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Research in Kalutara

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Kalutara, Sri Lanka. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are National Institute of Health Sciences and Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.2k
▲ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
13.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Kalutara

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 Kalutara?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1National Institute of Health SciencesGovernment institution 794 #18,235
2Rubber Research Institute of Sri LankaResearch facility 437 #20,835

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 Kalutara work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Kalutara is in Health Sciences, 31% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (33%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (16%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 80 fractional works · 40.1% of its workMedicine: 66 fractional works · 32.8% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLife Sciences: 63 fractional works · 31.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 32 fractional works · 15.7% of its workPlant Science: 16 fractional works · 8.0% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 11.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 5.8% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 40 fractional works · 19.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 6.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 8.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKKalutara201fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences31%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences40%Social Sciences9%

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. Medicine6632.8%
    2. Health Professions83.8%
    3. Nursing31.3%
    4. Dentistry21.2%
    5. Veterinary20.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3215.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2211.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology42.0%
    4. Neuroscience31.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.8%
    1. Environmental Science146.8%
    2. Engineering94.7%
    3. Materials Science73.6%
    4. Computer Science41.8%
    5. Chemistry31.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
    7. Mathematics10.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    10. Energy00.0%
    1. Social Sciences73.3%
    2. Psychology52.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting31.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.9%
    5. Decision Sciences10.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Kalutara?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer Prevention, Epidemiology, Metabolism, Cardiovascular Health, Neuroprotection, Antimicrobial, Antioxidant and Food Safety.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 1.68×63 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress8▲ 2.5×29 topics
  3. Cancer Prevention8▲ 15×7 topics
  4. Environmental Impact7▲ 2.2×17 topics
  5. Metabolism7▲ 6.2×12 topics
  6. Antioxidant6▲ 4.6×17 topics
  7. Obesity6▲ 3.9×16 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Health6▲ 14×7 topics
  9. Neuroprotection5▲ 7.6×6 topics
  10. Antimicrobial5▲ 9.3×6 topics
  11. Cancer5▲ 1.97×25 topics
  12. Prevention5▲ 6.0×13 topics
  13. Risk Assessment5▲ 3.8×7 topics
  14. Health Effects5▲ 4.0×10 topics
  15. Food Safety5▲ 8.2×8 topics
  16. Antioxidant Activity4▲ 3.4×13 topics
  17. Antioxidants4▲ 4.7×9 topics
  18. Green Tea4▲ 95×1 topic
  19. Tea Polyphenols4▲ 95×1 topic
  20. DNA Damage3▲ 20×3 topics
  21. Fungal Pathogens3▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Polyphenols3▲ 9.2×3 topics
  23. Medicinal Plants3▲ 4.1×7 topics
  24. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 5.0×7 topics
  25. Bioavailability3▲ 7.9×4 topics
  26. Flavonoids3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  27. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 4.8×7 topics
  28. Host Specificity3▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Phenolic Compounds3▲ 7.3×5 topics
  30. Biomonitoring3▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Fermentation2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  32. Crop Management2▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Dietary Supplements2▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Free Radicals2▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Abiotic Stress2▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Incidence2▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Plant Growth2▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Rhizosphere Interactions2▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Volatile Organic Compounds2▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Genomic Characterization2▲ 8.8×3 topics

What research is done in Kalutara?

Tea Polyphenols and Effects: 4 fractional worksCarcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment: 2 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screen…2Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 2 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antio…2Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 2 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 2 fractional worksPolymer Nanocomposites and Properties: 2 fractional worksPlant Growth Enhancement…2Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques: 2 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 1 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 1 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathol…1Esophageal and GI Pathology: 1 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineCancer ResearchOncologyBiochemistry6 others

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

  1. 1 Tea Polyphenols and Effects Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Cancer Research 2 works
  3. 3 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 2 works
  4. 4 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  7. 7 Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 1 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%Kalutara11.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.5% in 2008.

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