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The University of Moratuwa ranked 4th in Sri Lanka, 2854th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 72 research topics. The University of Moratuwa ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 6,113 academic publications and 36,736 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 4 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2854 of 14,131 In the World
#906 of 5,830 In Asia
#4 of 16 In Sri Lanka
#372 of 2,556 For Classics and Ancient History
#391 of 1,055 For Construction Management
#464 of 1,383 For Engineering Management
#3946 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#4177 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 69 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Moratuwa ranked 2nd for Engineering in Sri Lanka and 1874th in the World with 4,690 publications made and 29,103 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 12 In Sri Lanka
#779 of 2,809 In Asia
#1874 of 6,684 In the World

University of Moratuwa
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 5 10
1992 8 18
1993 10 19
1994 7 16
1995 4 22
1996 6 21
1997 10 15
1998 5 32
1999 8 23
2000 6 31
2001 5 30
2002 12 67
2003 16 43
2004 16 57
2005 26 60
2006 79 87
2007 71 127
2008 76 154
2009 74 248
2010 94 250
2011 80 413
2012 104 458
2013 134 545
2014 135 661
2015 164 663
2016 261 821
2017 287 1055
2018 434 1494
2019 476 2057
2020 492 2834
2021 572 4351
2022 456 4890
2023 499 5486

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Moratuwa in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Sri Lanka ranking Asia ranking World rank
Construction Management 1 94 391
Engineering Management 1 80 464
Robotics 1 181 537
Architectural Engineering 1 169 583
Aviation 1 140 632
Mining Engineering 1 229 646
Architecture 1 159 705
Transportation Engineering 1 190 709
Landscape Architecture 1 221 734
Renewable Energy Engineering 2 265 740
Agricultural Engineering 2 308 750
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 297 774
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 263 814
Civil Engineering 1 294 934
Human-Computer Interaction 1 230 952
Operations Research 1 337 1000
Automotive Engineering 1 407 1069
Computer Engineering 1 411 1086
Systems Engineering 1 317 1153
Automation and Control engineering 1 534 1285
Geotechnical Engineering 2 503 1315
Environmental Engineering 1 534 1347
Structural Engineering 1 547 1394
Telecommunications 1 621 1523
Electrical Engineering 2 635 1556
Computer Networking 2 676 1674
Remote Sensing 2 639 1685
Mechanical Engineering 2 677 1750
Electronic Engineering 2 780 1752
Aerospace Engineering 2 796 1994
Acoustical Engineering 2 949 2289
Metallurgical Engineering 2 1113 2373
Chemical Engineering 3 1182 2383
Materials Science 2 1111 2389
Biotechnology 6 1136 2533
Nanotechnology 2 1265 2537
Optical Engineering 3 1307 2858

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Moratuwa ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Sri Lanka and 1908th in the World with 3,888 publications made and 25,792 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Environmental Management, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 12 In Sri Lanka
#696 of 2,811 In Asia
#1908 of 6,798 In the World

University of Moratuwa
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 5 8
1992 4 7
1993 9 13
1994 6 5
1995 2 16
1996 3 11
1997 10 11
1998 6 15
1999 8 11
2000 6 18
2001 5 21
2002 14 46
2003 14 35
2004 12 44
2005 27 47
2006 60 67
2007 66 113
2008 66 138
2009 63 209
2010 78 229
2011 76 360
2012 99 363
2013 113 517
2014 110 575
2015 128 589
2016 204 676
2017 211 850
2018 335 1190
2019 386 1656
2020 416 2306
2021 490 3564
2022 383 4128
2023 428 4633

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Moratuwa in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Sri Lanka ranking Asia ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 2 205 611
Mining Engineering 1 229 646
Environmental Management 4 301 899
Urban and Regional planning 1 232 1005
Geotechnical Engineering 2 503 1315
Environmental Engineering 1 534 1347
Geography and Cartography 3 476 1554
Oceanography 2 559 1580
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 1 630 1616
Earth science and Geophysics 2 673 1746
Ecology 2 627 1763
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 701 1911
Geology 2 769 2018
Agricultural Science 6 850 2106
Paleontology 3 900 2282
Environmental Chemistry 6 1311 2832
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 1104 2833

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Moratuwa ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Sri Lanka and 2183rd in the World with 3,747 publications made and 22,095 citations received. Main research topics: History, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 12 In Sri Lanka
#621 of 2,845 In Asia
#2183 of 7,020 In the World

University of Moratuwa
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 3 2
1992 4 2
1993 5 4
1994 6 9
1995 2 8
1996 4 11
1997 6 10
1998 5 15
1999 6 14
2000 5 19
2001 3 13
2002 13 37
2003 14 31
2004 11 36
2005 26 34
2006 68 58
2007 69 97
2008 63 96
2009 70 168
2010 79 176
2011 76 312
2012 98 314
2013 104 423
2014 107 479
2015 133 536
2016 204 617
2017 223 834
2018 345 1091
2019 349 1487
2020 389 2084
2021 470 3070
2022 362 3365
2023 386 3866

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Moratuwa in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Sri Lanka ranking Asia ranking World rank
Classics and Ancient History 6 32 372
Anthropology 5 93 772
Journalism and Digital Media 1 243 1000
Urban and Regional planning 1 232 1005
History 3 352 1357
Archaeology 2 430 1438
Communications and Public Relations 4 441 1849
Law 3 552 1959
Sociology 5 515 1971
Linguistics 1 729 2016
Education Majors 2 608 2143
Political Science 3 591 2238
Library and Information science 7 613 2291
Aesthetics 3 920 2658
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 5 814 2688
Philosophy 2 875 2789
Demography 8 1230 3260

Computer Science rankings

The University of Moratuwa ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Sri Lanka and 1804th in the World with 3,733 publications made and 21,012 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 12 In Sri Lanka
#670 of 2,809 In Asia
#1804 of 6,752 In the World

University of Moratuwa
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 2 3
1992 3 6
1993 4 10
1994 4 10
1995 4 10
1996 6 15
1997 5 12
1998 3 32
1999 5 17
2000 3 25
2001 3 25
2002 5 57
2003 11 25
2004 10 37
2005 21 39
2006 77 69
2007 63 101
2008 65 121
2009 82 168
2010 89 148
2011 76 285
2012 85 332
2013 125 418
2014 124 465
2015 135 551
2016 210 659
2017 241 845
2018 357 1066
2019 367 1534
2020 367 2163
2021 433 3140
2022 343 3554
2023 370 3873

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Moratuwa in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Sri Lanka ranking Asia ranking World rank
Robotics 1 181 537
UX/UI Desgin 1 174 742
Information Technology 1 206 808
Computational Linguistics 1 229 808
Web Design and Development 1 282 883
Human-Computer Interaction 1 230 952
Software Engineering 1 230 1009
Management Information Systems 1 222 1071
Computer Engineering 1 411 1086
Data Science 2 320 1253
Multimedia 2 378 1327
Computer Vision 1 616 1521
Telecommunications 1 621 1523
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 646 1537
Cognitive Science 1 572 1556
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 592 1565
Computer Networking 2 676 1674
Machine Learning 1 681 1684
Cyber Security 1 638 1705
Computer Graphics 2 735 1809
Library and Information science 7 613 2291
Neuroscience 3 937 2608

Physics rankings

The University of Moratuwa ranked 2nd for Physics in Sri Lanka and 2352nd in the World with 3,049 publications made and 18,858 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 12 In Sri Lanka
#1019 of 2,786 In Asia
#2352 of 6,603 In the World

University of Moratuwa
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 4 8
1992 8 16
1993 8 15
1994 4 15
1995 3 19
1996 5 19
1997 6 11
1998 4 33
1999 8 20
2000 4 18
2001 3 21
2002 9 46
2003 11 31
2004 11 47
2005 11 46
2006 49 61
2007 35 88
2008 35 114
2009 47 184
2010 62 193
2011 49 314
2012 70 326
2013 81 406
2014 94 474
2015 104 486
2016 164 617
2017 186 761
2018 263 1101
2019 327 1502
2020 334 2071
2021 358 3144
2022 303 3613
2023 341 4019

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Moratuwa in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Sri Lanka ranking Asia ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 2 949 2289
Materials Science 2 1111 2389
Quantum and Particle physics 2 1075 2438
Nanotechnology 2 1265 2537
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 1015 2579
Optical Engineering 3 1307 2858
Nuclear Physics 4 1473 3232

Biology rankings

The University of Moratuwa ranked 6th for Biology in Sri Lanka and 2934th in the World with 2,592 publications made and 16,943 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 12 In Sri Lanka
#1265 of 2,814 In Asia
#2934 of 6,770 In the World

University of Moratuwa
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 2 4
1992 3 8
1993 4 9
1994 5 15
1995 1 11
1996 6 9
1997 6 7
1998 4 17
1999 5 8
2000 6 11
2001 0 15
2002 8 36
2003 10 22
2004 12 31
2005 13 29
2006 51 50
2007 40 70
2008 48 84
2009 44 138
2010 50 144
2011 45 235
2012 48 241
2013 60 309
2014 73 372
2015 74 341
2016 112 427
2017 146 579
2018 215 822
2019 249 1242
2020 280 1686
2021 321 2674
2022 264 3111
2023 355 3372

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Moratuwa in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Sri Lanka ranking Asia ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 6 850 2106
Paleontology 3 900 2282
Biotechnology 6 1136 2533
Nanotechnology 2 1265 2537
Neuroscience 3 937 2608
Botany 6 1118 2664
Nutrition and Food Science 9 1277 2735
Evolutionary Biology 4 1134 2798
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 10 1104 2833
Zoology 8 1109 2956
Horticulture 10 1393 3062
Genetics 6 1620 3677
Biochemistry 7 1702 3756

Business rankings

The University of Moratuwa ranked 1st for Business in Sri Lanka and 1527th in the World with 2,352 publications made and 12,271 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 12 In Sri Lanka
#449 of 2,579 In Asia
#1527 of 6,187 In the World

University of Moratuwa
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 2 1
1992 2 2
1993 4 6
1994 5 7
1995 3 3
1996 5 11
1997 4 8
1998 3 14
1999 3 10
2000 3 24
2001 2 16
2002 3 37
2003 6 18
2004 10 30
2005 18 31
2006 43 42
2007 56 63
2008 49 79
2009 49 80
2010 54 95
2011 60 198
2012 70 210
2013 85 282
2014 77 316
2015 88 381
2016 126 411
2017 151 550
2018 203 681
2019 194 907
2020 222 1203
2021 282 1713
2022 219 1930
2023 223 2181

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Moratuwa in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Sri Lanka ranking Asia ranking World rank
Construction Management 1 94 391
Engineering Management 1 80 464
Project Management 1 145 791
Supply Chain Management 1 303 826
Operations Research 1 337 1000
Management Information Systems 1 222 1071
Advertising 1 304 1280
Marketing 1 387 1376
Management 1 429 1394
Accounting 5 543 1851
Finance 3 726 2140

Chemistry rankings

The University of Moratuwa ranked 4th for Chemistry in Sri Lanka and 2778th in the World with 2,072 publications made and 14,920 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#4 of 12 In Sri Lanka
#1271 of 2,750 In Asia
#2778 of 6,447 In the World

University of Moratuwa
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 2 7
1992 4 12
1993 5 10
1994 3 10
1995 0 10
1996 3 10
1997 3 2
1998 1 7
1999 5 6
2000 5 7
2001 3 13
2002 4 28
2003 7 24
2004 13 33
2005 9 29
2006 22 36
2007 21 52
2008 20 76
2009 22 144
2010 27 150
2011 25 213
2012 39 226
2013 36 256
2014 50 334
2015 61 329
2016 112 402
2017 116 504
2018 184 732
2019 227 1102
2020 258 1559
2021 253 2451
2022 239 2963
2023 260 3311

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Moratuwa in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Sri Lanka ranking Asia ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 701 1911
Physical chemistry 2 1094 2309
Chemical Engineering 3 1182 2383
Materials Science 2 1111 2389
Nanotechnology 2 1265 2537
Inorganic Chemistry 4 1276 2638
Nutrition and Food Science 9 1277 2735
Organic Chemistry 4 1293 2738
Environmental Chemistry 6 1311 2832
Biochemistry 7 1702 3756

Mathematics rankings

The University of Moratuwa ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Sri Lanka and 2220th in the World with 1,642 publications made and 9,607 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 12 In Sri Lanka
#879 of 2,673 In Asia
#2220 of 6,305 In the World

University of Moratuwa
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 3 2
1992 3 5
1993 5 7
1994 3 6
1995 4 6
1996 2 10
1997 1 5
1998 1 17
1999 3 9
2000 3 17
2001 2 13
2002 3 28
2003 9 16
2004 6 18
2005 9 25
2006 19 22
2007 26 54
2008 18 44
2009 31 66
2010 46 65
2011 34 132
2012 32 148
2013 56 224
2014 46 227
2015 67 292
2016 96 317
2017 103 414
2018 141 581
2019 149 697
2020 164 1010
2021 213 1558
2022 145 1758
2023 182 1973

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Moratuwa in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Sri Lanka ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 337 1000
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 646 1537
Statistics 3 877 2209
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 819 2236
Math Teachers 2 714 2286

Psychology rankings

The University of Moratuwa ranked 5th for Psychology in Sri Lanka and 2431st in the World with 1,368 publications made and 7,121 citations received. Main research topics: Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 12 In Sri Lanka
#869 of 2,703 In Asia
#2431 of 6,528 In the World

University of Moratuwa
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 1 0
1992 0 2
1993 3 9
1994 0 3
1995 1 1
1996 4 4
1997 2 3
1998 2 6
1999 0 3
2000 0 5
2001 0 5
2002 1 10
2003 2 3
2004 4 5
2005 5 5
2006 33 19
2007 26 19
2008 30 29
2009 37 36
2010 42 39
2011 35 85
2012 40 94
2013 44 153
2014 46 164
2015 41 208
2016 69 237
2017 68 285
2018 106 384
2019 132 562
2020 123 805
2021 158 1131
2022 114 1242
2023 187 1440

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Moratuwa in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Sri Lanka ranking Asia ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 1 572 1556
Education Majors 2 608 2143
Social Psychology 2 722 2271
Neuroscience 3 937 2608
Child Psychology 5 1089 3128
Psychiatry 8 1378 3562

Economics rankings

The University of Moratuwa ranked 5th for Economics in Sri Lanka and 1889th in the World with 1,040 publications made and 6,771 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Environmental Economics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 12 In Sri Lanka
#565 of 2,461 In Asia
#1889 of 5,995 In the World

University of Moratuwa
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 2 0
1992 2 1
1993 1 2
1994 1 1
1995 2 2
1996 1 6
1997 2 4
1998 2 6
1999 2 5
2000 2 17
2001 1 4
2002 8 20
2003 5 7
2004 7 12
2005 9 17
2006 15 13
2007 19 27
2008 16 33
2009 25 41
2010 23 54
2011 23 98
2012 28 118
2013 31 170
2014 31 178
2015 36 228
2016 62 198
2017 54 284
2018 82 391
2019 74 540
2020 107 626
2021 130 982
2022 119 1125
2023 98 1267

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Moratuwa in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Sri Lanka ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 1 185 661
Development Studies 5 630 2044
Finance 3 726 2140
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 819 2236

Art & Design rankings

The University of Moratuwa ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Sri Lanka and 1969th in the World with 674 publications made and 4,041 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Multimedia, Architecture, Aesthetics.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#3 of 12 In Sri Lanka
#582 of 2,302 In Asia
#1969 of 5,720 In the World

University of Moratuwa
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 2 2
1992 0 1
1993 0 3
1994 4 8
1995 0 0
1996 1 3
1997 0 2
1998 0 9
1999 1 6
2000 0 4
2001 0 3
2002 1 3
2003 2 4
2004 2 7
2005 6 7
2006 12 20
2007 11 18
2008 5 17
2009 12 32
2010 10 36
2011 9 47
2012 16 59
2013 22 70
2014 21 87
2015 28 99
2016 49 92
2017 45 154
2018 67 178
2019 63 236
2020 63 363
2021 86 572
2022 62 551
2023 67 564

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Moratuwa in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Sri Lanka ranking Asia ranking World rank
Architecture 1 159 705
Landscape Architecture 1 221 734
UX/UI Desgin 1 174 742
Multimedia 2 378 1327
Computer Graphics 2 735 1809
Fashion Design 2 579 1845
Literature 3 643 2196
Aesthetics 3 920 2658

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Moratuwa

Speciality Sri Lanka Asia World Rank
Sports Medicine 1 390 1448
Physical Therapy 3 740 2145
Health Science 7 812 2659
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 1099 2783
Surgery 6 1085 2910
Pathology 8 1193 2914
Public Health 8 1158 3101
Medicine 7 1271 3206
Anatomy and Physiology 6 1305 3237
Nursing 8 1324 3648