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Koforidua Technical University

In research, Koforidua Technical University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,897 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,891 of 10,670 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#1,926 of 2,581 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting (Business, Management and Accounting is 7.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,338
of 22,385 · #10,716 all time
Rank in Ghana
#23
of 45
Research works
555
▲ 42% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.5k
9.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
71%
world 40%
International
39%
world 18%
Koforidua Technical University

What is Koforidua Technical University 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,897 of 9,585 14.2%133 #6292
Physical SciencesDomain #7,891 of 10,670 8.9%70 #11257
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,926 of 2,581 13.9%60 #2902

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Koforidua 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Social Sciences#6,292 #4,897
  2. Physical Sciences#11,257 #7,891
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#2,902 #1,926
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Koforidua Technical University work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research at Koforidua Technical University is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Business, Management and Accounting (24%), Social Sciences (15%), Engineering (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 146 fractional works · 52.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 67 fractional works · 23.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 18 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMarketing: 14 fractional works · 4.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 11 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAccounting: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 42 fractional works · 15.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 10 fractional works · 3.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 81 fractional works · 28.7% of its workEngineering: 26 fractional works · 9.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 25 fractional works · 8.8% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 9 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 20 fractional works · 7.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMetals and Alloys: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 33 fractional works · 11.9% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 7.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHorticulture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKoforiduaTechnical…280fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences52%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Business, Management and Accounting6723.7%
    2. Social Sciences4215.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance145.1%
    4. Decision Sciences103.5%
    5. Psychology93.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities41.4%
    1. Engineering269.2%
    2. Computer Science258.8%
    3. Environmental Science207.0%
    4. Materials Science41.3%
    5. Energy20.6%
    6. Mathematics20.6%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.6%
    8. Chemistry10.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    1. Medicine227.8%
    2. Health Professions72.7%
    3. Nursing31.2%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences155.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology20.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.6%
    4. Neuroscience10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Koforidua Technical University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business, Management and Accounting takes 7.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 66.5 works7.4×
← 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: 1.12× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.13× its world share, 25 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.42× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.01× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 2.45× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7.37× its world share, 66 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.61× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.36× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting7.37×66 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.61×10 works
  3. Nursing2.45×3 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.36×14 works
  5. Environmental Science1.42×20 works
  6. Social Sciences1.19×42 works
  7. Computer Science1.13×25 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.12×15 works
  9. Psychology1.09×9 works
  10. Health Professions1.01×8 works
  11. Energy0.68×2 works
  12. Engineering0.61×26 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.55×2 works
  14. Mathematics0.49×2 works
  15. Dentistry0.49×1 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.49×4 works
  17. Medicine0.41×22 works
  18. Materials Science0.38×4 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.36×2 works
  20. Neuroscience0.26×1 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.23×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.23×1 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.16×2 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.12×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Koforidua Technical University?

Ranked on the quality score, Frank Nana Kweku Otoo, Maxwell Hubert Antwi and Enock Mintah Ampaw lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Koforidua Technical University.

  1. 1 Frank Nana Kweku Otoo Ghana · #302,802 worldwide 608 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Maxwell Hubert Antwi Ghana · #694,323 worldwide 3.9k citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Enock Mintah Ampaw Ghana · #921,550 worldwide 555 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Simon Ofori Ametepey Ghana · #1,220,499 worldwide 517 citations · 72 works
  5. 5 Benjamin Ghansah Ghana · #1,902,971 worldwide 608 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Emmanuel Gamor Ghana · #1,955,176 worldwide 332 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Dennis Kwatia Amoako Ghana · #1,963,206 worldwide 96 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Emelia Danquah Ghana · #2,081,079 worldwide 214 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Smile Dzisi Ghana · #2,219,510 worldwide 423 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Eric Kofi Boadi Ghana · #2,256,551 worldwide 542 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Koforidua Technical University

What are the most cited papers from Koforidua Technical University?

The most cited paper from Koforidua Technical University is "The effect of innovation on CO2 emissions of OCED countries from 1990 to 2014" (Claudia Nyarko Mensah, Xingle Long, Kofi Baah Boamah et al., 2018), with 472 citations. Next come "Board gender diversity, environmental innovation and corporate carbon emissions" (348) and "Biogas as a potential renewable energy source: A Ghanaian case study" (239).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The effect of innovation on CO2 emissions of OCED countries from 1990 to 2014 Claudia Nyarko Mensah, Xingle Long, Kofi Baah Boamah et al. · Environmental Science and Pollution Research 24 Aug 2018 472
2 Board gender diversity, environmental innovation and corporate carbon emissions Renata Konadu, Gabriel Sam Ahinful, Danquah Jeff Boakye et al. · Technological Forecasting and Social Change 21 Oct 2021 348
3 Biogas as a potential renewable energy source: A Ghanaian case study Richard Arthur, Martina Francisca Baidoo, Edward Antwi · Renewable Energy 4 Dec 2010 239
4 Effects of multi-frequency power ultrasound on the enzymolysis and structural characteristics of corn gluten meal Jian Jin, Haile Ma, Kai Wang et al. · Ultrasonics Sonochemistry Open access 8 Jan 2015 228
5 Environmental impacts of cocoa production and processing in Ghana: life cycle assessment approach Augustine Ntiamoah, George Afrane · Journal of Cleaner Production 16 Jan 2008 202
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Koforidua Technical University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Consumer Behavior, Risk Management, Environmental Management, Sustainability, Poverty Alleviation, Ethical Consumption and Environmental Innovation.

▲ 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. Sustainability20▲ 3.0×34 topics
  2. Supply Chain Management19▲ 7.7×14 topics
  3. Consumer Behavior17▲ 9.7×12 topics
  4. Risk Management14▲ 10×8 topics
  5. Environmental Management13▲ 11×6 topics
  6. Machine Learning12▲ 1.31×31 topics
  7. Poverty Alleviation10▲ 38×2 topics
  8. Renewable Energy10▲ 2.5×18 topics
  9. Social Media10▲ 2.6×15 topics
  10. Ethical Consumption9▲ 30×2 topics
  11. Sustainable Development9▲ 1.96×17 topics
  12. Leadership8▲ 6.2×10 topics
  13. Entrepreneurship8▲ 7.4×6 topics
  14. Environmental Innovation8▲ 31×1 topic
  15. Green Consumption8▲ 31×1 topic
  16. Corporate Governance8▲ 3.6×10 topics
  17. Social Capital7▲ 5.1×10 topics
  18. Urbanization7▲ 6.5×6 topics
  19. Financial Performance7▲ 4.4×8 topics
  20. Social Impact7▲ 6.1×4 topics
  21. Health Equity6▲ 7.6×4 topics
  22. Customer Satisfaction6▲ 6.7×5 topics
  23. Leadership Style6▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Performance Measurement6▲ 7.9×5 topics
  25. Job Satisfaction6▲ 4.7×5 topics
  26. Organizational Performance6▲ 7.9×8 topics
  27. Emerging Markets6▲ 31×1 topic
  28. Frugal Innovation6▲ 39×1 topic
  29. Construction Projects6▲ 45×2 topics
  30. Project Success5▲ 49×1 topic
  31. Stakeholder Analysis5▲ 30×1 topic
  32. Organizational Learning5▲ 29×3 topics
  33. Land Tenure5▲ 41×2 topics
  34. Psychological Capital5▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Transformational Leadership5▲ 9.9×2 topics
  36. Human Resource Management4▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Slum Upgrading4▲ 56×1 topic
  38. Urban Poverty4▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Consumer Engagement4▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Electronic Word-of-Mouth4▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Koforidua Technical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Environmental Sustainability in Business, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development, Construction Project Management and Performance and Urban and Rural Development Challenges.

Environmental Sustainability in Business: 8 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 6 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…5Construction Project Management and Performance: 5 fractional worksUrban and Rural Developm…4Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 4 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 4 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 4 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…3Economic Growth and Development: 3 fractional worksCustomer Service Quality and Loyalty: 3 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 3 fractional worksQuality and Supply Management: 3 fractional works
MarketingBusiness and International ManagementManagement Science and Operations ResearchUrban Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 8 works
  2. 2 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 6 works
  3. 3 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 5 works
  4. 4 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 4 works
  5. 5 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  7. 7 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 3 works
  8. 8 Customer Service Quality and Loyalty Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  9. 9 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 3 works
  10. 10 Quality and Supply Management Management Information Systems 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 available71.2%not open28.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.6%domestic only61.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Koforidua Technical University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 42% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Koforidua Technical University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0012% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Koforidua Technical University0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Koforidua Technical University 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%Koforidua Technical University14.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.6% in 2024.

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