Top-cited scientists by field in Ghana

15 fields · 38 subfields · Ghana

In which fields are the top 2% scientists in Ghana?

90 researchers whose current affiliation is in Ghana are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list, across 15 fields and 38 subfields. Clinical Medicine has the most (37, 41.1%), followed by Economics & Business (14) and Enabling & Strategic Technologies (9); the largest subfield is General & Internal Medicine (15). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Field and subfieldListed authorsShareTop 100kHighest-ranked author
Clinical Medicine · 37 listed authors (41.1%)
General & Internal Medicine1516.7%4Ezzati, Majid Hassanpour #1,901
Tropical Medicine1011.1%0Asante, Kwaku Poku #173,991
Neurology & Neurosurgery11.1%1Sarfo, Fred Stephen #92,540
Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine11.1%0Adanu, Richard Mawuena Kofi #291,550
Oncology & Carcinogenesis11.1%0Vanderpuye, Verna D.N.K. #232,038
Orthopedics11.1%0Boachie-Adjei, Oheneba B. #213,875
Surgery11.1%0Gyedu, Adam #546,919
Economics & Business · 14 listed authors (15.6%)
Finance44.4%4Abor, Joshua Yindenaba #24,350
Business & Management22.2%2Amoako, George Kofi #62,722
Economics22.2%2Adams, Samuel #10,627
Development Studies11.1%1Fosu, Augustin Kwasi #93,102
Marketing11.1%1Hinson, Robert Ebo #78,710
Sport, Leisure & Tourism11.1%1Adam, Issahaku #44,588
Enabling & Strategic Technologies · 9 listed authors (10.0%)
Energy66.7%1Adom, Philip Kofi #29,837
Optoelectronics & Photonics11.1%0Akowuah, E. K. #596,573
Strategic, Defence & Security Studies11.1%0Animah, Isaac #275,227
Public Health & Health Services · 6 listed authors (6.7%)
Public Health910.0%4Aboagye, Richard Gyan #36,347
Health Policy & Services11.1%0Agyepong, Irène Akua #163,644
Nursing11.1%0Aziato, Lydia #361,605
Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry · 6 listed authors (6.7%)
Agronomy & Agriculture44.4%2Danso-Abbeam, Gideon #54,134
Food Science22.2%1Afoakwa, Emmanuel Ohene #42,564
Fisheries11.1%1Amenyogbe, Eric #93,729
Forestry11.1%0Nero, Bertrand Festus #383,716
Biomedical Research · 4 listed authors (4.4%)
Toxicology33.3%2Amegah, A. K. #25,433
Nutrition & Dietetics22.2%0Lartey, Anna A. #110,132
Microbiology11.1%1Sampane-Donkor, Eric Sampane #13,384
Earth & Environmental Sciences · 4 listed authors (4.4%)
Environmental Sciences44.4%4Kwakwa, Paul Adjei #30,514
Oceanography11.1%0Appeaning Addo, K. #190,927
Physics & Astronomy · 2 listed authors (2.2%)
Applied Physics22.2%2Asamoah, Joshua Kiddy Kwasi #67,158
Biology · 2 listed authors (2.2%)
Plant Biology & Botany11.1%0Amiteye, Samuel #200,040
Social Sciences · 2 listed authors (2.2%)
Education11.1%0Sarfo, Jacob Owusu #138,391
Chemistry · 1 listed authors (1.1%)
Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry11.1%0Asase, Alex #168,354
Polymers11.1%0Tawiah, Benjamin #225,909
Engineering · 1 listed authors (1.1%)
Environmental Engineering11.1%0Yafetto, Levi #141,623
Mining & Metallurgy11.1%0Saim, Alex Kwasi #542,367
Information & Communication Technologies · 1 listed authors (1.1%)
Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing11.1%0Mumuni, Alhassan #209,021
Philosophy & Theology · 1 listed authors (1.1%)
Religions & Theology11.1%0Asamoah-Gyadu, Johnson Kwabena #362,179
Built Environment & Design · 0 listed authors (0.0%)
Urban & Regional Planning11.1%1Oteng-Ababio, Martin #87,284

90 listed scientists in Ghana

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