Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Ghana
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana17 works
10.00
2University of Health and Allied Sciences4,705 works
6.62
3Central University862 works
5.89
4Cape Coast Technical University912 works
4.91
5University of Applied Management74 works
3.56
6Academic City College University181 works
3.45
7Ho Technical University1,173 works
3.37
8Heritage Christian University140 works
3.23
9University of Cape Coast14,881 works
3.10
10University of Ghana34,706 works
2.82
11Regentropfen University College119 works
2.78
12University of Energy and Natural Resources3,240 works
2.72
13UniMAC-GIJ260 works
2.70
14Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology27,596 works
2.69
15Ghana Communication Technology University1,255 works
2.62
16Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration2,046 works
2.59
17University of Technology and Applied Sciences1,393 works
2.57
18University of Professional Studies2,339 works
2.51
19University of Mines and Technology1,867 works
2.38
20Regional Maritime University170 works
2.28
21Methodist University College Ghana271 works
2.27
22All Nations University182 works
2.14
23Koforidua Technical University1,349 works
2.09
24University for Development Studies8,781 works
2.08
25University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development2,212 works
2.05
26University of Education, Winneba5,346 works
1.98
27Sunyani Technical University1,236 works
1.97
28Kumasi Technical University2,039 works
1.96
29Takoradi Technical University1,534 works
1.93
30Accra Technical University1,571 works
1.89
31Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons271 works
1.74
32Pentecost University College464 works
1.71
33Ghana Christian University College243 works
1.69
34KAAF University177 works
1.69
35Institute for Educational Planning and Administration100 works
1.66
36Dr. Hilla Limann Technical University241 works
1.63
37University College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies41 works
1.50
38Garden City University College356 works
1.50
39Catholic University College of Ghana542 works
1.50
40University of Media, Arts and Communication216 works
1.49
41Presbyterian University, Ghana522 works
1.47
42Regent University College of Science and Technology241 works
1.38
43Wisconsin International University College293 works
1.35
44Ashesi University754 works
1.34
45Anglican University College of Technology61 works
1.30
46Lancaster University Ghana218 works
1.25
47African University College of Communications62 works
1.15
48College of Health and Well-Being, Kintampo98 works
1.10
49Mfantsiman Girls Secondary School4 works
1.00
50Webster University Ghana8 works
1.00
Highlights
Within Ghana, Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana ranks first in 2026 with 10.00, followed by University of Health and Allied Sciences (6.62) and Central University (5.89).
Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana is 1.5 times higher than University of Health and Allied Sciences, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 10.00 (Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana) to 1.00 (Webster University Ghana), with a median of 2.02.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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