Central University

University · Accra · Ghana · founded 1988

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Publications

781

2006–2026

Citations

10,496

To those publications

Scholars

460

149 carry an ORCID — 32% of them.

Research impact, 2016–2025

Field-weighted against the world’s papers

Publications: 6292016–2025
Citations: 8,551to papers published 2016–2025
Field-weighted impact: 2.531.00 is the world average · median 1.17
World top 10%: 31%193 of 629 papers, by citations in their field and year
Open access: 58%367 papers free to read

Diamond 135 · 21%Free to read and to publish
Gold 143 · 23%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 50 · 8%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 15 · 2%Free to read, no open licence
Green 24 · 4%A copy in a repository
Closed 262 · 42%

Output and citations by year

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

What it publishes in

By field, with field-weighted impact

Business, Management and Accounting23037%FWCI 3.53
Social Sciences18429%FWCI 2.83
Economics, Econometrics and Finance16727%FWCI 3.02
Medicine11518%FWCI 1.79
Agricultural and Biological Sciences7111%

Who it works with

33% of papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

South Africa47
United Kingdom46
United States34
Colombia22
Nigeria19
Canada18
Australia16
Denmark13

Papers with at least one author in that country. 33% of all papers have a co-author abroad.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH175 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH78 papers
University of Cape CoastGH45 papers
University of Professional StudiesGH32 papers
University of Health and Allied SciencesGH29 papers
University of Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentGH23 papers
Central UniversityCO20 papers
Ghana Communication Technology UniversityGH16 papers
University of JohannesburgZA13 papers
University of the WitwatersrandZA12 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchGH12 papers
University of Education, WinnebaGH12 papers

Research for the Sustainable Development Goals

395 papers address at least one goal

1No poverty243.8% of papers
2Zero hunger233.7% of papers
3Good health and well-being406.4% of papers
4Quality education193.0% of papers

Who funds it

84 of 629 papers name a funder

University of Ghana22 papers
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology19 papers
Danida Fellowship Centre6 papers
Economic and Social Research Council4 papers
Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana4 papers
Carnegie Corporation of New York3 papers
National Research Foundation3 papers
Natural Environment Research Council3 papers
Sight Research UK3 papers
Udenrigsministeriet3 papers

Most published scholars

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