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Research in Anuradhapura

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.3k
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
10.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1988-2026
39 years on the record
Anuradhapura

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Which research institutions are in Anuradhapura?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Rajarata University of Sri LankaUniversity 1,330 #6,517
2Buddhasravaka Bhiksu UniversityUniversity 10 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Anuradhapura work in?

In 2022-now, 26% of research in Anuradhapura is in Life Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (17%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 129 fractional works · 26.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 82 fractional works · 16.7% of its workPlant Science: 31 fractional works · 6.3% of its workFood Science: 12 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInsect Science: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSoil Science: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 27 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 15 fractional works · 3.1% of its workParasitology: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 129 fractional works · 26.5% of its workMedicine: 101 fractional works · 20.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 19 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEpidemiology: 12 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 15 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 117 fractional works · 24.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 40 fractional works · 8.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 28 fractional works · 5.8% of its workAccounting: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 18 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 17 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 113 fractional works · 23.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 45 fractional works · 9.2% of its workEcology: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 27 fractional works · 5.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 20 fractional works · 4.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAnuradhapura489fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences24%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences8216.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology275.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology153.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.6%
    5. Neuroscience20.5%
    1. Medicine10120.7%
    2. Health Professions153.2%
    3. Nursing102.0%
    4. Veterinary20.4%
    5. Dentistry10.2%
    1. Social Sciences408.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting285.8%
    3. Psychology183.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance173.4%
    5. Decision Sciences81.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities71.4%
    1. Environmental Science459.2%
    2. Engineering275.5%
    3. Computer Science204.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences51.0%
    5. Materials Science51.0%
    6. Energy51.0%
    7. Chemistry40.8%
    8. Mathematics10.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Anuradhapura?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Sustainability, Vaccine Development, Diagnosis, Antioxidant, Antioxidant Activity and Environmental Impact.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology38▲ 1.93×64 topics
  2. Climate Change28▲ 2.1×49 topics
  3. Sustainability24▲ 2.0×40 topics
  4. Environmental Impact15▲ 1.84×30 topics
  5. Diagnosis14▲ 3.0×18 topics
  6. COVID-1913▲ 2.0×14 topics
  7. Antioxidant12▲ 3.5×25 topics
  8. Mental Health12▲ 1.65×23 topics
  9. Antioxidant Activity11▲ 3.7×18 topics
  10. Pandemic11▲ 2.3×9 topics
  11. Vaccine Development11▲ 8.7×7 topics
  12. Biodiversity11▲ 2.9×19 topics
  13. Consumer Behavior10▲ 3.1×8 topics
  14. Food Security9▲ 3.5×13 topics
  15. Ecosystem Services9▲ 4.7×9 topics
  16. Pathogenesis9▲ 3.5×11 topics
  17. Health Benefits9▲ 5.3×9 topics
  18. Digital Transformation8▲ 3.0×6 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity8▲ 3.6×14 topics
  20. Water Management7▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Maternal Mortality7▲ 6.2×4 topics
  22. Sustainable Agriculture6▲ 4.2×11 topics
  23. User Satisfaction6▲ 6.7×4 topics
  24. Wastewater Treatment6▲ 5.0×7 topics
  25. Host Immune Response6▲ 19×3 topics
  26. Virulence6▲ 17×4 topics
  27. Toxins6▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Rice6▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Food Supply Chain5▲ 9.8×2 topics
  30. Genetic Algorithm5▲ 7.8×2 topics
  31. QTL Mapping5▲ 9.1×4 topics
  32. Drought Resistance5▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Molecular Genetics5▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Zoonotic Disease5▲ 40×2 topics
  35. Aggregate Production Planning5▲ 71×1 topic
  36. Fuzzy Goal Programming5▲ 71×1 topic
  37. Financial Markets5▲ 7.9×2 topics
  38. Global Morbidity5▲ 106×1 topic
  39. Leptospira5▲ 106×1 topic
  40. Aerobic Rice Systems5▲ 28×1 topic

What research is done in Anuradhapura?

Optimization and Mathema…5Optimization and Mathematical Programming: 5 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yie…4Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 4 fractional worksLeptospirosis research a…4Leptospirosis research and findings: 4 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…4Global Maternal and Child Health: 4 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 3 fractional worksVenomous Animal Envenomation and Studies: 3 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollut…3Water Quality and Pollution Assessment: 3 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 2 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringPlant ScienceEconomics and EconometricsParasitology6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Optimization and Mathematical Programming Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 4 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  4. 4 Leptospirosis research and findings Parasitology 4 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  6. 6 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 3 works
  7. 7 Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies Genetics 3 works
  8. 8 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 3 works
  9. 9 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  10. 10 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Anuradhapura19.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.8% in 2017.

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