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Eastern University, Sri Lanka

In research, Eastern University, Sri Lanka stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,943 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,561
of 28,054 · #33,050 all time
Rank in Sri Lanka
#30
of 37
Research works
497
▲ 114% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4k
4.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
83%
world 28%

What is Eastern University, Sri Lanka known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #9,943 of 10,521 7.0%79 #14255

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Eastern University, Sri Lanka sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.44× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 3.02× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.03× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.87× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.39× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.06× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Eastern University, Sri Lanka?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Consumer Behavior, Globalization, Human Rights, Gender Equality, Bioactive Compounds, Conflict and Customer Satisfaction.

▲ 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 institution'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. Globalization9▲ 2.7×22 topics
  2. Antioxidant7▲ 6.1×16 topics
  3. Climate Change7▲ 1.53×19 topics
  4. Epidemiology7◆ 1.04×35 topics
  5. Human Rights7▲ 4.0×11 topics
  6. Consumer Behavior6▲ 6.2×9 topics
  7. COVID-195▲ 2.0×9 topics
  8. Gender Equality4▲ 9.0×5 topics
  9. Bioactive Compounds4▲ 9.6×7 topics
  10. Conflict4▲ 15×6 topics
  11. Curriculum Development4▲ 3.4×5 topics
  12. Online Learning4▲ 2.8×7 topics
  13. Leadership4▲ 4.6×9 topics
  14. Customer Satisfaction3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  15. Digital Transformation3▲ 3.9×3 topics
  16. Antioxidant Activity3▲ 3.1×11 topics
  17. Ethnicity3▲ 5.4×3 topics
  18. Food Security3▲ 3.6×4 topics
  19. Philosophy3▲ 4.2×3 topics
  20. Rough Sets3▲ 59×2 topics
  21. Development3▲ 5.0×5 topics
  22. Theology3▲ 19×3 topics
  23. Decision Making3▲ 5.5×1 topic
  24. Feminism3▲ 6.1×3 topics
  25. Islamic Education3▲ 4.8×3 topics
  26. Soft Set Theory3▲ 129×1 topic
  27. Secularism3▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Anti-inflammatory3▲ 5.8×8 topics
  29. India3▲ 22×3 topics
  30. Organizational Performance3▲ 6.4×4 topics
  31. Antimicrobial2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  32. Islamic reform2▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Middle East2▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Christianity2▲ 24×3 topics
  35. Neuroprotective2▲ 9.4×5 topics
  36. Policy2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  37. Consumer Engagement2▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Electronic Word-of-Mouth2▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Employee Engagement2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  40. Religious Education2▲ 8.1×2 topics

Which research topics does Eastern University, Sri Lanka publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fuzzy and Soft Set Theory, Islamic Studies and History, Digital Marketing and Social Media and Augustinian Studies and Theology.

Fuzzy and Soft Set Theory3Fuzzy and Soft Set Theory: 3 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…2Islamic Studies and History: 2 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 2 fractional worksAugustinian Studies and Theology: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 2 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 2 fractional worksAsian Geopolitics and Ethnography: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Economics a…2Agricultural Economics and Practices: 2 fractional worksFood Industry and Aquatic Biology: 2 fractional worksPsidium guajava Extracts and Applications: 2 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political SciencePhilosophy5 others

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

  1. 1 Fuzzy and Soft Set Theory Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  2. 2 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Augustinian Studies and Theology Philosophy 2 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Education and Islamic Studies Education 2 works
  7. 7 Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  9. 9 Food Industry and Aquatic Biology Food Science 2 works
  10. 10 Psidium guajava Extracts and Applications Pharmacology 2 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 available83.3%not open16.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.2%domestic only72.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Eastern University, Sri Lanka's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 114% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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