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Water Resources Commission of Ghana

In research, Water Resources Commission of Ghana stands highest in Physical Sciences (#17,082 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,849
of 28,054 · #24,581 all time
Rank in Ghana
#25
of 50
Research works
226
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.3k
28.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Water Resources Commission of 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
Physical SciencesDomain #17,082 of 21,541 26.0%132

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Water Resources Commission of 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: 3.83× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.03× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.82× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 5.24× its world share, 2 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.67× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.85× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Water Resources Commission of Ghana?

Ranked on the composite score, Olufunke Cofie, Philip Amoah and Regassa E. Namara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Water Resources Commission of Ghana.

  1. 1 Olufunke Cofie Ghana · #569,616 worldwide 94 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Philip Amoah Ghana · #579,220 worldwide 56 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Regassa E. Namara Ghana · #1,197,952 worldwide 27 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Solomie Gebrezgabher Ghana · #1,277,440 worldwide 24 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Water Resources Commission of Ghana

Which keywords describe research at Water Resources Commission of Ghana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Remote Sensing, Hydrological Modeling, Environmental Impact, Water Resources, Global Warming and Adaptation.

▲ 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. Climate Change19▲ 11×31 topics
  2. Sustainability13▲ 8.0×22 topics
  3. Remote Sensing7▲ 8.4×13 topics
  4. Environmental Impact6▲ 5.1×16 topics
  5. Hydrological Modeling5▲ 31×5 topics
  6. Water Resources5▲ 28×5 topics
  7. Global Warming4▲ 15×7 topics
  8. Adaptation4▲ 18×4 topics
  9. Renewable Energy4▲ 3.7×12 topics
  10. Water Quality4▲ 13×6 topics
  11. Policy4▲ 24×4 topics
  12. Urbanization3▲ 12×3 topics
  13. Land Use Change3▲ 16×5 topics
  14. Ecosystem Services3▲ 11×6 topics
  15. Food Security3▲ 7.1×5 topics
  16. Risk Perception3▲ 15×5 topics
  17. Vulnerability3▲ 18×4 topics
  18. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 10×5 topics
  19. Flood Risk2▲ 47×2 topics
  20. Poverty Alleviation2▲ 35×2 topics
  21. Flood Inundation Modeling2▲ 46×1 topic
  22. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Surface Water Mapping2▲ 46×1 topic
  24. Social Capital2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  25. Social Impact2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  26. Precipitation2▲ 62×2 topics
  27. Reservoir Operation2▲ 88×1 topic
  28. Water Demand2▲ 88×1 topic
  29. Water Management2▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Sediment Transport2▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  32. Water2▲ 50×2 topics
  33. Energy2▲ 83×1 topic
  34. Heavy Metals2▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Model Evaluation2▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Nexus2▲ 83×1 topic
  37. Climate Change Resilience2▲ 45×2 topics
  38. Global Hydrology2▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Social Networks2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  40. Uncertainty Assessment2▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does Water Resources Commission of Ghana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Water resources management and optimization, Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies.

Flood Risk Assessment an…2Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 2 fractional worksWater resources manageme…2Water resources management and optimization: 2 fractional worksWater-Energy-Food Nexus Studies: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 2 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 2 fractional worksGroundwater and Isotope …2Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry: 2 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 2 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeOcean EngineeringWater Science and TechnologyNutrition and Dietetics5 others

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

  1. 1 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  2. 2 Water resources management and optimization Ocean Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  4. 4 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  6. 6 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 2 works
  7. 7 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  8. 8 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 2 works
  9. 9 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 2 works
  10. 10 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 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 available55.2%not open44.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.5%domestic only44.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Water Resources Commission of Ghana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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.

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