The US News and World Report, an 86-year-old organisation based in Washington D.C. recently released the rankings of universities in Africa. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) was ranked as the best University in Ghana and West Africa, 14th best on the African Continent and 706th best University globally ahead of its top rival, University of Ghana.
Here are the statistics for both schools;
University of Ghana Statistics
2020 Indicator Rankings
Thirteen indicators were used to calculate this institution’s overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator. See the methodology »
35.6
Global score
#807
Global research reputation
#11
Regional research reputation
#1,211
Publications
#734
Books
#1,490
Conferences
#1,013
Normalized citation impact
#1,202
Total citations
#1,280
Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited
#1,215
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited
#911
International collaboration – relative to country
#55
International collaboration
#1,258
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited
#1,172
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited
KNUST Statistics
Thirteen indicators were used to calculate this institution’s overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator. See the methodology »
42.4
Global score
#1,044
Global research reputation
#21
Regional research reputation
#1,572
Publications
#1,189
Books
#1,444
Conferences
#33
Normalized citation impact
#1,049
Total citations
#1,401
Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited
#949
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited
#381
International collaboration – relative to country
#15
International collaboration
#1,025
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited
#417
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited