University of Mines and Technology: Rankings

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The University of Mines and Technology ranked 10th in Ghana, 6051st in the global 2024 rating, and scored in 63 research topics. The University of Mines and Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 897 academic publications and 5,923 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#6051 of 14,131 In the World
#222 of 1,104 In Africa
#10 of 67 In Ghana
#333 of 1,031 For Mining Engineering
#1226 of 1,251 For Petroleum Engineering
#1997 of 2,713 For Petrology and Geochemistry
#6325 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#9058 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence

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Engineering rankings

The University of Mines and Technology ranked 6th for Engineering in Ghana and 4416th in the World with 660 publications made and 4,031 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 22 In Ghana
#198 of 348 In Africa
#4416 of 6,684 In the World

University of Mines and Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 1 1
1992 0 2
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 1 0
1997 0 1
1998 0 2
1999 0 1
2000 0 2
2001 0 4
2002 2 4
2003 0 3
2004 3 6
2005 1 8
2006 1 15
2007 0 11
2008 6 10
2009 11 18
2010 16 31
2011 6 40
2012 8 39
2013 17 57
2014 16 56
2015 37 81
2016 47 63
2017 45 126
2018 41 187
2019 61 240
2020 65 390
2021 71 608
2022 102 859
2023 92 1058

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Mines and Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 1 11 333
Petroleum Engineering 2 48 1226
Geotechnical Engineering 5 137 2386
Environmental Engineering 7 175 2674
Metallurgical Engineering 5 155 3364
Telecommunications 5 158 3779
Chemical Engineering 6 190 3852
Electrical Engineering 6 171 3854
Computer Networking 8 166 3980
Aerospace Engineering 6 179 4071
Mechanical Engineering 7 163 4149
Materials Science 6 192 4193
Optical Engineering 8 233 4978

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Mines and Technology ranked 9th for Environmental Science in Ghana and 4575th in the World with 632 publications made and 4,483 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 24 In Ghana
#231 of 361 In Africa
#4575 of 6,798 In the World

University of Mines and Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 1 1
1997 1 1
1998 1 1
1999 0 1
2000 0 2
2001 0 0
2002 3 8
2003 0 3
2004 3 6
2005 3 10
2006 1 30
2007 0 16
2008 4 12
2009 9 24
2010 16 37
2011 6 41
2012 6 46
2013 16 61
2014 13 61
2015 40 83
2016 51 68
2017 44 95
2018 38 143
2019 59 218
2020 61 366
2021 61 594
2022 96 893
2023 85 1059

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Mines and Technology in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Mining Engineering 1 11 333
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 101 1997
Geotechnical Engineering 5 137 2386
Environmental Engineering 7 175 2674
Environmental Management 6 162 2744
Earth science and Geophysics 5 169 3112
Environmental Chemistry 5 191 3400
Oceanography 6 192 3773
Geology 6 194 3977
Agricultural Science 10 261 4045
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 7 208 4225
Ecology 9 236 4335
Paleontology 7 225 4542
Geography and Cartography 8 231 4594

Physics rankings

The University of Mines and Technology ranked 6th for Physics in Ghana and 4466th in the World with 543 publications made and 3,669 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#6 of 19 In Ghana
#197 of 341 In Africa
#4466 of 6,603 In the World

University of Mines and Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 1 1
1992 0 2
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 1 0
1997 1 1
1998 0 2
1999 0 3
2000 0 0
2001 0 5
2002 2 7
2003 0 3
2004 3 4
2005 1 4
2006 1 23
2007 0 9
2008 6 8
2009 10 19
2010 13 36
2011 5 40
2012 7 39
2013 15 53
2014 14 51
2015 35 77
2016 40 63
2017 30 90
2018 36 135
2019 56 180
2020 51 317
2021 57 510
2022 82 721
2023 66 817

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Mines and Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Materials Science 6 192 4193
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 200 4403
Quantum and Particle physics 7 210 4641
Optical Engineering 8 233 4978

Chemistry rankings

The University of Mines and Technology ranked 7th for Chemistry in Ghana and 4760th in the World with 456 publications made and 3,617 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Physical chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#7 of 19 In Ghana
#234 of 342 In Africa
#4760 of 6,447 In the World

University of Mines and Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 1 0
1997 0 1
1998 1 0
1999 0 0
2000 0 1
2001 0 1
2002 1 3
2003 0 3
2004 3 5
2005 2 11
2006 1 20
2007 0 23
2008 6 13
2009 10 28
2010 11 44
2011 5 54
2012 5 50
2013 12 60
2014 11 59
2015 33 77
2016 34 66
2017 24 75
2018 31 119
2019 39 155
2020 39 270
2021 42 430
2022 73 675
2023 61 847

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Mines and Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 101 1997
Physical chemistry 4 150 3372
Environmental Chemistry 5 191 3400
Chemical Engineering 6 190 3852
Materials Science 6 192 4193
Organic Chemistry 7 227 4489
Biochemistry 9 277 5455

Biology rankings

The University of Mines and Technology ranked 10th for Biology in Ghana and 5368th in the World with 410 publications made and 3,391 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Agricultural Science, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#10 of 23 In Ghana
#276 of 361 In Africa
#5368 of 6,770 In the World

University of Mines and Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 1 1
1997 0 1
1998 1 1
1999 0 1
2000 0 2
2001 0 0
2002 1 2
2003 1 2
2004 2 6
2005 2 17
2006 1 27
2007 0 23
2008 1 20
2009 7 32
2010 4 40
2011 3 53
2012 3 48
2013 13 55
2014 6 53
2015 25 78
2016 30 64
2017 22 64
2018 24 108
2019 41 150
2020 37 238
2021 39 384
2022 68 642
2023 67 825

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Mines and Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 10 261 4045
Paleontology 7 225 4542
Botany 10 291 5164
Genetics 9 278 5423
Biochemistry 9 277 5455

Computer Science rankings

The University of Mines and Technology ranked 9th for Computer Science in Ghana and 4881st in the World with 404 publications made and 2,581 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#9 of 23 In Ghana
#210 of 352 In Africa
#4881 of 6,752 In the World

University of Mines and Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 1
2000 0 1
2001 0 2
2002 0 3
2003 0 1
2004 2 4
2005 0 4
2006 0 10
2007 0 10
2008 2 4
2009 1 10
2010 4 12
2011 2 12
2012 3 12
2013 9 16
2014 6 20
2015 14 37
2016 26 27
2017 23 74
2018 25 112
2019 43 161
2020 49 246
2021 52 402
2022 77 567
2023 58 724

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Mines and Technology in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Telecommunications 5 158 3779
Machine Learning 10 182 3822
Computer Vision 5 145 3927
Computer Networking 8 166 3980
Cyber Security 10 193 4129
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 7 159 4289

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Mines and Technology ranked 13th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ghana and 5611th in the World with 384 publications made and 2,038 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#13 of 25 In Ghana
#271 of 367 In Africa
#5611 of 7,020 In the World

University of Mines and Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 1
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 1
1997 1 0
1998 0 2
1999 1 1
2000 0 2
2001 0 4
2002 2 6
2003 0 2
2004 2 5
2005 0 3
2006 1 24
2007 0 8
2008 4 7
2009 3 9
2010 6 23
2011 4 22
2012 8 19
2013 9 27
2014 7 29
2015 25 36
2016 23 38
2017 26 53
2018 23 80
2019 39 125
2020 56 214
2021 31 376
2022 57 523
2023 49 640

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Demography 14 278 4725
Archaeology 12 243 4863
Law 15 241 5012
History 12 249 5026
Political Science 15 254 5212
Linguistics 10 237 5295
Sociology 18 295 5736
Philosophy 12 259 5815

Mathematics rankings

The University of Mines and Technology ranked 11th for Mathematics in Ghana and 4653rd in the World with 269 publications made and 1,707 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#11 of 22 In Ghana
#223 of 348 In Africa
#4653 of 6,305 In the World

University of Mines and Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
2004 1 0
2005 1 5
2006 0 4
2007 0 6
2008 0 4
2009 0 4
2010 2 11
2011 1 9
2012 2 7
2013 5 11
2014 7 9
2015 11 14
2016 11 18
2017 12 60
2018 14 80
2019 23 103
2020 33 168
2021 30 266
2022 63 350
2023 47 457

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Mines and Technology in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 137 3021
Statistics 10 210 4371

Business rankings

The University of Mines and Technology ranked 13th for Business in Ghana and 4652nd in the World with 221 publications made and 1,201 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance.

Business ranking Location
#13 of 23 In Ghana
#226 of 342 In Africa
#4652 of 6,187 In the World

University of Mines and Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 1 0
2000 0 1
2001 0 3
2002 1 3
2003 0 0
2004 1 2
2005 0 0
2006 0 4
2007 0 1
2008 1 1
2009 0 1
2010 1 5
2011 1 9
2012 2 4
2013 6 7
2014 4 8
2015 9 14
2016 17 13
2017 12 20
2018 11 45
2019 19 59
2020 33 108
2021 22 196
2022 37 261
2023 39 331

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Mines and Technology in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Finance 11 208 4170
Management 12 205 4360

Economics rankings

The University of Mines and Technology ranked 12th for Economics in Ghana and 4367th in the World with 193 publications made and 1,174 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#12 of 23 In Ghana
#229 of 338 In Africa
#4367 of 5,995 In the World

University of Mines and Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 0
1998 0 1
1999 1 0
2000 0 1
2001 0 2
2002 1 4
2003 0 1
2004 1 1
2005 0 1
2006 0 12
2007 0 2
2008 1 1
2009 0 4
2010 1 6
2011 1 7
2012 1 9
2013 5 10
2014 0 14
2015 11 13
2016 10 18
2017 12 19
2018 16 34
2019 19 42
2020 29 78
2021 11 143
2022 37 216
2023 31 307

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Mines and Technology in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 137 3021
Finance 11 208 4170
Development Studies 17 270 4767

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Mines and Technology

Speciality Ghana Africa World Rank
Public Health 12 256 4408
Pathology 14 302 5472
Art & Design 16 248 5585
Psychology 17 282 5844
Medicine 15 309 5853