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University of Kelaniya

In research, University of Kelaniya stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,452 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,794 of 6,365 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,345 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management Information Systems, Information Systems and Management and Accounting — Management Information Systems is 7.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,943
of 28,054 · #10,757 all time
Rank in Sri Lanka
#9
of 37
Research works
4.6k
▲ 101% vs 2013–17
Citations
35k
7.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is University of Kelaniya 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,452 of 10,521 14.1%617 #3856
Social SciencesField #1,794 of 6,365 18.2%169 #2552
MedicineField #4,345 of 10,443 8.6%272 #7637
Health SciencesDomain #5,361 of 11,982 9.1%324 #6970
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,291 of 2,578 10.2%212 #2218
Physical SciencesDomain #6,865 of 12,888 11.4%380 #12470
Computer ScienceField #2,979 of 4,667 16.4%153 #5191
Life SciencesDomain #5,249 of 7,800 9.1%155 #6359
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,817 of 2,578 16.6%73 #2943
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,466 of 1,775 14.9%80 #2141

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Kelaniya 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#3,856 #2,452
  2. Social Sciences#2,552 #1,794
  3. Medicine#7,637 #4,345
  4. Health Sciences#6,970 #5,361
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#2,218 #1,291
  6. Physical Sciences#12,470 #6,865
  7. Computer Science#5,191 #2,979
  8. Life Sciences#6,359 #5,249
  9. Sociology and Political Science#2,943 #1,817
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2,141 #1,466
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does University of Kelaniya specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management Information Systems takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 42.6 works7.0×
  2. Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 28.9 works6.8×
  3. AccountingSubfield · 40.2 works4.5×
  4. Business, Management and AccountingField · 211.9 works4.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.21× its world share, 85 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 43 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.97× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.33× its world share, 153 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 89 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 88 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.10× its world share, 43 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 272 worksMedicineNursing: 0.90× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 40 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.45× its world share, 212 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.97× its world share, 57 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.52× its world share, 80 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 60 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 169 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Kelaniya?

Ranked on the composite score, Sachith Mettananda, Anuradhani Kasturiratne and Shaman Rajindrajith lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Kelaniya.

  1. 1 Sachith Mettananda Sri Lanka · #102,615 worldwide 501 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Anuradhani Kasturiratne Sri Lanka · #117,918 worldwide 138 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Shaman Rajindrajith Sri Lanka · #401,875 worldwide 80 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 D. C. R. A. Goonetilleke Sri Lanka · #565,669 worldwide 5 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 A.R. Wickremasinghe Sri Lanka · #569,537 worldwide 24 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Niranga Manjuri Devanarayana Sri Lanka · #599,330 worldwide 37 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera Sri Lanka · #686,484 worldwide 21 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Anura Manatunga Sri Lanka · #780,190 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 A. Pathmeswaran Sri Lanka · #790,791 worldwide 52 citations · 53 works
  10. 10 U.S. Amarasinghe Sri Lanka · #794,957 worldwide 54 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at University of Kelaniya

Which keywords describe research at University of Kelaniya?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Risk Management, Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Financial Performance, Sustainability, Corporate Governance and Social Capital.

▲ 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. Epidemiology89▲ 1.53×99 topics
  2. Machine Learning82▲ 1.70×60 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management75▲ 5.4×20 topics
  4. Sustainability66▲ 1.83×55 topics
  5. Deep Learning59▲ 1.17×48 topics
  6. Risk Management46▲ 6.4×11 topics
  7. Corporate Governance43▲ 3.9×16 topics
  8. Financial Performance40▲ 4.7×11 topics
  9. Social Media39▲ 1.85×21 topics
  10. Social Capital38▲ 4.8×11 topics
  11. Consumer Behavior36▲ 3.8×14 topics
  12. Neural Networks35▲ 1.53×23 topics
  13. Economic Growth35▲ 2.8×17 topics
  14. Mental Health35▲ 1.60×27 topics
  15. COVID-1933▲ 1.65×20 topics
  16. Big Data33▲ 2.5×17 topics
  17. Digital Transformation32▲ 4.1×11 topics
  18. E-commerce30▲ 3.4×6 topics
  19. Internet of Things30▲ 2.4×14 topics
  20. Healthcare30▲ 1.80×13 topics
  21. Information Systems27▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Structural Equation Modeling26▲ 8.7×4 topics
  23. Technology Acceptance Model26▲ 12×2 topics
  24. User Satisfaction26▲ 8.8×4 topics
  25. Online Shopping25▲ 9.3×2 topics
  26. Consumer Trust25▲ 17×1 topic
  27. Partial Least Squares25▲ 17×1 topic
  28. Vaccine Development24▲ 6.5×8 topics
  29. Environmental Management21▲ 3.6×6 topics
  30. Organizational Performance21▲ 5.7×9 topics
  31. Vector Control20▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Stock Market20▲ 5.6×3 topics
  33. Human Capital17▲ 7.3×5 topics
  34. Food Supply Chain16▲ 9.2×2 topics
  35. User-Generated Content16▲ 7.6×2 topics
  36. Financial Markets15▲ 7.8×2 topics
  37. Insurance15▲ 13×2 topics
  38. business impact15▲ 10×1 topic
  39. economic effects15▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Social Entrepreneurship14▲ 9.1×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Kelaniya publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts, Digital Marketing and Social Media and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences.

Technology Adoption and …25Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 25 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts15COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 15 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…14Digital Marketing and Social Media: 14 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…13Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 13 fractional worksInsurance and Financial Risk Management: 12 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 12 fractional worksQuality and Supply Manag…10Quality and Supply Management: 10 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 10 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 10 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience …9Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 9 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political ScienceManagement of Technology and Innovation4 others

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

  1. 1 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 25 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 15 works
  3. 3 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  4. 4 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 13 works
  5. 5 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 12 works
  6. 6 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 works
  7. 7 Quality and Supply Management Management Information Systems 10 works
  8. 8 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 10 works
  9. 9 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 10 works
  10. 10 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 9 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 available65.6%not open34.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Kelaniya's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 101% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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