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Accra Technical University

In research, Accra Technical University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,149 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,355 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,309
of 28,054 · #24,677 all time
Rank in Ghana
#26
of 50
Research works
883
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
3.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
83%
world 28%

What is Accra Technical University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,149 of 10,521 25.2%154 #8830
Physical SciencesDomain #10,355 of 12,888 12.4%71 #18094

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Accra Technical University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.15× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.75× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 1.67× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.03× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6.40× its world share, 56 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.29× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.43× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 41 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Accra Technical University?

Ranked on the composite score, Amevi Acakpovi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Accra Technical University.

  1. 1 Amevi Acakpovi · #706,032 worldwide 16 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Accra Technical University

Which keywords describe research at Accra Technical University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Risk Management, Supply Chain Management, Social Capital, Corporate Governance, Economic Growth, Consumer Behavior and Fiscal Policy.

▲ 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 institution'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. Sustainability23▲ 3.5×36 topics
  2. Supply Chain Management16▲ 6.3×17 topics
  3. Risk Management15▲ 11×10 topics
  4. Corporate Governance12▲ 6.0×8 topics
  5. Economic Growth12▲ 5.1×18 topics
  6. Social Capital12▲ 8.1×10 topics
  7. Machine Learning11▲ 1.21×29 topics
  8. Globalization11▲ 2.0×16 topics
  9. Consumer Behavior10▲ 5.7×12 topics
  10. Innovation10▲ 3.3×18 topics
  11. Economic Development9▲ 3.9×10 topics
  12. Sustainable Development9▲ 1.99×18 topics
  13. Education8▲ 1.80×12 topics
  14. Leadership8▲ 6.0×8 topics
  15. Renewable Energy8▲ 2.0×15 topics
  16. Fiscal Policy8▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Entrepreneurship7▲ 6.8×8 topics
  18. Environmental Management7▲ 6.3×7 topics
  19. Digital Transformation6▲ 4.5×7 topics
  20. Performance Measurement6▲ 8.2×6 topics
  21. Institutional Quality6▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Poverty Alleviation6▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Poverty Reduction6▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Job Satisfaction6▲ 4.7×7 topics
  25. Customer Satisfaction5▲ 6.1×6 topics
  26. Finance5▲ 10.0×3 topics
  27. ICT5▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Fashion5▲ 45×2 topics
  29. Organizational Performance5▲ 7.5×7 topics
  30. Cultural Studies5▲ 4.8×3 topics
  31. Technology Acceptance Model5▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Financial Stability4▲ 8.2×3 topics
  33. Inequality4▲ 7.0×3 topics
  34. Clothing4▲ 78×1 topic
  35. Material Culture4▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Knowledge Economy4▲ 14×1 topic
  37. financial access4▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Financial Reporting4▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Empowerment4▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Microfinance4▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Accra Technical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fashion and Cultural Textiles, Economic Growth and Development, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and Microfinance and Financial Inclusion.

Fashion and Cultural Tex…4Fashion and Cultural Textiles: 4 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…4Economic Growth and Development: 4 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 4 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…4Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 4 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …4Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 4 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 3 fractional worksPublic Procurement and Policy: 3 fractional worksConsumer Retail Behavior…3Consumer Retail Behavior Studies: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 3 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 3 fractional works
MuseologyInformation SystemsAccountingEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 4 works
  2. 2 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 4 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 4 works
  4. 4 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  5. 5 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 4 works
  6. 6 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 3 works
  7. 7 Public Procurement and Policy Strategy and Management 3 works
  8. 8 Consumer Retail Behavior Studies Marketing 3 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available82.6%not open17.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.4%domestic only78.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Accra Technical University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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.

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