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Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

In research, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,209 of 3,409 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,078 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,166 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,315
of 28,054 · #16,859 all time
Rank in Sri Lanka
#17
of 37
Research works
1.3k
▲ 129% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.4k
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Wayamba University of Sri Lanka 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,209 of 3,409 19.1%69 #3943
Social SciencesDomain #7,078 of 10,521 13.2%159 #12222
Physical SciencesDomain #9,166 of 12,888 15.6%138 #12086
Life SciencesDomain #6,330 of 7,800 17.6%96 #10866
Health SciencesDomain #11,320 of 11,982 10.2%66 #18459

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wayamba University of Sri Lanka 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,943 #2,209
  2. Social Sciences#12,222 #7,078
  3. Physical Sciences#12,086 #9,166
  4. Life Sciences#10,866 #6,330
  5. Health Sciences#18,459 #11,320
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.

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: 3.15× its world share, 69 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.00× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.20× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.78× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.10× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 4.85× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.73× its world share, 55 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.15× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.97× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wayamba University of Sri Lanka?

Ranked on the composite score, J. C. Edirisinghe, U. K. Jayasinghe-Mudalige and C.A.N. Fernando lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wayamba University of Sri Lanka.

  1. 1 J. C. Edirisinghe Sri Lanka · #1,150,525 worldwide 9 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 U. K. Jayasinghe-Mudalige Sri Lanka · #1,162,964 worldwide 36 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 C.A.N. Fernando Sri Lanka · #1,267,842 worldwide 70 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Jeevani Jayasinghe Sri Lanka · #1,464,286 worldwide 28 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 K. P. Vidanapathirana Sri Lanka · #1,534,688 worldwide 24 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 K. S. Perera Sri Lanka · #1,596,691 worldwide 22 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

Which keywords describe research at Wayamba University of Sri Lanka?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Consumer Behavior, Sustainability, Risk Management, Health Benefits, Social Capital, Antioxidant, Antioxidant Activity and Financial Performance.

▲ 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. Sustainability26▲ 2.3×41 topics
  2. Climate Change20▲ 1.64×43 topics
  3. Consumer Behavior18▲ 6.3×12 topics
  4. Environmental Impact17▲ 2.1×29 topics
  5. Risk Management15▲ 6.6×11 topics
  6. Antioxidant14▲ 4.3×25 topics
  7. COVID-1914▲ 2.2×11 topics
  8. Corporate Governance14▲ 4.0×16 topics
  9. Antioxidant Activity13▲ 4.5×20 topics
  10. Pandemic13▲ 2.6×9 topics
  11. Financial Performance13▲ 4.7×12 topics
  12. Social Capital13▲ 5.2×10 topics
  13. Health Benefits12▲ 7.8×10 topics
  14. Renewable Energy11▲ 1.67×17 topics
  15. Biomedical Applications11▲ 1.94×14 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management10▲ 2.4×11 topics
  17. Digital Transformation9▲ 3.7×5 topics
  18. Leadership9▲ 4.1×13 topics
  19. Organizational Culture9▲ 5.0×10 topics
  20. Stock Market9▲ 8.0×3 topics
  21. Antimicrobial8▲ 6.5×8 topics
  22. Food Supply Chain8▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Environmental Management7▲ 4.0×5 topics
  24. Antioxidants7▲ 3.6×8 topics
  25. Cancer Prevention7▲ 6.0×7 topics
  26. Bioactive Compounds7▲ 5.9×8 topics
  27. Biodiversity Conservation7▲ 4.1×7 topics
  28. Financial Markets7▲ 12×1 topic
  29. business impact7▲ 16×1 topic
  30. Flavonoids6▲ 5.2×7 topics
  31. Consumer Perception6▲ 6.1×7 topics
  32. Organizational Performance6▲ 5.4×7 topics
  33. Finance6▲ 6.3×2 topics
  34. Rheological Properties5▲ 6.6×2 topics
  35. RFID Technology5▲ 6.5×4 topics
  36. Leadership Style5▲ 8.3×2 topics
  37. Dietary Fiber5▲ 9.9×2 topics
  38. Social Entrepreneurship5▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Shareholder Value5▲ 9.8×2 topics
  40. Business Ethics5▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Wayamba University of Sri Lanka publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts, Construction Project Management and Performance, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences and Food composition and properties.

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts7COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 7 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…4Construction Project Management and Performance: 4 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 4 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 4 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 4 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 4 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 4 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…3Digital Marketing and Social Media: 3 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 3 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsManagement Science and Operations ResearchManagement of Technology and InnovationNutrition and Dietetics6 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  2. 2 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 4 works
  3. 3 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  4. 4 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  5. 5 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 4 works
  6. 6 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 4 works
  7. 7 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 4 works
  8. 8 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works
  10. 10 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 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 available67.3%not open32.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wayamba University of Sri Lanka's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 129% 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.

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.