Universities by Research i10-index in Sri Lanka
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. 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
10,500
2University of Colombo15,245 works
8,071
3University of Moratuwa9,749 works
4,612
4University of Sri Jayewardenepura10,978 works
4,446
5University of Kelaniya8,447 works
3,678
6University of Ruhuna6,521 works
3,500
7Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology4,087 works
1,641
8Rajarata University of Sri Lanka3,003 works
1,532
9University of Jaffna3,664 works
1,485
10Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka2,878 works
894
11Wayamba University of Sri Lanka2,484 works
775
12Uva Wellassa University1,869 works
604
13Open University of Sri Lanka2,559 works
566
14General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University2,259 works
520
15Eastern University, Sri Lanka1,936 works
374
16South Eastern University of Sri Lanka1,386 works
347
17Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka770 works
145
18Informatics Institute of Technology530 works
73
19NSBM Green University430 works
45
20KIU University Sri Lanka211 works
30
21CINEC Campus (Pvt) Ltd.246 works
21
22Sri Lanka Law College76 works
20
23University of Vocational Technology193 works
16
24National Institute of Education, Sri Lanka66 works
8
25University of the Visual & Performing Arts143 works
8
27National Institute of Business Management47 works
4
28University Grants Commission Sri Lanka12 works
3
29Ladies College15 works
2
30Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka79 works
1
Highlights
Within Sri Lanka, University of Peradeniya ranks first in 2026 with 10,500, followed by University of Colombo (8,071) and University of Moratuwa (4,612).
Across 30 entries, values run from 10,500 (University of Peradeniya) to 1 (Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka), with a median of 361.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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