University of Health and Allied Sciences: Rankings

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The University of Health and Allied Sciences ranked 8th in Ghana, 5715th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 26 research topics. The University of Health and Allied Sciences ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 3,743 academic publications and 53,323 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#5715 of 14,131 In the World
#208 of 1,104 In Africa
#8 of 67 In Ghana
#1 of 3 In Ho
#807 of 1,257 For Occupational Therapy
#953 of 1,411 For Epidemiology
#969 of 2,858 For Family medicine
#7698 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 23 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The University of Health and Allied Sciences ranked 4th for Medicine in Ghana and 2136th in the World with 3,352 publications made and 49,045 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Nursing, Psychiatry, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 23 In Ghana
#91 of 364 In Africa
#2136 of 6,775 In the World

University of Health and Allied Sciences
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 6 15
1993 3 17
1994 2 33
1995 5 33
1996 5 32
1997 11 39
1998 3 45
1999 7 63
2000 12 70
2001 15 86
2002 9 126
2003 8 143
2004 11 171
2005 7 182
2006 14 217
2007 11 272
2008 21 406
2009 15 442
2010 20 476
2011 21 548
2012 33 590
2013 41 626
2014 47 700
2015 75 765
2016 127 822
2017 174 1010
2018 204 1293
2019 241 1885
2020 396 3601
2021 404 5428
2022 486 7234
2023 415 8779
2024 450 8990

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Health and Allied Sciences in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 1 12 807
Epidemiology 4 67 953
Family medicine 4 66 969
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 46 980
Pediatrics 5 77 1033
Nursing 4 49 1077
Gerontology 3 26 1093
Public Health 5 60 1210
Sports Medicine 1 17 1320
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 89 1419
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 4 70 1570
Physical Therapy 2 37 1577
Toxicology 5 144 1617
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 93 1632
Virology 4 100 1652
Veterinary 5 158 1728
Immunology 4 94 1806
Pathology 4 85 1808
Surgery 4 84 1894
Critical Care Nursing 4 99 1899
Clinical Psychology 5 57 2006
Health Science 6 93 2042
Oncology and Cancer research 4 79 2070
Psychiatry 4 74 2088
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 88 2244
Pharmacy 3 97 2335
Anatomy and Physiology 3 76 2393
Anesthesiology 4 114 2482
Cardiology 3 107 2743
Pharmacology 4 154 2828

Biology rankings

The University of Health and Allied Sciences ranked 5th for Biology in Ghana and 3222nd in the World with 2,584 publications made and 38,979 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Virology.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 25 In Ghana
#150 of 366 In Africa
#3222 of 6,833 In the World

University of Health and Allied Sciences
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 4 12
1993 1 13
1994 1 32
1995 3 13
1996 5 27
1997 8 32
1998 2 34
1999 6 43
2000 9 53
2001 11 59
2002 7 100
2003 7 121
2004 11 139
2005 6 138
2006 10 157
2007 9 195
2008 19 317
2009 12 352
2010 15 351
2011 15 414
2012 24 456
2013 30 461
2014 36 535
2015 61 586
2016 102 636
2017 139 785
2018 161 1088
2019 187 1560
2020 323 3044
2021 312 4506
2022 392 6001
2023 311 7287
2024 322 7383

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Health and Allied Sciences in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Toxicology 5 144 1617
Virology 4 100 1652
Immunology 4 94 1806
Oncology and Cancer research 4 79 2070
Microbiology 4 135 2202
Zoology 5 137 2550
Neuroscience 5 71 2623
Nutrition and Food Science 6 165 2688
Genetics 5 128 2822
Biotechnology 5 166 2826
Pharmacology 4 154 2828
Horticulture 7 202 3071
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 143 3205
Biochemistry 5 160 3452
Botany 6 209 3648
Paleontology 6 199 3910
Agricultural Science 10 265 3929

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Health and Allied Sciences ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ghana and 3659th in the World with 2,273 publications made and 32,488 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Demography, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 26 In Ghana
#156 of 369 In Africa
#3659 of 7,081 In the World

University of Health and Allied Sciences
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 5 14
1993 2 10
1994 1 32
1995 4 25
1996 0 23
1997 8 22
1998 2 28
1999 3 31
2000 6 39
2001 8 39
2002 7 57
2003 6 62
2004 7 84
2005 4 90
2006 9 121
2007 7 136
2008 11 209
2009 8 247
2010 14 287
2011 8 324
2012 14 329
2013 23 351
2014 26 373
2015 46 439
2016 74 492
2017 123 646
2018 133 769
2019 168 1189
2020 251 2342
2021 291 3575
2022 342 4816
2023 311 6173
2024 322 6015

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 4 51 996
Demography 5 77 1461
Anthropology 6 66 1710
Gender Studies 6 103 2241
Sociology 6 108 2427
Communications and Public Relations 11 133 2685
Law 8 150 3440
Political Science 8 164 3752
Education Majors 10 186 4062
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 9 170 4069
Linguistics 7 187 4150
History 8 220 4407
Archaeology 11 234 4461
Philosophy 7 201 4647

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Health and Allied Sciences ranked 7th for Environmental Science in Ghana and 4228th in the World with 1,362 publications made and 19,982 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 25 In Ghana
#221 of 368 In Africa
#4228 of 6,876 In the World

University of Health and Allied Sciences
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 3 5
1993 1 5
1994 0 11
1995 1 10
1996 3 20
1997 3 12
1998 1 9
1999 3 19
2000 2 31
2001 3 23
2002 3 37
2003 5 39
2004 4 55
2005 0 53
2006 5 62
2007 7 60
2008 5 115
2009 6 148
2010 5 134
2011 6 151
2012 6 182
2013 18 180
2014 17 232
2015 35 237
2016 39 267
2017 80 357
2018 92 488
2019 82 786
2020 177 1502
2021 182 2352
2022 208 3091
2023 171 3818
2024 181 3806

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Health and Allied Sciences in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Paleontology 6 199 3910
Agricultural Science 10 265 3929
Environmental Management 11 267 4132
Ecology 10 246 4252
Geography and Cartography 7 227 4313
Geology 8 228 4393

Psychology rankings

The University of Health and Allied Sciences ranked 5th for Psychology in Ghana and 2880th in the World with 1,267 publications made and 18,762 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 23 In Ghana
#106 of 354 In Africa
#2880 of 6,645 In the World

University of Health and Allied Sciences
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 4 15
1993 4 16
1994 1 50
1995 3 23
1996 3 29
1997 7 30
1998 1 31
1999 6 43
2000 7 43
2001 10 46
2002 5 82
2003 3 83
2004 7 111
2005 3 103
2006 10 127
2007 7 159
2008 10 296
2009 8 319
2010 11 340
2011 9 390
2012 13 412
2013 15 437
2014 12 420
2015 32 441
2016 49 449
2017 74 538
2018 79 587
2019 64 858
2020 120 1478
2021 160 2077
2022 182 2732
2023 150 3368
2024 169 3180

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Health and Allied Sciences in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 1 12 807
Child Psychology 5 53 1960
Clinical Psychology 5 57 2006
Psychiatry 4 74 2088
Neuroscience 5 71 2623
Cognitive Science 5 109 3384
Social Psychology 9 140 3831
Education Majors 10 186 4062

Chemistry rankings

The University of Health and Allied Sciences ranked 6th for Chemistry in Ghana and 3998th in the World with 1,196 publications made and 15,566 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science, Materials Science, Pharmacy.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 20 In Ghana
#202 of 347 In Africa
#3998 of 6,545 In the World

University of Health and Allied Sciences
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 0 1
1993 0 1
1994 1 7
1995 0 4
1996 2 3
1997 1 15
1998 1 13
1999 3 18
2000 2 18
2001 4 23
2002 3 39
2003 5 57
2004 6 64
2005 5 64
2006 5 74
2007 5 74
2008 9 98
2009 4 94
2010 9 131
2011 4 160
2012 9 128
2013 17 170
2014 20 189
2015 30 187
2016 43 215
2017 64 281
2018 77 508
2019 81 760
2020 164 1430
2021 151 2290
2022 185 3156
2023 142 3843
2024 137 3690

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Health and Allied Sciences in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Pharmacy 3 97 2335
Nutrition and Food Science 6 165 2688
Biochemistry 5 160 3452
Organic Chemistry 6 211 4075
Physical chemistry 9 237 4375
Materials Science 9 251 4966

Computer Science rankings

The University of Health and Allied Sciences ranked 6th for Computer Science in Ghana and 3799th in the World with 1,155 publications made and 18,520 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 23 In Ghana
#153 of 360 In Africa
#3799 of 6,845 In the World

University of Health and Allied Sciences
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 2 12
1993 2 12
1994 0 57
1995 4 12
1996 1 20
1997 6 28
1998 2 26
1999 4 32
2000 7 44
2001 5 35
2002 2 73
2003 3 71
2004 10 85
2005 0 84
2006 5 89
2007 5 135
2008 5 235
2009 7 275
2010 10 274
2011 10 294
2012 13 350
2013 15 336
2014 15 353
2015 19 411
2016 43 399
2017 61 471
2018 45 528
2019 64 775
2020 123 1444
2021 156 2083
2022 195 2720
2023 153 3361
2024 147 3180

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Health and Allied Sciences in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Neuroscience 5 71 2623
Machine Learning 7 150 3133
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 143 3205
Cognitive Science 5 109 3384
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 8 185 4441
Telecommunications 12 242 4559
Cyber Security 13 249 4586

Mathematics rankings

The University of Health and Allied Sciences ranked 6th for Mathematics in Ghana and 3195th in the World with 1,092 publications made and 14,870 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 23 In Ghana
#146 of 357 In Africa
#3195 of 6,418 In the World

University of Health and Allied Sciences
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 2 8
1993 0 4
1994 0 12
1995 4 11
1996 0 6
1997 1 7
1998 0 7
1999 1 12
2000 1 13
2001 2 10
2002 3 25
2003 2 28
2004 1 28
2005 1 44
2006 4 56
2007 1 48
2008 5 84
2009 5 79
2010 1 96
2011 5 106
2012 6 141
2013 11 125
2014 10 130
2015 18 165
2016 38 191
2017 56 263
2018 48 320
2019 73 509
2020 144 1087
2021 150 1670
2022 179 2375
2023 159 3026
2024 144 2585

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Health and Allied Sciences in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Statistics 6 131 2897
Math Teachers 10 185 4001

Economics rankings

The University of Health and Allied Sciences ranked 8th for Economics in Ghana and 2790th in the World with 899 publications made and 15,115 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance.

Economics ranking Location
#8 of 23 In Ghana
#139 of 351 In Africa
#2790 of 6,167 In the World

University of Health and Allied Sciences
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 2 3
1993 0 2
1994 0 4
1995 1 2
1996 0 1
1997 1 4
1998 0 5
1999 2 2
2000 2 5
2001 3 6
2002 3 14
2003 2 9
2004 1 17
2005 1 27
2006 1 25
2007 2 19
2008 4 48
2009 3 58
2010 3 67
2011 3 55
2012 4 63
2013 7 70
2014 8 91
2015 19 115
2016 26 127
2017 45 204
2018 48 255
2019 62 398
2020 105 837
2021 135 1369
2022 152 1890
2023 133 2404
2024 114 2157

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Health and Allied Sciences in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Development Studies 7 110 2025
Finance 19 254 4480

Business rankings

The University of Health and Allied Sciences ranked 12th for Business in Ghana and 4110th in the World with 533 publications made and 7,851 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Occupational Safety and Health.

Business ranking Location
#12 of 24 In Ghana
#208 of 353 In Africa
#4110 of 6,339 In the World

University of Health and Allied Sciences
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 2 6
1993 1 4
1994 0 13
1995 0 3
1996 0 9
1997 1 9
1998 0 6
1999 1 5
2000 1 8
2001 2 7
2002 0 17
2003 3 14
2004 0 11
2005 1 18
2006 2 16
2007 2 22
2008 5 46
2009 2 71
2010 2 62
2011 3 66
2012 2 91
2013 8 80
2014 1 97
2015 14 130
2016 15 114
2017 27 159
2018 31 175
2019 35 290
2020 77 545
2021 81 839
2022 88 1084
2023 64 1354
2024 56 1245

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Health and Allied Sciences in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 4 51 996
Marketing 14 205 4004
Management 13 211 4239
Finance 19 254 4480

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Health and Allied Sciences

Speciality Ghana Africa World Rank
Fashion Design 5 108 3096
Mechanical Engineering 6 145 3540
Art & Design 6 131 3548
Literature 6 163 3784
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 184 4099
Optical Engineering 6 208 4333
Engineering 8 211 4394
Metallurgical Engineering 9 237 4397
Acoustical Engineering 7 185 4438
Electrical Engineering 12 255 4711
Physics 8 232 4727
Quantum and Particle physics 11 240 4937