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Research in Kumasi

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Kumasi, Ghana. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi Technical University and Garden City University College.

Research institutions
7
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
14k
▲ 42% vs 2018-21
Citations
179k
12.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Kumasi

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 Kumasi?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyUniversity 12,214 #1,933
2Kumasi Technical UniversityUniversity 1,134 #4,476
3Garden City University CollegeUniversity 310 #13,598
4West End HospitalHospital / health system 258 #23,296 all time
5Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical MedicineResearch facility 223 #18,792
6Christian Service University CollegeUniversity 181 #17,770
7Ghana Baptist University CollegeUniversity 76 not ranked

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.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology: 84.8%Kumasi Technical University: 7.9%Garden City University College: 2.2%West End Hospital: 1.8%3 others listed: 3.3%85%largest
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology12k · 84.8%Kumasi Technical University1,134 · 7.9%Garden City University College310 · 2.2%West End Hospital258 · 1.8%3 others listed480 · 3.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Kumasi work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research in Kumasi is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (17%), Social Sciences (13%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,905 fractional works · 32.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 760 fractional works · 12.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 219 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEducation: 141 fractional works · 2.4% of its workUrban Studies: 87 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 463 fractional works · 7.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 156 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAccounting: 73 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 56 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 49 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 251 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 183 fractional works · 3.1% of its workFinance: 44 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 167 fractional works · 2.8% of its workReligious studies: 68 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 164 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 56 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 99 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 70 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,752 fractional works · 29.8% of its workEngineering: 594 fractional works · 10.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 139 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 103 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 67 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 59 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 520 fractional works · 8.9% of its workPollution: 102 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 90 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 59 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 56 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 55 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 274 fractional works · 4.7% of its workInformation Systems: 87 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 87 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 78 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 70 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 68 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 66 fractional works · 1.1% of its workModeling and Simulation: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,323 fractional works · 22.5% of its workMedicine: 1,008 fractional works · 17.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 159 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEpidemiology: 103 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 89 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 86 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 62 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 93 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 221 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 115 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 74 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 67 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 896 fractional works · 15.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 600 fractional works · 10.2% of its workPlant Science: 194 fractional works · 3.3% of its workFood Science: 86 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSoil Science: 64 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 60 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 55 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHorticulture: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 181 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 83 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 66 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKKumasi5,876fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences32%

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 Sciences1,90532.4%
    1. Social Sciences76012.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting4637.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2514.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities1672.8%
    5. Psychology1642.8%
    6. Decision Sciences991.7%
    1. Engineering59410.1%
    2. Environmental Science5208.9%
    3. Computer Science2744.7%
    4. Materials Science781.3%
    5. Chemistry701.2%
    6. Energy681.2%
    7. Mathematics661.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences530.9%
    9. Physics and Astronomy220.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.1%
  3. Health Sciences1,32322.5%
    1. Medicine1,00817.2%
    2. Health Professions2213.8%
    3. Nursing741.3%
    4. Dentistry100.2%
    5. Veterinary90.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences60010.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1813.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology661.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics250.4%
    5. Neuroscience240.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Kumasi strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kumasi is most concentrated in Horticulture, Religious studies and Business and International Management (39.7× the world share in Horticulture).

  1. HorticultureSubfield · 27.1 works40×
  2. Religious studiesSubfield · 63.4 works7.5×
  3. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 32.2 works6.0×
  4. Urban StudiesSubfield · 77.4 works5.5×
  5. ForestrySubfield · 26.3 works5.0×
  6. PollutionSubfield · 93.3 works4.7×
  7. Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologySubfield · 23.7 works3.9×
← 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: 2.18× its world share, 527 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 154 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.08× its world share, 55 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.25× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 62 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 241 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 46 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.33× its world share, 62 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 510 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.80× its world share, 454 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 64 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 58 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 187 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 821 worksMedicineNursing: 2.60× its world share, 65 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.29× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.03× its world share, 151 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.50× its world share, 409 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 89 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.13× its world share, 232 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 139 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 670 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing2.60×65 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.50×409 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.18×527 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.13×232 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.82×89 works
  6. Environmental Science1.80×454 works
  7. Health Professions1.40×187 works
  8. Energy1.33×62 works
  9. Veterinary1.29×9 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.25×22 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.08×55 works
  12. Social Sciences1.04×670 works
  13. Arts and Humanities1.03×151 works
  14. Mathematics0.97×58 works
  15. Psychology0.90×139 works
  16. Medicine0.84×821 works
  17. Chemistry0.78×62 works
  18. Engineering0.67×510 works
  19. Computer Science0.61×241 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.58×46 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.57×154 works
  22. Materials Science0.36×64 works
  23. Dentistry0.33×8 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.29×5 works
  25. Neuroscience0.24×20 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.17×20 works

Which keywords describe research in Kumasi?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Epidemiology, Environmental Impact, Risk Management, Biodiversity Conservation, Renewable Energy, Social Capital and Poverty Alleviation.

▲ 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. Sustainability334▲ 2.3×85 topics
  2. Epidemiology312▲ 1.33×127 topics
  3. Climate Change225▲ 1.41×90 topics
  4. Environmental Impact224▲ 2.2×55 topics
  5. Renewable Energy195▲ 2.3×43 topics
  6. Sustainable Development164▲ 1.78×58 topics
  7. Globalization161▲ 1.39×72 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management146▲ 2.8×23 topics
  9. Risk Management142▲ 5.1×16 topics
  10. Public Health137▲ 1.60×56 topics
  11. Social Capital136▲ 4.5×17 topics
  12. Biodiversity Conservation126▲ 5.7×13 topics
  13. Urbanization119▲ 5.0×8 topics
  14. Economic Growth113▲ 2.4×26 topics
  15. Poverty Alleviation101▲ 18×2 topics
  16. Smallholder Farmers98▲ 7.9×6 topics
  17. Food Security97▲ 3.1×18 topics
  18. Ecosystem Services94▲ 4.1×11 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity91▲ 3.5×22 topics
  20. Sustainable Agriculture88▲ 4.9×13 topics
  21. Land Tenure84▲ 34×2 topics
  22. Health Equity84▲ 4.9×5 topics
  23. Environmental Management81▲ 3.4×13 topics
  24. Social Networks79▲ 4.9×7 topics
  25. Vulnerability77▲ 5.6×7 topics
  26. Maternal Mortality74▲ 5.7×5 topics
  27. Urban Poverty69▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Poverty Reduction69▲ 9.1×6 topics
  29. Housing Policy68▲ 41×1 topic
  30. Slum Upgrading68▲ 41×1 topic
  31. Community Health Workers61▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Respiratory Infections59▲ 8.9×3 topics
  33. Gender Inequality57▲ 7.0×6 topics
  34. Agroforestry56▲ 14×4 topics
  35. Health Inequalities55▲ 7.7×4 topics
  36. Health Impacts54▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Socio-economic Factors53▲ 8.1×3 topics
  38. Child Mortality53▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Health Systems53▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Household Fuel Use53▲ 13×1 topic

What research is done in Kumasi?

Urban and Rural Developm…62Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 62 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…51Energy and Environment Impacts: 51 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…47Global Maternal and Child Health: 47 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…40Construction Project Management and Performance: 40 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 38 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 36 fractional worksInnovation and Socioecon…32Innovation and Socioeconomic Development: 32 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 30 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 30 fractional worksSustainable Building Des…29Sustainable Building Design and Assessment: 29 fractional works
Urban StudiesPollutionPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthManagement Science and Operations Research6 others

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

  1. 1 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 62 works
  2. 2 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 51 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 47 works
  4. 4 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 40 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 38 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 36 works
  7. 7 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 32 works
  8. 8 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 30 works
  9. 9 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 30 works
  10. 10 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 29 works

Research output over time

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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 counting10%20%30%Kumasi18.5% 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 25.8% in 2023.

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