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Anthropology research in Sri Lanka

Department of Archaeology ranks first in Sri Lanka for Anthropology research in 2022-now (#79 worldwide), followed by .

Sri Lanka's world rank
#38
of 43 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
268
Top-10% rate
19.3%
Ranked institutions
1

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Anthropology in Sri Lanka?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Department of ArchaeologyColombo #7915.322.4%223

Institutions in Sri Lanka above the floor of 40 fractional works in Anthropology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Anthropology researchers in Sri Lanka?

Nimal Perera, Siran U. Deraniyagala and Oshan Wedage rank highest among researchers based in Sri Lanka, on their papers in Anthropology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Nimal Perera#274,704 worldwide overall4.2 of 6 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Siran U. Deraniyagala#344,854 worldwide overall3.3 of 4 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Oshan Wedage#371,088 worldwide overall3.0 of 3 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Jude Perera#941,239 worldwide overall1.7 of 2 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Sri Lanka on their work in Anthropology alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Sri Lanka compares with other countries in Anthropology