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Institute for Scientific and Technological Information

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World rank, all time
#27,998
of 34,923
Rank in Ghana
#49
of 53
Research works
148
▲ 73% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
14.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
66%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
Institute for Scientific and Technological Information

Which fields of science does Institute for Scientific and Technological Information work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Institute for Scientific and Technological Information is in Life Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (32%), Social Sciences (12%), Engineering (11%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 25 fractional works · 41.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 20 fractional works · 32.4% of its workFood Science: 8 fractional works · 12.3% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 8.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 30.3% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 10.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 9.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 5.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 23.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 12.4% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitute forScientific and…61fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences41%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences23%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2032.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology58.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    1. Engineering710.8%
    2. Environmental Science69.5%
    3. Computer Science45.9%
    4. Materials Science12.1%
    5. Energy00.7%
    6. Chemistry00.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences812.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting35.5%
    3. Psychology22.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.4%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    1. Nursing34.2%
    2. Medicine00.6%
    3. Health Professions00.1%
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: 6.81× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.62× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.72× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.92× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 8.50× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.69× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing8.50×2 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6.81×20 works
  3. Environmental Science1.92×6 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.69×3 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.62×5 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.12×2 works
  7. Social Sciences0.98×8 works
  8. Psychology0.88×2 works
  9. Computer Science0.76×4 works
  10. Energy0.76×0 works
  11. Engineering0.72×7 works
  12. Materials Science0.59×1 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.39×0 works
  14. Chemistry0.35×0 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.35×0 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.32×0 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.26×0 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.06×0 works
  19. Health Professions0.05×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works
  21. Medicine0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Scientific and Technological Information?

Ranked on the quality score, Amy Atter, Esther Wahaga and Jonathan Ampah lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Scientific and Technological Information.

  1. 1 Amy Atter Ghana · #1,057,948 worldwide 767 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Esther Wahaga Ghana · #2,187,874 worldwide 134 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Jonathan Ampah Ghana · #2,538,953 worldwide 140 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Stephen Bekoe Ghana · #2,584,931 worldwide 103 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Michael Gameli Dziwornu Ghana · #2,714,651 worldwide 63 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Dennis Agyemanh Nana Gookyi Ghana · #2,999,441 worldwide 96 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Edward Kofi Abban Ghana · #3,508,779 worldwide 99 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Seth Awuku Manteaw Ghana · #3,591,837 worldwide 103 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Paul Danquah Ghana · #3,809,865 worldwide 101 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Benjamin Yao Folitse Ghana · #3,926,995 worldwide 127 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Scientific and Technological Information

What are the most cited papers from Institute for Scientific and Technological Information?

The most cited paper from Institute for Scientific and Technological Information is "The microbiology of Ghanaian cocoa fermentations analysed using culture-dependent and culture-independent methods" (Dennis Sandris Nielsen, O.D. Teniola, Louis Ban-Koffi et al., 2006), with 339 citations. Next come "Diversity of Global Rice Markets and the Science Required for Consumer-Targeted Rice Breeding" (336) and "Fungal Planet description sheets: 400–468" (267).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The microbiology of Ghanaian cocoa fermentations analysed using culture-dependent and culture-independent methods Dennis Sandris Nielsen, O.D. Teniola, Louis Ban-Koffi et al. · International Journal of Food Microbiology 9 Dec 2006 339
2 Diversity of Global Rice Markets and the Science Required for Consumer-Targeted Rice Breeding Mariafe N. Calingacion et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 14 Jan 2014 336
3 Fungal Planet description sheets: 400–468 Pedro Willem Crous et al. · Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi Open access 30 Jun 2016 267
4 An overview of plant microbial fuel cells (PMFCs): Configurations and applications Felix Tetteh Kabutey, Qingliang Zhao, Liangliang Wei et al. · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 14 May 2019 215
5 Microbiological and aromatic characteristics of fermented maize doughs for kenkey production in Ghana Mary Halm, A.B. Lillie, Annemarie Sørensen et al. · International Journal of Food Microbiology Jul 1993 159
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Which keywords describe research at Institute for Scientific and Technological Information?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Benefits, Lipid Oxidation, Social Capital, Hydrocolloids, Antioxidant Activity, Sustainability, Emulsions and Nanoemulsions.

▲ 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. Sustainability5▲ 3.1×16 topics
  2. Health Benefits4▲ 21×7 topics
  3. Lipid Oxidation4▲ 59×2 topics
  4. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.4×15 topics
  5. Social Capital3▲ 11×8 topics
  6. Hydrocolloids3▲ 64×2 topics
  7. Nanoparticles3▲ 4.1×5 topics
  8. Antioxidant Activity3▲ 8.0×7 topics
  9. Emulsions3▲ 66×2 topics
  10. Nanoemulsions2▲ 89×1 topic
  11. Proteins2▲ 45×1 topic
  12. Food Security2▲ 6.8×6 topics
  13. Rheological Properties2▲ 19×2 topics
  14. Polyphenols2▲ 18×4 topics
  15. Antioxidants2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  16. Dietary Fiber2▲ 27×2 topics
  17. Human Rights2▲ 2.9×7 topics
  18. Enzymatic Hydrolysis2▲ 29×2 topics
  19. Fermentation2▲ 21×4 topics
  20. Social Networks2▲ 10×3 topics
  21. Nutritional Significance2▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Ultrasound2▲ 23×3 topics
  23. Glycemic Index2▲ 43×1 topic
  24. Knowledge Sharing2▲ 16×1 topic
  25. Starch2▲ 43×1 topic
  26. Virtual Communities2▲ 86×1 topic
  27. Bioactive Peptides1▲ 55×1 topic
  28. Consumer Perception1▲ 10×3 topics
  29. Protein Hydrolysates1▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Sustainable Agriculture1▲ 6.8×4 topics
  31. Waste Management1▲ 5.4×4 topics
  32. Institutional Quality1▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Meat Quality1▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Organizational Learning1▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Protein Oxidation1▲ 36×1 topic
  36. ICT1▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Microbial Inactivation1▲ 51×2 topics
  38. Poverty Alleviation1▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Smallholder Farmers1▲ 8.4×4 topics
  40. financial access1▲ 44×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute for Scientific and Technological Information publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Proteins in Food Systems, Food composition and properties, Knowledge Management and Sharing and Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides.

Proteins in Food Systems: 2 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 2 fractional worksKnowledge Management and…2Knowledge Management and Sharing: 2 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and B…1Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 1 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 1 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 1 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI1Smart Agriculture and AI: 1 fractional worksMicroencapsulation and Drying Processes: 1 fractional worksInsect Utilization and Effects: 1 fractional worksFood Drying and Modeling: 1 fractional works
Food ScienceNutrition and DieteticsCommunicationMolecular Biology4 others

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

  1. 1 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 2 works
  2. 2 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  3. 3 Knowledge Management and Sharing Communication 2 works
  4. 4 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  6. 6 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Microencapsulation and Drying Processes Food Science 1 works
  9. 9 Insect Utilization and Effects Insect Science 1 works
  10. 10 Food Drying and Modeling Food Science 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 available65.9%not open34.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.0%domestic only64.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Scientific and Technological Information's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 73% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Institute for Scientific and Technological Information as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00028% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Institute for Scientific and Technological Information0.00022% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Institute for Scientific and Technological Information over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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