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Presbyterian University, Ghana

In research, Presbyterian University, Ghana stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,937 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 4.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,108
of 28,054 · #27,633 all time
Rank in Ghana
#38
of 50
Research works
415
▲ 108% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Presbyterian University, Ghana 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 #7,937 of 10,521 18.4%79 #10469

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

What does Presbyterian University, Ghana specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 21.0 works4.6×
← 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: 1.20× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.60× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.83× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 2.08× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.70× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.08× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.89× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.37× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.29× its world share, 43 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Presbyterian University, Ghana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teaching Strategies, Technology Integration, Student Engagement, Learning Outcomes, Educational Technology, Mental Health, Epidemiology and Education.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 1.48×42 topics
  2. Mental Health6▲ 3.0×17 topics
  3. Education6▲ 2.5×15 topics
  4. Educational Technology6▲ 3.5×10 topics
  5. Teaching Strategies6▲ 13×4 topics
  6. COVID-195▲ 2.7×12 topics
  7. Social Media5▲ 2.2×12 topics
  8. Globalization4▲ 1.52×17 topics
  9. Learning Outcomes4▲ 7.1×5 topics
  10. Student Engagement4▲ 7.5×8 topics
  11. Technology Integration4▲ 9.9×6 topics
  12. Risk Factors4▲ 2.7×14 topics
  13. Sustainable Development4▲ 1.83×13 topics
  14. Depression4▲ 3.1×9 topics
  15. Online Learning4▲ 3.3×3 topics
  16. Pandemic4▲ 2.5×8 topics
  17. E-Learning4▲ 2.5×3 topics
  18. Teacher Professional Development4▲ 15×3 topics
  19. Global Burden3▲ 4.2×10 topics
  20. Student Satisfaction3▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Consumer Behavior3▲ 3.3×6 topics
  22. Higher Education3▲ 3.7×8 topics
  23. Distance Education3▲ 9.3×2 topics
  24. Social Capital3▲ 3.7×7 topics
  25. Religion3▲ 4.0×5 topics
  26. Genetic Diversity3▲ 4.1×8 topics
  27. Motivation3▲ 4.4×7 topics
  28. Development3▲ 4.9×3 topics
  29. Professional Development3▲ 8.8×4 topics
  30. Psychological Distress2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  31. Self-Efficacy2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  32. Community Development2▲ 8.7×2 topics
  33. Blended Learning2▲ 11×1 topic
  34. Community of Inquiry2▲ 25×1 topic
  35. Academic Achievement2▲ 8.6×5 topics
  36. Educational Research2▲ 9.9×2 topics
  37. Health Inequalities2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Creative Thinking2▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Nursing Education2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  40. Community Health Workers2▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Presbyterian University, Ghana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Online and Blended Learning, Education and Critical Thinking Development, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Online and Blended Learn…2Online and Blended Learning: 2 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…2Education and Critical Thinking Development: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 2 fractional worksMathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 2 fractional worksEducational Assessment and Pedagogy: 2 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…2Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 2 fractional worksMathematics Education and Pedagogy: 1 fractional works
EducationEconomics and EconometricsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSociology and Political Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Online and Blended Learning Education 2 works
  2. 2 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 2 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  5. 5 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 2 works
  7. 7 Educational Assessment and Pedagogy Education 2 works
  8. 8 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 2 works
  9. 9 Education Systems and Policy Education 2 works
  10. 10 Mathematics Education and Pedagogy Applied Mathematics 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 available68.6%not open31.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.7%domestic only74.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Presbyterian University, Ghana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 108% higher 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.

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.