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Institute for Research and Development

In research, Institute for Research and Development stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,185 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,350
of 28,054 · #20,782 all time
Rank in Sri Lanka
#27
of 37
Research works
681
▲ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.8k
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Institute for Research and Development 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 #12,185 of 12,888 3.6%75 #16410

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 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: 1.97× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.74× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.08× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.36× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.00× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.75× its world share, 42 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.59× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.11× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.96× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Dorin Ioan Sumedrea lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Research and Development.

  1. 1 Dorin Ioan Sumedrea Sri Lanka · #1,452,028 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Research and Development

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Research and Development?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Detonation Propulsion, Pulse Detonation Engines, Safety Management, Quality Management, Risk Assessment, Occupational Health and Bayesian Networks.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy12▲ 5.2×20 topics
  2. Sustainable Development10▲ 3.7×13 topics
  3. Detonation Propulsion9▲ 192×1 topic
  4. Pulse Detonation Engines9▲ 192×1 topic
  5. Safety Management8▲ 75×3 topics
  6. Risk Assessment8▲ 7.1×5 topics
  7. Quality Management8▲ 31×3 topics
  8. Occupational Health7▲ 39×2 topics
  9. Climate Change7▲ 1.67×31 topics
  10. Bayesian Networks7▲ 50×1 topic
  11. Fault Tree Analysis7▲ 90×1 topic
  12. Explosion Risk7▲ 2339×1 topic
  13. Work Environments7▲ 2339×1 topic
  14. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.2×21 topics
  15. Energy Efficiency5▲ 3.2×12 topics
  16. Blast Loading3▲ 48×2 topics
  17. Progressive Collapse3▲ 64×1 topic
  18. Reinforced Concrete3▲ 25×1 topic
  19. Artificial Neural Network2▲ 14×4 topics
  20. Stock Market2▲ 5.4×2 topics
  21. Bioavailability2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  22. Medicinal Plants2▲ 3.2×8 topics
  23. Pollution2▲ 6.1×2 topics
  24. Ventilation Systems2▲ 43×2 topics
  25. Grapevine2▲ 27×1 topic
  26. Heavy Metals2▲ 4.7×4 topics
  27. Smoke Control2▲ 43×1 topic
  28. Tunnel Fires2▲ 43×1 topic
  29. Wine Quality2▲ 31×1 topic
  30. Information Quality2▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Maintenance2▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Electromagnetic Interference2▲ 307×1 topic
  33. Logistics2▲ 6.0×2 topics
  34. Reliability Assessment2▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Gasification2▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Remediation2▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Taxation2▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Coal1▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Mediterranean1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  40. Underground1▲ 52×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 worksHeavy metals in environment: 1 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security and Policy: 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 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 1 works
  10. 10 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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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