How does Sri Lanka rank in Health Sciences research?

Sri Lanka ranks #130 of 158 countries on research quality in Health Sciences (2022-now), with 4.8k works.

Health Sciences research in Sri Lanka

University of Moratuwa ranks first in Sri Lanka for Health Sciences research in 2022-now (#4,057 worldwide), followed by General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University and Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine.

Sri Lanka's world rank: #130
Works, 2022-now: 4.8k
Top-10% rate: 4.5%
Ranked institutions: 18

Health Sciences

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This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Sciences in Sri Lanka?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	University of MoratuwaMoratuwa	#4,057	9.7	7.3%	158
2	General Sir John Kotelawala Defence UniversityColombo	#5,146	7.1	4.0%	165
3	Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous MedicineColombo	#5,600	6.2	5.4%	110
4	University of ColomboColombo	#5,984	5.5	4.3%	825
5	University of Sri JayewardenepuraColombo	#6,045	5.4	4.3%	404
6	University of JaffnaJaffna	#6,064	5.3	3.5%	139
7	Rajarata University of Sri LankaAnuradhapura	#6,348	4.8	6.1%	113
8	University of KelaniyaKelaniya	#6,370	4.8	5.3%	324
9	University of RuhunaGalle	#6,917	3.9	4.8%	188
10	Colombo North Teaching HospitalColombo	#7,623	2.8	2.6%	186
11	Sri Lanka Institute of Information TechnologyColombo	#7,756	2.7	5.1%	154
12	Wayamba University of Sri LankaKuliyapitiya	#7,894	2.5	6.3%	66
13	University of PeradeniyaKandy	#7,958	2.4	4.4%	479
14	Jaffna Teaching HospitalJaffna	#8,725	138.0	0.8%	100
15	Teaching Hospital KandyKandy	#8,794	129.0	3.2%	132
16	National Institute of Health SciencesKalutara	#8,924	113.0	2.7%	60
17	National Hospital of Sri LankaColombo	#8,937	111.0	2.3%	404
18	Medical Research InstituteColombo	#9,191	81.0	2.6%	61

Institutions in Sri Lanka above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Sri Lanka?

Samath Dhamminda Dharmaratne rank highest among researchers based in Sri Lanka, on their papers in Health Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

1Samath Dhamminda Dharmaratne#11,594 worldwide overall69.3 of 140 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Sri Lanka on their work in Health Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Sri Lanka compares with other countries in Health Sciences