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Research in Jaffna

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Jaffna and Jaffna Teaching Hospital.

Research institutions
6
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.9k
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
27k
9.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Jaffna

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Jaffna?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of JaffnaUniversity 2,538 #3,690
2Jaffna Teaching HospitalHospital / health system 368 #20,789
3Tellippalai HospitalHospital / health system 15 not ranked
4Mallavi HospitalHospital / health system 5 not ranked
5Chavakachcheri HospitalHospital / health system 3 not ranked
6Kayts HospitalHospital / health system 2 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.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

University of Jaffna: 86.6%Jaffna Teaching Hospital: 12.6%Tellippalai Hospital: 0.5%Mallavi Hospital: 0.2%2 others listed: 0.2%87%largest
University of Jaffna2,538 · 86.6%Jaffna Teaching Hospital368 · 12.6%Tellippalai Hospital15 · 0.5%Mallavi Hospital5 · 0.2%2 others listed5 · 0.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Jaffna work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Jaffna is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Engineering (14%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%).

Physical Sciences: 378 fractional works · 38.2% of its workEngineering: 134 fractional works · 13.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 48 fractional works · 4.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 21 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 20 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 92 fractional works · 9.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 23 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPollution: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 62 fractional works · 6.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 21 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 26 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOceanography: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 268 fractional works · 27.1% of its workMedicine: 241 fractional works · 24.3% of its workSurgery: 38 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 22 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 21 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 20 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 199 fractional works · 20.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 58 fractional works · 5.9% of its workAccounting: 19 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 58 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 26 fractional works · 2.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 22 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 21 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 144 fractional works · 14.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 92 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPlant Science: 42 fractional works · 4.2% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAquatic Science: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 37 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKJaffna990fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences20%

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. Engineering13413.5%
    2. Environmental Science929.3%
    3. Computer Science626.2%
    4. Materials Science262.6%
    5. Mathematics161.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy151.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences131.3%
    8. Chemistry111.1%
    9. Energy101.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Medicine24124.3%
    2. Health Professions202.0%
    3. Nursing60.6%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting585.9%
    2. Social Sciences585.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities262.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance222.3%
    5. Psychology212.1%
    6. Decision Sciences141.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences929.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology373.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology50.6%
    4. Neuroscience50.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Jaffna strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Jaffna is most concentrated in Environmental Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering (4.8× the world share in Environmental Engineering).

  1. Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 22.5 works4.8×
  2. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 45.9 works4.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.92× its world share, 80 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.99× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.95× its world share, 125 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.89× its world share, 82 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.69× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.44× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.32× its world share, 221 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.97× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.95× its world share, 55 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting1.95×55 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.92×80 works
  3. Environmental Science1.89×82 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.50×13 works
  5. Mathematics1.44×15 works
  6. Medicine1.32×221 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.14×21 works
  8. Nursing1.07×5 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.06×3 works
  10. Veterinary1.03×1 works
  11. Energy0.99×8 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.97×24 works
  13. Engineering0.95×125 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.75×10 works
  15. Health Professions0.75×17 works
  16. Chemistry0.69×10 works
  17. Materials Science0.69×21 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.66×31 works
  19. Computer Science0.65×44 works
  20. Psychology0.64×17 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.63×12 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.47×4 works
  23. Social Sciences0.45×50 works
  24. Neuroscience0.28×4 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.25×1 works
  26. Dentistry0.16×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Jaffna?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Water Quality, Environmental Impact, Epidemiology, Deep Learning, Climate Change Impact, Sustainable Drainage Systems, Urban Stormwater Management and Convolutional Neural Networks.

▲ 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. Epidemiology57▲ 1.44×85 topics
  2. Deep Learning48▲ 1.42×55 topics
  3. Environmental Impact44▲ 2.6×34 topics
  4. Climate Change34▲ 1.27×51 topics
  5. Machine Learning33◆ 1.00×52 topics
  6. Sustainability29▲ 1.20×37 topics
  7. Water Quality28▲ 7.1×9 topics
  8. Convolutional Neural Networks22▲ 3.1×12 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties20▲ 2.0×16 topics
  10. Antioxidant19▲ 2.8×33 topics
  11. Treatment19▲ 1.57×30 topics
  12. Image Processing17▲ 3.9×7 topics
  13. Diagnosis17▲ 1.80×27 topics
  14. Climate Change Impact16▲ 7.2×6 topics
  15. Environmental Monitoring16▲ 4.2×8 topics
  16. Antioxidant Activity15▲ 2.5×21 topics
  17. Management15▲ 1.91×22 topics
  18. Corporate Governance15▲ 2.0×11 topics
  19. Sustainable Drainage Systems14▲ 76×1 topic
  20. Urban Stormwater Management14▲ 76×1 topic
  21. Geopolymer14▲ 10×2 topics
  22. Medicinal Plants14▲ 3.7×14 topics
  23. Artificial Neural Networks13▲ 2.9×5 topics
  24. Recycled Materials13▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Carbon Emissions12▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Nanotechnology12▲ 6.5×4 topics
  27. Fly Ash12▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Sustainable Concrete11▲ 7.5×2 topics
  29. Alkali-Activated Materials11▲ 13×1 topic
  30. Cementitious Materials11▲ 13×1 topic
  31. Fiber Reinforced Concrete11▲ 14×1 topic
  32. Ultra-High Performance Concrete11▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Defect Detection11▲ 8.5×2 topics
  34. Vaccine Development11▲ 4.2×7 topics
  35. Crack Detection10▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Pavement10▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Neuroprotective10▲ 6.2×9 topics
  38. Traditional Medicine9▲ 6.3×6 topics
  39. Financial Constraints9▲ 8.6×2 topics
  40. Immunomodulatory7▲ 22×2 topics

What research is done in Jaffna?

Urban Stormwater Management Solutions: 14 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 10 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Mate…10Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 10 fractional worksInnovative concrete rein…10Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 10 fractional worksSmart Materials for Construction: 7 fractional worksRecycled Aggregate Concrete Performance: 7 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Medic…6Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants: 6 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 5 fractional worksNonlinear Waves and Solitons: 4 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 4 fractional works
Environmental EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringPollutionBuilding and Construction4 others

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

  1. 1 Urban Stormwater Management Solutions Environmental Engineering 14 works
  2. 2 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 10 works
  4. 4 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 10 works
  5. 5 Smart Materials for Construction Pollution 7 works
  6. 6 Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance Building and Construction 7 works
  7. 7 Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants Complementary and alternative medicine 6 works
  8. 8 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5 works
  9. 9 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 4 works
  10. 10 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 4 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%Jaffna15.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.5% in 2013.

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