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Islamic University College

In research, Islamic University College stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,316 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,096 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#1,815 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting, Sociology and Political Science and Business, Management and Accounting — Accounting is 29.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,579
of 28,054 · #38,588 all time
Rank in Ghana
#44
of 50
Research works
479
▲ 303% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.7k
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
93%
world 28%

What is Islamic University College 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 #6,316 of 10,521 16.0%259 #12184
Social SciencesField #4,096 of 6,365 18.2%157 #7586
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,815 of 2,578 16.5%88 #3678
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,204 of 2,578 13.6%76 #3674

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic University College 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#12,184 #6,316
  2. Social Sciences#7,586 #4,096
  3. Sociology and Political Science#3,678 #1,815
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#3,674 #2,204
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Islamic University College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 29.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 52.6 works30×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 87.5 works8.4×
  3. Business, Management and AccountingField · 76.3 works8.2×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.07× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8.20× its world share, 76 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.09× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.31× its world share, 157 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Islamic University College?

Ranked on the composite score, Muhammad Sahnan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic University College.

  1. 1 Muhammad Sahnan Ghana · #1,075,948 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic University College

Which keywords describe research at Islamic University College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Islamic Banking, Social Media, Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Finance, Financial Stability, Performance Analysis and Ethical Identity.

▲ 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. Islamic Banking89▲ 75×3 topics
  2. Social Media57▲ 14×11 topics
  3. Corporate Governance54▲ 26×6 topics
  4. Risk Management48▲ 34×4 topics
  5. Finance46▲ 83×3 topics
  6. Financial Stability46▲ 80×2 topics
  7. Ethical Identity46▲ 125×1 topic
  8. Performance Analysis46▲ 73×2 topics
  9. Shariah Supervision46▲ 125×1 topic
  10. Community Empowerment41▲ 19×6 topics
  11. Media Literacy38▲ 23×3 topics
  12. Pandemic Response37▲ 53×2 topics
  13. Digital Literacy37▲ 21×4 topics
  14. Cultural Identity37▲ 25×3 topics
  15. Hoax Communication36▲ 75×1 topic
  16. Youth Engagement36▲ 55×1 topic
  17. Indonesia28▲ 20×4 topics
  18. Consumer Behavior24▲ 13×8 topics
  19. Islamic Education23▲ 23×3 topics
  20. Supply Chain Management22▲ 8.3×6 topics
  21. Financial Performance21▲ 13×5 topics
  22. E-commerce18▲ 11×5 topics
  23. COVID-1918▲ 4.5×5 topics
  24. Globalization18▲ 3.1×10 topics
  25. Pandemic18▲ 5.8×4 topics
  26. Economic Impact16▲ 9.9×3 topics
  27. Digital Marketing16▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Tourist Satisfaction16▲ 54×2 topics
  29. SMEs16▲ 15×1 topic
  30. UMKM16▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Halal Tourism15▲ 170×1 topic
  32. Religiosity15▲ 118×1 topic
  33. Curriculum Development15▲ 7.2×7 topics
  34. Social Capital12▲ 8.0×7 topics
  35. Religious Education11▲ 22×3 topics
  36. STEM Education10▲ 7.5×3 topics
  37. Radicalism9▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Religious Moderation9▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Community Participation9▲ 8.3×3 topics
  40. Customer Satisfaction9▲ 9.3×6 topics

Which research topics does Islamic University College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Islamic Finance and Communication, SMEs Development and Digital Marketing and Halal products and consumer behavior.

Islamic Finance and Bank…46Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 46 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Comm…36Islamic Finance and Communication: 36 fractional worksSMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 16 fractional worksHalal products and consumer behavior: 15 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Radi…9Islamic Studies and Radicalism: 9 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 8 fractional worksLegal Studies and Policies: 7 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 6 fractional worksConsumer Behavior and Marketing Influence: 5 fractional worksMarriage and Family Dynamics: 4 fractional works
AccountingSociology and Political ScienceDemographyEducation2 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 46 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 36 works
  3. 3 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 16 works
  4. 4 Halal products and consumer behavior Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  5. 5 Islamic Studies and Radicalism Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  6. 6 Education and Islamic Studies Education 8 works
  7. 7 Legal Studies and Policies Law 7 works
  8. 8 Education and Character Development Education 6 works
  9. 9 Consumer Behavior and Marketing Influence Marketing 5 works
  10. 10 Marriage and Family Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 4 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 available93.4%not open6.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.8%domestic only75.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Islamic University College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 303% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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