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Lanka Hospitals

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Research works
77
▲ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
468
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
68%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Lanka Hospitals

Not ranked overall: Lanka Hospitals is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Lanka Hospitals work in?

In all years, 79% of research at Lanka Hospitals is in Health Sciences, 9% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (73%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Health Professions (4%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 60 fractional works · 78.6% of its workMedicine: 56 fractional works · 73.1% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 11.2% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 8.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 9.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 9.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKLanka Hospitals77fractional works, all years
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences79%Social Sciences9%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5673.1%
    2. Health Professions34.1%
    3. Dentistry11.0%
    4. Veterinary00.4%
    5. Nursing00.0%
    1. Social Sciences22.9%
    2. Psychology11.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities11.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.9%
    6. Decision Sciences00.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology56.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
    3. Neuroscience00.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Environmental Science11.6%
    2. Engineering11.1%
    3. Mathematics00.3%
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: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Dentistry: 4.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.61× its world share, 12 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry4.06×0 works
  2. Medicine3.61×12 works
  3. Health Professions1.81×1 works
  4. Psychology1.50×1 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.42×1 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.22×1 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.02×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.62×0 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.20×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.17×0 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Lanka Hospitals?

Ranked on the quality score, Gehan Arseculeratne lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lanka Hospitals.

  1. 1 Gehan Arseculeratne Sri Lanka · #2,541,587 worldwide 4.2k citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Lanka Hospitals

What are the most cited papers from Lanka Hospitals?

The most cited paper from Lanka Hospitals is "The potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global antimicrobial and biocide resistance: an AMR Insights global perspective" (Shamshul Ansari et al., 2021), with 107 citations. Next come "Lipid Association of India Expert Consensus Statement on Management of Dyslipidemia in Indians 2016: Part 1." (67) and "Lipid Association of India 2023 update on cardiovascular risk assessment and lipid management in Indian patients: Consensus statement IV" (60).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global antimicrobial and biocide resistance: an AMR Insights global perspective Shamshul Ansari et al. · JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance Open access 8 Mar 2021 107
2 Lipid Association of India Expert Consensus Statement on Management of Dyslipidemia in Indians 2016: Part 1. Raman Puri et al. · PubMed Mar 2016 67
3 Lipid Association of India 2023 update on cardiovascular risk assessment and lipid management in Indian patients: Consensus statement IV Raman Puri et al. · Journal of clinical lipidology Open access 8 Feb 2024 60
4 Efficacy and cost effectiveness of inhaled steroids in asthma in a developing country. BJC Perera · Archives of Disease in Childhood Open access Apr 1995 55
5 Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound in Critically ill Patients Gentle Sunder Shrestha, Dameera Weeratunga, Kylie Baker · Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials 31 Jan 2018 51
All 68 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Lanka Hospitals?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Public Health, Mortality, Complications, Congenital Heart Disease and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology14▲ 4.4×47 topics
  2. Treatment6▲ 5.6×19 topics
  3. Diagnosis5▲ 6.0×14 topics
  4. Public Health4▲ 4.3×10 topics
  5. Complications3▲ 8.3×7 topics
  6. Mortality3▲ 8.7×10 topics
  7. Risk Factors3▲ 3.8×14 topics
  8. Congenital Heart Disease3▲ 42×3 topics
  9. Management3▲ 4.9×10 topics
  10. Aging3▲ 6.9×4 topics
  11. Biomarkers3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  12. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes3▲ 18×4 topics
  13. Surgery2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  14. Genetic Diversity2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  15. Rehabilitation2▲ 8.3×7 topics
  16. Alzheimer's Disease2▲ 10×1 topic
  17. Chemotherapy2▲ 4.0×8 topics
  18. Mild Cognitive Impairment2▲ 46×1 topic
  19. Clinical Trials2▲ 4.4×7 topics
  20. Prenatal Diagnosis2▲ 15×4 topics
  21. Radiotherapy2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  23. Coronary Artery Disease2▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 10.0×4 topics
  25. Preanalytical Variables2▲ 168×1 topic
  26. Reference Intervals2▲ 168×1 topic
  27. Maternal Mortality2▲ 14×5 topics
  28. Mortality Risk2▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Pathogenesis2▲ 4.5×5 topics
  30. Echocardiography2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  31. Immunohistochemistry2▲ 24×4 topics
  32. Medical Education2▲ 9.8×6 topics
  33. Surgical Management2▲ 5.3×8 topics
  34. Infectious Diseases2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  35. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 6.1×2 topics
  36. Prognostic Markers2▲ 23×3 topics
  37. Cardiac Imaging2▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Deep Vein Thrombosis2▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Myocardial Perfusion2▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Zoonotic Infections2▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does Lanka Hospitals publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis, Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction, Livestock and Poultry Management and Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments.

Preterm Birth and Chorio…1Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis: 1 fractional worksPsychological Well-being…0Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 0 fractional worksLivestock and Poultry Ma…0Livestock and Poultry Management: 0 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorde…0Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 0 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 0 fractional worksPrenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksChronic Disease Manageme…0Chronic Disease Management Strategies: 0 fractional worksImpulse Buying and Techn…0Impulse Buying and Technology Impacts: 0 fractional worksConsumer Retail Behavior…0Consumer Retail Behavior Studies: 0 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Bra…0Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 0 fractional works
EpidemiologySocial PsychologyAnimal Science and ZoologySurgery4 others

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

  1. 1 Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis Epidemiology 1 works
  2. 2 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 0 works
  3. 3 Livestock and Poultry Management Animal Science and Zoology 0 works
  4. 4 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 0 works
  5. 5 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 0 works
  6. 6 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  7. 7 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 0 works
  8. 8 Impulse Buying and Technology Impacts Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  9. 9 Consumer Retail Behavior Studies Marketing 0 works
  10. 10 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 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 available67.8%not open32.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.5%domestic only76.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Lanka Hospitals's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Lanka Hospitals as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000085% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Lanka Hospitals0.000073% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Lanka Hospitals over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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