Kumasi Technical University
In research, Kumasi Technical University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,671 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,181 of 6,365 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#1,396 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Strategy and Management — Strategy and Management is 8.5× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #7,602 of 28,054 · #15,569 all time
- Rank in Ghana
- #10 of 50
- Research works
- 1.1k ▲ 90% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 10k 9.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 22.2% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 68% world 28%
What is Kumasi Technical University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #2,671 of 10,521 | 25.8% | 232 | #4766 | |
| Social SciencesField | #2,181 of 6,365 | 25.4% | 64 | #4404 | |
| Business, Management and AccountingField | #1,396 of 2,578 | 27.6% | 90 | #2342 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #7,261 of 12,888 | 18.6% | 136 | #13551 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kumasi 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).
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.
- Social Sciences#4,766 #2,671
- Social Sciences#4,404 #2,181
- Business, Management and Accounting#2,342 #1,396
- Physical Sciences#13,551 #7,261
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
What does Kumasi Technical University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Strategy and Management takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 33.1 works8.5×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Business, Management and Accounting 6.2×
- Decision Sciences 4.4×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3.3×
- Mathematics 2.0×
- Nursing 1.5×
- Environmental Science 1.3×
- Energy 1.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.2×
- Psychology 1.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.1×
- Social Sciences 1.1×
- Health Professions 1.1×
- Arts and Humanities 0.9×
- Computer Science 0.9×
- Engineering 0.8×
- Chemistry 0.5×
- Medicine 0.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.3×
- Chemical Engineering 0.3×
- Veterinary 0.3×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.2×
- Neuroscience 0.2×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.2×
- Materials Science 0.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Kumasi Technical University?
Ranked on the composite score, Lewis Abedi Asante lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kumasi Technical University.
- 1 Lewis Abedi Asante · #834,376 worldwide 47 citations · 21 works
Which keywords describe research at Kumasi Technical University?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Risk Management, Social Capital, Environmental Management, Sustainability, Consumer Behavior, Corporate Governance and Renewable Energy.
- Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- Green Practices
- Sustainable Construction
- Land Tenure
- Financial Constraints
- Product Design
- Green Consumption
- Shareholder Value
- Cost Overruns
- Construction Projects
- Leadership Style
- Poverty Alleviation
- Circular Economy
- Entrepreneurship
- Economic Growth
- Corporate Governance
- Consumer Behavior
- Environmental Impact
- Social Capital
- Supply Chain Management
- Sustainability
- Risk Management
- Environmental Management
- Renewable Energy
- Sustainable Development
- Innovation
- Financial Performance
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Leadership
- Student Engagement
- Urbanization
- Stakeholder Analysis
- Project Success
- Environmental Innovation
- Business Ethics
- Institutional Theory
- Sustainability Reporting
- Resource Efficiency
- Environmental Disclosure
- Stakeholder Theory
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
- Sustainability30▲ 2.7×51 topics
- Supply Chain Management25▲ 6.0×16 topics
- Risk Management21▲ 9.8×11 topics
- Social Capital21▲ 8.7×12 topics
- Environmental Management19▲ 10×8 topics
- Environmental Impact19▲ 2.4×34 topics
- Renewable Energy18▲ 2.8×27 topics
- Consumer Behavior16▲ 5.8×11 topics
- Sustainable Development16▲ 2.2×29 topics
- Corporate Governance15▲ 4.5×13 topics
- Innovation15▲ 3.1×25 topics
- Economic Growth13▲ 3.4×16 topics
- Financial Performance12▲ 4.5×7 topics
- Entrepreneurship10▲ 6.1×8 topics
- Corporate Social Responsibility10▲ 14×5 topics
- Circular Economy10▲ 7.8×7 topics
- Leadership10▲ 4.4×14 topics
- Poverty Alleviation10▲ 21×2 topics
- Student Engagement9▲ 5.2×11 topics
- Leadership Style9▲ 15×2 topics
- Urbanization9▲ 5.0×4 topics
- Construction Projects9▲ 44×2 topics
- Stakeholder Analysis9▲ 29×2 topics
- Cost Overruns9▲ 48×1 topic
- Project Success9▲ 48×1 topic
- Shareholder Value8▲ 16×3 topics
- Environmental Innovation7▲ 18×1 topic
- Green Consumption7▲ 18×1 topic
- Business Ethics7▲ 20×3 topics
- Product Design7▲ 11×2 topics
- Institutional Theory7▲ 16×2 topics
- Financial Constraints7▲ 14×2 topics
- Sustainability Reporting7▲ 14×2 topics
- Land Tenure7▲ 36×2 topics
- Resource Efficiency7▲ 11×2 topics
- Sustainable Construction7▲ 21×4 topics
- Environmental Disclosure7▲ 28×1 topic
- Green Practices7▲ 18×1 topic
- Stakeholder Theory7▲ 28×1 topic
- Sustainable Supply Chain Management7▲ 18×1 topic
Which research topics does Kumasi Technical University publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Construction Project Management and Performance, Environmental Sustainability in Business, Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 9 works
- 2 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 7 works
- 3 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 7 works
- 4 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 7 works
- 5 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 5 works
- 6 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 5 works
- 7 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 5 works
- 8 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 5 works
- 9 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 5 works
- 10 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 5 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Kumasi Technical University's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 90% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Kumasi
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
- Garden City University College
- West End Hospital
- Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine
- Christian Service University College
- Ghana Baptist University College
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.