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Ghana's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List

Ghana has 17 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, the same number as in 2022. That places Ghana 86th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 4 places. University of Cape Coast Ghana has the most listed scientists (3), followed by University of Ghana (3).

Single Year
46
+14 (+43.8%) vs 2022
Career Data
17
No change vs 2022
World rank by count
#86
down 4 places vs 2022
Institutes
12
+1 (+9.1%) vs 2022

Scientists in Ghana on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 42% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year
2021+16.7%
2022+21.4%
2023+0.0%
2024+29.4%
2025+45.5%
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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
20201712
202128+64.7%14+16.7%
202232+14.3%17+21.4%
202346+43.8%17+0.0%
202462+34.8%22+29.4%
202570+12.9%32+45.5%

Top 10 institutes in Ghana

By number of listed scientists

Career-long list2023
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  1. 1University of Cape Coast Ghana3
  2. 2University of Ghana3
  3. 3University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana2
  4. 4CSIR - Institute of Industrial Research1
  5. 5FOCOS Orthopedic Hospital1
  6. 6Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons1
  7. 7Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)1
  8. 8Nobel International Business School1
  9. 9Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research1
  10. 10Sickle Cell Foundation of Ghana1

All 17 scientists

Career-long list2023

Everyone on the list, free to browse.

Rank in Ghana World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 19,151 Nobel International Business School Business & Management Rank 168
2 75,589 Sickle Cell Foundation of Ghana Immunology Rank 2,153
3 89,662 FOCOS Orthopedic Hospital Orthopedics Rank 647
4 99,685 University of Ghana Business School Finance Rank 173
5 107,647 University of Ghana Food Science Rank 537
6 114,950 University of Ghana Urology & Nephrology Rank 1,256
7 121,363 University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana Tropical Medicine Rank 269
8 135,008 Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons Health Policy & Services Rank 366
9 138,533 University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana Tropical Medicine Rank 326
10 190,249 University of Cape Coast Ghana Toxicology Rank 929
11 201,542 Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) Energy Rank 2,806
12 214,107 University of Ghana Agronomy & Agriculture Rank 1,272
13 229,427 Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research Tropical Medicine Rank 566
14 237,048 University of Cape Coast Ghana Toxicology Rank 1,185
15 312,657 CSIR - Institute of Industrial Research Energy Rank 4,753
16 369,002 University of Cape Coast Ghana Anatomy & Morphology Rank 89
17 519,254 Trinity Theological Seminary Religions & Theology Rank 149
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Ghana are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

46 scientists affiliated with Ghana are on the 2023 single-year list, and 17 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Ghana has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2023 career-long list, University of Cape Coast Ghana has the most listed scientists from Ghana, with 3. It is followed by University of Ghana with 3.

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 2023, 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.