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Research in Jaffna

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Jaffna and Jaffna Teaching Hospital.

Research institutions
6
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.9k
▲ 132% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
13.7%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 #6,315
2Jaffna Teaching HospitalHospital / health system 368 #27,269
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 2022–2025. 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.

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 predictsmore →

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.

Which keywords describe research in Jaffna?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Water Quality, Environmental Impact, Epidemiology, Climate Change Impact, Deep Learning, Sustainable Drainage Systems, Urban Stormwater Management and Geopolymer.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology51▲ 1.48×82 topics
  2. Environmental Impact39▲ 2.6×33 topics
  3. Deep Learning38▲ 1.29×51 topics
  4. Climate Change30▲ 1.29×51 topics
  5. Water Quality27▲ 7.8×9 topics
  6. Machine Learning25◆ 0.87×43 topics
  7. Sustainability24◆ 1.15×37 topics
  8. Convolutional Neural Networks19▲ 3.0×12 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties18▲ 2.1×15 topics
  10. Treatment18▲ 1.66×30 topics
  11. Climate Change Impact16▲ 8.1×6 topics
  12. Diagnosis15▲ 1.89×27 topics
  13. Antioxidant15▲ 2.6×28 topics
  14. Image Processing15▲ 3.9×7 topics
  15. Sustainable Drainage Systems14▲ 90×1 topic
  16. Urban Stormwater Management14▲ 90×1 topic
  17. Management14▲ 2.0×22 topics
  18. Corporate Governance14▲ 2.2×11 topics
  19. Environmental Monitoring14▲ 4.1×7 topics
  20. Geopolymer13▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Recycled Materials12▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Artificial Neural Networks12▲ 2.9×5 topics
  23. Medicinal Plants11▲ 3.2×12 topics
  24. Defect Detection11▲ 9.3×2 topics
  25. Carbon Emissions11▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Fly Ash10▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Crack Detection10▲ 17×1 topic
  28. Nanotechnology10▲ 6.7×2 topics
  29. Pavement10▲ 17×1 topic
  30. Sustainable Concrete10▲ 7.8×2 topics
  31. Alkali-Activated Materials10▲ 13×1 topic
  32. Cementitious Materials10▲ 13×1 topic
  33. Fiber Reinforced Concrete10▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Ultra-High Performance Concrete10▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Neuroprotective8▲ 6.1×7 topics
  36. Financial Constraints8▲ 8.6×2 topics
  37. Durability Performance7▲ 8.6×2 topics
  38. Freshwater Salinization7▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Road Salt7▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Concrete Properties7▲ 18×2 topics

What research is done in Jaffna?

  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

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.