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The University of Ghana ranked 1st in Ghana, 963rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 131 research topics. The University of Ghana ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 20,086 academic publications and 260,909 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 195 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#963 of 14,131 In the World
#11 of 1,104 In Africa
#1 of 67 In Ghana
#230 of 1,957 For Veterinary
#263 of 2,642 For Healthcare Management (MHA)
#272 of 1,466 For Toxicology
#581 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1433 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 128 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Ghana ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ghana and 893rd in the World with 13,020 publications made and 169,800 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 25 In Ghana
#14 of 367 In Africa
#893 of 7,020 In the World

University of Ghana
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 26 93
1992 31 96
1993 26 123
1994 41 137
1995 34 105
1996 33 145
1997 38 182
1998 40 181
1999 41 246
2000 61 280
2001 41 314
2002 52 416
2003 40 489
2004 80 639
2005 103 714
2006 105 862
2007 131 1068
2008 120 1223
2009 156 1549
2010 206 1918
2011 253 2346
2012 321 3167
2013 421 4094
2014 456 5322
2015 506 5896
2016 646 6350
2017 768 7344
2018 844 9437
2019 976 12139
2020 1246 16510
2021 1385 21223
2022 1518 25183
2023 1622 28027

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Ghana in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Biology rankings

The University of Ghana ranked 1st for Biology in Ghana and 1184th in the World with 12,443 publications made and 177,343 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 23 In Ghana
#26 of 361 In Africa
#1184 of 6,770 In the World

University of Ghana
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 20 226
1992 32 220
1993 29 218
1994 41 232
1995 43 216
1996 45 262
1997 50 281
1998 54 284
1999 72 337
2000 109 405
2001 60 482
2002 82 685
2003 58 907
2004 97 1078
2005 91 1147
2006 99 1320
2007 146 1625
2008 113 1813
2009 158 2141
2010 218 2742
2011 220 3142
2012 319 3983
2013 362 4616
2014 392 5874
2015 486 6418
2016 609 6998
2017 681 8106
2018 799 9848
2019 888 12162
2020 1155 15919
2021 1310 21421
2022 1428 25592
2023 1490 28299

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Ghana in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Toxicology 1 10 272
Forestry 2 21 444
Virology 1 13 507
Agricultural Science 1 20 515
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 15 541
Entomology 1 13 545
Zoology 1 18 647
Animal Science 2 35 699
Horticulture 1 26 713
Immunology 1 18 736
Microbiology 1 28 830
Nutrition and Food Science 1 32 877
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 29 1023
Botany 1 32 1042
Biotechnology 1 33 1100
Pharmacology 1 33 1132
Paleontology 1 31 1140
Genetics 1 31 1235
Oncology and Cancer research 1 30 1302
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 33 1477
Evolutionary Biology 1 27 1491
Neuroscience 1 30 1561
Biochemistry 1 40 1615
Molecular Biology 1 33 1747
Nanotechnology 2 102 2819

Medicine rankings

The University of Ghana ranked 1st for Medicine in Ghana and 879th in the World with 12,272 publications made and 176,179 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Nursing, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 23 In Ghana
#19 of 360 In Africa
#879 of 6,680 In the World

University of Ghana
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 19 169
1992 28 146
1993 30 155
1994 40 173
1995 38 162
1996 33 202
1997 47 230
1998 52 237
1999 55 261
2000 72 322
2001 52 416
2002 72 573
2003 54 811
2004 84 931
2005 73 1017
2006 90 1103
2007 139 1379
2008 107 1633
2009 135 1838
2010 191 2316
2011 224 2825
2012 276 3595
2013 346 4252
2014 404 5408
2015 482 6185
2016 632 6844
2017 645 7860
2018 769 9676
2019 914 11905
2020 1277 15919
2021 1345 20739
2022 1514 25048
2023 1574 27491

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Ghana in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Veterinary 1 21 230
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 6 263
Toxicology 1 10 272
Epidemiology 1 11 357
Family medicine 1 14 365
Public Health 1 8 382
Pediatrics 1 14 399
Nursing 1 7 401
Virology 1 13 507
Social Work 1 13 540
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 15 541
Gerontology 1 6 561
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 13 613
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 32 721
Pathology 1 15 728
Optometry 3 32 728
Immunology 1 18 736
Critical Care Nursing 1 13 758
Forensic Science 2 28 763
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 24 786
Health Science 1 17 832
Neurosurgery 1 30 887
Medical Physics 1 20 888
Clinical Psychology 1 14 898
Respiratory Therapy 1 29 950
Psychiatry 1 18 995
Urology 1 28 997
Surgery 1 29 1013
Occupational Therapy 1 17 1018
Ophthalmology 2 27 1036
Dermatology 1 40 1048
Radiation Therapy 1 29 1078
Pharmacology 1 33 1132
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 31 1214
Oncology and Cancer research 1 30 1302
Anesthesiology 2 38 1356
Cardiology 1 38 1391
Physical Therapy 1 35 1598
Anatomy and Physiology 1 47 1644
Sports Medicine 2 32 1683
Dentistry 2 57 1699
Orthodontics 1 55 1804
Pharmacy 2 66 1918

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Ghana ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Ghana and 1004th in the World with 10,473 publications made and 148,033 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 24 In Ghana
#24 of 361 In Africa
#1004 of 6,798 In the World

University of Ghana
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 16 130
1992 28 149
1993 24 159
1994 30 159
1995 32 134
1996 33 193
1997 43 208
1998 45 220
1999 49 256
2000 99 291
2001 38 310
2002 60 441
2003 45 530
2004 85 678
2005 93 692
2006 89 819
2007 119 1072
2008 98 1169
2009 146 1534
2010 179 1979
2011 204 2276
2012 274 3064
2013 305 3819
2014 365 4835
2015 408 5115
2016 522 5554
2017 600 6517
2018 661 8007
2019 722 10564
2020 979 13890
2021 1115 18322
2022 1132 21502
2023 1192 24067

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Ghana in various areas of Environmental Science.

Chemistry rankings

The University of Ghana ranked 1st for Chemistry in Ghana and 1717th in the World with 6,486 publications made and 94,159 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 19 In Ghana
#44 of 342 In Africa
#1717 of 6,447 In the World

University of Ghana
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 11 132
1992 24 124
1993 11 113
1994 22 133
1995 23 143
1996 26 154
1997 30 140
1998 28 159
1999 44 170
2000 67 178
2001 38 252
2002 51 385
2003 37 501
2004 50 620
2005 46 689
2006 50 758
2007 70 887
2008 56 1038
2009 91 1223
2010 120 1559
2011 125 1773
2012 140 2129
2013 179 2520
2014 180 3128
2015 243 3525
2016 303 3821
2017 345 4517
2018 401 5387
2019 447 6853
2020 629 8991
2021 715 12206
2022 765 14499
2023 754 16178

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Ghana in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 27 865
Nutrition and Food Science 1 32 877
Environmental Chemistry 2 53 1491
Biochemistry 1 40 1615
Radiochemistry 1 75 1654
Pharmacy 2 66 1918
Organic Chemistry 2 64 2000
Computational Chemistry 2 77 2184
Physical chemistry 2 92 2351
Materials Science 2 85 2482
Chemical Engineering 2 96 2555
Inorganic Chemistry 2 103 2563
Nanotechnology 2 102 2819

Economics rankings

The University of Ghana ranked 1st for Economics in Ghana and 451st in the World with 6,483 publications made and 95,307 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Agricultural Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 23 In Ghana
#8 of 338 In Africa
#451 of 5,995 In the World

University of Ghana
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 10 27
1992 9 18
1993 10 30
1994 17 29
1995 16 25
1996 14 47
1997 19 76
1998 10 58
1999 14 76
2000 23 94
2001 13 127
2002 18 143
2003 19 160
2004 31 250
2005 38 262
2006 53 320
2007 67 421
2008 63 455
2009 89 674
2010 93 759
2011 126 1069
2012 171 1573
2013 236 2145
2014 256 2751
2015 258 3126
2016 350 3411
2017 405 3901
2018 440 4816
2019 490 6199
2020 650 8406
2021 687 10510
2022 752 12554
2023 854 14128

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Ghana in various areas of Economics.

Computer Science rankings

The University of Ghana ranked 1st for Computer Science in Ghana and 1458th in the World with 6,377 publications made and 79,865 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Cyber Security, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 23 In Ghana
#27 of 352 In Africa
#1458 of 6,752 In the World

University of Ghana
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 12 55
1992 12 49
1993 13 73
1994 20 62
1995 18 43
1996 23 85
1997 14 89
1998 20 90
1999 15 102
2000 23 112
2001 24 133
2002 21 206
2003 17 265
2004 30 300
2005 29 359
2006 39 417
2007 67 528
2008 49 550
2009 74 702
2010 95 889
2011 112 1109
2012 137 1470
2013 185 1874
2014 223 2399
2015 280 2855
2016 294 2995
2017 380 3501
2018 423 4574
2019 498 6221
2020 562 8298
2021 743 11623
2022 799 13997
2023 828 15526

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Ghana in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Information Technology 1 15 525
Management Information Systems 1 9 794
Library and Information science 1 12 821
Data Science 1 19 1074
Machine Learning 1 29 1216
Cyber Security 1 26 1238
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 33 1477
Multimedia 1 28 1500
Computational Linguistics 1 38 1525
Neuroscience 1 30 1561
Computer Networking 1 51 1825
Telecommunications 1 56 1884
Software Engineering 1 47 1909
Human-Computer Interaction 1 47 2016
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 59 2113
Cognitive Science 1 50 2202
Computer Vision 2 86 2779

Engineering rankings

The University of Ghana ranked 2nd for Engineering in Ghana and 1860th in the World with 5,836 publications made and 73,158 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 22 In Ghana
#54 of 348 In Africa
#1860 of 6,684 In the World

University of Ghana
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 11 66
1992 13 64
1993 15 74
1994 17 76
1995 21 75
1996 18 106
1997 23 99
1998 18 117
1999 34 124
2000 37 123
2001 23 138
2002 29 210
2003 30 241
2004 37 296
2005 40 350
2006 48 418
2007 63 522
2008 44 505
2009 70 694
2010 104 984
2011 119 1179
2012 161 1463
2013 179 1928
2014 203 2235
2015 244 2784
2016 266 2741
2017 349 3453
2018 383 4186
2019 428 5723
2020 529 7576
2021 607 10216
2022 692 12004
2023 666 13678

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Ghana in various areas of Engineering.

Psychology rankings

The University of Ghana ranked 1st for Psychology in Ghana and 1018th in the World with 5,694 publications made and 72,937 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 23 In Ghana
#18 of 344 In Africa
#1018 of 6,528 In the World

University of Ghana
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 7 46
1992 10 30
1993 16 48
1994 11 46
1995 13 30
1996 14 60
1997 13 65
1998 13 54
1999 10 76
2000 16 76
2001 9 104
2002 16 152
2003 12 196
2004 23 234
2005 23 257
2006 42 272
2007 58 359
2008 41 424
2009 60 517
2010 66 687
2011 89 832
2012 122 1148
2013 159 1450
2014 176 1727
2015 241 2149
2016 291 2390
2017 344 2963
2018 408 3941
2019 492 5278
2020 600 7406
2021 653 9584
2022 691 11489
2023 797 13297

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Ghana in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 5 333
Social Work 1 13 540
Sexology 1 18 613
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 13 679
Special Education 1 14 854
Social Psychology 1 12 855
Clinical Psychology 1 14 898
Psychiatry 1 18 995
Occupational Therapy 1 17 1018
Education Majors 2 18 1020
Child Psychology 1 18 1093
Neuroscience 1 30 1561
Cognitive Science 1 50 2202

Business rankings

The University of Ghana ranked 1st for Business in Ghana and 744th in the World with 5,236 publications made and 67,389 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 23 In Ghana
#10 of 342 In Africa
#744 of 6,187 In the World

University of Ghana
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 6 15
1992 9 25
1993 5 14
1994 8 11
1995 13 19
1996 14 32
1997 15 51
1998 8 45
1999 8 65
2000 16 61
2001 15 77
2002 10 79
2003 14 112
2004 26 129
2005 47 171
2006 41 202
2007 45 260
2008 44 292
2009 72 412
2010 72 485
2011 97 757
2012 128 1076
2013 183 1605
2014 184 1969
2015 220 2347
2016 295 2264
2017 300 2716
2018 382 3628
2019 417 4898
2020 517 6432
2021 555 8451
2022 648 9879
2023 666 10888

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Ghana in various areas of Business.

Mathematics rankings

The University of Ghana ranked 1st for Mathematics in Ghana and 1110th in the World with 4,966 publications made and 59,777 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 22 In Ghana
#22 of 348 In Africa
#1110 of 6,305 In the World

University of Ghana
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 3 24
1992 2 16
1993 7 27
1994 7 20
1995 5 14
1996 4 25
1997 8 29
1998 9 45
1999 7 45
2000 19 64
2001 8 68
2002 10 79
2003 11 122
2004 20 136
2005 21 151
2006 26 233
2007 48 244
2008 34 305
2009 56 370
2010 52 453
2011 77 739
2012 101 917
2013 122 1233
2014 146 1635
2015 198 2030
2016 247 2156
2017 301 2529
2018 343 3470
2019 459 4812
2020 511 6496
2021 611 8813
2022 679 10971
2023 689 12159

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Ghana in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 1 3 378
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 15 807
Statistics 1 20 1073
Math Teachers 3 24 1186
Applied Mathematics 3 111 2448

Art & Design rankings

The University of Ghana ranked 1st for Art & Design in Ghana and 1122nd in the World with 1,447 publications made and 13,742 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Creative Writing, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#1 of 16 In Ghana
#18 of 264 In Africa
#1122 of 5,720 In the World

University of Ghana
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 6 10
1992 4 12
1993 4 22
1994 4 20
1995 7 14
1996 4 20
1997 4 19
1998 1 9
1999 5 27
2000 3 24
2001 4 34
2002 6 38
2003 2 45
2004 10 58
2005 14 105
2006 14 65
2007 18 78
2008 10 91
2009 17 147
2010 22 167
2011 29 171
2012 39 243
2013 40 303
2014 48 417
2015 55 457
2016 74 537
2017 104 627
2018 93 729
2019 91 1019
2020 120 1403
2021 156 1774
2022 155 2078
2023 172 2398

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Ghana in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 6 432
Entertainment Industry Business 1 13 812
Creative Writing 1 15 839
Music 1 14 855
Aesthetics 1 17 1043
Literature 1 18 1101
Fashion Design 1 18 1123
Multimedia 1 28 1500
Art History 1 24 1667

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Ghana

Speciality Ghana Africa World Rank
Nuclear Physics 1 54 1912
Theoretical Physics 2 71 1978
Physics 1 64 2131
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 71 2231
Quantum and Particle physics 1 77 2313
Condensed Matter Physics 3 119 3010