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University of Professional Studies

In research, University of Professional Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,066 of 10,521 worldwide), Business, Management and Accounting (#731 of 2,578 worldwide) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#630 of 1,775 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting, Economics and Econometrics and Business, Management and Accounting — Accounting is 14.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,810
of 28,054 · #15,735 all time
Rank in Ghana
#14
of 50
Research works
1.3k
▲ 109% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.7k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
34.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is University of Professional 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,066 of 10,521 37.7%360 #3281
Business, Management and AccountingField #731 of 2,578 38.1%126 #1175
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #630 of 1,775 47.7%81 #1517
Social SciencesField #2,638 of 6,365 33.9%111 #4135
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #540 of 1,272 50.7%62 #1380
Physical SciencesDomain #9,492 of 12,888 26.4%78 #16521

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Professional 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. Social Sciences#3,281 #2,066
  2. Business, Management and Accounting#1,175 #731
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,517 #630
  4. Social Sciences#4,135 #2,638
  5. Economics and Econometrics#1,380 #540
  6. Physical Sciences#16,521 #9,492
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 of Professional Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 14.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 41.5 works14×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 62.1 works8.3×
  3. Business, Management and AccountingField · 125.7 works8.3×
  4. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 80.6 works8.0×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 40 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.28× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.55× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8.27× its world share, 126 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.69× its world share, 21 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7.98× its world share, 81 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.00× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 110 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Professional Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Philip Kofi Adom lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Professional Studies.

  1. 1 Philip Kofi Adom Ghana · #239,477 worldwide 193 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at University of Professional Studies

Which keywords describe research at University of Professional Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Economic Growth, Social Capital, Risk Management, Institutional Quality, Governance, Fiscal Policy and Finance.

▲ 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. Corporate Governance40▲ 12×16 topics
  2. Economic Growth39▲ 9.7×20 topics
  3. Social Capital30▲ 12×13 topics
  4. Risk Management25▲ 11×11 topics
  5. Institutional Quality23▲ 45×2 topics
  6. Governance21▲ 14×5 topics
  7. Education21▲ 2.6×17 topics
  8. Renewable Energy20▲ 3.0×14 topics
  9. Economic Development20▲ 5.2×12 topics
  10. Consumer Behavior20▲ 6.5×13 topics
  11. Fiscal Policy19▲ 19×4 topics
  12. Finance18▲ 20×3 topics
  13. Financial Performance18▲ 6.7×10 topics
  14. Supply Chain Management18▲ 4.2×16 topics
  15. Firm Performance18▲ 20×2 topics
  16. Poverty Reduction17▲ 27×4 topics
  17. ICT17▲ 27×3 topics
  18. Inequality16▲ 15×5 topics
  19. Financial Constraints16▲ 32×2 topics
  20. Knowledge Economy16▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Inclusive Development15▲ 77×2 topics
  22. Mobile Phones15▲ 74×1 topic
  23. financial access15▲ 85×1 topic
  24. Financial Stability15▲ 15×5 topics
  25. Entrepreneurship14▲ 7.7×9 topics
  26. Gender Equality14▲ 10×5 topics
  27. Global Financial Crisis13▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Islamic Banking13▲ 7.0×2 topics
  29. Ethical Identity13▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Shariah Supervision13▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Corruption13▲ 17×4 topics
  32. Online Shopping13▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Technology Acceptance Model13▲ 18×2 topics
  34. User Satisfaction13▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Information Systems12▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Consumer Trust12▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Partial Least Squares12▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Capital Structure12▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Labor Market12▲ 8.5×7 topics
  40. Mergers and Acquisitions12▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Professional Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Economic Growth and Development, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour and Corporate Finance and Governance.

Economic Growth and Deve…15Economic Growth and Development: 15 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…13Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 13 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and …12Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 12 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…11Corporate Finance and Governance: 11 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 10 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 9 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…9Digital Marketing and Social Media: 9 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 8 fractional worksTaxation and Compliance Studies: 8 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…7Big Data and Business Intelligence: 7 fractional works
Information SystemsAccountingInformation Systems and ManagementEconomics and Econometrics2 others

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

  1. 1 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 15 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 13 works
  3. 3 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 12 works
  4. 4 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 11 works
  5. 5 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 10 works
  6. 6 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  7. 7 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  8. 8 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  9. 9 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  10. 10 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 7 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 available66.5%not open33.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.7%domestic only79.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Professional Studies's research output changed?

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

2005201020152020
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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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