Universities by Research Publications in Sri Lanka

Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.

📅 2026📏 works33 entries🇱🇰 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (works, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

University of Peradeniya679,511 citations

16,215

University of Colombo431,805 citations

15,245

University of Sri Jayewardenepura220,172 citations

10,978

University of Moratuwa199,544 citations

9,749

University of Kelaniya215,738 citations

8,447

University of Ruhuna150,823 citations

6,521

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology63,270 citations

4,087

University of Jaffna75,296 citations

3,664

Rajarata University of Sri Lanka75,430 citations

3,003

Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka40,079 citations

2,878

Open University of Sri Lanka24,795 citations

2,559

Wayamba University of Sri Lanka31,303 citations

2,484

General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University21,150 citations

2,259

Eastern University, Sri Lanka16,793 citations

1,936

Uva Wellassa University34,830 citations

1,869

South Eastern University of Sri Lanka13,641 citations

1,386

Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka9,958 citations

770

Informatics Institute of Technology3,420 citations

530

NSBM Green University2,047 citations

430

CINEC Campus (Pvt) Ltd.896 citations

246

KIU University Sri Lanka1,567 citations

211

University of Vocational Technology604 citations

193

University of the Visual & Performing Arts222 citations

143

Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka44 citations

Sri Lanka Law College590 citations

ESOFT Uni157 citations

National Institute of Education, Sri Lanka398 citations

National Institute of Business Management446 citations

Buddhasravaka Bhiksu University28 citations

Eco Astronomy Inc54 citations

Ladies College1,280 citations

Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies8 citations

University Grants Commission Sri Lanka166 citations

Highlights

Within Sri Lanka, University of Peradeniya ranks first in 2026 with 16,215, followed by University of Colombo (15,245) and University of Sri Jayewardenepura (10,978).

Across 33 entries, values run from 16,215 (University of Peradeniya) to 12 (University Grants Commission Sri Lanka), with a median of 770.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — OpenAlex indexes scholarly works and citations. Coverage and citation practices vary by institution and field; this is a research measure, not a ranking of teaching quality.

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Highlights

Within Sri Lanka, University of Peradeniya ranks first in 2026 with 16,215, followed by University of Colombo (15,245) and University of Sri Jayewardenepura (10,978).

Across 33 entries, values run from 16,215 (University of Peradeniya) to 12 (University Grants Commission Sri Lanka), with a median of 770.

Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.