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Research in Batticaloa

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

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
628
▼ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
3k
4.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1992-2026
35 years on the record
Batticaloa

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Which research institutions are in Batticaloa?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Eastern University, Sri LankaUniversity 497 #10,853
2Teaching Hospital BatticaloaHospital / health system 131 #34,554 all time

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 Batticaloa work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Batticaloa is in Social Sciences, 30% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Social Sciences (16%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 90 fractional works · 39.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 36 fractional works · 15.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 17 fractional works · 7.4% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 14 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 3.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 69 fractional works · 30.4% of its workMedicine: 60 fractional works · 26.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 35 fractional works · 15.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 19 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 34 fractional works · 14.8% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 4.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKBatticaloa228fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences30%Social Sciences39%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3615.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting177.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities146.3%
    4. Psychology93.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance83.6%
    6. Decision Sciences52.4%
    1. Medicine6026.5%
    2. Health Professions52.4%
    3. Nursing31.2%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences198.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology94.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics41.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology31.3%
    5. Neuroscience10.3%
    1. Computer Science94.0%
    2. Environmental Science83.4%
    3. Engineering83.3%
    4. Chemistry31.4%
    5. Mathematics20.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy20.7%
    7. Materials Science10.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    9. Energy10.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Batticaloa?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Human Rights, Antioxidant, Consumer Behavior, Gender Equality, Globalization, Conflict and Bioactive Compounds.

▲ 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. Epidemiology19▲ 2.1×48 topics
  2. Globalization9▲ 2.0×23 topics
  3. Human Rights9▲ 3.7×14 topics
  4. Climate Change7▲ 1.19×23 topics
  5. Inflammation7▲ 1.47×20 topics
  6. Antioxidant7▲ 4.5×16 topics
  7. Consumer Behavior6▲ 4.5×9 topics
  8. Diagnosis6▲ 2.8×16 topics
  9. COVID-195▲ 1.81×10 topics
  10. Treatment5▲ 1.96×14 topics
  11. Public Health5▲ 1.58×18 topics
  12. Management5▲ 2.8×14 topics
  13. Pathogenesis5▲ 4.2×13 topics
  14. Cancer5▲ 1.58×13 topics
  15. Gender Equality5▲ 7.5×6 topics
  16. Bioactive Compounds4▲ 7.1×7 topics
  17. Conflict4▲ 11×7 topics
  18. Genetic Mutations4▲ 4.0×10 topics
  19. Curriculum Development4▲ 2.5×5 topics
  20. Leadership4▲ 3.2×9 topics
  21. Vaccine Development4▲ 6.2×7 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity4▲ 3.6×9 topics
  23. Customer Satisfaction3▲ 4.7×5 topics
  24. Ethnicity3▲ 3.9×3 topics
  25. Anti-inflammatory3▲ 4.8×8 topics
  26. Development3▲ 3.9×5 topics
  27. Rough Sets3▲ 44×2 topics
  28. Theology3▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Feminism3▲ 4.2×3 topics
  30. India3▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Soft Set Theory3▲ 95×1 topic
  32. Secularism3▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Islamic reform2▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Middle East2▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Neuroprotective2▲ 7.1×5 topics
  36. Christianity2▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Consumer Engagement2▲ 8.0×1 topic
  38. Electronic Word-of-Mouth2▲ 8.0×1 topic
  39. Poverty Reduction2▲ 7.3×4 topics
  40. Neurological Manifestations2▲ 12×2 topics

What research is done in Batticaloa?

Fuzzy and Soft Set Theory3Fuzzy and Soft Set Theory: 3 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…2Islamic Studies and History: 2 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 2 fractional worksAugustinian Studies and Theology: 2 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 2 fractional worksAsian Geopolitics and Ethnography: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Economics a…2Agricultural Economics and Practices: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksFood Industry and Aquatic Biology: 2 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Fuzzy and Soft Set Theory Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  2. 2 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  5. 5 Augustinian Studies and Theology Philosophy 2 works
  6. 6 Education and Islamic Studies Education 2 works
  7. 7 Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  9. 9 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Food Industry and Aquatic Biology Food Science 2 works

Research output over time

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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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Batticaloa5.5% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.8% in 2024.

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