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Ghana Atomic Energy Commission

In research, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,399 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,222
of 28,054 · #15,937 all time
Rank in Ghana
#35
of 50
Research works
728
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Ghana Atomic Energy Commission 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 #8,399 of 12,888 12.0%91 #9670

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ghana Atomic Energy Commission 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: 3.25× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.55× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.40× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.04× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.39× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.70× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.27× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.16× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 2.22× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ghana Atomic Energy Commission?

Ranked on the composite score, B.J.B. Nyarko, E. O. Darko and H. M. Amoatey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ghana Atomic Energy Commission.

  1. 1 B.J.B. Nyarko Ghana · #606,228 worldwide 52 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 E. O. Darko Ghana · #915,381 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 H. M. Amoatey Ghana · #1,077,540 worldwide 20 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Stephen Inkoom Ghana · #1,159,385 worldwide 16 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Francis Hasford Ghana · #1,274,962 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Edem Sosu Ghana · #1,485,589 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Ghana Atomic Energy Commission

Which keywords describe research at Ghana Atomic Energy Commission?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Ionizing Radiation, Health Effects, Toxicity, Radionuclides, Lung Cancer, Renewable Energy and Depleted Uranium.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact18▲ 6.2×27 topics
  2. Ionizing Radiation14▲ 118×3 topics
  3. Health Effects13▲ 13×14 topics
  4. Toxicity13▲ 18×10 topics
  5. Climate Change11▲ 2.5×30 topics
  6. Renewable Energy10▲ 4.1×15 topics
  7. Radionuclides8▲ 125×2 topics
  8. Lung Cancer8▲ 27×3 topics
  9. Sustainability7▲ 1.80×19 topics
  10. Depleted Uranium7▲ 189×1 topic
  11. Radon7▲ 189×1 topic
  12. Remote Sensing7▲ 3.3×8 topics
  13. Cancer Risk6▲ 16×2 topics
  14. Microstructural Characterization6▲ 159×1 topic
  15. Nuclear Graphite6▲ 159×1 topic
  16. Oxidation Behavior6▲ 57×2 topics
  17. Radiation Exposure6▲ 34×2 topics
  18. Nuclear Fuel6▲ 201×1 topic
  19. Radiation Protection6▲ 201×1 topic
  20. Water Quality6▲ 8.5×8 topics
  21. Computed Tomography6▲ 74×1 topic
  22. Diagnostic Imaging6▲ 30×1 topic
  23. Groundwater5▲ 39×5 topics
  24. Precipitation5▲ 64×2 topics
  25. Household Fuel Use5▲ 40×1 topic
  26. Indoor Air Pollution5▲ 40×1 topic
  27. Food Safety5▲ 9.8×10 topics
  28. Isotopes4▲ 84×1 topic
  29. Stable4▲ 97×1 topic
  30. Support Vector Machines4▲ 7.1×4 topics
  31. Compositional Data Analysis3▲ 30×1 topic
  32. Mineral Prospectivity3▲ 30×1 topic
  33. Molten Salt3▲ 58×1 topic
  34. Nuclear Reactor3▲ 58×1 topic
  35. Pollution3▲ 9.4×3 topics
  36. Smallholder Farmers3▲ 7.8×5 topics
  37. Dual-Energy CT3▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Material Differentiation3▲ 37×1 topic
  39. Contamination2▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Remediation2▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Ghana Atomic Energy Commission publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Radioactivity and Radon Measurements, Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies, Nuclear and radioactivity studies and Radiation Dose and Imaging.

Radioactivity and Radon …7Radioactivity and Radon Measurements: 7 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear techno…6Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 6 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivit…6Nuclear and radioactivity studies: 6 fractional worksRadiation Dose and Imaging6Radiation Dose and Imaging: 6 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 5 fractional worksGroundwater and Isotope Geochemistry: 4 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…3Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 3 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 3 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray and CT Imaging: 3 fractional worksGroundwater and Watershed Analysis: 2 fractional works
Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologyMaterials ChemistrySafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging6 others

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

  1. 1 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 7 works
  2. 2 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 6 works
  3. 3 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 6 works
  4. 4 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 works
  5. 5 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 5 works
  6. 6 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 4 works
  7. 7 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  8. 8 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Groundwater and Watershed Analysis Environmental Engineering 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 available48.0%not open52.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.0%domestic only70.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ghana Atomic Energy Commission's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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