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University for Development Studies

In research, University for Development Studies stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#91 of 3,409 worldwide), Social Sciences (#839 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#768 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Soil Science, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Safety Research — Soil Science is 7.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,991
of 28,054 · #4,684 all time
Rank in Ghana
#4
of 50
Research works
4.7k
▲ 109% vs 2013–17
Citations
48k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is University for Development Studies 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #91 of 3,409 25.2%335 #282
Social SciencesDomain #839 of 10,521 30.4%698 #1869
Social SciencesField #768 of 6,365 26.3%354 #1787
Life SciencesDomain #1,444 of 7,800 24.0%406 #2715
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #351 of 1,775 35.5%132 #826
Business, Management and AccountingField #587 of 2,578 41.5%121 #1329
Health SciencesDomain #2,873 of 11,982 17.5%387 #4967
Physical SciencesDomain #3,319 of 12,888 21.5%404 #7902
Environmental ScienceField #945 of 3,551 21.0%184 #2085
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #348 of 1,272 38.1%99 #764

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University for Development Studies 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#282 #91
  2. Social Sciences#1,869 #839
  3. Social Sciences#1,787 #768
  4. Life Sciences#2,715 #1,444
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#826 #351
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#1,329 #587
  7. Health Sciences#4,967 #2,873
  8. Physical Sciences#7,902 #3,319
  9. Environmental Science#2,085 #945
  10. Economics and Econometrics#764 #348
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 University for Development Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Soil Science takes 7.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Soil ScienceSubfield · 44.8 works7.9×
  2. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 59.0 works7.1×
  3. Safety ResearchSubfield · 37.0 works7.0×
  4. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 55.5 works6.8×
← 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: 3.72× its world share, 335 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 70 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 88 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.95× its world share, 184 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.89× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.58× its world share, 79 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 245 worksMedicineNursing: 6.34× its world share, 59 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.48× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.98× its world share, 121 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 21 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.25× its world share, 132 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 45 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 354 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University for Development Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Samuel A. Donkoh, Felix K. Abagale and Gustav Komla Mahunu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University for Development Studies.

  1. 1 Samuel A. Donkoh Ghana · #408,445 worldwide 121 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Felix K. Abagale Ghana · #421,459 worldwide 120 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Gustav Komla Mahunu Ghana · #455,607 worldwide 119 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Ibrahim Osman Adam Ghana · #468,231 worldwide 76 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Frederick Adzitey Ghana · #680,230 worldwide 93 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Samuel Jerry Cobbina Ghana · #744,108 worldwide 77 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Gordana Kranjac-Berisavljevic Ghana · #1,154,859 worldwide 22 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Suleman Nasiru Ghana · #1,197,521 worldwide 42 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Fred Kizito Ghana · #1,284,158 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Muftawu Dzang Alhassan Ghana · #1,295,364 worldwide 40 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University for Development Studies

Which keywords describe research at University for Development Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Smallholder Farmers, Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture, Social Networks, Poverty Reduction, Urbanization and Biodiversity Conservation.

▲ 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. Sustainability142▲ 3.1×56 topics
  2. Climate Change132▲ 2.6×54 topics
  3. Smallholder Farmers84▲ 20×5 topics
  4. Sustainable Development78▲ 2.6×34 topics
  5. Sustainable Agriculture75▲ 12×11 topics
  6. Environmental Impact74▲ 2.3×40 topics
  7. Social Networks72▲ 14×6 topics
  8. Globalization68▲ 1.82×47 topics
  9. Economic Growth66▲ 4.1×19 topics
  10. Food Security64▲ 6.2×14 topics
  11. Poverty Reduction63▲ 25×4 topics
  12. Urbanization61▲ 7.8×6 topics
  13. Biodiversity Conservation59▲ 8.4×13 topics
  14. Social Capital58▲ 5.7×15 topics
  15. Rural Development57▲ 8.6×9 topics
  16. Child Development52▲ 6.5×7 topics
  17. Economic Development52▲ 3.4×21 topics
  18. Gender Inequality52▲ 20×6 topics
  19. Vulnerability49▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Agriculture46▲ 6.1×7 topics
  21. Maternal Mortality46▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Adaptation44▲ 8.1×6 topics
  23. Global Burden of Disease44▲ 9.3×4 topics
  24. Poverty Alleviation44▲ 23×2 topics
  25. Technology Adoption44▲ 13×5 topics
  26. Maternal and Child Undernutrition42▲ 27×1 topic
  27. Risk Management42▲ 4.6×11 topics
  28. Water Sanitation Hygiene42▲ 27×1 topic
  29. Community Health Workers41▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Health Inequalities41▲ 18×3 topics
  31. Agricultural Innovation40▲ 48×2 topics
  32. Livelihood Diversification40▲ 71×1 topic
  33. Market Participation40▲ 71×1 topic
  34. Genetic Diversity40▲ 4.7×18 topics
  35. Gender Equality39▲ 7.4×8 topics
  36. Land Tenure38▲ 48×2 topics
  37. Child Mortality38▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Health Systems38▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Conditional Cash Transfers32▲ 46×1 topic
  40. School Subsidies32▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does University for Development Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child Nutrition and Water Access, Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Global Maternal and Child Health and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare.

Child Nutrition and Wate…42Child Nutrition and Water Access: 42 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…40Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 40 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…38Global Maternal and Child Health: 38 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …32Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 32 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 29 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 25 fractional worksAgricultural risk and re…22Agricultural risk and resilience: 22 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 19 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 17 fractional worksAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies: 17 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSafety Research6 others

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

  1. 1 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 42 works
  2. 2 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 40 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 38 works
  4. 4 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 32 works
  5. 5 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 29 works
  6. 6 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 25 works
  7. 7 Agricultural risk and resilience Soil Science 22 works
  8. 8 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 19 works
  9. 9 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 17 works
  10. 10 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 17 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 available74.6%not open25.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.7%domestic only75.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University for Development Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 109% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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