University of Cape Coast
University · Cape Coast · Ghana · founded 1962
Official siteGRID grid.413081.fROR
Publications
12,684
1960–2026
Citations
171,193
To those publications
Scholars
6,854
3,014 carry an ORCID — 44% of them.
Research impact, 2016–2025
Field-weighted against the world’s papers
- Publications
- 9,3642016–2025
- Citations
- 129,862to papers published 2016–2025
- Field-weighted impact
- 2.621.00 is the world average · median 0.92
- World top 10%
- 26%2,476 of 9,347 papers, by citations in their field and year
- Open access
- 77%7,191 papers free to read
- Diamond 2,369 · 25%Free to read and to publish
- Gold 3,149 · 34%In an open-access journal
- Hybrid 891 · 10%Open in a subscription journal
- Bronze 386 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
- Green 396 · 4%A copy in a repository
- Closed
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
- Medicine2,98432%FWCI 2.42
- Social Sciences2,96732%FWCI 3.11
- Business, Management and Accounting1,18513%FWCI 3.04
- Environmental Science1,10712%FWCI 2.65
- Health Professions1,09612%
Who it works with
42% of papers have a co-author abroad
Most frequent partner countries
- United States879
- United Kingdom718
- Australia677
- South Africa546
- China544
- Nigeria412
- Germany364
- Canada323
Papers with at least one author in that country. 42% of all papers have a co-author abroad.
Institutions written with most
- University of GhanaGH976 papers
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGH974 papers
- University of Health and Allied SciencesGH450 papers
- University of Education, WinnebaGH364 papers
- University of Technology SydneyAU300 papers
- James Cook UniversityAU296 papers
- Cape Coast Teaching HospitalGH275 papers
- University for Development StudiesGH251 papers
- Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH249 papers
- Takoradi Technical UniversityGH240 papers
- Ghana Health ServiceGH195 papers
- Cape Coast Technical UniversityGH183 papers
Research for the Sustainable Development Goals
6,001 papers address at least one goal
- 1No poverty3463.7% of papers
- 2Zero hunger5325.7% of papers
- 3Good health and well-being1,17712.6% of papers
- 4Quality education93310.0% of papers
Who funds it
1,696 of 9,364 papers name a funder
- National Natural Science Foundation of China119 papers
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology97 papers
- National Institutes of Health82 papers
- Universität Bielefeld81 papers
- University of Ghana80 papers
- World Health Organization67 papers
- European Commission63 papers
- World Bank Group53 papers
- Fogarty International Center52 papers
- University of Cape Coast49 papers
Most published scholars
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