Patrick Twumasi

3.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
8 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Patrick Twumasi is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick Twumasi has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 3 papers in Epidemiology and 2 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Patrick Twumasi's work include Malaria Research and Control (4 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (2 papers) and Complement system in diseases (2 papers). Patrick Twumasi is often cited by papers focused on Malaria Research and Control (4 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (2 papers) and Complement system in diseases (2 papers). Patrick Twumasi collaborates with scholars based in Gambia, United Kingdom and United States. Patrick Twumasi's co-authors include Dominic Kwiatkowski, Adrian V. S. Hill, David Brewster, Brian Greenwood, B. M. Greenwood, Pamela Rowe, S.C.J. Bennett, Andrew J. McMichael, Catherine E. M. Allsopp and Nicholas M. Anstey and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Patrick Twumasi

8 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Common West African HLA antigens are associated with protection from severe malaria

1991 1.2k citations Adrian V. S. Hill, Catherine E. M. Allsopp et al. Nature profile →
TNF concentration in fatal cerebral, non-fatal cerebral, and uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria

1990 710 citations Dominic Kwiatkowski, Patrick Twumasi et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Patrick Twumasi Gambia	7	1.1k	908	466	311	294	8	2.4k
Sathit Pichyangkul Thailand	28	1.0k 0.9×	1.2k 1.3×	403 0.9×	130 0.4×	404 1.4×	62	2.4k
Robert Markham Australia	34	639 0.6×	1.2k 1.3×	117 0.3×	239 0.8×	176 0.6×	103	3.5k
Catherine E. M. Allsopp United Kingdom	13	1.2k 1.1×	1.7k 1.9×	804 1.7×	63 0.2×	695 2.4×	16	3.7k
May Ho Canada	32	1.6k 1.4×	1.1k 1.2×	225 0.5×	35 0.1×	605 2.1×	50	3.1k
Marco Antônio Campos Brazil	25	969 0.8×	1.0k 1.1×	1.3k 2.8×	103 0.3×	428 1.5×	60	2.5k
Melissa D. Conrad United States	29	1.4k 1.2×	184 0.2×	415 0.9×	253 0.8×	401 1.4×	60	2.6k
Shigeto Yoshida Japan	25	616 0.5×	461 0.5×	277 0.6×	39 0.1×	566 1.9×	69	1.5k
Pamela Rowe United Kingdom	10	607 0.5×	588 0.6×	140 0.3×	30 0.1×	237 0.8×	11	1.5k
Pauline E. Crewther Australia	33	2.2k 1.9×	1.1k 1.2×	301 0.6×	48 0.2×	1.1k 3.9×	46	3.3k
Franca C. Hartgers Netherlands	28	378 0.3×	1.5k 1.7×	198 0.4×	85 0.3×	438 1.5×	40	3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Patrick Twumasi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Patrick Twumasi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patrick Twumasi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Patrick Twumasi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Patrick Twumasi based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Patrick Twumasi. Patrick Twumasi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Twumasi, Patrick, et al.. (2018). Morphological diversity and relationships among the IPGRI maize (Zea mays L) landraces held in IITA. Maydica. 62(3). 9. 13 indexed citations

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Leach, Amanda, Patrick Twumasi, Shabbar Jaffar, et al.. (1997). Induction of Immunologic Memory in Gambian Children by Vaccination in Infancy with a Group A plus Group C Meningococcal Polysaccharide-Protein Conjugate Vaccine. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 175(1). 200–204. 172 indexed citations

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Twumasi, Patrick, Amanda Leach, Tim O’Dempsey, et al.. (1995). A Trial Of A Group A Plus Group C Meningococcal Polysaccharide-Protein. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 171(3). 632–638. 129 indexed citations

4.

Acheampong, Joseph & Patrick Twumasi. (1994). Prevalence of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) in 3 Selected Communities in the Ashanti Region - Ghana. 1 indexed citations

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Treutiger, Carl Johan, Helena Helmby, Johan E. Carlson, et al.. (1992). Rosette Formation in Plasmodium falciparum Isolates and Anti-Rosette Activity of Sera from Gambians with Cerebral or Uncomplicated Malaria. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 46(5). 503–510. 139 indexed citations

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Alonso, Pedro L., et al.. (1991). Sensitivity of Plasmodium falciparum in The Gambia to co-trimoxazole. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 85(3). 345–348. 19 indexed citations

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Hill, Adrian V. S., Catherine E. M. Allsopp, Dominic Kwiatkowski, et al.. (1991). Common West African HLA antigens are associated with protection from severe malaria. Nature. 352(6336). 595–600. 1180 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kwiatkowski, Dominic, Patrick Twumasi, B. M. Greenwood, et al.. (1990). TNF concentration in fatal cerebral, non-fatal cerebral, and uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. The Lancet. 336(8725). 1201–1204. 710 indexed citations breakdown →

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