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Ghana Education Service

In research, Ghana Education Service stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,250 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,721 of 6,365 worldwide) and Education (#1,237 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 7.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,006
of 28,054 · #26,109 all time
Rank in Ghana
#33
of 50
Research works
574
▲ 469% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Ghana Education Service 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 #4,250 of 10,521 19.8%168 #7832
Social SciencesField #2,721 of 6,365 22.3%111 #5449
EducationSubfield #1,237 of 1,892 22.0%68 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ghana Education Service 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).

What does Ghana Education Service specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 68.0 works7.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 2.11× its world share, 28 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.20× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.70× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 2.08× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.25× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.94× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.28× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.13× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.11× its world share, 111 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ghana Education Service?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Teaching Strategies, Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Teacher Professional Development, Online Learning, Learning Outcomes and Sustainable Development.

▲ 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. Education24▲ 5.0×26 topics
  2. Teaching Strategies19▲ 22×5 topics
  3. Educational Technology17▲ 5.2×16 topics
  4. Sustainable Development15▲ 3.3×19 topics
  5. Technology Integration15▲ 17×9 topics
  6. E-Learning13▲ 4.5×7 topics
  7. Online Learning13▲ 5.3×11 topics
  8. Teacher Professional Development13▲ 27×5 topics
  9. Learning Outcomes10▲ 8.1×6 topics
  10. Student Engagement10▲ 8.5×8 topics
  11. Student Satisfaction9▲ 17×2 topics
  12. Gender Differences9▲ 8.4×7 topics
  13. Meta-Analysis9▲ 5.3×5 topics
  14. 21st Century Skills8▲ 9.4×4 topics
  15. Poverty Reduction8▲ 21×4 topics
  16. Gender Inequality8▲ 20×6 topics
  17. Higher Education8▲ 5.0×15 topics
  18. Social Capital7▲ 4.9×10 topics
  19. Professional Development7▲ 13×10 topics
  20. Critical Thinking Skills7▲ 13×2 topics
  21. Pedagogy7▲ 5.1×8 topics
  22. Metacognition7▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Distance Education7▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Instructional Interventions7▲ 28×1 topic
  25. Nursing Education7▲ 17×1 topic
  26. Conditional Cash Transfers7▲ 63×1 topic
  27. Development7▲ 6.7×8 topics
  28. Inclusive Education7▲ 6.6×8 topics
  29. School Subsidies7▲ 63×1 topic
  30. Teacher Education7▲ 18×6 topics
  31. Academic Achievement6▲ 13×10 topics
  32. Mathematical Literacy6▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Gender Equality6▲ 8.3×4 topics
  34. Creative Thinking6▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Reflective Practice6▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Assessment6▲ 18×4 topics
  37. Educational Leadership6▲ 17×2 topics
  38. School Improvement6▲ 25×2 topics
  39. PISA Assessment6▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Problem-Solving6▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does Ghana Education Service publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Critical Thinking Development, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Mathematics Education and Pedagogy and Online and Blended Learning.

Education and Critical T…7Education and Critical Thinking Development: 7 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …7Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 7 fractional worksMathematics Education and Pedagogy: 6 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…5Online and Blended Learning: 5 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…5Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 5 fractional worksEducational Assessment and Pedagogy: 5 fractional worksAfrican Education and Politics: 4 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…4Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 4 fractional worksEducational Practices and Challenges: 3 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 3 fractional works
EducationSafety ResearchApplied Mathematics

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

  1. 1 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 7 works
  2. 2 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 7 works
  3. 3 Mathematics Education and Pedagogy Applied Mathematics 6 works
  4. 4 Online and Blended Learning Education 5 works
  5. 5 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 5 works
  6. 6 Educational Assessment and Pedagogy Education 5 works
  7. 7 African Education and Politics Education 4 works
  8. 8 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 4 works
  9. 9 Educational Practices and Challenges Education 3 works
  10. 10 Education Systems and Policy Education 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 available78.1%not open21.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.2%domestic only77.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ghana Education Service's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 469% 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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