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Institute for Research and Development

In research, Institute for Research and Development stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,606 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,522
of 22,385 · #12,195 all time
Rank in Sri Lanka
#20
of 36
Research works
681
▲ 37% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.8k
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
51%
world 40%
International
60%
world 18%
Institute for Research and Development

What is Institute for Research and Development known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #8,606 of 10,670 3.0%75 #11306

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Research and Development 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 Institute for Research and Development work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Institute for Research and Development is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (24%), Social Sciences (10%), Medicine (9%).

Physical Sciences: 84 fractional works · 45.8% of its workEngineering: 44 fractional works · 24.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 9 fractional works · 5.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Energy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 48 fractional works · 26.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 10.4% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 26 fractional works · 14.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 17 fractional works · 9.1% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 4.7% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 25 fractional works · 13.4% of its workMedicine: 17 fractional works · 9.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitute forResearch and…183fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences26%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4424.1%
    2. Environmental Science147.7%
    3. Computer Science74.0%
    4. Materials Science42.3%
    5. Chemistry42.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.9%
    7. Energy31.6%
    8. Physics and Astronomy31.5%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.6%
    10. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Social Sciences1910.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance84.4%
    3. Decision Sciences84.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting52.8%
    5. Psychology52.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities31.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences179.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.9%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics21.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
    5. Neuroscience10.7%
    1. Medicine179.5%
    2. Health Professions63.1%
    3. Nursing10.6%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
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: 1.92× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.78× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.82× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.75× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.60× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.54× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.56× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.06× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences4.56×8 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.78×2 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.06×8 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.92×17 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.82×1 works
  6. Energy1.75×3 works
  7. Engineering1.60×44 works
  8. Environmental Science1.54×14 works
  9. Chemistry1.27×4 works
  10. Nursing1.22×1 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.21×4 works
  12. Health Professions1.18×6 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.88×5 works
  14. Psychology0.88×5 works
  15. Social Sciences0.82×19 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.72×1 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.69×3 works
  18. Materials Science0.66×4 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.59×3 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×5 works
  21. Computer Science0.51×7 works
  22. Medicine0.49×17 works
  23. Neuroscience0.41×1 works
  24. Dentistry0.40×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.13×0 works
  26. Veterinary0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Research and Development?

Ranked on the quality score, Carmen Florentina Popescu, Kaushalya Jayaweera and Alina Constantina Florea lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Research and Development.

  1. 1 Carmen Florentina Popescu Sri Lanka · #2,997,761 worldwide 1k citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Kaushalya Jayaweera Sri Lanka · #3,200,957 worldwide 449 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Alina Constantina Florea Sri Lanka · #4,219,699 worldwide 195 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Lasith Dissanayake Sri Lanka · #4,296,875 worldwide 51 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 E. Vişoiu Sri Lanka · #4,978,588 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 E. C. Buciumeanu Sri Lanka · #5,019,321 worldwide 98 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Anorital Sri Lanka · #5,193,410 worldwide 21 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 I. C. Guţă Sri Lanka · #5,438,865 worldwide 75 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Dorin Ioan Sumedrea Sri Lanka · #5,883,035 worldwide 272 citations · 67 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Research and Development

What are the most cited papers from Institute for Research and Development?

The most cited paper from Institute for Research and Development is "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021" (NN Wijayawardene et al., 2022), with 526 citations. Next come "A longitudinal study integrating population, care and social services data. The Swedish National study on Aging and Care (SNAC)" (506) and "Pravastatin Therapy and the Risk of Stroke" (338).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021 NN Wijayawardene et al. · Mycosphere Open access 2022 526
2 A longitudinal study integrating population, care and social services data. The Swedish National study on Aging and Care (SNAC) Mårten Lågergren, Laura Fratiglioni, Ingalill Rahm Hallberg et al. · Aging Clinical and Experimental Research Apr 2004 506
3 Pravastatin Therapy and the Risk of Stroke Harvey D. White, R. John Simes, Neil E. Anderson et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 3 Aug 2000 338
4 Historical evolution of soil organic matter concepts and their relationships with the fertility and sustainability of cropping systems Raphaël J. Manlay, Christian L. Feller, Michael J. Swift · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 28 Sep 2006 331
5 Dual domestications and origin of traits in grapevine evolution Yang Dong et al. · Science Open access 2 Mar 2023 287
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Research and Development?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Detonation Propulsion, Pulse Detonation Engines, Safety Management, Quality Management, Occupational Health, Sustainable Development and Risk Assessment.

▲ 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 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. Renewable Energy12▲ 4.6×21 topics
  2. Sustainable Development10▲ 3.6×18 topics
  3. Detonation Propulsion9▲ 171×1 topic
  4. Pulse Detonation Engines9▲ 171×1 topic
  5. Safety Management8▲ 68×3 topics
  6. Climate Change8▲ 1.57×34 topics
  7. Risk Assessment8▲ 6.5×6 topics
  8. Quality Management8▲ 29×3 topics
  9. Occupational Health7▲ 35×2 topics
  10. Bayesian Networks7▲ 42×1 topic
  11. Fault Tree Analysis7▲ 83×1 topic
  12. Explosion Risk7▲ 2108×1 topic
  13. Work Environments7▲ 2108×1 topic
  14. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.1×25 topics
  15. Epidemiology6▼ 0.75×33 topics
  16. Machine Learning5▼ 0.86×17 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency5▲ 3.0×13 topics
  18. Blast Loading3▲ 43×2 topics
  19. Progressive Collapse3▲ 56×1 topic
  20. Reinforced Concrete3▲ 23×1 topic
  21. Artificial Neural Network2▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Stock Market2▲ 5.2×2 topics
  23. Bioavailability2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  24. Community Health Workers2▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Global Governance2▲ 4.2×4 topics
  26. Grapevine2▲ 27×1 topic
  27. Pollution2▲ 5.3×2 topics
  28. Ventilation Systems2▲ 38×2 topics
  29. Wine Quality2▲ 31×1 topic
  30. Smoke Control2▲ 37×1 topic
  31. Tunnel Fires2▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Information Quality2▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Logistics2▲ 6.1×2 topics
  34. Maintenance2▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Electromagnetic Interference2▲ 284×1 topic
  36. Reliability Assessment2▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Gasification2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Remediation2▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Taxation2▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Mediterranean1▲ 8.7×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute for Research and Development publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Combustion and Detonation Processes, Risk and Safety Analysis, Industrial and Mining Safety and Structural Response to Dynamic Loads.

Combustion and Detonatio…9Combustion and Detonation Processes: 9 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis7Risk and Safety Analysis: 7 fractional worksIndustrial and Mining Safety: 7 fractional worksStructural Response to Dynamic Loads: 3 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticultural Research: 2 fractional worksFire dynamics and safety research: 2 fractional worksTransportation Systems and Safety: 2 fractional worksMining and Gasification Technologies: 1 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security and Policy: 1 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringStatistics, Probability and UncertaintySafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityCivil and Structural Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Combustion and Detonation Processes Aerospace Engineering 9 works
  2. 2 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 7 works
  3. 3 Industrial and Mining Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 7 works
  4. 4 Structural Response to Dynamic Loads Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Fire dynamics and safety research Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  7. 7 Transportation Systems and Safety Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 2 works
  8. 8 Mining and Gasification Technologies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 1 works
  10. 10 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 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 available50.8%not open49.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors60.3%domestic only39.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Research and Development's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Institute for Research and Development as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00058% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Institute for Research and Development0.00089% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Institute for Research and Development over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Institute for Research and Development5.9% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.7% in 2010.

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