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Ho Technical University

In research, Ho Technical University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,685 of 10,521 worldwide), Life Sciences (#5,164 of 7,800 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,906 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,230
of 28,054 · #14,856 all time
Rank in Ghana
#12
of 50
Research works
683
▲ 145% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.6k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Ho 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,685 of 10,521 31.9%154 #4299
Life SciencesDomain #5,164 of 7,800 23.0%60 —
Physical SciencesDomain #8,906 of 12,888 20.4%90 #15272

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ho 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: 2.81× its world share, 48 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.16× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.12× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 3.44× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.97× its world share, 46 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.36× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.24× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.09× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ho Technical University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ad J. Kil, 张桂林 and Edinam K. Glover lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ho Technical University.

  1. 1 Ad J. Kil · #865,899 worldwide 29 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 张桂林 · #977,909 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Edinam K. Glover · #1,271,463 worldwide 7 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Ho Technical University

Which keywords describe research at Ho Technical University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Consumer Behavior, Sustainability, Leadership, Smallholder Farmers, Job Satisfaction, Risk Management, Work Engagement and Supply Chain Management.

▲ 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. Sustainability22▲ 2.5×34 topics
  2. Consumer Behavior14▲ 6.3×10 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management13▲ 4.0×12 topics
  4. Climate Change13▲ 1.32×28 topics
  5. Leadership12▲ 7.3×12 topics
  6. Risk Management11▲ 6.6×9 topics
  7. Smallholder Farmers11▲ 14×4 topics
  8. Job Satisfaction11▲ 7.2×10 topics
  9. Mental Health10▲ 1.95×19 topics
  10. Work Engagement10▲ 30×3 topics
  11. COVID-1910▲ 1.97×14 topics
  12. Risk Perception9▲ 9.4×6 topics
  13. Sustainable Agriculture9▲ 8.0×5 topics
  14. Organizational Culture8▲ 6.0×7 topics
  15. Well-being8▲ 6.1×10 topics
  16. Human Resource Management8▲ 15×4 topics
  17. Digital Transformation8▲ 4.3×4 topics
  18. Biodiversity Conservation8▲ 5.9×6 topics
  19. Social Capital8▲ 4.2×10 topics
  20. Climate Resilience8▲ 35×2 topics
  21. Psychological Capital8▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Transformational Leadership8▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Organizational Performance8▲ 8.6×5 topics
  24. Organizational Behavior8▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Job Demands-Resources Model7▲ 33×1 topic
  26. Mediation Analysis7▲ 26×1 topic
  27. Food Safety7▲ 6.8×11 topics
  28. Agroforestry7▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Environmental Management6▲ 4.5×5 topics
  30. Customer Satisfaction6▲ 5.6×3 topics
  31. Nutritional Value6▲ 16×2 topics
  32. User Satisfaction6▲ 8.6×4 topics
  33. Indigenous Fruits6▲ 71×1 topic
  34. Tree Domestication6▲ 71×1 topic
  35. Finance5▲ 7.6×3 topics
  36. Technology Acceptance Model5▲ 9.6×2 topics
  37. Employee Behavior5▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Employee Engagement5▲ 7.6×4 topics
  39. Food Supply Chain5▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Construction Safety5▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Ho Technical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, African Botany and Ecology Studies, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour and Occupational Health and Safety Research.

Job Satisfaction and Org…7Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 7 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecolo…6African Botany and Ecology Studies: 6 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …4Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 4 fractional worksOccupational Health and …4Occupational Health and Safety Research: 4 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 4 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…4Construction Project Management and Performance: 4 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 4 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 3 fractional worksResearch studies in Viet…3Research studies in Vietnam: 3 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementForestryInformation Systems and ManagementRadiological and Ultrasound Technology6 others

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

  1. 1 Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 7 works
  2. 2 African Botany and Ecology StudiesForestry 6 works
  3. 3 Technology Adoption and User BehaviourInformation Systems and Management 4 works
  4. 4 Occupational Health and Safety ResearchRadiological and Ultrasound Technology 4 works
  5. 5 Organizational and Employee PerformanceArtificial Intelligence 4 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsEconomics and Econometrics 4 works
  7. 7 Construction Project Management and PerformanceManagement Science and Operations Research 4 works
  8. 8 Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesAccounting 4 works
  9. 9 Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 Research studies in VietnamEcology 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 available70.3%not open29.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.5%domestic only70.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ho Technical University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 145% 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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