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Industrial Technology Institute

In research, Industrial Technology Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,988 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,325
of 28,054 · #23,005 all time
Rank in Sri Lanka
#23
of 37
Research works
641
▲ 71% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.3k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Industrial Technology Institute 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
Physical SciencesDomain #9,988 of 12,888 6.4%69 #14454

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Industrial Technology Institute 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: 3.08× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.89× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.97× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.24× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.56× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.95× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.00× its world share, 13 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 6.52× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Industrial Technology Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, M. G. M. U. Ismail and G.A.S. Premakumara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Industrial Technology Institute.

  1. 1 M. G. M. U. Ismail Sri Lanka · #1,303,141 worldwide 29 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 G.A.S. Premakumara Sri Lanka · #1,391,724 worldwide 20 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Industrial Technology Institute

Which keywords describe research at Industrial Technology Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Medicinal Plants, Antioxidant Activity, Nanomaterials, Graphene, Flavonoids, Antioxidants and Additive Manufacturing.

▲ 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. Antioxidant8▲ 9.4×21 topics
  2. Medicinal Plants8▲ 16×9 topics
  3. Sustainability8▲ 2.5×18 topics
  4. Nanomaterials7▲ 5.5×11 topics
  5. Antioxidant Activity7▲ 8.8×16 topics
  6. Graphene6▲ 6.8×7 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.8×8 topics
  8. Nanocomposites5▲ 5.4×11 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications5▲ 3.4×13 topics
  10. Environmental Impact5▲ 2.3×19 topics
  11. Flavonoids5▲ 15×6 topics
  12. Additive Manufacturing5▲ 13×5 topics
  13. Antioxidants5▲ 8.8×7 topics
  14. Health Benefits5▲ 11×6 topics
  15. Diabetes4▲ 7.2×5 topics
  16. Antimicrobial4▲ 12×7 topics
  17. Mechanical Properties4▲ 3.6×15 topics
  18. 3D Printing4▲ 13×3 topics
  19. Tissue Engineering4▲ 4.7×7 topics
  20. Bioavailability4▲ 14×6 topics
  21. Genetic Diversity3▲ 6.0×6 topics
  22. Insulin Resistance3▲ 5.8×4 topics
  23. Polyphenols3▲ 14×6 topics
  24. Ceramics3▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Cancer Prevention3▲ 9.1×5 topics
  26. Polymer Composites3▲ 9.1×2 topics
  27. Applications3▲ 8.5×2 topics
  28. Bioactive Compounds3▲ 9.0×9 topics
  29. Herbal Medicine3▲ 8.1×5 topics
  30. Anti-inflammatory3▲ 8.2×12 topics
  31. Challenges3▲ 19×1 topic
  32. Materials3▲ 9.5×1 topic
  33. Recycling3▲ 5.9×6 topics
  34. Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors3▲ 50×1 topic
  35. Functional Foods3▲ 23×3 topics
  36. Type 2 Diabetes3▲ 9.4×1 topic
  37. Fatty Acids2▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Food Preservation2▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Nutritional Significance2▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Phenolic Compounds2▲ 10×4 topics

Which research topics does Industrial Technology Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies, Coconut Research and Applications and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity.

Additive Manufacturing a…3Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 3 fractional worksNatural Antidiabetic Age…3Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies: 3 fractional worksCoconut Research and App…2Coconut Research and Applications: 2 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antim…2Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 2 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 2 fractional worksEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies: 2 fractional worksSensor Technology and Me…2Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems: 2 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 2 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 2 fractional worksConsumer Attitudes and F…1Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling: 1 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismInorganic ChemistryFood Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  3. 3 Coconut Research and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 2 works
  4. 4 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 2 works
  5. 5 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  8. 8 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 2 works
  9. 9 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  10. 10 Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 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 available58.6%not open41.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.9%domestic only58.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Industrial Technology Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 71% 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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