Top research institutions in Ghana
University of Ghana ranks first in Ghana on research quality in 2022–2025 (#1,036 worldwide), followed by Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and University of Cape Coast.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of GhanaUniversity · Accra | #1,036 | 25.4% | 4,406 | #1 |
| 2 | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Kumasi | #1,078 | 23.5% | 4,038 | #2 |
| 3 | University of Cape CoastUniversity · Cape Coast | #1,719 | 28.1% | 2,732 | #3 |
| 4 | University for Development StudiesUniversity · Tamale | #1,991 | 24.5% | 1,896 | #5 |
| 5 | Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchResearch facility · Accra | #3,953 | 24.0% | 423 | #8 |
| 6 | University of Energy and Natural ResourcesUniversity · Sunyani | #4,077 | 26.6% | 675 | #9 |
| 7 | Cocoa Research Institute of GhanaResearch facility · Tafo | #4,291 | 21.9% | 96 | #4 |
| 8 | University of Health and Allied SciencesUniversity · Ho | #4,761 | 22.1% | 729 | #11 |
| 9 | University of Education, WinnebaUniversity · Winneba | #6,555 | 19.4% | 1,395 | #7 |
| 10 | Kumasi Technical UniversityUniversity · Kumasi | #7,602 | 22.2% | 451 | #18 |
| 11 | Korle Bu Teaching HospitalHospital / health system · Accra | #8,118 | 14.2% | 447 | #21 |
| 12 | Ho Technical UniversityUniversity · Ho | #8,230 | 26.2% | 356 | #17 |
| 13 | Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchNonprofit · Accra | #8,677 | 22.9% | 217 | #14 |
| 14 | University of Professional StudiesUniversity · Accra | #8,810 | 34.3% | 472 | #19 |
| 15 | University of Mines and TechnologyUniversity · Tarkwa | #9,064 | 12.1% | 396 | #23 |
| 16 | Ghana Health ServiceGovernment institution · Accra | #9,774 | 22.2% | 415 | #16 |
| 17 | Ghana Communication Technology UniversityUniversity · Accra | #9,933 | 26.8% | 313 | #27 |
| 18 | Dominion University CollegeUniversity · Accra | #10,086 | 11.4% | 361 | #10 |
| 19 | African Library and Information Associations and InstitutionsNonprofit · Accra | #10,298 | 1.8% | 293 | #13 |
| 20 | Takoradi Technical UniversityUniversity · Takoradze | #10,522 | 26.1% | 404 | #31 |
| 21 | Sunyani Technical UniversityUniversity · Sunyani | #10,570 | 24.3% | 256 | #29 |
| 22 | Cape Coast Technical UniversityUniversity · Cape Coast | #10,959 | 21.6% | 244 | #36 |
| 23 | Ghana Institute of Management and Public AdministrationUniversity · Accra | #11,518 | 23.8% | 365 | #15 |
| 24 | Christian Service University CollegeUniversity · Kumasi | #11,744 | 19.8% | 80 | #42 |
| 25 | Water Resources Commission of GhanaGovernment institution · Accra | #11,849 | 32.8% | 68 | #33 |
| 26 | Accra Technical UniversityUniversity · Accra | #12,309 | 20.2% | 274 | #34 |
| 27 | Komfo Anokye Teaching HospitalHospital / health system · Kumasi | #12,358 | 13.2% | 257 | #28 |
| 28 | Koforidua Technical UniversityUniversity · Koforidua | #12,484 | 19.5% | 248 | #22 |
| 29 | Tamale Teaching HospitalHospital / health system · Tamale | #12,912 | 15.5% | 337 | #25 |
| 30 | Nurses' Training College, HoUniversity · Ho | #13,274 | 17.3% | 171 | #43 |
| 31 | Central UniversityUniversity · Accra | #13,599 | 34.6% | 121 | #35 |
| 32 | Environmental Protection AgencyGovernment institution · Accra | #13,798 | 18.7% | 131 | #12 |
| 33 | Ghana Education ServiceGovernment institution · Tema | #14,006 | 18.5% | 283 | #39 |
| 34 | West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land UseResearch facility · Accra | #14,137 | 18.7% | 72 | #24 |
| 35 | Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionNonprofit · Accra | #14,222 | 13.8% | 166 | #20 |
| 36 | Regent University College of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Accra | #15,147 | 19.9% | 69 | #37 |
| 37 | Pentecost University CollegeUniversity · Accra | #15,951 | 13.8% | 110 | #44 |
| 38 | Presbyterian University, GhanaUniversity · Agogo | #16,108 | 18.8% | 150 | #45 |
| 39 | Navrongo Health Research CentreHospital / health system · Navrongo | #17,438 | 19.2% | 147 | #32 |
| 40 | Ministry of HealthGovernment institution · Accra | #17,988 | 27.4% | 82 | #46 |
| 41 | Valley View UniversityUniversity · Accra | #18,327 | 18.2% | 168 | #40 |
| 42 | Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical MedicineResearch facility · Kumasi | #18,571 | 16.1% | 81 | #38 |
| 43 | 37 Military HospitalHospital / health system · Accra | #19,377 | 13.2% | 75 | #48 |
| 44 | Islamic University CollegeUniversity · Accra | #21,579 | 15.6% | 288 | #56 |
| 45 | Catholic University College of GhanaUniversity · Sunyani | #22,096 | 14.8% | 132 | #54 |
| 46 | UniMAC-GIJUniversity · Accra | #23,294 | 27.4% | 63 | #51 |
| 47 | Accra Institute of TechnologyUniversity · Accra | #24,282 | 17.0% | 107 | #58 |
| 48 | Ashesi UniversityUniversity · Accra | #24,382 | 16.5% | 128 | #55 |
| 49 | African Institute for Mathematical Sciences GhanaNonprofit · Accra | #24,487 | 18.2% | 66 | #52 |
| 50 | Garden City University CollegeUniversity · Kumasi | #25,229 | 7.3% | 121 | #57 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Ghana on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Ghana
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
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One dot per institution in the table above.