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Information and Communication Technology Agency

In research, Information and Communication Technology Agency stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,115 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,908
of 34,923
Rank in Sri Lanka
#27
of 44
Research works
349
▼ 76% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.1k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.79×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
72%
world 40%
International
57%
world 18%
Information and Communication Technology Agency

What is Information and Communication Technology Agency known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #13,115 of 17,446 5.9%207

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Information and Communication Technology Agency 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Information and Communication Technology Agency work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research at Information and Communication Technology Agency is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (27%), Social Sciences (13%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 52.3% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 26.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 7.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 9.8% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 24.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 13.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 12.6% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 10.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 6.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKInformation andCommunication…43fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences52%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences24%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1126.8%
    2. Environmental Science49.8%
    3. Computer Science36.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences13.2%
    5. Chemical Engineering11.6%
    6. Energy11.4%
    7. Materials Science11.4%
    8. Chemistry00.8%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    10. Mathematics00.4%
    1. Social Sciences613.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting24.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities12.2%
    5. Decision Sciences11.8%
    6. Psychology00.2%
    1. Medicine49.6%
    2. Health Professions11.5%
    3. Dentistry00.8%
    4. Veterinary00.4%
    5. Nursing00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology36.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 4.47× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.79× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.98× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.88× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering4.47×1 works
  2. Veterinary2.88×0 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.04×1 works
  4. Environmental Science1.98×4 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.89×1 works
  6. Engineering1.79×11 works
  7. Dentistry1.61×0 works
  8. Energy1.52×1 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.38×2 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.25×3 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.20×1 works
  12. Social Sciences1.04×6 works
  13. Computer Science0.85×3 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.82×2 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.74×1 works
  16. Health Professions0.58×1 works
  17. Nursing0.55×0 works
  18. Medicine0.50×4 works
  19. Chemistry0.48×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.39×1 works
  21. Mathematics0.30×0 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.26×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.18×0 works
  24. Psychology0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Information and Communication Technology Agency?

Ranked on the quality score, Nani Hendiarti, Sudirman Habibie and Wahyu Hendriyono lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Information and Communication Technology Agency.

  1. 1 Nani Hendiarti Sri Lanka · #3,321,180 worldwide 381 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Sudirman Habibie Sri Lanka · #4,392,709 worldwide 128 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Wahyu Hendriyono Sri Lanka · #5,618,622 worldwide 121 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Erwin Mulyana Sri Lanka · #5,650,616 worldwide 112 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Information and Communication Technology Agency

What are the most cited papers from Information and Communication Technology Agency?

The most cited paper from Information and Communication Technology Agency is "Biodiesel production from crude Jatropha curcas L. seed oil with a high content of free fatty acids" (Hanny Johanes Berchmans, Shizuko Hirata, 2007), with 1,018 citations. Next come "Identification of three dominant rainfall regions within Indonesia and their relationship to sea surface temperature" (999) and "A study on characteristics of microplastic in wastewater of South Korea: Identification, quantification, and fate of microplastics during treatment process" (594).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Biodiesel production from crude Jatropha curcas L. seed oil with a high content of free fatty acids Hanny Johanes Berchmans, Shizuko Hirata · Bioresource Technology 25 May 2007 1,018
2 Identification of three dominant rainfall regions within Indonesia and their relationship to sea surface temperature Edvin Aldrian, Raden Dwi Susanto · International Journal of Climatology Open access Oct 2003 999
3 A study on characteristics of microplastic in wastewater of South Korea: Identification, quantification, and fate of microplastics during treatment process Haerul Hidayaturrahman, Tae-Gwan Lee · Marine Pollution Bulletin 19 Jul 2019 594
4 Spatial and Temporal Variations of the Rainy Season over Indonesia and their Link to ENSO. Jun-ichi Hamada, Manabu D. Yamanaka, Jun Matsumoto et al. · Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II Open access 2002 278
5 Observed changes in extreme temperature and precipitation over Indonesia Supari Supari, Fredolin Tangang, Liew Juneng et al. · International Journal of Climatology 21 Jul 2016 213
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Information and Communication Technology Agency?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Sector, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Machine Learning, Remote Sensing, Genetic Diversity, Sustainability and Emissions.

▲ 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 institution's work against its share of the world's. The 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning3▲ 1.98×9 topics
  2. Renewable Energy2▲ 4.0×9 topics
  3. Sustainability2▲ 2.3×12 topics
  4. Public Sector2▲ 105×2 topics
  5. Remote Sensing2▲ 3.8×7 topics
  6. Sustainable Development2▲ 2.8×4 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency2▲ 3.9×5 topics
  8. Epidemiology2◆ 0.87×9 topics
  9. Smart Grid2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  10. Internet of Things1▲ 4.0×3 topics
  11. Economic Growth1▲ 3.7×3 topics
  12. Genetic Diversity1▲ 7.2×2 topics
  13. Data Mining1▲ 3.5×3 topics
  14. Emissions1▲ 13×2 topics
  15. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.49×7 topics
  16. QTL Mapping1▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Anammox Bacteria1▲ 73×1 topic
  18. Competitiveness Indices1▲ 80×1 topic
  19. Corruption1▲ 15×1 topic
  20. Cucurbit Genetics1▲ 198×1 topic
  21. E-Government1▲ 28×1 topic
  22. Genomics1▲ 8.0×1 topic
  23. Governance1▲ 7.2×1 topic
  24. Nitrogen-Cycling Network1▲ 73×1 topic
  25. Revealed Comparative Advantage1▲ 80×1 topic
  26. Transparency1▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Information and Communication Technology Agency publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Corruption and Economic Development, E-Government and Public Services, Global Trade and Competitiveness and Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research.

Corruption and Economic …1Corruption and Economic Development: 1 fractional worksE-Government and Public …1E-Government and Public Services: 1 fractional worksGlobal Trade and Competitiveness: 1 fractional worksAdvances in Cucurbitacea…1Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research: 1 fractional worksWastewater Treatment and…1Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal: 1 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 1 fractional worksPublic Policy and Administration Research: 1 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…1Smart Grid Energy Management: 1 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 1 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and Applications: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsStrategy and ManagementGenetics6 others

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

  1. 1 Corruption and Economic Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 E-Government and Public Services Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 Global Trade and Competitiveness Strategy and Management 1 works
  4. 4 Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research Genetics 1 works
  5. 5 Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal Pollution 1 works
  6. 6 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  7. 7 Public Policy and Administration Research Public Administration 1 works
  8. 8 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 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 available71.8%not open28.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.6%domestic only43.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Information and Communication Technology Agency's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 76% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Information and Communication Technology Agency as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000081% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Information and Communication Technology Agency0.00018% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Information and Communication Technology Agency over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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