Ghana's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List
Ghana has 42 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 31.2% from 32 in 2025. That places Ghana 77th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 2 places. University of Ghana has the most listed scientists (9), followed by University of Cape Coast Ghana (5).
Scientists in Ghana on the list, by year
The career-long count has more than tripled 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% |
| 2026 | 90 | +28.6% | 42 | +31.2% |
Top 10 institutes in Ghana
By number of listed scientists
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- 1University of Ghana9
- 2University of Cape Coast Ghana5
- 3University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana5
- 4Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology2
- 5Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research2
- 6Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development1
- 7Ashesi University1
- 8Catholic University of Ghana1
- 9Centre for Plant Medicine Research1
- 10CSIR - Institute of Industrial Research1
All 42 scientists
Showing the 2026 career-long list. Looking for single-year rankings? See the single-year list
| Rank in Ghana | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
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| 1 | 2,889 | University of Ghana | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 66 | |
| 2 | 64,584 | Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) | Economics | Rank 567 | |
| 3 | 67,939 | INDEPTH Network | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 4,452 | |
| 4 | 69,148 | University of Ghana Business School | Finance | Rank 118 | |
| 5 | 70,780 | University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 2,847 | |
| 6 | 72,633 | University of Ghana | Development Studies | Rank 49 | |
| 7 | 81,835 | Sickle Cell Foundation of Ghana | Immunology | Rank 2,198 | |
| 8 | 91,673 | University of Ghana | Microbiology | Rank 2,256 | |
| 9 | 91,712 | Ghana Communication Technology University | Food Science | Rank 532 | |
| 10 | 93,501 | The Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine (FOCOS) | Orthopedics | Rank 653 | |
| 11 | 106,118 | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology | Public Health | Rank 1,016 | |
| 12 | 107,716 | University of Cape Coast Ghana | Public Health | Rank 1,037 | |
| 13 | 109,461 | Ashesi University | Energy | Rank 1,618 | |
| 14 | 116,727 | University of Cape Coast Ghana | Toxicology | Rank 521 | |
| 15 | 125,990 | Ghana Health Service | Health Policy & Services | Rank 341 | |
| 16 | 126,918 | University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana | Tropical Medicine | Rank 267 | |
| 17 | 136,177 |
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University of Ghana | Urology & Nephrology | Rank 1,407 |
| 18 | 138,797 | University of Ghana | Public Health | Rank 1,346 | |
| 19 | 141,998 | University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana | Tropical Medicine | Rank 315 | |
| 20 | 152,286 | University of Cape Coast Ghana | Toxicology | Rank 683 | |
| 21 | 157,256 | University of Ghana | Public Health | Rank 1,553 | |
| 22 | 161,779 | University of Ghana | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 1,079 | |
| 23 | 222,548 | Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development | Applied Physics | Rank 5,858 | |
| 24 | 227,507 | University of Energy and Natural Resources | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,139 | |
| 25 | 233,425 | Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research | Tropical Medicine | Rank 523 | |
| 26 | 235,030 | University of Ghana | Environmental Engineering | Rank 1,276 | |
| 27 | 243,343 | Catholic University of Ghana | Entomology | Rank 795 | |
| 28 | 247,177 | Northern Region Malaria Project | Tropical Medicine | Rank 555 | |
| 29 | 252,092 | University of Ghana | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,532 | |
| 30 | 270,161 | University of Cape Coast Ghana | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,618 | |
| 31 | 275,153 | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology | Environmental Sciences | Rank 2,678 | |
| 32 | 275,984 | University of Environment and Sustainable Development | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 3,622 | |
| 33 | 283,428 | Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research | Tropical Medicine | Rank 650 | |
| 34 | 286,926 | CSIR - Institute of Industrial Research | Energy | Rank 4,959 | |
| 35 | 291,545 | University for Development Studies Ghana | Food Science | Rank 1,972 | |
| 36 | 292,821 | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture | Agronomy & Agriculture | Rank 1,813 | |
| 37 | 377,782 | Trinity Theological Seminary | Religions & Theology | Rank 132 | |
| 38 | 408,318 |
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Centre for Plant Medicine Research | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 2,085 |
| 39 | 422,291 | University of Cape Coast Ghana | Anatomy & Morphology | Rank 112 | |
| 40 | 507,743 |
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University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 6,861 |
| 41 | 533,180 | Ghana Medical Journal | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 7,225 | |
| 42 | 634,969 | University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 8,770 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Ghana are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?
90 scientists affiliated with Ghana are on the 2026 single-year list, and 42 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Ghana has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2026 career-long list, University of Ghana has the most listed scientists from Ghana, with 9. 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 42 in 2026, a change of +250.0%.
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.