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Central University

In research, Central University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,199 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,599
of 28,054 · #24,831 all time
Rank in Ghana
#31
of 50
Research works
410
▲ 116% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.6k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
34.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Central 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 #3,199 of 10,521 40.3%79 #6022

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Central 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: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.17× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.79× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.03× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.42× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.25× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7.09× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Central University?

Ranked on the composite score, Anthony Amoah and George Kofi Amoako lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central University.

  1. 1 Anthony Amoah · #1,018,855 worldwide 66 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 George Kofi Amoako · #1,436,036 worldwide 25 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Central University

Which keywords describe research at Central University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Globalization, Governance, Institutional Quality, Poverty Reduction, Fiscal Policy, Economic Development and Identity.

▲ 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. Economic Growth11▲ 11×13 topics
  2. Globalization9▲ 3.6×14 topics
  3. Governance6▲ 15×5 topics
  4. Economic Development5▲ 5.2×5 topics
  5. Institutional Quality5▲ 40×2 topics
  6. Poverty Reduction5▲ 31×3 topics
  7. Corporate Governance5▲ 5.4×8 topics
  8. Identity5▲ 5.4×10 topics
  9. Fiscal Policy5▲ 18×4 topics
  10. Innovation4▲ 3.4×7 topics
  11. Social Capital4▲ 6.6×8 topics
  12. Urbanization4▲ 7.7×4 topics
  13. Consumer Behavior3▲ 4.4×7 topics
  14. Inclusive Development3▲ 67×2 topics
  15. Multinational Firms3▲ 46×2 topics
  16. ICT3▲ 20×1 topic
  17. financial access3▲ 70×1 topic
  18. Corruption3▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Environmental Management3▲ 6.0×6 topics
  20. Finance3▲ 13×2 topics
  21. Leadership3▲ 4.8×7 topics
  22. NGOs3▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Entrepreneurship3▲ 5.5×7 topics
  24. Health3▲ 5.4×5 topics
  25. Energy Consumption2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  26. Financial Development2▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Foreign Direct Investment2▲ 42×1 topic
  28. Income Tax2▲ 25×2 topics
  29. Institutional Environment2▲ 68×1 topic
  30. Labor Market2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  31. Panel Data Analysis2▲ 13×2 topics
  32. CO2 Emissions2▲ 11×1 topic
  33. Environmental Regulation2▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Inclusion2▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Gender Inequality2▲ 14×4 topics
  36. Political Economy2▲ 7.4×6 topics
  37. Postcolonialism2▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Human Resource Management2▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Infrastructure2▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Taxation2▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Central University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Economic Growth and Development, International Business and FDI, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth.

Economic Growth and Deve…3Economic Growth and Development: 3 fractional worksInternational Business a…2International Business and FDI: 2 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 2 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksTaxation and Compliance Studies: 2 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…2Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 1 fractional works
Information SystemsStrategy and ManagementEconomics and EconometricsGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance3 others

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

  1. 1 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 3 works
  2. 2 International Business and FDI Strategy and Management 2 works
  3. 3 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  5. 5 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  6. 6 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  7. 7 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  10. 10 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 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 available55.2%not open44.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.1%domestic only80.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Central University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 116% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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