Open University of West Africa

University · Accra · Ghana

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Publications

2018–2026

Citations

To those publications

Scholars

11 carry an ORCID — 52% of them.

Research impact, 2016–2025

Field-weighted against the world’s papers

Publications: 202016–2025
Citations: 68to papers published 2016–2025
Field-weighted impact: 1.651.00 is the world average · median 0.62
World top 10%: 20%4 of 20 papers, by citations in their field and year
Open access: 85%17 papers free to read

Diamond 9 · 45%Free to read and to publish
Gold 3 · 15%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 15%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 5%Free to read, no open licence
Green 1 · 5%A copy in a repository
Closed 3 · 15%

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

Social Sciences1050%FWCI 2.58
Business, Management and Accounting630%FWCI 0.98
Medicine315%FWCI 0.96
Computer Science210%FWCI 5.34
Decision Sciences210%FWCI 0.34

Who it works with

50% of papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States4
Malaysia3
South Africa2
United Kingdom2
Netherlands1
Ethiopia1
Canada1

Papers with at least one author in that country. 50% of all papers have a co-author abroad.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH4 papers
Accra Institute of TechnologyGH4 papers
Open University MalaysiaMY3 papers
South African Medical Research CouncilZA2 papers
University of South AfricaZA2 papers
University of Professional StudiesGH2 papers
Chartered Institute of Marketing GhanaGH2 papers
University for Development StudiesGH2 papers
Family Health International 360US1 paper
Institute of Development StudiesGB1 paper
International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth ObservationNL1 paper
Open Data InstituteGB1 paper

Research for the Sustainable Development Goals

11 papers address at least one goal

1No poverty210.0% of papers
2Zero hunger0No papers yet
3Good health and well-being15.0% of papers
4Quality education15.0% of papers

Who funds it

4 of 20 papers name a funder

Mastercard Foundation2 papers
U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief1 paper
United States Agency for International Development1 paper
University of Twente1 paper

Most published scholars

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