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Information and Communication Technology Agency

In research, Information and Communication Technology Agency stands highest in Physical Sciences (#17,260 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,974
of 42,892
Rank in Sri Lanka
#27
of 45
Research works
349
▲ 124% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.1k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

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 #17,260 of 21,541 6.7%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 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: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.36× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 5.21× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.37× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.85× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.03× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.88× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.60× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Information and Communication Technology Agency?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Machine Learning, Remote Sensing, Genetic Diversity, Sustainable Development, Energy Efficiency and Internet of Things.

▲ 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 19 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning3▲ 2.3×9 topics
  2. Renewable Energy2▲ 4.7×9 topics
  3. Remote Sensing2▲ 4.3×7 topics
  4. Sustainability2▲ 2.1×9 topics
  5. Sustainable Development2▲ 3.2×4 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  7. Smart Grid2▲ 11×3 topics
  8. Epidemiology1◆ 0.98×8 topics
  9. Internet of Things1▲ 4.5×3 topics
  10. Genetic Diversity1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  11. Data Mining1▲ 4.0×3 topics
  12. Emissions1▲ 15×2 topics
  13. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.74×7 topics
  14. Anammox Bacteria1▲ 85×1 topic
  15. Competitiveness Indices1▲ 84×1 topic
  16. Cucurbit Genetics1▲ 229×1 topic
  17. Genomics1▲ 9.2×1 topic
  18. Nitrogen-Cycling Network1▲ 85×1 topic
  19. Revealed Comparative Advantage1▲ 84×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Trade and Competitiveness, Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal, Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research and IoT and Edge/Fog Computing.

Global Trade and Competi…1Global Trade and Competitiveness: 1 fractional worksWastewater Treatment and…1Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal: 1 fractional worksAdvances in Cucurbitacea…1Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research: 1 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing1IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 1 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 1 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 1 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and…1Biodiesel Production and Applications: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engi…0Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 0 fractional worksIron and Steelmaking Pro…0Iron and Steelmaking Processes: 0 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agricu…0Remote Sensing in Agriculture: 0 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementPollutionGeneticsComputer Networks and Communications6 others

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

  1. 1 Global Trade and Competitiveness Strategy and Management 1 works
  2. 2 Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal Pollution 1 works
  3. 3 Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research Genetics 1 works
  4. 4 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  5. 5 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 0 works
  9. 9 Iron and Steelmaking Processes Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 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 available71.8%not open28.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 124% 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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