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Research in Kandy

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Peradeniya, National Institute of Fundamental Studies and Teaching Hospital Kandy.

Research institutions
6
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
10k
▼ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
135k
12.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
11.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Kandy

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 Kandy?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of PeradeniyaUniversity 8,636 #4,479
2National Institute of Fundamental StudiesResearch facility 892 #16,629
3Teaching Hospital KandyHospital / health system 790 #18,596
4Veterinary Research InstituteResearch facility 82 not ranked
5South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research CollaborationNonprofit 75 not ranked
6Foundation for Environment Climate and TechnologyInstitution 4 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 Peradeniya: 82.4%National Institute of Fundamental Studies: 8.5%Teaching Hospital Kandy: 7.5%Veterinary Research Institute: 0.8%2 others listed: 0.8%82%largest
University of Peradeniya8,636 · 82.4%National Institute of Fundamental Studies892 · 8.5%Teaching Hospital Kandy790 · 7.5%Veterinary Research Institute82 · 0.8%2 others listed79 · 0.8%

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

Which fields of science does Kandy work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Kandy is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 872 fractional works · 35.1% of its workEngineering: 295 fractional works · 11.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 67 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 50 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 35 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 253 fractional works · 10.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 58 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 32 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 27 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 109 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 37 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 73 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 40 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 46 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 43 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 720 fractional works · 29.0% of its workMedicine: 581 fractional works · 23.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 61 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSurgery: 54 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 48 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 43 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 38 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 62 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 37 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPeriodontics: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 32 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 518 fractional works · 20.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 306 fractional works · 12.3% of its workPlant Science: 131 fractional works · 5.3% of its workFood Science: 35 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoil Science: 27 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 134 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 57 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 34 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 47 fractional works · 1.9% of its workParasitology: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 374 fractional works · 15.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 148 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 46 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEducation: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 75 fractional works · 3.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 60 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 40 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKKandy2,484fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences15%

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. Engineering29511.9%
    2. Environmental Science25310.2%
    3. Computer Science1094.4%
    4. Materials Science732.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences461.9%
    6. Chemistry431.7%
    7. Energy261.0%
    8. Mathematics150.6%
    9. Physics and Astronomy110.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Medicine58123.4%
    2. Health Professions622.5%
    3. Dentistry371.5%
    4. Nursing321.3%
    5. Veterinary100.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30612.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1345.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology471.9%
    4. Neuroscience170.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics130.5%
    1. Social Sciences1485.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting753.0%
    3. Psychology602.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance401.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities281.1%
    6. Decision Sciences230.9%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Kandy strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kandy is most concentrated in Water Science and Technology (4.7× the world share in Water Science and Technology).

  1. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 53.7 works4.7×
← 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: 2.61× its world share, 277 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.02× its world share, 121 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.81× its world share, 41 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.51× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.14× its world share, 40 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 89 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 42 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.14× its world share, 23 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.80× its world share, 269 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.08× its world share, 230 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.82× its world share, 64 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.94× its world share, 32 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 56 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.20× its world share, 514 worksMedicineNursing: 2.63× its world share, 29 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.83× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.97× its world share, 69 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 21 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 40 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 54 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 135 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry2.94×32 works
  2. Veterinary2.83×9 works
  3. Nursing2.63×29 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.61×277 works
  5. Environmental Science2.08×230 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.81×41 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.51×12 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.21×42 works
  9. Medicine1.20×514 works
  10. Chemistry1.14×40 works
  11. Energy1.14×23 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.02×121 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.98×21 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.97×69 works
  15. Health Professions0.95×56 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.83×40 works
  17. Materials Science0.82×64 works
  18. Engineering0.80×269 works
  19. Psychology0.80×54 works
  20. Mathematics0.52×14 works
  21. Computer Science0.51×89 works
  22. Social Sciences0.48×135 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.42×27 works
  24. Neuroscience0.41×15 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.17×9 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.16×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Kandy?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Pathogenesis, Genetic Diversity, Vaccine Development and Ecosystem Services.

▲ 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. Epidemiology200▲ 2.0×119 topics
  2. Climate Change120▲ 1.78×72 topics
  3. Sustainability96▲ 1.58×55 topics
  4. Machine Learning81◆ 0.98×64 topics
  5. Deep Learning80◆ 0.93×63 topics
  6. Environmental Impact78▲ 1.85×40 topics
  7. Public Health57▲ 1.58×42 topics
  8. Inflammation50◆ 0.95×65 topics
  9. Pathogenesis49▲ 3.9×21 topics
  10. COVID-1949▲ 1.51×24 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress48▲ 1.17×50 topics
  12. Antioxidant47▲ 2.7×43 topics
  13. Remote Sensing47▲ 1.54×22 topics
  14. Risk Factors46▲ 1.70×32 topics
  15. Genetic Diversity46▲ 4.3×22 topics
  16. Diagnosis46▲ 1.97×39 topics
  17. Nanomaterials45▲ 1.72×18 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Disease39▲ 1.39×34 topics
  19. Ecosystem Services39▲ 4.0×11 topics
  20. Biodiversity38▲ 2.0×26 topics
  21. Pandemic37▲ 1.50×11 topics
  22. Food Security37▲ 2.7×14 topics
  23. Antioxidant Activity35▲ 2.3×28 topics
  24. Toxicity35▲ 3.2×17 topics
  25. Vaccine Development35▲ 5.4×10 topics
  26. Social Capital34▲ 2.6×15 topics
  27. Health Effects32▲ 2.1×20 topics
  28. Wastewater Treatment32▲ 5.2×10 topics
  29. Health Benefits29▲ 3.5×15 topics
  30. Antimicrobial28▲ 3.9×11 topics
  31. Medicinal Plants26▲ 2.7×17 topics
  32. Heavy Metals26▲ 4.4×7 topics
  33. Adsorption24▲ 4.5×6 topics
  34. Biogeography22▲ 3.2×16 topics
  35. Principal Component Analysis20▲ 5.8×3 topics
  36. Toxins18▲ 7.1×5 topics
  37. Vector Control18▲ 6.3×4 topics
  38. Climate Change Impacts17▲ 5.7×6 topics
  39. Entrepreneurial Orientation16▲ 7.7×1 topic
  40. Opportunity Recognition16▲ 7.7×1 topic

What research is done in Kandy?

Entrepreneurship Studies…15Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 15 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …13Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 13 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 12 fractional worksAgriculture, Water, and Health: 11 fractional worksAsian Geopolitics and Ethnography: 11 fractional worksCoconut Research and Applications: 10 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 9 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorpti…9Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 9 fractional worksOral Health Pathology and Treatment: 9 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 9 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthNutrition and DieteticsWater Science and Technology5 others

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

  1. 1 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 15 works
  2. 2 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 13 works
  3. 3 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 12 works
  4. 4 Agriculture, Water, and Health Water Science and Technology 11 works
  5. 5 Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  6. 6 Coconut Research and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 10 works
  7. 7 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 9 works
  8. 8 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 9 works
  9. 9 Oral Health Pathology and Treatment Periodontics 9 works
  10. 10 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 9 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Kandy14.1% 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 21.9% in 2004.

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