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Cape Coast Technical University

In research, Cape Coast Technical University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,147 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,886 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,959
of 28,054 · #25,285 all time
Rank in Ghana
#22
of 50
Research works
456
▲ 87% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
7.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Cape Coast 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,147 of 12,888 21.6%99 #16330
Social SciencesDomain #5,886 of 10,521 23.3%104 #10429

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cape Coast 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: 1.51× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.16× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.22× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.49× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.55× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 2.08× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.06× its world share, 32 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 7.76× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.77× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cape Coast Technical University?

Ranked on the composite score, Zakari Mustapha lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cape Coast Technical University.

  1. 1 Zakari Mustapha Ghana · #1,556,047 worldwide 4 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Cape Coast Technical University

Which keywords describe research at Cape Coast Technical University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Management, Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Renewable Energy, Construction Projects, Leadership Style, Stakeholder Analysis and Cost Overruns.

▲ 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. Sustainability26▲ 4.3×37 topics
  2. Risk Management21▲ 17×8 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management20▲ 8.6×13 topics
  4. Renewable Energy19▲ 5.4×20 topics
  5. Environmental Impact16▲ 3.8×25 topics
  6. Construction Projects13▲ 122×2 topics
  7. Leadership Style12▲ 37×2 topics
  8. Stakeholder Analysis12▲ 78×2 topics
  9. Cost Overruns12▲ 129×1 topic
  10. Project Success12▲ 129×1 topic
  11. Economic Development9▲ 4.4×10 topics
  12. Organizational Culture8▲ 8.4×5 topics
  13. Innovation8▲ 3.1×16 topics
  14. Social Capital8▲ 6.1×10 topics
  15. Risk Perception8▲ 12×5 topics
  16. Facilities Management8▲ 41×2 topics
  17. Safety Culture7▲ 40×2 topics
  18. Workplace Safety7▲ 20×2 topics
  19. Construction Safety7▲ 40×2 topics
  20. Leadership7▲ 5.6×9 topics
  21. Consumer Behavior6▲ 4.0×9 topics
  22. Occupational Safety6▲ 27×1 topic
  23. Safety Climate6▲ 29×1 topic
  24. Life Cycle Assessment6▲ 8.8×7 topics
  25. Health Impacts5▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Household Fuel Use5▲ 30×1 topic
  27. Indoor Air Pollution5▲ 30×1 topic
  28. Regulation5▲ 4.0×6 topics
  29. RFID Technology5▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Entrepreneurship5▲ 5.4×9 topics
  31. Construction5▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Digital Divide5▲ 7.6×2 topics
  33. BIM5▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Environmental Management5▲ 4.8×5 topics
  35. Prefabrication5▲ 30×1 topic
  36. ICT4▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Organizational Performance4▲ 6.7×6 topics
  38. Broadband4▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Sustainable Construction4▲ 22×3 topics
  40. Telecommunications4▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does Cape Coast Technical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Construction Project Management and Performance, Occupational Health and Safety Research, Energy and Environment Impacts and BIM and Construction Integration.

Construction Project Man…12Construction Project Management and Performance: 12 fractional worksOccupational Health and …6Occupational Health and Safety Research: 6 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…5Energy and Environment Impacts: 5 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 5 fractional worksICT Impact and Policies: 4 fractional worksFacilities and Workplace…3Facilities and Workplace Management: 3 fractional worksSustainable Building Design and Assessment: 3 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 3 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 3 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 2 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyPollutionBuilding and Construction5 others

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

  1. 1 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 12 works
  2. 2 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 6 works
  3. 3 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 5 works
  4. 4 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 5 works
  5. 5 ICT Impact and Policies Media Technology 4 works
  6. 6 Facilities and Workplace Management Social Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 3 works
  8. 8 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 3 works
  9. 9 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 3 works
  10. 10 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 2 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 available69.1%not open30.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.5%domestic only75.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cape Coast Technical University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 87% 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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