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Ashesi University

In research, Ashesi University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,724 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,382
of 28,054 · #37,537 all time
Rank in Ghana
#48
of 50
Research works
523
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Ashesi 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
Physical SciencesDomain #12,724 of 12,888 6.7%66 #21237

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ashesi 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: 0.91× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.14× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.46× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.53× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.50× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.92× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.95× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.56× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ashesi University?

Ranked on the composite score, Kwame Gyeabour Asante lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ashesi University.

  1. 1 Kwame Gyeabour Asante Ghana · #1,629,560 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Ashesi University

Which keywords describe research at Ashesi University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, IoT, Wireless Sensor Networks, Environmental Monitoring, Globalization and Lifelong Learning.

▲ 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. Deep Learning15▲ 3.5×30 topics
  2. Machine Learning12▲ 3.0×28 topics
  3. Renewable Energy7▲ 4.0×14 topics
  4. Sustainability7▲ 2.1×12 topics
  5. Globalization7▲ 2.6×14 topics
  6. IoT5▲ 11×8 topics
  7. Wireless Sensor Networks5▲ 8.6×6 topics
  8. Internet of Things5▲ 4.1×8 topics
  9. Neural Networks4▲ 2.3×12 topics
  10. Environmental Monitoring4▲ 9.0×3 topics
  11. COVID-194▲ 2.5×6 topics
  12. Security4▲ 5.0×6 topics
  13. Lifelong Learning4▲ 14×5 topics
  14. Healthcare4▲ 2.5×7 topics
  15. Image Processing4▲ 6.4×3 topics
  16. Convolutional Neural Networks4▲ 3.8×7 topics
  17. Engineering Education3▲ 29×3 topics
  18. Plant Disease Detection3▲ 25×1 topic
  19. Smart Farming3▲ 23×1 topic
  20. Supply Chain Management3▲ 2.7×5 topics
  21. Curriculum Development3▲ 3.6×4 topics
  22. Energy Efficiency3▲ 2.7×9 topics
  23. Assessment Methods3▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Entrepreneurship3▲ 6.1×4 topics
  25. Smart Home3▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Social Impact3▲ 5.5×3 topics
  27. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 7.1×3 topics
  28. Poverty Alleviation2▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Governance2▲ 5.1×2 topics
  30. Institutional Quality2▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Outcome-Based Education2▲ 65×1 topic
  32. Professional Skills2▲ 52×1 topic
  33. Sustainability Assessment2▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Emerging Markets2▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Frugal Innovation2▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Community Health Workers2▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Predictive Maintenance2▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Wastewater Reuse2▲ 73×1 topic
  39. Water Scarcity2▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Energy Management2▲ 8.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Ashesi University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Smart Agriculture and AI, Engineering Education and Curriculum Development, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse.

Smart Agriculture and AI3Smart Agriculture and AI: 3 fractional worksEngineering Education an…2Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 2 fractional worksInnovation and Socioecon…2Innovation and Socioeconomic Development: 2 fractional worksWastewater Treatment and…2Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: 2 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 2 fractional worksIoT-based Smart Home Systems: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…1Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 1 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceMedia TechnologyBusiness and International ManagementIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 3 works
  2. 2 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 2 works
  3. 3 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 2 works
  4. 4 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 1 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 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 available75.3%not open24.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.7%domestic only82.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ashesi University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% lower 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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