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Lancaster University Ghana

In research, Lancaster University Ghana stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,475 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,339 of 10,206 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#877 of 3,836 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#6,169
of 42,892
Rank in Ghana
#6
of 58
Research works
3.3k
▼ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
66k
20.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
9%
world 28%

What is Lancaster University Ghana known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #1,475 of 16,945 19.8%2,327
Social SciencesField #1,339 of 10,206 21.7%1,112
Arts and HumanitiesField #877 of 3,836 14.4%661
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #549 of 2,376 21.4%353
Physical SciencesDomain #6,089 of 21,541 17.2%694
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,418 of 4,340 19.9%334
PsychologyField #1,690 of 3,744 14.7%151
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,701 of 3,268 26.1%207
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,402 of 3,973 26.5%138
HistorySubfield #474 of 716 9.6%172

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lancaster University Ghana 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: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.55× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 9.98× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.62× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.84× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.86× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.70× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.99× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.55× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 10.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lancaster University Ghana?

Ranked on the composite score, Harold Perkin, Sally Tomlinson and John A. Hughes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lancaster University Ghana.

  1. 1 Harold Perkin Ghana · #22,072 worldwide 201 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Sally Tomlinson Ghana · #54,652 worldwide 285 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 John A. Hughes Ghana · #63,645 worldwide 232 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 John K. Walton Ghana · #101,075 worldwide 152 citations · 76 works
  5. 5 Janet Finch Ghana · #139,213 worldwide 129 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 M. M. Willcock Ghana · #281,906 worldwide 6 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 John Whitelegg Ghana · #365,233 worldwide 49 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Ian Bellany Ghana · #380,352 worldwide 16 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Michael Mullett Ghana · #426,960 worldwide 2 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 I. J. Maddox Ghana · #446,028 worldwide 86 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Lancaster University Ghana

Which keywords describe research at Lancaster University Ghana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sentiment Analysis, Identity, Globalization, Support Vector Machines, Social Capital, Knot Invariants, Symplectic Geometry and Symplectic Topology.

▲ 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. Deep Learning4▲ 1.98×6 topics
  2. Machine Learning4▲ 2.0×11 topics
  3. Globalization4▲ 3.1×13 topics
  4. Sentiment Analysis3▲ 45×2 topics
  5. Identity3▲ 6.6×6 topics
  6. Neural Networks3▲ 3.2×5 topics
  7. Human Rights2▲ 4.2×5 topics
  8. Support Vector Machines2▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Social Capital2▲ 6.9×7 topics
  10. Colonialism2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  11. Knot Invariants2▲ 226×1 topic
  12. Symplectic Geometry2▲ 95×2 topics
  13. Symplectic Topology2▲ 226×1 topic
  14. Stock Market Prediction2▲ 60×1 topic
  15. Time Series Forecasting2▲ 60×1 topic
  16. Feminism2▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Intersectionality2▲ 17×3 topics
  18. Global South2▲ 47×2 topics
  19. Language Policy2▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Multilingualism2▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Nationalism2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  22. Poverty2▲ 31×2 topics
  23. Gender Equality2▲ 10×4 topics
  24. Entrepreneurship2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  25. Feminist Theory2▲ 62×2 topics
  26. Indian Ocean2▲ 132×1 topic
  27. prehistoric movement2▲ 132×1 topic
  28. Inclusion1▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Cultural Sustaining Pedagogy1▲ 54×1 topic
  30. Epidemiological Study1▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Gromov-Witten Theory1▲ 115×1 topic
  32. Moduli Theory1▲ 115×1 topic
  33. Social Model of Disability1▲ 166×1 topic
  34. Text Classification1▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Translanguaging1▲ 54×1 topic
  36. Decentralization1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  37. Dynamical Systems1▲ 30×2 topics
  38. Empire1▲ 24×2 topics
  39. International Law1▲ 6.5×4 topics
  40. Smart Cities1▲ 7.4×3 topics

Which research topics does Lancaster University Ghana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geometric and Algebraic Topology, Stock Market Forecasting Methods, Global Maritime and Colonial Histories and Multilingual Education and Policy.

Geometric and Algebraic …2Geometric and Algebraic Topology: 2 fractional worksStock Market Forecasting…2Stock Market Forecasting Methods: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colo…2Global Maritime and Colonial Histories: 2 fractional worksMultilingual Education a…1Multilingual Education and Policy: 1 fractional worksAlgebraic Geometry and Number Theory: 1 fractional worksDisability Rights and Representation: 1 fractional worksMacrophage Migration Inh…1Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor: 1 fractional worksAuthorship Attribution and Profiling: 1 fractional worksNonlinear Waves and Solitons: 1 fractional worksSentiment Analysis and O…1Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining: 1 fractional works
Geometry and TopologyManagement Science and Operations ResearchAnthropologyLinguistics and Language4 others

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

  1. 1 Geometric and Algebraic Topology Geometry and Topology 2 works
  2. 2 Stock Market Forecasting Methods Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  3. 3 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 2 works
  4. 4 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 1 works
  5. 5 Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory Geometry and Topology 1 works
  6. 6 Disability Rights and Representation Safety Research 1 works
  7. 7 Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Immunology 1 works
  8. 8 Authorship Attribution and Profiling Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1 works
  10. 10 Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining Artificial Intelligence 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 available8.9%not open91.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.8%domestic only62.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lancaster University Ghana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% lower 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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