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National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka

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World rank, all time
#33,719
of 42,892
Rank in Sri Lanka
#34
of 45
Research works
179
▲ 80% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.5k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

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: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.27× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.23× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.24× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.61× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Antioxidant, Facilities Management, Social Justice, Antimicrobial and Cancer Prevention.

▲ 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 20 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change3▲ 3.9×16 topics
  2. Sustainability2▲ 3.3×10 topics
  3. Environmental Impact2▲ 3.9×9 topics
  4. Mental Health2▲ 3.6×4 topics
  5. Antioxidant2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  6. Renewable Energy2▲ 3.3×11 topics
  7. Facilities Management1▲ 56×2 topics
  8. Obesity1▲ 5.4×3 topics
  9. Social Justice1▲ 7.4×2 topics
  10. Antimicrobial1▲ 14×2 topics
  11. Cancer Prevention1▲ 14×2 topics
  12. Remote Sensing1▲ 3.1×5 topics
  13. Green Tea1▲ 162×1 topic
  14. Tea Polyphenols1▲ 162×1 topic
  15. BIM1▲ 52×1 topic
  16. Construction1▲ 24×1 topic
  17. Ethical Principles1▲ 110×1 topic
  18. Globalization1▲ 1.65×2 topics
  19. Multicultural Counseling1▲ 268×1 topic
  20. Social Networks1▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Tea Polyphenols and Effects, Counseling Practices and Supervision, BIM and Construction Integration and Child Abuse and Trauma.

Tea Polyphenols and Effe…1Tea Polyphenols and Effects: 1 fractional worksCounseling Practices and…1Counseling Practices and Supervision: 1 fractional worksBIM and Construction Int…1BIM and Construction Integration: 1 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma1Child Abuse and Trauma: 1 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 1 fractional worksGroundwater and Isotope Geochemistry: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Cellulose Resea…1Advanced Cellulose Research Studies: 1 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 0 fractional worksDiaspora, migration, transnational identity: 0 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dyna…0Migration and Labor Dynamics: 0 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineSocial PsychologyBuilding and ConstructionClinical Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Tea Polyphenols and Effects Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Counseling Practices and Supervision Social Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 1 works
  4. 4 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  6. 6 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Cellulose Research Studies Biomaterials 1 works
  8. 8 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 0 works
  9. 9 Diaspora, migration, transnational identity Demography 0 works
  10. 10 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 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 available42.7%not open57.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.6%domestic only80.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 80% 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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