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Centre for Policy Alternatives

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Research works
18
▼ 100% vs 2018-21
Citations
97
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
3%
world 18%
Centre for Policy Alternatives

Not ranked overall: Centre for Policy Alternatives is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Centre for Policy Alternatives work in?

In all years, 100% of research at Centre for Policy Alternatives is in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (90%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (6%), Arts and Humanities (4%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 18 fractional works · 100.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 90.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 10 fractional works · 58.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 21.0% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 5.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCentre for PolicyAlternatives18fractional works, all years
Social Sciences100%

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Its 1 domains and 3 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1690.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance15.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities13.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What are the most cited papers from Centre for Policy Alternatives?

The most cited paper from Centre for Policy Alternatives is "The Sri Lankan Republic at 40: Reflections on Constitutional History, Theory and Practice" (Asanga Welikala, 2012), with 32 citations. Next come "Essays on Federalism in Sri Lanka" (23) and "Reforming Sri Lankan presidentialism: Provenance, problems and prospects" (20).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Sri Lankan Republic at 40: Reflections on Constitutional History, Theory and Practice Asanga Welikala 2012 32
2 Essays on Federalism in Sri Lanka Asanga Welikala, Rohan Edrisinha 2008 23
3 Reforming Sri Lankan presidentialism: Provenance, problems and prospects Asanga Welikala 2015 20
4 Redefining the Poverty Line in India Mohan Guruswamy, Ronald Abraham · Public Policy Research Sep 2006 8
5 The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution: Content and Context Asanga Welikala Apr 2016 4
All 18 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Centre for Policy Alternatives publish most on?

By volume: Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography, Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Religion, Society, and Development.

Asian Geopolitics and Et…5Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography: 5 fractional worksSoutheast Asian Sociopol…2Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies: 2 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …1American Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…1Religion, Society, and Development: 1 fractional worksIndian Economic and Soci…1Indian Economic and Social Development: 1 fractional worksBangladesh Politics, Soc…1Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development: 1 fractional worksGender, Security, and Conflict: 1 fractional worksPeacebuilding and International Security: 1 fractional worksInternational Law and Human Rights: 1 fractional worksIncome, Poverty, and Inequality: 0 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsGender Studies

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

  1. 1 Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  2. 2 Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Indian Economic and Social Development Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Gender, Security, and Conflict Gender Studies 1 works
  8. 8 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Income, Poverty, and Inequality Sociology and Political Science 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available17.1%not open82.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.9%domestic only97.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Centre for Policy Alternatives's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 100% lower than in 2018-2021.

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