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Research in Cape Coast

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Cape Coast, Ghana. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Cape Coast and Cape Coast Technical University.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.7k
▲ 48% vs 2018-21
Citations
84k
10.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
27.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1954-2026
73 years on the record
Cape Coast

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Cape Coast?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Cape CoastUniversity 7,459 #1,886
2Cape Coast Technical UniversityUniversity 456 #5,785

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Cape Coast work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research in Cape Coast is in Social Sciences, 21% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Medicine (15%), Business, Management and Accounting (9%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,683 fractional works · 49.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 778 fractional works · 22.8% of its workEducation: 279 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 190 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSafety Research: 51 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 39 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 299 fractional works · 8.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 69 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 68 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAccounting: 60 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMarketing: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 231 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 163 fractional works · 4.8% of its workFinance: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 209 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 74 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 64 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 103 fractional works · 3.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReligious studies: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 64 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 35 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 708 fractional works · 20.7% of its workMedicine: 503 fractional works · 14.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 97 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 55 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 50 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 154 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 89 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 46 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 40 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 662 fractional works · 19.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 237 fractional works · 6.9% of its workPollution: 43 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 41 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 39 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 35 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 142 fractional works · 4.1% of its workInformation Systems: 72 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 140 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 41 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 33 fractional works · 1.0% of its workModeling and Simulation: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 365 fractional works · 10.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 231 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPlant Science: 77 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFood Science: 37 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSoil Science: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAquatic Science: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 80 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 39 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 30 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCape Coast3,417fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences49%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences1,68349.3%
    1. Social Sciences77822.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2998.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2316.8%
    4. Psychology2096.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities1033.0%
    6. Decision Sciences641.9%
    1. Medicine50314.7%
    2. Health Professions1544.5%
    3. Nursing461.3%
    4. Dentistry30.1%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Environmental Science2376.9%
    2. Computer Science1424.1%
    3. Engineering1404.1%
    4. Energy411.2%
    5. Mathematics331.0%
    6. Chemistry210.6%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences210.6%
    8. Materials Science160.5%
    9. Physics and Astronomy80.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2316.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology802.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology300.9%
    4. Neuroscience130.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics120.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Cape Coast strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Cape Coast is most concentrated in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, Safety Research and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (6.1× the world share in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology).

  1. Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologySubfield · 21.6 works6.1×
  2. Safety ResearchSubfield · 45.7 works5.5×
  3. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 62.0 works4.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 198 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 68 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 25 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.95× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 124 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.41× its world share, 39 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 126 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.37× its world share, 203 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.88× its world share, 31 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.74× its world share, 137 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 417 worksMedicineNursing: 2.70× its world share, 39 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.03× its world share, 89 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.82× its world share, 270 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 57 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.30× its world share, 210 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.00× its world share, 181 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 677 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.30×210 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.82×270 works
  3. Nursing2.70×39 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.00×57 works
  5. Psychology2.00×181 works
  6. Social Sciences1.80×677 works
  7. Health Professions1.74×137 works
  8. Energy1.41×39 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.40×198 works
  10. Environmental Science1.37×203 works
  11. Arts and Humanities1.03×89 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.95×10 works
  13. Mathematics0.88×31 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.82×25 works
  15. Medicine0.73×417 works
  16. Computer Science0.53×124 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.43×68 works
  18. Chemistry0.42×20 works
  19. Veterinary0.42×2 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.38×18 works
  21. Engineering0.28×126 works
  22. Neuroscience0.22×11 works
  23. Dentistry0.22×3 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.15×2 works
  25. Materials Science0.13×14 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.11×7 works

Which keywords describe research in Cape Coast?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Economic Growth, Leadership, Risk Management, Education, Globalization, Mental Health and Renewable Energy.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability151▲ 1.81×71 topics
  2. Epidemiology149◆ 1.10×110 topics
  3. Climate Change126▲ 1.35×76 topics
  4. Globalization120▲ 1.79×71 topics
  5. Education116▲ 1.97×55 topics
  6. Mental Health106▲ 2.2×36 topics
  7. Renewable Energy106▲ 2.1×30 topics
  8. Environmental Impact105▲ 1.80×51 topics
  9. Economic Growth101▲ 3.6×23 topics
  10. Leadership82▲ 4.9×21 topics
  11. Risk Management77▲ 4.8×14 topics
  12. Educational Technology73▲ 1.80×28 topics
  13. Online Learning67▲ 2.4×16 topics
  14. Social Capital67▲ 3.8×18 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management66▲ 2.2×20 topics
  16. Higher Education63▲ 3.4×23 topics
  17. Consumer Behavior61▲ 2.9×12 topics
  18. Job Satisfaction56▲ 3.7×14 topics
  19. Poverty Reduction53▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Child Development52▲ 3.7×8 topics
  21. Monetary Policy52▲ 6.5×6 topics
  22. Stock Market49▲ 6.4×3 topics
  23. Student Engagement48▲ 3.6×14 topics
  24. Technology Integration47▲ 4.4×11 topics
  25. Governance46▲ 4.1×10 topics
  26. Student Satisfaction44▲ 7.1×2 topics
  27. Teaching Strategies43▲ 4.5×5 topics
  28. Academic Achievement43▲ 7.3×10 topics
  29. Gender Inequality42▲ 8.9×6 topics
  30. ICT40▲ 8.7×4 topics
  31. Student Perceptions39▲ 6.4×7 topics
  32. Work Engagement38▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Community Health Workers38▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Health Inequalities36▲ 8.8×4 topics
  35. Blended Learning34▲ 7.4×4 topics
  36. Socio-economic Factors34▲ 8.9×2 topics
  37. Child Mortality34▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Health Systems34▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Cognitive Engagement34▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Institutional Quality33▲ 9.2×2 topics

What research is done in Cape Coast?

Online and Blended Learn…30Online and Blended Learning: 30 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…28Global Maternal and Child Health: 28 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 28 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…27Child Nutrition and Water Access: 27 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Org…25Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 25 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 24 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 21 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…20Economic Growth and Development: 20 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 19 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 19 fractional works
EducationPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEconomics and EconometricsNutrition and Dietetics4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Online and Blended Learning Education 30 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 28 works
  3. 3 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 28 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 27 works
  5. 5 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 25 works
  6. 6 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 24 works
  7. 7 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 21 works
  8. 8 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 20 works
  9. 9 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 19 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 19 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%Cape Coast26.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 30.2% in 2024.

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