Ofori, Nimako Sarpong, et al.. (2023). Prevalence, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Resistance of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli from Domestic Free-Range Poultry in Agogo, Ghana. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 20(2). 59–66. 6 indexed citations

Yihdego, Yemane, Jon Eric Tongren, Dominic B. Dery, et al.. (2023). Estimating malaria transmission risk through surveillance of human–vector interactions in northern Ghana. Parasites & Vectors. 16(1). 205–205. 1 indexed citations

Aryeetey, Sherihane, Japhet Senyo Kamasah, Kennedy Gyau Boahen, et al.. (2023). Solid waste motor tricycle operators in Kumasi, Ghana, harbour respiratory pathogens; a public health threat. PLoS ONE. 18(4). e0284985–e0284985. 2 indexed citations

Zhou, Zhenchao, Ling-Xuan Meng, Yujie Sun, et al.. (2021). High-Throughput Profiling of the Antibiotic Resistance Gene Transmission in Aquaculture Systems. Environmental Engineering Science. 39(5). 460–473. 1 indexed citations

Ofori, Linda Aurelia, et al.. (2021). Antimicrobial Resistance of Escherichia coli from Broilers, Pigs, and Cattle in the Greater Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. International Journal of Microbiology. 2021. 1–7. 25 indexed citations

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Obiri‐Danso, Kwasi, et al.. (2020). Municipal Solid Waste Characterisation and Quantification as a measure towards Effective Waste Management in the Takoradi Sub-Metro, Ghana. 20(2). 86–98. 14 indexed citations

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Antwi‐Agyei, Philip, Jonathan N. Hogarh, Kwasi Obiri‐Danso, et al.. (2019). Land Use and Land Cover Changes in the Owabi Reservoir Catchment, Ghana: Implications for Livelihoods and Management. Geosciences. 9(7). 286–286. 24 indexed citations

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Amekudzi, Leonard K., et al.. (2017). Hydro-Climatic Modelling of an Ungauged Basin in Kumasi, Ghana. 7 indexed citations

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Obiri‐Danso, Kwasi, et al.. (2015). Assessment Of NPK In Human Male And Female Urine For Its Fertilising Potential In Agriculture. International journal of scientific and technology research. 4(8). 160–168. 2 indexed citations

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Owusu‐Dabo, Ellis, Thomas Kruppa, Joslin Dogbe, et al.. (2014). Lysinibacillus sphaericus biolarvicide, an efficacious tool in the control of Anopheles gambiae in Kumasi, Ghana. 11(4). 903–913. 4 indexed citations

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Atter, Amy, Kwasi Obiri‐Danso, & Wisdom Kofi Amoa‐Awua. (2014). Microbiological and chemical processes associated with the production of burukutu a traditional beer in Ghana.. International Food Research Journal. 21(5). 1769–1776. 15 indexed citations

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Obiri‐Danso, Kwasi, et al.. (2012). Physico-chemical Assessment of Mosquito Breeding Sites from Selected Mining Communities at the Obuasi Municipality in Ghana.. Journal of environment and earth science. 2(10). 123–129. 13 indexed citations

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Essien‐Baidoo, Samuel, et al.. (2010). Intestinal helminth infection and anaemia during pregnancy: A community based study in Ghana. Journal of Business Research. 2(2). 9–13. 10 indexed citations

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Obiri‐Danso, Kwasi, et al.. (2010). Bacterial contamination of lettuce and associated risk factors at production sites, markets and street food restaurants in urban and peri-urban Kumasi, Ghana. Scientific Research and Essays. 5(2). 217–223. 21 indexed citations

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Obiri‐Danso, Kwasi, et al.. (2009). Microbiological quality and metal levels in wells and boreholes water in some peri-urban communities in Kumasi, Ghana. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 3(3). 59–66. 28 indexed citations

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Obiri‐Danso, Kwasi & Keith Jones. (2002). Campylobacters and faecal indicators in vultures at Kumasi abattoir, Ghana.. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 1 indexed citations

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