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Science in Ghana

Ghana ranks #61 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#69 all time), with 27k research works and 22.7% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#61
of 192 · #69 all time
Works, 2022–2025
27k
▲ 106% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
22.7%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
65%
world 63%

What is Ghana strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Ghana ranks highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#19 of 126), Social Sciences (#53 of 151) and Accounting (#24 of 66). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Library and Information Sciences, Horticulture and Business and International Management.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #19 of 126 24.2%2,323 Institutions
Social SciencesField #53 of 151 25.9%5,025 Institutions
AccountingSubfield #24 of 66 31.5%497 Institutions
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #41 of 110 36.5%1,553 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #44 of 106 26.6%746 Institutions
EducationSubfield #48 of 115 27.6%1,302 Institutions
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #43 of 101 39.3%1,134 Institutions
MedicineField #68 of 155 18.1%4,290 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #54 of 122 26.8%1,373 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #56 of 125 19.2%1,922 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #51 of 113 29.5%2,284 Institutions
Urban StudiesSubfield #19 of 42 40.7%251 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more — or less — of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where “twice the world share” and “half of it” are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 130.8 works26×
  2. HorticultureSubfield · 90.9 works25×
  3. Business and International ManagementSubfield · 162.6 works5.8×
  4. Safety ResearchSubfield · 310.5 works4.2×
  5. Research and TheorySubfield · 28.0 works4.1×
  6. Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologySubfield · 129.2 works4.0×
  7. ParasitologySubfield · 101.8 works3.6×
  8. PollutionSubfield · 366.2 works3.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 2,323 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 637 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.10× its world share, 295 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 107 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 78 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 170 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 1,419 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 207 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.96× its world share, 234 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 1,702 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.45× its world share, 1,922 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 206 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.88× its world share, 277 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 88 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 40 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 1,100 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 4,290 worksMedicineNursing: 3.04× its world share, 396 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.81× its world share, 29 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.97× its world share, 746 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.66× its world share, 2,284 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 458 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.73× its world share, 1,553 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 1,023 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 5,025 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Ghana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Epidemiology, Social Capital, Poverty Reduction, Risk Management, Economic Growth, Maternal Mortality and Globalization.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this country'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. Epidemiology1,339▲ 1.27×136 topics
  2. Sustainability1,262▲ 1.95×102 topics
  3. Climate Change999▲ 1.39×107 topics
  4. Globalization885▲ 1.69×122 topics
  5. Environmental Impact802▲ 1.77×66 topics
  6. Economic Growth715▲ 3.2×33 topics
  7. Renewable Energy708▲ 1.85×53 topics
  8. Sustainable Development683▲ 1.61×85 topics
  9. Education660▲ 1.44×99 topics
  10. Social Capital634▲ 4.5×21 topics
  11. Risk Management593▲ 4.6×16 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management525▲ 2.1×26 topics
  13. Poverty Reduction477▲ 14×7 topics
  14. Corporate Governance475▲ 2.4×27 topics
  15. Consumer Behavior462▲ 2.7×18 topics
  16. Maternal Mortality449▲ 7.6×5 topics
  17. Urbanization412▲ 3.8×12 topics
  18. Biodiversity Conservation397▲ 4.0×16 topics
  19. Community Health Workers396▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Smallholder Farmers382▲ 6.5×6 topics
  21. Leadership380▲ 3.0×32 topics
  22. Child Development378▲ 3.4×8 topics
  23. Health Inequalities375▲ 12×5 topics
  24. Social Networks374▲ 5.3×13 topics
  25. Genetic Diversity372▲ 3.2×22 topics
  26. Socio-economic Factors359▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Child Mortality357▲ 19×1 topic
  28. Health Systems357▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Governance356▲ 4.0×15 topics
  30. Gender Inequality349▲ 9.5×6 topics
  31. Development347▲ 3.8×19 topics
  32. Poverty Alleviation347▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Sustainable Agriculture339▲ 4.0×14 topics
  34. Gender Equality318▲ 4.3×18 topics
  35. Global Burden of Disease313▲ 4.8×4 topics
  36. Vulnerability313▲ 5.2×8 topics
  37. Institutional Quality264▲ 9.3×3 topics
  38. Maternal and Child Undernutrition259▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Water Sanitation Hygiene259▲ 12×1 topic
  40. ICT258▲ 7.4×5 topics

Which universities in Ghana lead research?

University of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and University of Cape Coast rank highest in Ghana on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%20%40%mean 23.16%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Ghana: 4,406, 25.4%Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology: 4,038, 23.5%University of Cape Coast: 2,732, 28.1%University for Development Studies: 1,896, 24.5%Council for Scientific and Industrial Research: 423, 24.0%University of Energy and Natural Resources: 675, 26.6%Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana: 96, 21.9%University of Health and Allied Sciences: 729, 22.1%University of Education, Winneba: 1,395, 19.4%Kumasi Technical University: 451, 22.2%Korle Bu Teaching Hospital: 447, 14.2%Ho Technical University: 356, 26.2%Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research: 217, 22.9%University of Professional Studies: 472, 34.3%University of Mines and Technology: 396, 12.1%University of Cape C…University of GhanaUniversity for Devel…Kwame Nkrumah Univer…
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One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1University of GhanaUniversity · Accra · #1,036 worldwide25.4% top 10% · 4.4k works
  2. 2Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Kumasi · #1,078 worldwide23.5% top 10% · 4k works
  3. 3University of Cape CoastUniversity · Cape Coast · #1,719 worldwide28.1% top 10% · 2.7k works
  4. 4University for Development StudiesUniversity · Tamale · #1,991 worldwide24.5% top 10% · 1.9k works
  5. 5Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchResearch facility · Accra · #3,953 worldwide24.0% top 10% · 423 works
  6. 6University of Energy and Natural ResourcesUniversity · Sunyani · #4,077 worldwide26.6% top 10% · 675 works
  7. 7Cocoa Research Institute of GhanaResearch facility · Tafo · #4,291 worldwide21.9% top 10% · 96 works
  8. 8University of Health and Allied SciencesUniversity · Ho · #4,761 worldwide22.1% top 10% · 729 works
  9. 9University of Education, WinnebaUniversity · Winneba · #6,555 worldwide19.4% top 10% · 1.4k works
  10. 10Kumasi Technical UniversityUniversity · Kumasi · #7,602 worldwide22.2% top 10% · 451 works
  11. 11Korle Bu Teaching HospitalHospital / health system · Accra · #8,118 worldwide14.2% top 10% · 447 works
  12. 12Ho Technical UniversityUniversity · Ho · #8,230 worldwide26.2% top 10% · 356 works
  13. 13Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchNonprofit · Accra · #8,677 worldwide22.9% top 10% · 217 works
  14. 14University of Professional StudiesUniversity · Accra · #8,810 worldwide34.3% top 10% · 472 works
  15. 15University of Mines and TechnologyUniversity · Tarkwa · #9,064 worldwide12.1% top 10% · 396 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Ghana

Who are the top researchers in Ghana?

Harold Perkin, Julius N. Fobil and Hubert Amu rank highest among researchers based in Ghana.

  1. 1 Harold Perkin · #22,072 worldwide 201 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Julius N. Fobil · #34,887 worldwide 648 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Hubert Amu · #38,603 worldwide 975 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Martin Amogre Ayanore · #49,660 worldwide 1.2k citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Sally Tomlinson · #54,652 worldwide 285 citations · 59 works
  6. 6 John A. Hughes · #63,645 worldwide 232 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Seth Christopher Yaw Appiah · #88,045 worldwide 322 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Richard Gyan Aboagye · #94,464 worldwide 502 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 John K.M. Kuwornu · #99,423 worldwide 193 citations · 47 works
  10. 10 John K. Walton · #101,075 worldwide 152 citations · 76 works
Top researchers in Ghana

Which cities in Ghana are research hubs?

  1. 1 Accra Ghana 38k works

How open and international is Ghana's research?

65% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 33% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available65.3%not open34.7%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.2%domestic only66.8%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Ghana's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 106% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research fields in Ghana