top-cited scientists

Top-cited scientists in Sri Lanka

2025 single-year list · 68 listed authors · 77th of 170 countries

68 researchers whose current affiliation is in Sri Lanka are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list. 16 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). Sri Lanka has 0.0% of everyone on the list, 77th of 170 countries.

Listed authors
68
0.0% of the list
In the global top 100,000
16
23.5% of its listed authors
Country rank
#77
of 170 countries by listed authors
Highest-ranked
#6,762
Vithanage, Meththika Suharshini

Top institutions in Sri Lanka

  1. University of Sri Jayewardenepura913%
  2. University of Colombo710%
  3. University of Kelaniya69%
  4. University of Jaffna57%
  5. Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology46%
  6. University of Colombo Faculty of Medicine46%
  7. International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Colombo46%
  8. University of Peradeniya46%
  9. Rajarata University of Sri Lanka34%
  10. Uva Wellassa University34%

Top fields

  1. Clinical Medicine2537%
  2. Engineering69%
  3. Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry57%
  4. Biomedical Research57%
  5. Chemistry57%
  6. Earth & Environmental Sciences46%
  7. Enabling & Strategic Technologies46%
  8. Information & Communication Technologies46%
  9. Economics & Business34%
  10. Physics & Astronomy23%

68 listed scientists in Sri Lanka

See all 68 in the interactive table →