Ghana's Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List
Ghana has 32 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 45.5% from 22 in 2024. That places Ghana 79th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 4 places. University of Ghana has the most listed scientists (8), followed by University of Cape Coast Ghana (5).
Scientists in Ghana on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than doubled 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 Ghana8
- 2University of Cape Coast Ghana5
- 3University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana3
- 4Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development1
- 5CSIR - Institute of Industrial Research1
- 6FOCOS Hospital1
- 7Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons1
- 8Ghana Communication Technology University1
- 9Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)1
- 10Ghana Medical Journal1
All 32 scientists
| Rank in Ghana | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,992 | University of Ghana | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 69 | |
| 2 | 64,589 | INDEPTH Network | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 4,311 | |
| 3 | 66,754 | University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2,725 | |
| 4 | 74,748 | University of Ghana Business School | Finance | Rank 125 | |
| 5 | 75,572 | Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) | Economics | Rank 656 | |
| 6 | 78,788 | Sickle Cell Foundation of Ghana | Immunology | Rank 2,165 | |
| 7 | 79,235 | University of Ghana | Development Studies | Rank 58 | |
| 8 | 93,711 | FOCOS Hospital | Orthopedics | Rank 663 | |
| 9 | 93,831 | Ghana Communication Technology University | Food Science | Rank 524 | |
| 10 | 101,945 | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology | Public Health | Rank 954 | |
| 11 | 114,293 | University of Cape Coast Ghana | Public Health | Rank 1,076 | |
| 12 | 116,811 | University of Ghana | Microbiology | Rank 2,914 | |
| 13 | 123,091 | University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana | Tropical Medicine | Rank 261 | |
| 14 | 127,551 |
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University of Ghana | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 1,348 |
| 15 | 128,968 | Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons | Health Policy & Services | Rank 348 | |
| 16 | 134,130 | University of Cape Coast Ghana | Toxicology | Rank 598 | |
| 17 | 144,957 | University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana | Tropical Medicine | Rank 323 | |
| 18 | 150,779 | University of Ghana | Public Health | Rank 1,454 | |
| 19 | 164,198 | University of Ghana | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 1,099 | |
| 20 | 168,329 | University of Cape Coast Ghana | Toxicology | Rank 796 | |
| 21 | 230,047 | Northern Region Malaria Project | Tropical Medicine | Rank 523 | |
| 22 | 237,548 | University of Ghana | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,415 | |
| 23 | 243,202 | University of Cape Coast Ghana | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,163 | |
| 24 | 244,602 | Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development | Applied Physics | Rank 6,635 | |
| 25 | 249,198 | University of Ghana | Environmental Engineering | Rank 1,369 | |
| 26 | 289,718 | University of Energy and Natural Resources | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,681 | |
| 27 | 298,385 | CSIR - Institute of Industrial Research | Energy | Rank 4,974 | |
| 28 | 301,005 | Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research | Tropical Medicine | Rank 701 | |
| 29 | 355,482 | Ghana Standards Authority | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 4,743 | |
| 30 | 384,965 | Trinity Theological Seminary | Religions & Theology | Rank 115 | |
| 31 | 401,556 | University of Cape Coast Ghana | Anatomy & Morphology | Rank 103 | |
| 32 | 512,458 | Ghana Medical Journal | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 7,001 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Ghana are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?
70 scientists affiliated with Ghana are on the 2025 single-year list, and 32 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Ghana has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2025 career-long list, University of Ghana has the most listed scientists from Ghana, with 8. It is followed by University of Cape Coast Ghana with 5.
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 32 in 2025, a change of +166.7%.
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.