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Teaching Hospital Kandy

In research, Teaching Hospital Kandy stands highest in Medicine (#7,324 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,794 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,596
of 22,385 · #31,026 all time
Rank in Sri Lanka
#31
of 36
Research works
790
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.6k
5.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.79×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
73%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Teaching Hospital Kandy

What is Teaching Hospital Kandy 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
MedicineField #7,324 of 8,541 3.0%123 #13646
Health SciencesDomain #8,794 of 9,902 3.1%132 #15907

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Teaching Hospital Kandy 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 Teaching Hospital Kandy work in?

In 2022-now, 75% of research at Teaching Hospital Kandy is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (70%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%), Immunology and Microbiology (3%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 149 fractional works · 75.5% of its workMedicine: 138 fractional works · 69.9% of its workSurgery: 17 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEpidemiology: 13 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 12 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 5.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 4.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 22 fractional works · 11.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 7.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKTeaching HospitalKandy198fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences75%Social Sciences7%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine13869.9%
    2. Health Professions52.6%
    3. Nursing31.4%
    4. Dentistry21.1%
    5. Veterinary10.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology105.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology73.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.5%
    4. Neuroscience20.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    1. Social Sciences52.6%
    2. Psychology42.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting20.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities20.8%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Environmental Science62.8%
    2. Engineering31.7%
    3. Computer Science20.9%
    4. Mathematics00.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    6. Energy00.1%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
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: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.30× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.23× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.64× its world share, 138 worksMedicineNursing: 2.82× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.69× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary3.69×1 works
  2. Medicine3.64×138 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology3.30×7 works
  4. Nursing2.82×3 works
  5. Dentistry2.23×2 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.47×1 works
  7. Health Professions0.99×5 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.93×10 works
  9. Psychology0.70×4 works
  10. Environmental Science0.57×6 works
  11. Neuroscience0.53×2 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.42×2 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.31×3 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.28×2 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.27×2 works
  16. Social Sciences0.20×5 works
  17. Energy0.15×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.14×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.12×2 works
  20. Engineering0.12×3 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.09×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.04×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Teaching Hospital Kandy?

Ranked on the quality score, Kinley Tshering, BMDB Basnayake and Abdul Wahid Mohamed Wazil lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Teaching Hospital Kandy.

  1. 1 Kinley Tshering Sri Lanka · #2,452,532 worldwide 156 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 BMDB Basnayake Sri Lanka · #2,871,399 worldwide 216 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Abdul Wahid Mohamed Wazil Sri Lanka · #3,241,674 worldwide 826 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Rohitha Muthugala Sri Lanka · #3,461,994 worldwide 286 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Casey Albert Wood Sri Lanka · #3,622,757 worldwide 482 citations · 110 works
  6. 6 Duminda Bandara Basnayake Sri Lanka · #3,846,571 worldwide 92 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 J B Peiris Sri Lanka · #4,123,261 worldwide 834 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Tashi Choden Sri Lanka · #4,178,848 worldwide 130 citations · 13 works
  9. 9 Nihal Fernando Sri Lanka · #4,648,321 worldwide 213 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Dayanath Kumara Dias Sri Lanka · #4,848,941 worldwide 234 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Teaching Hospital Kandy

What are the most cited papers from Teaching Hospital Kandy?

The most cited paper from Teaching Hospital Kandy is "Chronic kidney diseases of uncertain etiology (CKDue) in Sri Lanka: geographic distribution and environmental implications" (Rohana Chandrajith, Shanika Nanayakkara, Kozuyoshi Itai et al., 2010), with 292 citations. Next come "Uncertain etiologies of proteinuric-chronic kidney disease in rural Sri Lanka" (245) and "Chronic renal failure among farm families in cascade irrigation systems in Sri Lanka associated with elevated dietary cadmium levels in rice and freshwater fish (Tilapia)" (239).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Chronic kidney diseases of uncertain etiology (CKDue) in Sri Lanka: geographic distribution and environmental implications Rohana Chandrajith, Shanika Nanayakkara, Kozuyoshi Itai et al. · Environmental Geochemistry and Health 17 Sep 2010 292
2 Uncertain etiologies of proteinuric-chronic kidney disease in rural Sri Lanka Nimmi T.C. Athuraliya, Tilak D. J. Abeysekera, Priyanie Amerasinghe et al. · Kidney International Open access 10 Aug 2011 245
3 Chronic renal failure among farm families in cascade irrigation systems in Sri Lanka associated with elevated dietary cadmium levels in rice and freshwater fish (Tilapia) J. M. R. S. Bandara, J. M. R. S. Bandara, D. M. A. N. Senevirathna et al. · Environmental Geochemistry and Health 16 Jan 2008 239
4 Graphite-type activated carbon from coconut shell: a natural source for eco-friendly non-volatile storage devices Nilanka M. Keppetipola, Maithri Dissanayake, Pubudu Dissanayake et al. · RSC Advances Open access 2021 225
5 Clinical and histopathologic parameters in survival of oral squamous cell carcinoma Waruna Lakmal Dissanayaka, Gayani Nadika Pitiyage, Pallegoda Vithanage Ranjith Kumarasiri et al. · Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology 16 Mar 2012 164
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Teaching Hospital Kandy?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Vaccine Development, Pathogenesis, Immune Response, Pathophysiology and SARS-CoV-2.

▲ 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. Epidemiology39▲ 5.0×84 topics
  2. Diagnosis14▲ 7.8×33 topics
  3. Treatment13▲ 5.5×31 topics
  4. Vaccine Development10▲ 19×7 topics
  5. Pathogenesis9▲ 8.9×21 topics
  6. Immune Response9▲ 7.7×14 topics
  7. Inflammation8▲ 1.98×32 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 3.1×21 topics
  9. Management6▲ 4.0×21 topics
  10. Public Health6▲ 2.2×19 topics
  11. Pandemic6▲ 3.0×7 topics
  12. Quality of Life6▲ 2.0×22 topics
  13. Chemotherapy5▲ 3.8×17 topics
  14. Mortality5▲ 4.7×10 topics
  15. Pathophysiology5▲ 9.2×6 topics
  16. SARS-CoV-25▲ 8.7×5 topics
  17. Global Burden5▲ 4.7×11 topics
  18. Risk Factors5▲ 2.4×19 topics
  19. Vaccine5▲ 6.0×10 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 4.1×14 topics
  21. Drug Resistance4▲ 7.8×5 topics
  22. ACE2 Receptor4▲ 9.4×3 topics
  23. Thrombosis4▲ 7.5×3 topics
  24. Complications4▲ 4.1×10 topics
  25. Clinical Characteristics4▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Autoantibodies4▲ 7.7×6 topics
  27. Host Immune Response4▲ 29×3 topics
  28. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 4.4×7 topics
  29. Chronic Kidney Disease3▲ 6.9×7 topics
  30. Immunity3▲ 4.3×4 topics
  31. Antiviral Treatment3▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Critical Care3▲ 7.0×8 topics
  33. Cytokine Storm3▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Echocardiography3▲ 5.8×5 topics
  35. Maternal Mortality3▲ 6.9×5 topics
  36. Neurological Manifestations3▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Virulence3▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Stroke3▲ 8.0×7 topics
  39. Vector Control3▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Molecular Genetics3▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does Teaching Hospital Kandy publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Research on Leishmaniasis Studies and Leptospirosis research and findings.

COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 3 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksResearch on Leishmaniasi…2Research on Leishmaniasis Studies: 2 fractional worksLeptospirosis research a…2Leptospirosis research and findings: 2 fractional worksVasculitis and related conditions: 2 fractional worksBurkholderia infections and melioidosis: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…1Child Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 1 fractional worksGynecological conditions and treatments: 1 fractional worksClimate Change and Healt…1Climate Change and Health Impacts: 1 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthParasitologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 3 works
  2. 2 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 Research on Leishmaniasis Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Leptospirosis research and findings Parasitology 2 works
  5. 5 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Burkholderia infections and melioidosis Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  8. 8 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Gynecological conditions and treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  10. 10 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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 available73.1%not open26.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.1%domestic only82.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Teaching Hospital Kandy's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Teaching Hospital Kandy as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00097% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Teaching Hospital Kandy0.00075% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Teaching Hospital Kandy 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Teaching Hospital Kandy5.9% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 5.9% in 2025.

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