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Sri Lanka Foundation

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World rank, all time
#40,302
of 42,892
Rank in Sri Lanka
#41
of 45
Research works
144
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
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: 1.66× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.54× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.28× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.13× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 5.69× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.33× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.17× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Sri Lanka Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Family Planning, COVID-19 Impact, Population Dynamics, Contraception, Unintended Pregnancy, Mental Health and Destination Image.

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

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change3▲ 3.4×13 topics
  2. Mental Health2▲ 3.9×6 topics
  3. Sustainability2▲ 2.3×9 topics
  4. Epidemiology2▲ 1.33×11 topics
  5. Family Planning2▲ 88×2 topics
  6. COVID-19 Impact2▲ 28×2 topics
  7. Economic Growth2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  8. Contraception1▲ 168×1 topic
  9. Human Rights1▲ 4.2×4 topics
  10. Population Dynamics1▲ 18×3 topics
  11. Quality of Life1▲ 3.0×5 topics
  12. Unintended Pregnancy1▲ 168×1 topic
  13. Child Mortality1▲ 51×1 topic
  14. Destination Image1▲ 46×2 topics
  15. Maternal Mortality1▲ 16×1 topic
  16. Vulnerability1▲ 16×5 topics
  17. Community Perceptions1▲ 48×1 topic
  18. Global Warming1▲ 8.0×5 topics
  19. Tourist Satisfaction1▲ 33×1 topic
  20. Food Security1▲ 5.6×3 topics
  21. Habitat Selection1▲ 43×2 topics
  22. Neoliberalism1▲ 8.9×4 topics
  23. Well-being1▲ 8.1×2 topics

Which research topics does Sri Lanka Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reproductive Health and Contraception, Global Maternal and Child Health, Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research and Child Nutrition and Water Access.

Reproductive Health and …1Reproductive Health and Contraception: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…1Global Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Touri…1Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…1Child Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksAdventure Sports and Sensation Seeking: 1 fractional worksRecreation, Leisure, Wil…1Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management: 1 fractional worksAsian Geopolitics and Ethnography: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Reforms: 1 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 0 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSociology and Political ScienceNutrition and Dietetics5 others

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

  1. 1 Reproductive Health and Contraception Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  3. 3 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  5. 5 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  6. 6 Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking Social Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Systems and Reforms Finance 1 works
  10. 10 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 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 available45.9%not open54.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.7%domestic only74.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sri Lanka Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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