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University of the Visual & Performing Arts

In research, University of the Visual & Performing Arts stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,404 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,350 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 5.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,543
of 28,054 · #32,416 all time
Rank in Sri Lanka
#29
of 37
Research works
693
▲ 77% vs 2013–17
Citations
759
1.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
87%
world 28%

What is University of the Visual & Performing Arts 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 #9,404 of 10,521 1.4%136 #10809
Social SciencesField #6,350 of 6,365 0.9%66 #9266

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of the Visual & Performing Arts 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).

What does University of the Visual & Performing Arts specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 41.6 works5.8×
← 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: 1.25× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.65× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.35× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.04× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.96× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.76× its world share, 42 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.67× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 66 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of the Visual & Performing Arts?

Ranked on the composite score, LUNCHANAWAT NIMMAHNRATANAKUL lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of the Visual & Performing Arts.

  1. 1 LUNCHANAWAT NIMMAHNRATANAKUL Sri Lanka · #328,714 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at University of the Visual & Performing Arts

Which keywords describe research at University of the Visual & Performing Arts?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Culture, History, Religion, Philosophy, Modernization, Buddhism, South Asia and Neuroscience.

▲ 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. Culture24▲ 18×11 topics
  2. History24▲ 13×8 topics
  3. Religion21▲ 18×7 topics
  4. Philosophy20▲ 18×6 topics
  5. Modernization19▲ 41×3 topics
  6. Buddhism16▲ 449×1 topic
  7. South Asia16▲ 449×1 topic
  8. Economic Development13▲ 6.5×6 topics
  9. Neuroscience13▲ 18×5 topics
  10. Epidemiology12▲ 1.26×16 topics
  11. Globalization12▲ 2.5×24 topics
  12. Colonialism9▲ 7.9×9 topics
  13. Democracy9▲ 10×6 topics
  14. Human Rights8▲ 3.3×15 topics
  15. Well-being8▲ 8.9×4 topics
  16. Public Health8▲ 2.3×9 topics
  17. Identity8▲ 4.4×15 topics
  18. Ethnic Identity8▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Mindfulness8▲ 91×1 topic
  20. Self-Compassion8▲ 91×1 topic
  21. Hypertension8▲ 10×6 topics
  22. Laos7▲ 203×1 topic
  23. Thailand7▲ 203×1 topic
  24. Ethnicity6▲ 6.4×5 topics
  25. Gender6▲ 4.4×9 topics
  26. Social Justice6▲ 3.9×9 topics
  27. Psychology6▲ 18×7 topics
  28. Decentralization6▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Democratization6▲ 34×2 topics
  30. Literature6▲ 4.1×10 topics
  31. Historical Astronomy5▲ 127×2 topics
  32. Civil Society5▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Conflict5▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Genetic Diversity5▲ 4.5×4 topics
  35. Gender Equality5▲ 7.0×2 topics
  36. Politics5▲ 7.0×6 topics
  37. Pathogen Transmission4▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Diabetes Mellitus4▲ 8.4×3 topics
  39. Metabolic Health4▲ 8.5×2 topics
  40. Political Islam4▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does University of the Visual & Performing Arts publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indian and Buddhist Studies, Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions, Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies and Asian Studies and History.

Indian and Buddhist Stud…16Indian and Buddhist Studies: 16 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassi…8Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 8 fractional worksSoutheast Asian Sociopol…7Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies: 7 fractional worksAsian Studies and History: 4 fractional worksHistorical Astronomy and Related Studies: 3 fractional worksVector-borne infectious diseases: 3 fractional worksWorkplace Spirituality and Leadership: 3 fractional worksDietary Effects on Health: 3 fractional worksPacific and Southeast Asian Studies: 3 fractional worksBartonella species infections research: 3 fractional works
Religious studiesClinical PsychologyPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 16 works
  2. 2 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 8 works
  3. 3 Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  4. 4 Asian Studies and History Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Historical Astronomy and Related Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  6. 6 Vector-borne infectious diseases Parasitology 3 works
  7. 7 Workplace Spirituality and Leadership Demography 3 works
  8. 8 Dietary Effects on Health Physiology 3 works
  9. 9 Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies Geography, Planning and Development 3 works
  10. 10 Bartonella species infections research Parasitology 3 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 available87.0%not open13.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of the Visual & Performing Arts's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 77% 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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