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University of Moratuwa

In research, University of Moratuwa stands highest in Engineering (#1,455 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,416 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,150 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Building and Construction, Management Science and Operations Research and Management Information Systems — Building and Construction is 10.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,364
of 28,054 · #8,609 all time
Rank in Sri Lanka
#5
of 37
Research works
6.3k
▲ 144% vs 2013–17
Citations
49k
7.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is University of Moratuwa 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
EngineeringField #1,455 of 6,636 10.1%655 #2818
Physical SciencesDomain #3,416 of 12,888 10.4%1,355 #6513
Social SciencesDomain #3,150 of 10,521 15.5%562 #4013
Health SciencesDomain #4,942 of 11,982 10.5%158 #8087
Computer ScienceField #1,958 of 4,667 13.4%320 #2540
Social SciencesField #3,051 of 6,365 17.7%171 #2865
MedicineField #6,149 of 10,443 10.3%108 #11027
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,518 of 2,578 14.8%167 #2176
Environmental ScienceField #2,354 of 3,551 7.2%221 #3065
Building and ConstructionSubfield #283 of 422 10.6%145 #520

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Moratuwa 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. Engineering#2,818 #1,455
  2. Physical Sciences#6,513 #3,416
  3. Social Sciences#4,013 #3,150
  4. Health Sciences#8,087 #4,942
  5. Computer Science#2,540 #1,958
  6. Social Sciences#2,865 #3,051
  7. Medicine#11,027 #6,149
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#2,176 #1,518
  9. Environmental Science#3,065 #2,354
  10. Building and Construction#520 #283
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 Moratuwa specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Building and Construction takes 10.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 145.3 works11×
  2. Management Science and Operations ResearchSubfield · 70.0 works6.6×
  3. Management Information SystemsSubfield · 37.4 works4.2×
  4. Decision SciencesField · 86.2 works4.1×
  5. TransportationSubfield · 29.6 works4.1×
← 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: 0.41× its world share, 42 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 17 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.90× its world share, 320 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.35× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.02× its world share, 655 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.06× its world share, 221 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.97× its world share, 73 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 45 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 108 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.40× its world share, 167 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.12× its world share, 86 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 49 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.87× its world share, 58 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 171 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Moratuwa?

Ranked on the composite score, R. A. R. C. Gopura, Dulani Meedeniya and N.P. Ratnayake lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Moratuwa.

  1. 1 R. A. R. C. Gopura Sri Lanka · #198,448 worldwide 160 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Dulani Meedeniya Sri Lanka · #452,182 worldwide 84 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 N.P. Ratnayake Sri Lanka · #495,811 worldwide 122 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Ranga Rodrigo Sri Lanka · #660,840 worldwide 104 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 B. H. Sudantha Sri Lanka · #675,145 worldwide 21 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Tharaka Samarasinghe Sri Lanka · #827,642 worldwide 46 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Chandana Siriwardana Sri Lanka · #1,010,753 worldwide 44 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 J.C.P.H. Gamage Sri Lanka · #1,078,723 worldwide 60 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Amal Shehan Perera Sri Lanka · #1,087,042 worldwide 43 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Indika Perera Sri Lanka · #1,088,128 worldwide 62 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at University of Moratuwa

Which keywords describe research at University of Moratuwa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Deep Learning, Risk Management, Machine Learning, Supply Chain Management, Neural Networks, Facilities Management and Construction Projects.

▲ 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. Deep Learning179▲ 2.4×75 topics
  2. Machine Learning162▲ 2.3×77 topics
  3. Sustainability160▲ 3.0×63 topics
  4. Supply Chain Management106▲ 5.2×18 topics
  5. Neural Networks100▲ 3.0×31 topics
  6. Risk Management98▲ 9.3×13 topics
  7. Climate Change93▲ 1.60×60 topics
  8. Environmental Impact73▲ 1.99×40 topics
  9. Remote Sensing72▲ 2.7×25 topics
  10. Renewable Energy66▲ 2.1×34 topics
  11. Convolutional Neural Networks51▲ 3.2×14 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency51▲ 2.5×21 topics
  13. Facilities Management46▲ 27×2 topics
  14. Construction Projects45▲ 47×2 topics
  15. Leadership Style44▲ 15×3 topics
  16. Project Success43▲ 51×1 topic
  17. Stakeholder Analysis43▲ 31×1 topic
  18. Artificial Neural Networks41▲ 4.0×9 topics
  19. Urbanization36▲ 4.1×8 topics
  20. Risk Perception36▲ 6.1×7 topics
  21. RFID Technology35▲ 9.2×4 topics
  22. Construction35▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Environmental Management34▲ 3.9×11 topics
  24. Thermal Comfort34▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Ecosystem Services33▲ 4.0×8 topics
  26. Sustainable Construction33▲ 21×5 topics
  27. Model Predictive Control32▲ 5.6×6 topics
  28. Hydrological Modeling32▲ 6.2×4 topics
  29. BIM31▲ 23×1 topic
  30. Prefabrication31▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Circular Economy30▲ 5.2×8 topics
  32. Climate Change Impact28▲ 5.7×3 topics
  33. Social Sustainability27▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Satellite Imagery26▲ 9.2×2 topics
  35. Disaster Management25▲ 7.9×4 topics
  36. Environmental Assessment Tools24▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Green Building24▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Product Design24▲ 7.9×3 topics
  39. Building Energy Consumption23▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Energy Simulation23▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Moratuwa publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Construction Project Management and Performance, BIM and Construction Integration, Sustainable Building Design and Assessment and Building Energy and Comfort Optimization.

Construction Project Management and Performance: 43 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 31 fractional worksSustainable Building Des…24Sustainable Building Design and Assessment: 24 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…23Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 23 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 19 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 19 fractional worksUrban Green Space and He…17Urban Green Space and Health: 17 fractional worksTopic Modeling17Topic Modeling: 17 fractional worksOccupational Health and …15Occupational Health and Safety Research: 15 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…15Online Learning and Analytics: 15 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchBuilding and ConstructionGlobal and Planetary ChangeStrategy and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 43 works
  2. 2 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 31 works
  3. 3 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 24 works
  4. 4 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 23 works
  5. 5 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 19 works
  6. 6 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 19 works
  7. 7 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 17 works
  8. 8 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 17 works
  9. 9 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 15 works
  10. 10 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 15 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 available34.0%not open66.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.4%domestic only82.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Moratuwa's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 144% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.