Universities by Research Publications in Ghana
Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1University of Ghana1,218,426 citations
34,706
2Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology1,080,776 citations
27,596
3University of Cape Coast347,868 citations
14,881
4University for Development Studies172,741 citations
8,781
5University of Education, Winneba51,962 citations
5,346
6University of Health and Allied Sciences252,526 citations
4,705
7University of Energy and Natural Resources70,133 citations
3,240
8University of Professional Studies32,597 citations
2,339
9University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development15,747 citations
2,212
10Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration40,786 citations
2,046
11Kumasi Technical University25,836 citations
2,039
12University of Mines and Technology25,609 citations
1,867
13Accra Technical University11,097 citations
1,571
14Takoradi Technical University11,958 citations
1,534
15University of Technology and Applied Sciences14,013 citations
1,393
16Koforidua Technical University18,855 citations
1,349
17Ghana Communication Technology University14,080 citations
1,255
18Sunyani Technical University15,748 citations
1,236
19Ho Technical University21,623 citations
1,173
20Cape Coast Technical University13,016 citations
912
21Central University17,297 citations
862
22Valley View University6,422 citations
812
23Ashesi University3,818 citations
754
24Catholic University College of Ghana6,480 citations
542
25Presbyterian University, Ghana7,152 citations
522
26Pentecost University College4,007 citations
464
27Accra Institute of Technology2,367 citations
432
28Christian Service University College4,367 citations
369
29Garden City University College5,494 citations
356
30Wisconsin International University College1,630 citations
293
31Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons3,476 citations
271
32Methodist University College Ghana2,958 citations
271
33UniMAC-GIJ1,818 citations
260
34Ghana Christian University College2,030 citations
243
35Dr. Hilla Limann Technical University1,231 citations
241
36Regent University College of Science and Technology3,844 citations
241
37Lancaster University Ghana1,216 citations
218
38University of Media, Arts and Communication572 citations
216
39All Nations University2,148 citations
182
40Academic City College University915 citations
181
41KAAF University1,493 citations
177
42Regional Maritime University2,108 citations
170
43Heritage Christian University966 citations
140
44Sikkim Manipal University945 citations
135
45Ghana Baptist University College1,033 citations
125
46Islamic University College269 citations
121
47Regentropfen University College871 citations
119
48BlueCrest University College714 citations
109
49Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre670 citations
107
50Dominion University College994 citations
104
Highlights
Within Ghana, University of Ghana ranks first in 2026 with 34,706, followed by Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (27,596) and University of Cape Coast (14,881).
Across 50 entries, values run from 34,706 (University of Ghana) to 104 (Dominion University College), with a median of 493.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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