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Ghana Atomic Energy Commission

In research, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,411 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,480
of 22,385 · #14,993 all time
Rank in Ghana
#29
of 45
Research works
728
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
48%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Ghana Atomic Energy Commission

What is Ghana Atomic Energy Commission 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 #8,411 of 10,670 7.5%91 #8906

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

Which fields of science does Ghana Atomic Energy Commission work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Ghana Atomic Energy Commission is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (17%), Engineering (16%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (15%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 107 fractional works · 56.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 33 fractional works · 17.2% of its workPollution: 11 fractional works · 5.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 30 fractional works · 15.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 12 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 5.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11 fractional works · 5.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 4.8% of its workRadiation: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 36 fractional works · 18.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 28 fractional works · 14.7% of its workPlant Science: 13 fractional works · 7.0% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 35 fractional works · 18.1% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 11.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 12 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 5.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 8 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 6.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKGhana AtomicEnergy Commission191fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences56%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences7%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science3317.2%
    2. Engineering3015.8%
    3. Materials Science126.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences115.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy94.8%
    6. Computer Science63.0%
    7. Energy42.2%
    8. Chemistry20.9%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2814.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology63.3%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    5. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Medicine2211.6%
    2. Health Professions105.4%
    3. Nursing21.0%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting52.4%
    2. Social Sciences41.9%
    3. Decision Sciences21.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    5. Psychology10.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.2%
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: 3.10× its world share, 28 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.76× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.37× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.05× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.45× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.75× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.17× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.06× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 1.97× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.76×11 works
  2. Environmental Science3.45×33 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.10×28 works
  4. Energy2.37×4 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy2.17×9 works
  6. Health Professions2.06×10 works
  7. Nursing1.97×2 works
  8. Materials Science1.75×12 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.25×1 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.21×2 works
  11. Engineering1.05×30 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.74×5 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×6 works
  14. Medicine0.61×22 works
  15. Chemistry0.57×2 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.50×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.38×6 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.34×1 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.28×0 works
  20. Dentistry0.18×0 works
  21. Social Sciences0.15×4 works
  22. Neuroscience0.12×0 works
  23. Mathematics0.11×0 works
  24. Psychology0.11×1 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ghana Atomic Energy Commission?

Ranked on the quality score, Crentsil Kofi Bempah, Michael Yao Osae and Eric Akortia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ghana Atomic Energy Commission.

  1. 1 Crentsil Kofi Bempah Ghana · #1,176,458 worldwide 928 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Michael Yao Osae Ghana · #1,920,499 worldwide 717 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Eric Akortia Ghana · #1,941,954 worldwide 485 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Mark Amoah Nyasapoh Ghana · #2,039,039 worldwide 243 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Samuel Boakye Dampare Ghana · #2,054,253 worldwide 3.5k citations · 80 works
  6. 6 David Saka Ghana · #2,191,801 worldwide 311 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Abass Gibrilla Ghana · #2,254,374 worldwide 1.3k citations · 54 works
  8. 8 Dickson Adomako Ghana · #2,304,569 worldwide 2.3k citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Michael Ackah Ghana · #2,550,366 worldwide 614 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Samuel Y. Ganyaglo Ghana · #2,575,957 worldwide 1.5k citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Ghana Atomic Energy Commission

What are the most cited papers from Ghana Atomic Energy Commission?

The most cited paper from Ghana Atomic Energy Commission is "Heavy metal pollution of coal mine-affected agricultural soils in the northern part of Bangladesh" (Mohammad Amir Hossain Bhuiyan, Lutfar Parvez, Mohammad Amirul Islam et al., 2009), with 851 citations. Next come "Total coliforms, arsenic and cadmium exposure through drinking water in the Western Region of Ghana: application of multivariate statistical technique to groundwater quality" (652) and "Escherichia coli as an indicator of bacteriological quality of water: an overview" (433).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Heavy metal pollution of coal mine-affected agricultural soils in the northern part of Bangladesh Mohammad Amir Hossain Bhuiyan, Lutfar Parvez, Mohammad Amirul Islam et al. · Journal of Hazardous Materials 26 Aug 2009 851
2 Total coliforms, arsenic and cadmium exposure through drinking water in the Western Region of Ghana: application of multivariate statistical technique to groundwater quality Andrews Obeng Affum, Shiloh Dede Osae, Benjamin J.B. Nyarko et al. · Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 19 Jan 2015 652
3 Escherichia coli as an indicator of bacteriological quality of water: an overview Stephen Tawiah Odonkor, Joseph K. Ampofo · Microbiology Research Open access 11 Jun 2013 433
4 Field-Caught Permethrin-Resistant Anopheles gambiae Overexpress CYP6P3, a P450 That Metabolises Pyrethroids Pie Müller, Emma Warr, Bradley J. Stevenson et al. · PLoS Genetics Open access 27 Nov 2008 398
5 Basic concepts and methodologies of DNA marker systems in plant molecular breeding Samuel Amiteye · Heliyon Open access 30 Sep 2021 320
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ghana Atomic Energy Commission?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Ionizing Radiation, Toxicity, Health Effects, Radionuclides, Lung Cancer, Climate Change and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact20▲ 6.1×30 topics
  2. Ionizing Radiation15▲ 117×3 topics
  3. Health Effects14▲ 12×14 topics
  4. Toxicity14▲ 17×10 topics
  5. Climate Change14▲ 2.6×32 topics
  6. Renewable Energy11▲ 4.0×16 topics
  7. Sustainability9▲ 1.89×21 topics
  8. Radionuclides9▲ 117×2 topics
  9. Lung Cancer8▲ 26×3 topics
  10. Depleted Uranium8▲ 183×1 topic
  11. Radon8▲ 183×1 topic
  12. Remote Sensing8▲ 3.2×9 topics
  13. Nuclear Fuel7▲ 237×1 topic
  14. Radiation Protection7▲ 237×1 topic
  15. Water Quality7▲ 9.1×10 topics
  16. Thermal Properties7▲ 29×2 topics
  17. Cancer Risk6▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Oxidation Behavior6▲ 56×2 topics
  19. Microstructural Characterization6▲ 162×1 topic
  20. Nuclear Graphite6▲ 162×1 topic
  21. Groundwater6▲ 34×5 topics
  22. Radiation Exposure6▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Computed Tomography6▲ 71×1 topic
  24. Diagnostic Imaging6▲ 28×1 topic
  25. Precipitation6▲ 62×2 topics
  26. Food Safety5▲ 9.9×11 topics
  27. Isotopes5▲ 85×1 topic
  28. Stable5▲ 96×1 topic
  29. Household Fuel Use5▲ 39×1 topic
  30. Indoor Air Pollution5▲ 39×1 topic
  31. Support Vector Machines4▲ 6.8×4 topics
  32. Hyperspectral Imaging4▲ 7.8×2 topics
  33. Pollution4▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Molten Salt4▲ 65×1 topic
  35. Nuclear Reactor4▲ 65×1 topic
  36. Compositional Data Analysis4▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Mineral Prospectivity4▲ 31×1 topic
  38. Remediation4▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Heavy Metals4▲ 7.7×3 topics
  40. Contamination3▲ 20×2 topics

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

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

Radioactivity and Radon …8Radioactivity and Radon Measurements: 8 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivit…7Nuclear and radioactivity studies: 7 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear techno…6Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 6 fractional worksRadiation Dose and Imaging6Radiation Dose and Imaging: 6 fractional worksGroundwater and Isotope Geochemistry: 5 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 5 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics …4Nuclear reactor physics and engineering: 4 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 4 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 3 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray and CT Imaging: 3 fractional works
Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologySafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityMaterials ChemistryRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging5 others

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

  1. 1 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 8 works
  2. 2 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 7 works
  3. 3 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 6 works
  4. 4 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 works
  5. 5 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 5 works
  6. 6 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 5 works
  7. 7 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  9. 9 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 3 works
  10. 10 Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Biomedical Engineering 3 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ghana Atomic Energy Commission as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00071% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Ghana Atomic Energy Commission0.00068% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ghana Atomic Energy Commission 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ghana Atomic Energy Commission8.3% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.2% in 2016.

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