Ghana's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List
Ghana has 17 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 21.4% from 14 in 2021. That places Ghana 82nd in the world by number of listed scientists, up 3 places. University of Ghana has the most listed scientists (5), followed by University of Cape Coast Ghana (2).
Scientists in Ghana on the list, by year
The career-long count has grown 42% since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 17 | 12 | ||
| 2021 | 28 | +64.7% | 14 | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 32 | +14.3% | 17 | +21.4% |
| 2023 | 46 | +43.8% | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 62 | +34.8% | 22 | +29.4% |
| 2025 | 70 | +12.9% | 32 | +45.5% |
Top 10 institutes in Ghana
By number of listed scientists
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- 1University of Ghana5
- 2University of Cape Coast Ghana2
- 3University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana2
- 4CSIR - Institute of Industrial Research1
- 5FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital1
- 6Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)1
- 7Nobel International Business School1
- 8Organisation Mondiale de la Santé1
- 9Sickle Cell Foundation of Ghana1
- 10Trinity Theological Seminary1
All 17 scientists
| Rank in Ghana | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 10,851 | University of Washington | Developmental Biology | Rank 519 | |
| 2 | 18,220 | Nobel International Business School | Business & Management | Rank 139 | |
| 3 | 71,374 | Sickle Cell Foundation of Ghana | Immunology | Rank 2,098 | |
| 4 | 88,573 | FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital | Orthopedics | Rank 630 | |
| 5 | 90,564 | University of Ghana | Development Studies | Rank 58 | |
| 6 | 108,257 |
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University of Ghana | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 1,189 |
| 7 | 119,213 |
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University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana | Tropical Medicine | Rank 271 |
| 8 | 119,716 | University of Ghana | Food Science | Rank 556 | |
| 9 | 133,806 | University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana | Tropical Medicine | Rank 322 | |
| 10 | 201,507 | University of Ghana | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,167 | |
| 11 | 225,059 | University of Ghana | Tropical Medicine | Rank 555 | |
| 12 | 264,339 | Organisation Mondiale de la Santé | Tropical Medicine | Rank 651 | |
| 13 | 284,139 | Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) | Energy | Rank 4,047 | |
| 14 | 302,899 | University of Cape Coast Ghana | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,112 | |
| 15 | 322,229 | CSIR - Institute of Industrial Research | Energy | Rank 4,716 | |
| 16 | 359,931 | University of Cape Coast Ghana | Anatomy & Morphology | Rank 92 | |
| 17 | 570,705 | Trinity Theological Seminary | Religions & Theology | Rank 171 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Ghana are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
32 scientists affiliated with Ghana are on the 2022 single-year list, and 17 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Ghana has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 career-long list, University of Ghana has the most listed scientists from Ghana, with 5. It is followed by University of Cape Coast Ghana with 2.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Ghana changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Ghana went from 12 scientists in 2020 to 17 in 2022, a change of +41.7%.
What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?
The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.
What is the official source of this data?
The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.