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National Research Council

In research, National Research Council stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,296 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,336
of 28,054 · #7,877 all time
Rank in Sri Lanka
#11
of 37
Research works
2.5k
▼ 80% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is National Research Council 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 #5,296 of 12,888 16.3%105 #6362

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 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: 2.38× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.77× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.36× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.22× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.22× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.50× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.35× its world share, 38 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.03× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.52× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.00× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Research Council?

Ranked on the composite score, Javier Lluch-Prats, Vicente Jimeno Vinatea and Pilar López García-Gallo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Research Council.

  1. 1 Javier Lluch-Prats Sri Lanka · #550,282 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Vicente Jimeno Vinatea Sri Lanka · #556,417 worldwide 1 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Pilar López García-Gallo Sri Lanka · #629,930 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 António Moreno Sri Lanka · #732,493 worldwide 3 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Luis Clemente Salas Sri Lanka · #741,133 worldwide 1 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Catia Brilli Sri Lanka · #750,850 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Oficina Técnica de Digital.CSIC Sri Lanka · #987,881 worldwide 0 citations · 72 works
  8. 8 Enrico Petrangeli Sri Lanka · #1,027,306 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Carlos Ranz Guerra Sri Lanka · #1,063,017 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Fernando Aguiar Sri Lanka · #1,142,367 worldwide 7 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at National Research Council

Which keywords describe research at National Research Council?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, Remote Sensing, Biodiversity Conservation, Conservation, Invasive Species 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 2022–2025 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. Climate Change21▲ 3.4×61 topics
  2. Remote Sensing9▲ 3.1×21 topics
  3. Biodiversity8▲ 4.8×19 topics
  4. Environmental Impact8▲ 1.94×22 topics
  5. Globalization7▲ 1.58×20 topics
  6. Ecosystem Services6▲ 7.2×8 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications6▲ 2.0×16 topics
  8. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 6.4×9 topics
  9. Conservation5▲ 5.5×16 topics
  10. Invasive Species5▲ 4.8×15 topics
  11. Global Warming5▲ 4.9×13 topics
  12. Cultural Heritage4▲ 3.4×10 topics
  13. Nanocomposites4▲ 2.2×8 topics
  14. Global Change4▲ 6.1×6 topics
  15. Recycling3▲ 3.8×6 topics
  16. Waste Management3▲ 3.5×5 topics
  17. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 8.7×5 topics
  18. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 4.1×10 topics
  19. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 3.9×6 topics
  20. Aquaculture3▲ 4.7×6 topics
  21. Astrobiology3▲ 42×1 topic
  22. Extraterrestrial Life3▲ 57×1 topic
  23. Biodegradable Polymers3▲ 7.1×4 topics
  24. Land Use Change3▲ 3.9×5 topics
  25. Archaeology3▲ 8.4×7 topics
  26. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 5.9×7 topics
  27. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  28. Pollution2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  29. Population Dynamics2▲ 4.2×8 topics
  30. DNA Barcoding2▲ 6.3×7 topics
  31. Marine Environment2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  32. Ecological Economics2▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Human Health2▲ 6.2×2 topics
  34. Agroforestry2▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Microplastics2▲ 9.6×1 topic
  36. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 6.1×9 topics
  37. Terrestrial Ecosystems2▲ 9.6×1 topic
  38. Ecosystem2▲ 8.3×4 topics
  39. Polyhydroxyalkanoates2▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Polylactic Acid2▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does National Research Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties and Gender Diversity and Inequality.

Space Science and Extrat…3Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 3 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plasti…2Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 2 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer sy…2biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 2 fractional worksGender Diversity and Ine…2Gender Diversity and Inequality: 2 fractional worksUrban Agriculture and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 1 fractional worksPolitical Economy and Ma…1Political Economy and Marxism: 1 fractional worksEarth Systems and Cosmic Evolution: 1 fractional worksAncient Near East History: 1 fractional worksAgroforestry and silvopa…1Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems: 1 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsPollutionBiomaterialsGender Studies6 others

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

  1. 1 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  2. 2 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 2 works
  3. 3 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 2 works
  4. 4 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 2 works
  5. 5 Urban Agriculture and Sustainability Plant Science 1 works
  6. 6 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 1 works
  7. 7 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution Atmospheric Science 1 works
  9. 9 Ancient Near East History Archeology 1 works
  10. 10 Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems Forestry 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 available54.0%not open46.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Research Council's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 80% lower 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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