According to the US News & World Report, universities are ranked based on their performance across thirteen indicators of excellence. The indicators include global research reputation, regional research reputation, publications, conferences, Normalized citation impact, Total citations, Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited, Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited, International collaboration – relative to country, International collaboration, Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited, and Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited.
University of Peradeniya has been able to secure # 01 in Normalized citation impact and ranked # 55 in Percentage of most cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited among the worldwide universities.
