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Ashesi University

In research, Ashesi University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,784 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,924
of 22,385 · #21,423 all time
Rank in Ghana
#31
of 45
Research works
523
▲ 132% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4k
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
75%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Ashesi University

What is Ashesi University known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #7,784 of 10,670 5.6%66 #13820

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Ashesi University work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Ashesi University is in Physical Sciences, 36% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (23%), Computer Science (16%), Social Sciences (14%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 73 fractional works · 49.9% of its workEngineering: 33 fractional works · 22.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 11 fractional works · 7.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 24 fractional works · 16.2% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 5.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 53 fractional works · 36.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 14.1% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 14 fractional works · 9.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 7.7% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 5.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 6.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAshesi University147fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences50%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences36%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3322.8%
    2. Computer Science2416.2%
    3. Environmental Science95.9%
    4. Mathematics42.6%
    5. Energy21.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.7%
    7. Materials Science10.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    9. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Social Sciences2114.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting149.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance85.4%
    4. Decision Sciences43.0%
    5. Psychology42.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities21.7%
    1. Medicine85.4%
    2. Health Professions32.0%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences64.2%
    2. Neuroscience31.8%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.89× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.13× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.09× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.52× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.18× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.18× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.67× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.89× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.10× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.51× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences3.10×4 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.89×14 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.51×8 works
  4. Mathematics2.18×4 works
  5. Computer Science2.09×24 works
  6. Veterinary1.67×0 works
  7. Engineering1.52×33 works
  8. Energy1.40×2 works
  9. Environmental Science1.18×9 works
  10. Neuroscience1.13×3 works
  11. Social Sciences1.12×21 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.89×6 works
  13. Psychology0.89×4 works
  14. Health Professions0.74×3 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.58×2 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.32×0 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.31×1 works
  18. Nursing0.31×0 works
  19. Medicine0.28×8 works
  20. Materials Science0.10×0 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.02×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ashesi University?

Ranked on the quality score, G. Ayorkor Korsah, Joseph Oduro-Frimpong and Heather R. Beem lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ashesi University.

  1. 1 G. Ayorkor Korsah Ghana · #2,402,851 worldwide 757 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Joseph Oduro-Frimpong Ghana · #2,424,552 worldwide 183 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Heather R. Beem Ghana · #3,167,911 worldwide 392 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Stephen Armah Ghana · #3,942,929 worldwide 65 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 David Ebo Adjepon‐Yamoah Ghana · #4,447,400 worldwide 46 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Nathan Amanquah Ghana · #5,368,791 worldwide 105 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Kwame Gyeabour Asante Ghana · #5,591,292 worldwide 30 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Ashesi University

What are the most cited papers from Ashesi University?

The most cited paper from Ashesi University is "A comprehensive taxonomy for multi-robot task allocation" (G. Ayorkor Korsah, Anthony Stentz, M. Bernardine Dias, 2013), with 647 citations. Next come "Electronic resources: access and usage at Ashesi University College" (150) and "Synthesis and characterization of hydroxyapatite from bovine bone for production of dental implants" (107).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A comprehensive taxonomy for multi-robot task allocation G. Ayorkor Korsah, Anthony Stentz, M. Bernardine Dias · The International Journal of Robotics Research Oct 2013 647
2 Electronic resources: access and usage at Ashesi University College Perpetua Sekyiwa Dadzie · Campus-Wide Information Systems Dec 2005 150
3 Synthesis and characterization of hydroxyapatite from bovine bone for production of dental implants Jamiu Kolawole Odusote, Yiporo Danyuo, Abdulazeez D Baruwa et al. · Journal of Applied Biomaterials & Functional Materials Open access Apr 2019 107
4 Anomalous Release Kinetics of Prodigiosin from Poly-N-Isopropyl-Acrylamid based Hydrogels for The Treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer Yiporo Danyuo, C.J. Ani, Ali Azeko Salifu et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 7 Mar 2019 97
5 Design and Development of Diabetes Management System Using Machine Learning Robert Adjetey Sowah, Adelaide A. Bampoe-Addo, Stephen K. Armoo et al. · International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications Open access 16 Jul 2020 90
All 63 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ashesi University?

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

▲ 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-now 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 Learning17▲ 3.4×33 topics
  2. Machine Learning15▲ 3.1×31 topics
  3. Renewable Energy8▲ 3.7×19 topics
  4. Sustainability8▲ 2.2×18 topics
  5. Globalization7▲ 2.4×17 topics
  6. IoT6▲ 12×9 topics
  7. Neural Networks6▲ 2.6×12 topics
  8. Environmental Monitoring5▲ 9.6×3 topics
  9. Wireless Sensor Networks5▲ 8.0×6 topics
  10. Internet of Things5▲ 3.9×8 topics
  11. Healthcare5▲ 2.9×10 topics
  12. Security5▲ 4.7×7 topics
  13. COVID-194▲ 2.4×6 topics
  14. Energy Efficiency4▲ 2.9×13 topics
  15. Image Processing4▲ 6.2×3 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management4▲ 3.0×7 topics
  17. Convolutional Neural Networks4▲ 3.6×7 topics
  18. Lifelong Learning4▲ 12×5 topics
  19. Plant Disease Detection4▲ 24×1 topic
  20. Smart Farming4▲ 22×1 topic
  21. Engineering Education3▲ 27×3 topics
  22. Curriculum Development3▲ 3.2×4 topics
  23. Assessment Methods3▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Entrepreneurship3▲ 5.2×5 topics
  25. Smart Home3▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Social Impact3▲ 4.9×3 topics
  27. Life Cycle Assessment3▲ 6.7×6 topics
  28. Forecasting3▲ 9.2×3 topics
  29. Institutional Quality2▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Poverty Alleviation2▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Governance2▲ 5.1×2 topics
  32. RFID Technology2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  33. Sustainability Assessment2▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Emerging Markets2▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Outcome-Based Education2▲ 60×1 topic
  36. Professional Skills2▲ 46×1 topic
  37. Bottom of the Pyramid2▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Frugal Innovation2▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Predictive Maintenance2▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Shareholder Value2▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Ashesi University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Smart Agriculture and AI, Engineering Education and Curriculum Development, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development and Economic Growth and Development.

Smart Agriculture and AI: 4 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 2 fractional worksInnovation and Socioecon…2Innovation and Socioeconomic Development: 2 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…2Economic Growth and Development: 2 fractional worksWastewater Treatment and Reuse: 2 fractional worksIoT-based Smart Home Systems: 2 fractional worksReliability and Maintena…2Reliability and Maintenance Optimization: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 1 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceMedia TechnologyBusiness and International ManagementInformation Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 4 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 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Reliability and Maintenance Optimization Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  8. 8 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  10. 10 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ashesi University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 132% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting20052010201520202025
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ashesi University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00082% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Ashesi University0.00062% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Ashesi University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ashesi University5.8% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.6% in 2023.

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