Top research institutions in Ghana
University of Ghana ranks first in Ghana on research quality in 2022-now (#1,257 worldwide), followed by University of Cape Coast and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
GhanaRanked by research quality, 2022-now
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of GhanaUniversity · Accra | #1,257 | 11.0% | 5,279 | #1 |
| 2 | University of Cape CoastUniversity · Cape Coast | #1,886 | 12.8% | 2,821 | #3 |
| 3 | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Kumasi | #1,933 | 10.8% | 4,491 | #2 |
| 4 | University for Development StudiesUniversity · Tamale | #2,179 | 11.1% | 1,896 | #5 |
| 5 | University of Education, WinnebaUniversity · Winneba | #2,389 | 8.0% | 1,395 | #40 |
| 6 | Takoradi Technical UniversityUniversity · Takoradze | #3,511 | 13.8% | 404 | #6 |
| 7 | University of Energy and Natural ResourcesUniversity · Sunyani | #3,902 | 11.6% | 675 | #9 |
| 8 | University of Professional StudiesUniversity · Accra | #4,211 | 14.0% | 472 | #20 |
| 9 | Ho Technical UniversityUniversity · Ho | #4,298 | 13.8% | 356 | #12 |
| 10 | University of Health and Allied SciencesUniversity · Ho | #4,365 | 12.4% | 729 | #7 |
| 11 | Kumasi Technical UniversityUniversity · Kumasi | #4,476 | 10.2% | 451 | #8 |
| 12 | Ghana Health ServiceGovernment institution · Accra | #5,658 | 11.3% | 415 | #10 |
| 13 | Cape Coast Technical UniversityUniversity · Cape Coast | #5,785 | 12.1% | 244 | #22 |
| 14 | University of Mines and TechnologyUniversity · Tarkwa | #5,801 | 8.6% | 396 | #15 |
| 15 | Ghana Communication Technology UniversityUniversity · Accra | #6,066 | 10.7% | 313 | #17 |
| 16 | Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchResearch facility · Accra | #6,206 | 11.2% | 423 | #14 |
| 17 | Tamale Teaching HospitalHospital / health system · Tamale | #6,459 | 6.9% | 337 | #18 |
| 18 | Accra Technical UniversityUniversity · Accra | #6,507 | 8.2% | 274 | #26 |
| 19 | Dominion University CollegeUniversity · Accra | #6,791 | 6.4% | 361 | #24 |
| 20 | Ghana Institute of Management and Public AdministrationUniversity · Accra | #6,836 | 9.1% | 365 | #23 |
| 21 | Sunyani Technical UniversityUniversity · Sunyani | #7,017 | 11.2% | 256 | #16 |
| 22 | Ghana Education ServiceGovernment institution · Tema | #7,249 | 8.8% | 283 | #21 |
| 23 | Koforidua Technical UniversityUniversity · Koforidua | #7,338 | 12.0% | 248 | #19 |
| 24 | Navrongo Health Research CentreHospital / health system · Navrongo | #9,429 | 8.5% | 147 | #11 |
| 25 | Islamic University CollegeUniversity · Accra | #9,559 | 14.5% | 288 | #32 |
| 26 | Valley View UniversityUniversity · Accra | #10,890 | 9.0% | 168 | #30 |
| 27 | Presbyterian University, GhanaUniversity · Agogo | #11,204 | 9.6% | 150 | #29 |
| 28 | Nurses' Training College, HoUniversity · Ho | #11,794 | 9.8% | 171 | #37 |
| 29 | Ghana Atomic Energy CommissionNonprofit · Accra | #12,480 | 7.5% | 166 | #28 |
| 30 | Environmental Protection AgencyGovernment institution · Accra | #12,502 | 10.7% | 131 | #4 |
| 31 | Ashesi UniversityUniversity · Accra | #12,924 | 7.7% | 128 | #39 |
| 32 | Garden City University CollegeUniversity · Kumasi | #13,598 | 2.5% | 121 | #33 |
| 33 | Central UniversityUniversity · Accra | #13,801 | 12.9% | 121 | #27 |
| 34 | African Library and Information Associations and InstitutionsNonprofit · Accra | #14,034 | 0.6% | 293 | #38 |
| 35 | Pentecost University CollegeUniversity · Accra | #15,944 | 8.6% | 110 | #41 |
| 36 | Ministry of HealthGovernment institution · Accra | #17,431 | 11.1% | 82 | #31 |
| 37 | Christian Service University CollegeUniversity · Kumasi | #17,770 | 10.2% | 80 | #45 |
| 38 | Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical MedicineResearch facility · Kumasi | #18,792 | 11.3% | 81 | #35 |
| 39 | Regent University College of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Accra | #19,169 | 9.8% | 69 | #47 |
| 40 | African Institute for Mathematical Sciences GhanaNonprofit · Accra | #19,295 | 7.4% | 66 | #46 |
| 41 | Cocoa Research Institute of GhanaResearch facility · Tafo | #19,866 | 8.6% | 96 | #36 |
| 42 | 37 Military HospitalHospital / health system · Accra | #20,579 | 6.6% | 75 | #50 |
| 43 | Water Resources Commission of GhanaGovernment institution · Accra | #20,821 | 17.3% | 68 | #43 |
| 44 | UniMAC-GIJUniversity · Accra | #21,350 | 5.3% | 63 | #52 |
| 45 | West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land UseResearch facility · Accra | #21,500 | 11.0% | 72 | #53 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Ghana on the quality score for 2022-now; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): 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.
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University of Ghana ranks first in Ghana on research quality in 2022-now (#1,257 worldwide), followed by University of Cape Coast and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.