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Social Sciences research in Ghana

University of Ghana ranks first in Ghana for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#975 worldwide), followed by University of Cape Coast and University of Education, Winneba.

Ghana's world rank
#55
of 161 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
11k
Top-10% rate
11.7%
Ranked institutions
29

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Ghana?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of GhanaAccra #97524.911.9%2,017
2University of Cape CoastCape Coast #1,20322.613.8%1,446
3University of Education, WinnebaWinneba #1,25122.27.9%937
4Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyKumasi #1,44820.613.6%1,455
5University of Professional StudiesAccra #1,53120.015.4%360
6University for Development StudiesTamale #1,99217.113.0%698
7Islamic University CollegeAccra #2,56514.414.8%260
8Takoradi Technical UniversityTakoradze #2,58814.316.8%233
9Kumasi Technical UniversityKumasi #3,31011.69.4%232
10Ghana Institute of Management and Public AdministrationAccra #3,65310.59.8%199
11Valley View UniversityAccra #4,0389.48.8%121
12Accra Technical UniversityAccra #4,1259.28.1%154
13Ho Technical UniversityHo #4,2658.814.2%154
14Ghana Education ServiceTema #4,4628.38.7%168
15Ghana Communication Technology UniversityAccra #4,5038.211.6%195
16Dominion University CollegeAccra #4,6717.86.7%178
17University of Energy and Natural ResourcesSunyani #4,8857.314.1%157
18Koforidua Technical UniversityKoforidua #4,8977.314.3%133
19Sunyani Technical UniversitySunyani #5,3136.410.7%114
20Tamale Teaching HospitalTamale #5,5965.96.7%116
21Presbyterian University, GhanaAgogo #6,3994.47.5%79
22Central UniversityAccra #6,6274.015.3%78
23Ghana Health ServiceAccra #6,7033.915.5%74
24Cape Coast Technical UniversityCape Coast #6,7313.98.7%104
25Christian Service University CollegeKumasi #6,8033.710.6%61
26Pentecost University CollegeAccra #6,9283.58.9%82
27University of Health and Allied SciencesHo #7,4152.813.7%117
28African Library and Information Associations and InstitutionsAccra #7,8442.20.6%208
29University of Mines and TechnologyTarkwa #8,483133.07.6%72

Institutions in Ghana above the floor of 40 fractional works in Social Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Ghana?

Emmanuel Joel Aikins Abakah and Michael Osei Asibey rank highest among researchers based in Ghana, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Emmanuel Joel Aikins Abakah#27,882 worldwide overall47.9 of 86 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Michael Osei Asibey#88,721 worldwide overall27.9 of 66 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Ghana on their work in Social Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Ghana compares with other countries in Social Sciences