Top Institutions and Economists in Ghana, as of June 2026

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There are 9337 institutions with 73707 registered authors evaluated for all the rankings
For a listing of all economics institutions in Ghana, see EDIRC
For Ghana, these are 39 institutions with 152 members with a total share of 142.91.

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Top institutions, all authors, all publication years

Rank	W.Rank	Institution	Score	Authors	Author Shares
1	[1]	University of Ghana → Business School, Legon, Ghana	1.44	16	15.44
2	[2]	University of Ghana → Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Legon, Ghana	1.56	6	5.29
3	[3]	University of Ghana → Economics Department, Legon, Ghana	2.72	17	16
-	[-]	University of Ghana → Business School → Department of Finance, Legon, Ghana	3.29	7	7
4	[4]	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) → Department of Economics, Kumasi, Ghana	4.29	13	12
5	[5]	University of Cape Coast → Department of Economics, Cape Coast, Ghana	5.02	10	9.50
6	[7]	Ashesi University → Department of Economics, Berekuso, Ghana	6.67	1	0.67
7	[6]	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) → Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kumasi, Ghana	7.40	6	5.44
8	[8]	University for Development Studies → School of Business, Tamale, Ghana	7.69	5	5
9	[9]	University of Cape Coast → School of Business, Cape Coast, Ghana	9.01	5	5

Top institutions, 10 best authors for each, publications last 10 years

Rank	W.Rank	Institution	Score	Authors	Author Shares
1	[1]	University of Ghana → Business School, Legon, Ghana	1.00	16	10
-	[-]	University of Ghana → Business School → Department of Finance, Legon, Ghana	2	7	7
2	[2]	University of Ghana → Economics Department, Legon, Ghana	2.40	17	10
3	[3]	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) → Department of Economics, Kumasi, Ghana	3.20	13	10
4	[4]	University for Development Studies → School of Business, Tamale, Ghana	4.39	5	5
5	[5]	University of Ghana → Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Legon, Ghana	4.70	6	5.29
6	[6]	University of Cape Coast → Department of Economics, Cape Coast, Ghana	5.86	10	9.50
7	[7]	University of Cape Coast → School of Business, Cape Coast, Ghana	6.94	5	5
8	[8]	University of Cape Coast → School of Economics, Cape Coast, Ghana	7.33	5	3.84
9	[9]	Ashesi University → Department of Economics, Berekuso, Ghana	7.74	1	0.67

Top authors, all publications years

Rank	W.Rank	Author	Score
1	[1]	Augustin Fosu University of Ghana → Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Legon, Ghana	1.47
2	[3]	Robert Darko Osei University of Ghana → Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Legon, Ghana	2.43
3	[2]	Emmanuel Joel Aikins Abakah University of Ghana → Business School → Department of Finance, Legon, Ghana	2.82
4	[4]	Philip Kofi Adom Ashesi University → Department of Economics, Berekuso, Ghana	5.55
5	[7]	Abena D Oduro University of Ghana → Economics Department, Legon, Ghana	6.42
6	[5]	Joshua Yindenaba Abor University of Ghana → Business School, Legon, Ghana	6.51
7	[8]	Victor Owusu Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) → Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kumasi, Ghana	7.70
8	[6]	Mohammed Amidu University of Ghana → Business School, Legon, Ghana	8.44
9	[11]	Samuel Kobina Annim (Kobina S. Annim) University of Cape Coast → Department of Economics, Cape Coast, Ghana	9.24
10	[9]	Peterson Owusu Junior University of Cape Coast → School of Business, Cape Coast, Ghana	11.03
11	[10]	Daniel Sakyi Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) → Department of Economics, Kumasi, Ghana	12.17
12	[12]	Nkechi Srodah Owoo University of Ghana → Economics Department, Legon, Ghana	12.32
13	[25]	Sam Agyei-Ampomah Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) → Business School, Accra, Ghana	14.46
14	[19]	Patrick Opoku Asuming University of Ghana → Business School → Department of Finance, Legon, Ghana	15.08
15	[14]	Haruna Issahaku University for Development Studies → School of Business, Tamale, Ghana	16.08
16	[18]	Iddisah Sulemana University of Ghana → Economics Department, Legon, Ghana	16.51
17	[23]	David Adeabah University of Ghana → Business School → Department of Finance, Legon, Ghana	18.19
18	[16]	Peter Quartey Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Accra, Ghana	19.06
19	[32]	Edward Asiedu University of Ghana → Business School, Legon, Ghana	19.22
20	[15]	Edward Nketiah-Amponsah University of Ghana → Economics Department, Legon, Ghana	19.36
21	[17]	Paul Kwame Nkegbe University for Development Studies → School of Economics, Tamale, Ghana Unknown	19.86
22	[20]	Elikplimi Komla Agbloyor University of Ghana → Business School → Department of Finance, Legon, Ghana	20.06
23	[24]	Ishmael Ackah Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) → Department of Economics, Accra, Ghana	21.74
24	[21]	William Baah-Boateng University of Ghana → Economics Department, Legon, Ghana	21.91
25	[30]	Yeboah Asuamah Samuel Sunyani Polytechnic → School of Business and Management, Sunyani, Ghana	22.01
26	[22]	Eric Fosu Oteng-abayie (Eric Fosu Oteng-Abayie) Garden City University College → School of Business, Kumasi, Ghana Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) → Department of Economics, Kumasi, Ghana	22.57
27	[27]	Muazu Ibrahim University for Development Studies → School of Business, Tamale, Ghana	22.77
28	[31]	Frank Adusah-Poku Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) → Department of Economics, Kumasi, Ghana	22.84
29	[13]	Isaac Kwesi Ofori University of Cape Coast → School of Economics, Cape Coast, Ghana	23.26
30	[28]	James Atta Peprah University of Cape Coast → Department of Economics, Cape Coast, Ghana	26.55
31	[34]	Ama Fenny University of Ghana → Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Legon, Ghana	27.90
32	[26]	Emmanuel Sarpong-Kumankoma University of Ghana → Business School → Department of Finance, Legon, Ghana	28.48
33	[33]	William M. Fonta West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), Accra, Ghana	30.85
34	[29]	Camara Kwasi Obeng University of Cape Coast → Department of Economics, Cape Coast, Ghana	31.01
35	[35]	Anthony Amoah Central University College → Central Business School, Accra, Ghana	31.99
36	[37]	Saint Kuttu University of Ghana → Business School, Legon, Ghana	32.44
37	[38]	Jacob Novignon Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) → Department of Economics, Kumasi, Ghana	34.46
38	[50]	Monica Puoma Lambon-Quayefio University of Ghana → Economics Department, Legon, Ghana	35.76
39	[36]	Lord Mensah University of Ghana → Business School, Legon, Ghana	36.49

Top authors, publications last 10 years

Rank	W.Rank	Author	Score
1	[1]	Emmanuel Joel Aikins Abakah University of Ghana → Business School → Department of Finance, Legon, Ghana	1.11
2	[3]	Philip Kofi Adom Ashesi University → Department of Economics, Berekuso, Ghana	4.36
3	[2]	Peterson Owusu Junior University of Cape Coast → School of Business, Cape Coast, Ghana	4.68
4	[5]	Joshua Yindenaba Abor University of Ghana → Business School, Legon, Ghana	6.11
5	[4]	Mohammed Amidu University of Ghana → Business School, Legon, Ghana	6.89
6	[7]	Haruna Issahaku University for Development Studies → School of Business, Tamale, Ghana	8.19
7	[12]	Patrick Opoku Asuming University of Ghana → Business School → Department of Finance, Legon, Ghana	8.61
8	[17]	Robert Darko Osei University of Ghana → Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Legon, Ghana	10.13
9	[9]	Daniel Sakyi Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) → Department of Economics, Kumasi, Ghana	10.26
10	[14]	David Adeabah University of Ghana → Business School → Department of Finance, Legon, Ghana	10.43
11	[8]	Nkechi Srodah Owoo University of Ghana → Economics Department, Legon, Ghana	10.80
12	[10]	Muazu Ibrahim University for Development Studies → School of Business, Tamale, Ghana	11.04
13	[11]	Augustin Fosu University of Ghana → Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Legon, Ghana	11.31
14	[6]	Isaac Kwesi Ofori University of Cape Coast → School of Economics, Cape Coast, Ghana	11.34
15	[13]	Paul Kwame Nkegbe University for Development Studies → School of Economics, Tamale, Ghana Unknown	12.73
16	[27]	Edward Asiedu University of Ghana → Business School, Legon, Ghana	13.35
17	[15]	Victor Owusu Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) → Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, Kumasi, Ghana	14.98
18	[19]	Ama Fenny University of Ghana → Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Legon, Ghana	16.09
19	[16]	Emmanuel Sarpong-Kumankoma University of Ghana → Business School → Department of Finance, Legon, Ghana	18.20
20	[20]	Elikplimi Komla Agbloyor University of Ghana → Business School → Department of Finance, Legon, Ghana	18.55
21	[25]	Frank Adusah-Poku Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) → Department of Economics, Kumasi, Ghana	19.07
22	[18]	Edward Nketiah-Amponsah University of Ghana → Economics Department, Legon, Ghana	19.39
23	[26]	Saint Kuttu University of Ghana → Business School, Legon, Ghana	19.93
24	[24]	Alhassan Abdul-Wakeel Karakara University of Cape Coast → Department of Economics, Cape Coast, Ghana	20.77
25	[21]	Eric Fosu Oteng-abayie (Eric Fosu Oteng-Abayie) Garden City University College → School of Business, Kumasi, Ghana Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) → Department of Economics, Kumasi, Ghana	21.36
26	[29]	Iddisah Sulemana University of Ghana → Economics Department, Legon, Ghana	22.75
27	[22]	James Atta Peprah University of Cape Coast → Department of Economics, Cape Coast, Ghana	22.80
28	[31]	Baah Aye Kusi University of Ghana → Business School → Department of Finance, Legon, Ghana	23.98
29	[35]	Enock Kojo Ayesu Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) → Department of Economics, Kumasi, Ghana	24.47
30	[23]	Camara Kwasi Obeng University of Cape Coast → Department of Economics, Cape Coast, Ghana	25.56
31	[42]	Monica Puoma Lambon-Quayefio University of Ghana → Economics Department, Legon, Ghana	26.22
32	[30]	Lord Mensah University of Ghana → Business School, Legon, Ghana	26.35
33	[33]	Peter Quartey Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Accra, Ghana	26.98
34	[34]	Anthony Amoah Central University College → Central Business School, Accra, Ghana	27.35
35	[36]	Yeboah Asuamah Samuel Sunyani Polytechnic → School of Business and Management, Sunyani, Ghana	28.14
36	[40]	Ibrahim Nandom Yakubu University for Development Studies → School of Business, Tamale, Ghana	28.19
37	[38]	Isaac Bonuedi Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) → Bureau of Integrated Rural Development (BIRD), Kumasi, Ghana	31.42
38	[37]	Ronald Ebenezer Essel (Re Essel) University of Cape Coast → School of Business, Cape Coast, Ghana	32.26
39	[39]	Samuel Tawiah Baidoo Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) → Department of Economics, Kumasi, Ghana	33.98

Credits:

Citations from CitEc project by José Manuel Barrueco Cruz, University of Valencia, Spain. Hardware provided by Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas (IVIE), Valencia, Spain.
Abstract views and downloads statistics from LogEc project by Sune Karlsson, Örebro University, Sweden.
Author registration, institution database, and ranking computations by Christian Zimmermann.
RePEc has been initiated by Thomas Krichel.

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