Research collaboration in Ghana: patterns, motives and roles

Bibliometric Analysis of Ghana Publications in the Science Citation Index Expanded

“…In the third period from 1997 to 2015, publication trend increased from 123 articles to 794 articles. The significant increase in publication trend in the third period was expected, because most of the research-performing institutions in Ghana were established after the independence, and that accounted for the increase in the publication trend (Owusu-Nimo & Boshoff, 2017). The CPP 2015 for 7 375 Ghana articles was 13.…”

“…Among the top 20 countries only Burkina Faso shares boundary with Ghana. More collaboration with non-adjacent countries such as USA and UK than neighbouring countries can be explained with economic and social development, research and development expenditure of these countries (Owusu-Nimo & Boshoff, 2017). Also, most researchers from Ghana went to American and European universities to study, and that accounted for the high collaboration with those countries (Monge-Nájera & Ho, 2012).…”

“…Latest research works on bibliometric studies in Ghana include: Research focus and trends in nuclear science and technology in Ghana: A bibliometric study based on the INIS database (Agyeman & Bilson, 2015); a scientometric analysis of research performance of Ghanaian polytechnics (Lomatey, Abledu, Baayel, Akussah, & Botchway, 2016); research collaboration in Ghana: patterns, motives and roles (Owusu-Nimo & Boshoff, 2017). However, among these bibliometric studies presented so far, there is no comprehensive bibliometric analysis of Ghana publications in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) from 1936-2015.…”

Influencing Factors Bedeviling the Study of Science among Ghanaian Students in Senior High Schools

“…The goal of science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policy which is fully, integrated into a natural developments strategy which fully harnesses the nation's total science and technology capacity to achieve national objectives for wealth creation, poverty reduction, competitiveness of enterprises, sustainable environmental management and industrial growth (Owusu-Nimo & Boshoff, 2017). In the long-term, the main objectives are to create endogenous science and technology capacities appropriate to natural needs, priorities and resources, and to create a science and technology culture whereby solutions to the socio-cultural and economic problems of the individual Ghanaian community and the nation as a whole is recognized and sought within the domain of science and technology.…”

Scopus or Web of Science for a bibliometric profile of pharmacy research at a Nigerian university?

“…The African continent suffers from what Pouris andHo (2014: 2183) call "collaboration dominance". For some African countries, more than 80% of total article output in WoS is produced in collaboration with international partners (Boshoff 2009, Owusu-Nimo & Boshoff 2017, Pouris & Ho 2014. One explanation for this phenomenon is that, in Africa, research collaboration "is not driven by local researchers searching for collaborators, but by the availability of resources and interests outside the continent" (Pouris & Ho 2014: 2181.…”