University of Ghana

University of Ghana
Short name
UG
Country, city
Ghana, Accra
Publications
13 968
Citations
221 748
h-index
139
Top-3 journals
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (440 publications)
Malaria Journal
Malaria Journal (197 publications)
BMC Public Health
BMC Public Health (152 publications)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 foreign organizations
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Since 1960

Total publications
13968
Total citations
221748
Citations per publication
15.88
Average publications per year
214.89
Average authors per publication
7.09
h-index
139
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

Top-30

Fields of science

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General Medicine, 1569, 5.5%
General Medicine
1569 publications, 5.5%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 1332, 4.67%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
1332 publications, 4.67%
Infectious Diseases, 1234, 4.32%
Infectious Diseases
1234 publications, 4.32%
Multidisciplinary, 772, 2.7%
Multidisciplinary
772 publications, 2.7%
Geography, Planning and Development, 718, 2.51%
Geography, Planning and Development
718 publications, 2.51%
Parasitology, 577, 2.02%
Parasitology
577 publications, 2.02%
Food Science, 510, 1.79%
Food Science
510 publications, 1.79%
Health Policy, 498, 1.74%
Health Policy
498 publications, 1.74%
Development, 468, 1.64%
Development
468 publications, 1.64%
Agronomy and Crop Science, 439, 1.54%
Agronomy and Crop Science
439 publications, 1.54%
Sociology and Political Science, 425, 1.49%
Sociology and Political Science
425 publications, 1.49%
Economics and Econometrics, 417, 1.46%
Economics and Econometrics
417 publications, 1.46%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 400, 1.4%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
400 publications, 1.4%
Obstetrics and Gynecology, 373, 1.31%
Obstetrics and Gynecology
373 publications, 1.31%
Education, 305, 1.07%
Education
305 publications, 1.07%
Genetics, 295, 1.03%
Genetics
295 publications, 1.03%
General Environmental Science, 289, 1.01%
General Environmental Science
289 publications, 1.01%
Nutrition and Dietetics, 279, 0.98%
Nutrition and Dietetics
279 publications, 0.98%
Microbiology (medical), 278, 0.97%
Microbiology (medical)
278 publications, 0.97%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 274, 0.96%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
274 publications, 0.96%
Plant Science, 274, 0.96%
Plant Science
274 publications, 0.96%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 257, 0.9%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
257 publications, 0.9%
Health (social science), 257, 0.9%
Health (social science)
257 publications, 0.9%
Pollution, 254, 0.89%
Pollution
254 publications, 0.89%
Immunology, 248, 0.87%
Immunology
248 publications, 0.87%
Microbiology, 247, 0.87%
Microbiology
247 publications, 0.87%
Biochemistry, 245, 0.86%
Biochemistry
245 publications, 0.86%
Medicine (miscellaneous), 237, 0.83%
Medicine (miscellaneous)
237 publications, 0.83%
Ecology, 234, 0.82%
Ecology
234 publications, 0.82%
Pharmacology, 223, 0.78%
Pharmacology
223 publications, 0.78%
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Journals

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PLoS ONE
440 publications, 3.15%
Malaria Journal
197 publications, 1.41%
BMC Public Health
152 publications, 1.09%
Heliyon
125 publications, 0.89%
SSRN Electronic Journal
112 publications, 0.8%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
91 publications, 0.65%
BMJ Open
89 publications, 0.64%
BMC Health Services Research
89 publications, 0.64%
Scientific Reports
88 publications, 0.63%
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
74 publications, 0.53%
BMC Infectious Diseases
70 publications, 0.5%
BMC Research Notes
66 publications, 0.47%
Scientific African
64 publications, 0.46%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
62 publications, 0.44%
Parasites and Vectors
61 publications, 0.44%
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
60 publications, 0.43%
PLOS Global Public Health
57 publications, 0.41%
BMJ Global Health
55 publications, 0.39%
Current Developments in Nutrition
52 publications, 0.37%
Reproductive Health
52 publications, 0.37%
The Lancet
52 publications, 0.37%
Journal of African Business
52 publications, 0.37%
Tropical Medicine and International Health
49 publications, 0.35%
FASEB Journal
47 publications, 0.34%
Journal of Infectious Diseases
47 publications, 0.34%
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
44 publications, 0.32%
Cogent Economics and Finance
44 publications, 0.32%
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
43 publications, 0.31%
Information Development
42 publications, 0.3%
Journal of African Earth Sciences
41 publications, 0.29%
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Publishers

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Springer Nature
3137 publications, 22.46%
Elsevier
2414 publications, 17.28%
Taylor & Francis
1463 publications, 10.47%
Wiley
1238 publications, 8.86%
SAGE
663 publications, 4.75%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
624 publications, 4.47%
MDPI
528 publications, 3.78%
Oxford University Press
491 publications, 3.52%
Hindawi Limited
395 publications, 2.83%
Emerald
357 publications, 2.56%
Frontiers Media S.A.
266 publications, 1.9%
Cambridge University Press
260 publications, 1.86%
BMJ
198 publications, 1.42%
IGI Global
174 publications, 1.25%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
111 publications, 0.79%
American Society for Microbiology
90 publications, 0.64%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
75 publications, 0.54%
Brill
70 publications, 0.5%
Inderscience Publishers
66 publications, 0.47%
AOSIS
63 publications, 0.45%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
48 publications, 0.34%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
44 publications, 0.32%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
40 publications, 0.29%
Environmental Health Perspectives
40 publications, 0.29%
American Society for Nutrition
38 publications, 0.27%
Walter de Gruyter
36 publications, 0.26%
Mary Ann Liebert
36 publications, 0.26%
American Society of Hematology
35 publications, 0.25%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
32 publications, 0.23%
IOP Publishing
32 publications, 0.23%
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With other organizations

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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
859 publications, 3.59%
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
751 publications, 3.14%
University of Cape Coast
527 publications, 2.2%
University of Health and Allied Sciences
395 publications, 1.65%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
334 publications, 1.4%
University for Development Studies
269 publications, 1.12%
University of Cape Town
228 publications, 0.95%
University of the Witwatersrand
216 publications, 0.9%
University of Copenhagen
213 publications, 0.89%
University of Ibadan
200 publications, 0.84%
Harvard University
199 publications, 0.83%
University of Michigan
198 publications, 0.83%
Stellenbosch University
196 publications, 0.82%
University of Oxford
181 publications, 0.76%
Imperial College London
175 publications, 0.73%
Johns Hopkins University
175 publications, 0.73%
University of Amsterdam
158 publications, 0.66%
McGill University
152 publications, 0.64%
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
148 publications, 0.62%
Makerere University
143 publications, 0.6%
University of Cambridge
142 publications, 0.59%
University College London
139 publications, 0.58%
University of Education, Winneba
128 publications, 0.54%
University of California, San Francisco
120 publications, 0.5%
Yale University
117 publications, 0.49%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
116 publications, 0.49%
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
114 publications, 0.48%
University of Melbourne
113 publications, 0.47%
University of Leeds
112 publications, 0.47%
University of California, Davis
109 publications, 0.46%
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With foreign organizations

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
334 publications, 1.62%
University of Cape Town
228 publications, 1.1%
University of the Witwatersrand
216 publications, 1.05%
University of Copenhagen
213 publications, 1.03%
University of Ibadan
200 publications, 0.97%
Harvard University
199 publications, 0.96%
University of Michigan
198 publications, 0.96%
Stellenbosch University
196 publications, 0.95%
University of Oxford
181 publications, 0.88%
Imperial College London
175 publications, 0.85%
Johns Hopkins University
175 publications, 0.85%
University of Amsterdam
158 publications, 0.77%
McGill University
152 publications, 0.74%
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
148 publications, 0.72%
Makerere University
143 publications, 0.69%
University of Cambridge
142 publications, 0.69%
University College London
139 publications, 0.67%
University of California, San Francisco
120 publications, 0.58%
Yale University
117 publications, 0.57%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
116 publications, 0.56%
University of Melbourne
113 publications, 0.55%
University of Leeds
112 publications, 0.54%
University of California, Davis
109 publications, 0.53%
Copenhagen University Hospital
107 publications, 0.52%
University of Basel
106 publications, 0.51%
Amsterdam University Medical Center
104 publications, 0.5%
Columbia University
100 publications, 0.48%
University of Washington
99 publications, 0.48%
University of Edinburgh
94 publications, 0.46%
University of Pretoria
93 publications, 0.45%
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With other countries

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USA, 3132, 9.06%
USA
3132 publications, 9.06%
United Kingdom, 2080, 6.02%
United Kingdom
2080 publications, 6.02%
South Africa, 1069, 3.09%
South Africa
1069 publications, 3.09%
Nigeria, 763, 2.21%
Nigeria
763 publications, 2.21%
Canada, 677, 1.96%
Canada
677 publications, 1.96%
Australia, 629, 1.82%
Australia
629 publications, 1.82%
China, 621, 1.8%
China
621 publications, 1.8%
Germany, 591, 1.71%
Germany
591 publications, 1.71%
Netherlands, 582, 1.68%
Netherlands
582 publications, 1.68%
Switzerland, 517, 1.5%
Switzerland
517 publications, 1.5%
Kenya, 490, 1.42%
Kenya
490 publications, 1.42%
India, 442, 1.28%
India
442 publications, 1.28%
Denmark, 432, 1.25%
Denmark
432 publications, 1.25%
Japan, 375, 1.09%
Japan
375 publications, 1.09%
France, 355, 1.03%
France
355 publications, 1.03%
Italy, 313, 0.91%
Italy
313 publications, 0.91%
Uganda, 275, 0.8%
Uganda
275 publications, 0.8%
Sweden, 258, 0.75%
Sweden
258 publications, 0.75%
Tanzania, 243, 0.7%
Tanzania
243 publications, 0.7%
Cameroon, 230, 0.67%
Cameroon
230 publications, 0.67%
Brazil, 216, 0.63%
Brazil
216 publications, 0.63%
Ethiopia, 200, 0.58%
Ethiopia
200 publications, 0.58%
Spain, 192, 0.56%
Spain
192 publications, 0.56%
Belgium, 181, 0.52%
Belgium
181 publications, 0.52%
Norway, 178, 0.52%
Norway
178 publications, 0.52%
Benin, 171, 0.49%
Benin
171 publications, 0.49%
Burkina Faso, 151, 0.44%
Burkina Faso
151 publications, 0.44%
Malaysia, 149, 0.43%
Malaysia
149 publications, 0.43%
Finland, 149, 0.43%
Finland
149 publications, 0.43%
Thailand, 143, 0.41%
Thailand
143 publications, 0.41%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1960 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.