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Zenith University College

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Research works
70
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
303
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Zenith University College

Not ranked overall: Zenith University College is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Zenith University College work in?

In all years, 63% of research at Zenith University College is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (17%), Engineering (15%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 44 fractional works · 63.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 25.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 10.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 17.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 9.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 5.6% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10 fractional works · 14.3% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 29.1% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 15.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 8.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.3% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKZenith UniversityCollege70fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences63%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1825.6%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1217.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1014.3%
    4. Decision Sciences23.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities11.4%
    6. Psychology11.1%
    1. Engineering1015.0%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences34.8%
    3. Computer Science34.6%
    4. Environmental Science22.1%
    5. Materials Science11.0%
    6. Chemical Engineering10.9%
    7. Chemistry00.5%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Medicine33.7%
    2. Health Professions22.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.76× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 2.65× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.77× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6.46× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 15.57× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 15.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance15.57×4 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting6.46×2 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.76×0 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.65×0 works
  5. Chemistry1.77×0 works
  6. Social Sciences1.10×2 works
  7. Engineering1.00×2 works
  8. Environmental Science0.84×0 works
  9. Energy0.76×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.52×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.40×0 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.36×0 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.25×0 works
  14. Medicine0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Zenith University College?

Ranked on the quality score, Jerry Ukaigwe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Zenith University College.

  1. 1 Jerry Ukaigwe Ghana · #2,825,103 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Zenith University College

What are the most cited papers from Zenith University College?

The most cited paper from Zenith University College is "Unified Mechanistic Model for Steady-State Two-Phase Flow: Horizontal to Vertical Upward Flow" (Luis E. Gómez, Ovadia Shoham, Z. Schmidt et al., 2000), with 197 citations. Next come "Market power, efficiency and bank profitability: evidence from Ghana" (69) and "A Unified Mechanistic Model for Steady-State Two-Phase Flow in Wellbores and Pipelines" (54).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Unified Mechanistic Model for Steady-State Two-Phase Flow: Horizontal to Vertical Upward Flow Luis E. Gómez, Ovadia Shoham, Z. Schmidt et al. · SPE Journal Sep 2000 197
2 Market power, efficiency and bank profitability: evidence from Ghana Abdul Latif Alhassan, Michael Lawer Tetteh, Freeman Brobbey Owusu · Economic Change and Restructuring 9 Oct 2015 69
3 A Unified Mechanistic Model for Steady-State Two-Phase Flow in Wellbores and Pipelines Luis E. Gómez, Ovadia Shoham, Z. Schmidt et al. · SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition Conference paper 3 Oct 1999 54
4 Institutional Barriers to Digitalization of Government Budgeting in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Ghana John K. Effah, Hubeidatu Nuhu · The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries Open access Sep 2017 43
5 Non-Interest Income and Bank Efficiency in Ghana: A Two-Stage DEA Bootstrapping Approach Abdul Latif Alhassan, Michael Lawer Tetteh · Journal of African Business 21 Sep 2016 31
All 74 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Zenith University College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Human Rights, Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, Global Governance, Security Council, Structural Change and Sovereignty.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Economic Growth10▲ 18×12 topics
  2. Human Rights6▲ 11×8 topics
  3. Fiscal Policy6▲ 37×3 topics
  4. Monetary Policy6▲ 29×5 topics
  5. Global Governance4▲ 28×4 topics
  6. Security Council4▲ 83×2 topics
  7. Structural Change4▲ 51×2 topics
  8. Sovereignty4▲ 46×3 topics
  9. Corporate Governance3▲ 9.1×5 topics
  10. Globalization3▲ 2.5×7 topics
  11. International Law3▲ 16×5 topics
  12. Entrepreneurship3▲ 16×4 topics
  13. Financial Stability3▲ 28×3 topics
  14. Business Cycles3▲ 69×1 topic
  15. Financial Development3▲ 38×1 topic
  16. Finance3▲ 29×2 topics
  17. Innovation3▲ 4.1×5 topics
  18. International Criminal Law2▲ 120×1 topic
  19. International Humanitarian Law2▲ 120×1 topic
  20. Health2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  21. Poverty Reduction2▲ 33×3 topics
  22. Regulation2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  23. Liquidity2▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Optimization2▲ 5.6×2 topics
  25. Collision Avoidance2▲ 24×1 topic
  26. Gender Equality2▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Maritime Transportation2▲ 86×1 topic
  28. Risk Management2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  29. Institutional Quality2▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Earthquake Detection2▲ 124×1 topic
  31. Seismic Signals2▲ 124×1 topic
  32. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  33. Sustainable Development Goals2▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Corruption2▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Data Assimilation2▲ 13×1 topic
  36. Drilling Fluids2▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Ensemble Kalman Filter2▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Well Integrity2▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Ethical Identity2▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Islamic Banking2▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Zenith University College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Taxation and Compliance Studies, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion and Human Rights and Development.

Taxation and Compliance Studies: 2 fractional worksPrivate Equity and Venture Capital: 1 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…1Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 1 fractional worksHuman Rights and Develop…1Human Rights and Development: 1 fractional worksMining and Resource Mana…1Mining and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…0Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 0 fractional worksMining Techniques and Ec…0Mining Techniques and Economics: 0 fractional worksBusiness Strategies and Innovation: 0 fractional worksInsurance and Financial Risk Management: 0 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 0 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsAccountingSociology and Political ScienceBuilding and Construction2 others

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

  1. 1 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  2. 2 Private Equity and Venture Capital Accounting 1 works
  3. 3 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Human Rights and Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Mining and Resource Management Building and Construction 1 works
  6. 6 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  7. 7 Mining Techniques and Economics Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Business Strategies and Innovation Strategy and Management 0 works
  9. 9 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  10. 10 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 0 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 available42.5%not open57.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Zenith University College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Zenith University College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Zenith University College0.000031% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Zenith University College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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