Universities by Research h-index in Sri Lanka
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1University of Peradeniya16,215 works
236
2University of Colombo15,245 works
214
3University of Kelaniya8,447 works
177
4University of Sri Jayewardenepura10,978 works
157
5University of Moratuwa9,749 works
129
6University of Ruhuna6,521 works
128
7Rajarata University of Sri Lanka3,003 works
98
8University of Jaffna3,664 works
95
9Uva Wellassa University1,869 works
77
10Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka2,878 works
75
11Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology4,087 works
66
12Wayamba University of Sri Lanka2,484 works
65
13Open University of Sri Lanka2,559 works
62
14General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University2,259 works
61
15Eastern University, Sri Lanka1,936 works
55
16South Eastern University of Sri Lanka1,386 works
48
17Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka770 works
39
18Informatics Institute of Technology530 works
26
19NSBM Green University430 works
21
20KIU University Sri Lanka211 works
16
21CINEC Campus (Pvt) Ltd.246 works
13
22Sri Lanka Law College76 works
12
23University of Vocational Technology193 works
12
24National Institute of Education, Sri Lanka66 works
9
25University of the Visual & Performing Arts143 works
8
27University Grants Commission Sri Lanka12 works
7
28National Institute of Business Management47 works
6
29Eco Astronomy Inc18 works
5
30Buddhasravaka Bhiksu University30 works
4
31Ladies College15 works
4
32Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka79 works
3
33Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies12 works
2
Highlights
Within Sri Lanka, University of Peradeniya ranks first in 2026 with 236, followed by University of Colombo (214) and University of Kelaniya (177).
Across 33 entries, values run from 236 (University of Peradeniya) to 2 (Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies), with a median of 39.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
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