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National Research Council

In research, National Research Council stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,622 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,313
of 22,385 · #5,407 all time
Rank in Sri Lanka
#16
of 36
Research works
2.5k
▲ 211% vs 2018-21
Citations
37k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
National Research Council

What is National Research Council 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 #4,622 of 10,670 10.1%105 #6070

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Research Council 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 National Research Council work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at National Research Council is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (18%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 149 fractional works · 44.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 59 fractional works · 17.7% of its workEcology: 16 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 12 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 27 fractional works · 8.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 19 fractional works · 5.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOceanography: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 12 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 96 fractional works · 28.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 43 fractional works · 12.8% of its workPlant Science: 18 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 36 fractional works · 10.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workImmunology: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 56 fractional works · 16.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 26 fractional works · 7.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 16 fractional works · 4.9% of its workArcheology: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 32 fractional works · 9.7% of its workMedicine: 27 fractional works · 8.2% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKNational ResearchCouncil333fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences29%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences17%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science5917.7%
    2. Engineering278.0%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences195.8%
    4. Computer Science133.8%
    5. Materials Science123.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy92.8%
    7. Chemistry51.6%
    8. Energy20.7%
    9. Mathematics20.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4312.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3610.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology102.9%
    4. Neuroscience82.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences267.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities164.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance51.5%
    4. Decision Sciences41.2%
    5. Psychology20.7%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting20.7%
    1. Medicine278.2%
    2. Health Professions30.9%
    3. Nursing20.6%
    4. 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: 2.69× its world share, 42 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.02× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.89× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.43× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.05× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.71× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.56× its world share, 59 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.99× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.26× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.69× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.71×19 works
  2. Environmental Science3.56×59 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.89×10 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.69×42 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.02×36 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.69×16 works
  7. Neuroscience1.43×8 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.26×9 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.25×4 works
  10. Nursing1.16×2 works
  11. Chemistry1.05×6 works
  12. Materials Science0.99×12 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.80×1 works
  14. Energy0.80×2 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.69×5 works
  16. Social Sciences0.61×26 works
  17. Engineering0.53×27 works
  18. Computer Science0.48×12 works
  19. Mathematics0.47×2 works
  20. Medicine0.43×27 works
  21. Health Professions0.34×3 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.29×0 works
  23. Psychology0.22×2 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.21×2 works
  25. Veterinary0.18×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Research Council?

Ranked on the quality score, Equipo Portal Mayores, Ricardo Gracia Ballarín and Laura Quijano Gaudes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Research Council.

  1. 1 Equipo Portal Mayores Sri Lanka · #4,701,809 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Ricardo Gracia Ballarín Sri Lanka · #4,938,337 worldwide 11 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Laura Quijano Gaudes Sri Lanka · #5,183,828 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Ramón Ceres Ruiz Sri Lanka · #5,313,334 worldwide 20 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Catia Brilli Sri Lanka · #5,376,301 worldwide 46 citations · 55 works
  6. 6 Luisa González Sotos Sri Lanka · #5,425,606 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Germán Rodríguez Corral Sri Lanka · #5,455,421 worldwide 44 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Juan José Caballero Novella Sri Lanka · #5,457,486 worldwide 3 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 José Salvador Santiago Páez Sri Lanka · #5,520,469 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 José María López Sancho Sri Lanka · #5,529,320 worldwide 3 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at National Research Council

What are the most cited papers from National Research Council?

The most cited paper from National Research Council is "Bibliometrics: The Leiden Manifesto for research metrics" (Diana M. Hicks, Paul F. Wouters, Ludo Waltman et al., 2015), with 2,824 citations. Next come "Plant-Animal Mutualistic Networks: The Architecture of Biodiversity" (1,759) and "Shade Tolerance, a Key Plant Feature of Complex Nature and Consequences" (1,648).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Bibliometrics: The Leiden Manifesto for research metrics Diana M. Hicks, Paul F. Wouters, Ludo Waltman et al. · Nature 17 Apr 2015 2,824
2 Plant-Animal Mutualistic Networks: The Architecture of Biodiversity Jordi Bascompte, Pedro Jordano · Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics ReviewOpen access Dec 2007 1,759
3 Shade Tolerance, a Key Plant Feature of Complex Nature and Consequences Fernando Valladares, Ülo Niinemets · Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics Review 28 Aug 2008 1,648
4 The effects of polyphenols and other bioactives on human health César G. Fraga, Kevin D. Croft, David Opare KENNEDY et al. · Food & Function Open access 2019 1,132
5 Dietary factors and low-grade inflammation in relation to overweight and obesity Philip C. Calder et al. · British Journal Of Nutrition Open access Dec 2011 1,091
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National Research Council?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Remote Sensing, Global Change, Ecosystem Services, Invasive Species, Conservation and Global Warming.

▲ 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. Climate Change32▲ 3.6×66 topics
  2. Remote Sensing14▲ 3.4×24 topics
  3. Biodiversity12▲ 4.8×23 topics
  4. Environmental Impact10▲ 1.75×29 topics
  5. Globalization8▲ 1.23×22 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications8▲ 2.0×17 topics
  7. Ecosystem Services8▲ 6.1×10 topics
  8. Cancer7▲ 1.58×29 topics
  9. Global Change7▲ 8.0×6 topics
  10. Invasive Species7▲ 5.0×17 topics
  11. Conservation7▲ 4.9×18 topics
  12. Global Warming7▲ 4.9×13 topics
  13. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 5.0×10 topics
  14. Nanocomposites6▲ 2.2×9 topics
  15. Aquaculture6▲ 6.7×6 topics
  16. Genetic Diversity6▲ 3.8×11 topics
  17. Cultural Heritage5▲ 3.0×11 topics
  18. Gut Microbiota4▲ 3.9×5 topics
  19. Land Use Change4▲ 4.5×5 topics
  20. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 8.3×5 topics
  21. Probiotics4▲ 5.3×5 topics
  22. Biodegradable Polymers4▲ 6.7×4 topics
  23. Epigenetic Regulation4▲ 5.6×5 topics
  24. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 5.6×7 topics
  25. Genome Sequencing4▲ 7.2×5 topics
  26. Biomass Estimation4▲ 7.0×3 topics
  27. Ecosystem4▲ 10×4 topics
  28. Marine Environment4▲ 7.3×3 topics
  29. Chromatin3▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Archaeology3▲ 7.6×7 topics
  31. Disease Resistance3▲ 18×3 topics
  32. Genomic Diversity3▲ 27×2 topics
  33. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 6.1×10 topics
  34. Small RNAs3▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Astrobiology3▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Conservation Biology3▲ 8.7×4 topics
  37. DNA Damage3▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Global Carbon Budget3▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Polyhydroxyalkanoates3▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Polylactic Acid3▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does National Research Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life.

biodegradable polymer sy…3biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 3 fractional worksChromosomal and Genetic …3Chromosomal and Genetic Variations: 3 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 3 fractional worksSpace Science and Extrat…3Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 3 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agricu…3Remote Sensing in Agriculture: 3 fractional worksDNA Repair Mechanisms: 3 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 2 fractional worksWheat and Barley Genetic…2Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksSoil erosion and sediment transport: 2 fractional works
BiomaterialsPlant SciencePollutionAstronomy and Astrophysics5 others

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

  1. 1 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 3 works
  2. 2 Chromosomal and Genetic Variations Plant Science 3 works
  3. 3 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 3 works
  4. 4 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  5. 5 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 3 works
  6. 6 DNA Repair Mechanisms Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 2 works
  8. 8 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  10. 10 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 2 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 available54.0%not open46.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.0%domestic only69.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Research Council's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 211% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 National Research Council as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00091% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%National Research Council0.0024% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of National Research Council 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 counting10%20%National Research Council10.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.1% in 2001.

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