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University of Peradeniya Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2024

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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Faseeha Noordeen
Viral infections (Dengue
respiratory viral infections and hepatitis B viral infections)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,195
1,710
0.779
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Nadeesh Madusanka Adassooriya
Materials Science & Engineering
Nanotechnology
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,850
1,547
0.836
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Dkng Pushpakumara Gamini Pushpakumara|G Pushpakumara
agrobiodiversity & pteridology
agroforestry & TOF
conservation biology
reproductive biology
tree domestication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,336
1,528
0.654
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Sivakanesan R
Clinical biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,292
1,454
0.634
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
SHP Parakrama Karunaratne
Medical and Molecular Entomology
Mosquitoes
Insecticide Resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,927
1,395
0.355
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Kalana Maduwage
Clinical Pharmacology
Experimental Pharmacology
Snake Venom
antivenom
Therapeutic applications of animal venom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,171
1,369
0.631
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Buddhi Marambe
Climate Change Adaptation
Biology and Management of Invasive Alien Species
Herbicide-Resistance in Weeds
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,167
1,345
0.621
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Pradeepa Silva
Animal Genetics and Breeding
Indigenous Animal Genetic Resources
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,910
1,345
0.704
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Ruwan Jayasinghe
Oral Medicine
Oral Radiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,445
1,282
0.887
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
D Nedra Karunaratne
peptides
carbohydrates
antioxidant compounds
drug delivery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,054
1,280
0.419
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Udaya Ralapanawa
Antioxidants and Biological markers
Dengue and Tropical diseases
Hypertension
Heart Failure and cardiovascular diseases
Non
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,470
1,272
0.865
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Chamila Gunathilake
Nanomaterials
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Energy & Environmental Engineering
CO2 adsorption
Water
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,653
1,256
0.760
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
GM Roshan Indika Godaliyadda
Signal Processing
Image Processing
Computer Vision
Remote Sensing
Biomedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,375
1,181
0.859
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Barana Jayawardana
Meat Science
Food Science
Nutritional Bio-chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,555
1,179
0.758
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Dhammika Elkaduwe
Operating systems
embedded systems
formal verification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,055
1,154
0.378
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
TMWJ Bandara
Solar cells
Electrolytes
Dielectric Analysis
Sustainable Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,870
1,113
0.595
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Mervyn Parakrama B Ekanayake
Signal Processing Applications
Control Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,309
1,096
0.837
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Wajm De Costa
Agriculture
Plant Sciences
Plant Physiology
Agronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,381
1,043
0.438
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Sumedha Madawala
Restoration Ecology
Soil Nutrients
Invasive Plants
Ecophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,306
996
0.763
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Sarath P Nissanka
Agronomy
Crop Physiology
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Agroforestry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,936
992
0.512
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Neelakanthi Ratnatunga
kidney disease thyroid disease vascular disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,017
968
0.480
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Jeevika Weerahewa
Agriculture
Economics
Trade
Policy
Poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,656
942
0.569
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Sanjeewa PK Malaviarachchi
Petrology
Mineralogy
Geochemistry
Radiogenic Isotopes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,701
911
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,198
Sri Lanka
142
26
Faseeha Noordeen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,195
1,710
0.779
Viral infections (Dengue
respiratory viral infections and hepatitis B viral infections)
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,612
Sri Lanka
159
27
Nadeesh Madusanka Adassooriya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,850
1,547
0.836
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,239
Sri Lanka
161
28
Dkng Pushpakumara Gamini Pushpakumara|G Pushpakumara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,336
1,528
0.654
agrobiodiversity & pteridology
agroforestry & TOF
conservation biology
reproductive biology
tree domestication
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,977
Sri Lanka
168
29
Sivakanesan R
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,292
1,454
0.634
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,612
Sri Lanka
174
30
SHP Parakrama Karunaratne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,927
1,395
0.355
Medical and Molecular Entomology
Mosquitoes
Insecticide Resistance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,591
Sri Lanka
178
31
Kalana Maduwage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,171
1,369
0.631
Clinical Pharmacology
Experimental Pharmacology
Snake Venom
antivenom
Therapeutic applications of animal venom
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,064
Sri Lanka
182
32
Buddhi Marambe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,167
1,345
0.621
Climate Change Adaptation
Biology and Management of Invasive Alien Species
Herbicide-Resistance in Weeds
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,086
Sri Lanka
183
33
Pradeepa Silva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,910
1,345
0.704
Animal Genetics and Breeding
Indigenous Animal Genetic Resources
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,424
Sri Lanka
190
34
Ruwan Jayasinghe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,445
1,282
0.887
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,755
Sri Lanka
191
35
D Nedra Karunaratne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,054
1,280
0.419
peptides
carbohydrates
antioxidant compounds
drug delivery
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,017
Sri Lanka
192
36
Udaya Ralapanawa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,470
1,272
0.865
Antioxidants and Biological markers
Dengue and Tropical diseases
Hypertension
Heart Failure and cardiovascular diseases
Non
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,916
Sri Lanka
195
37
Chamila Gunathilake
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,653
1,256
0.760
Nanomaterials
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Energy & Environmental Engineering
CO2 adsorption
Water
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,038
Sri Lanka
198
38
Daac Ratnaweera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,393
1,236
0.281
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,083
Sri Lanka
210
39
GM Roshan Indika Godaliyadda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,375
1,181
0.859
Signal Processing
Image Processing
Computer Vision
Remote Sensing
Biomedicine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,635
Sri Lanka
211
40
Barana Jayawardana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,555
1,179
0.758
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,563
Sri Lanka
219
41
Dhammika Elkaduwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,055
1,154
0.378
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
425,714
Sri Lanka
228
42
TMWJ Bandara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,870
1,113
0.595
Solar cells
Electrolytes
Dielectric Analysis
Sustainable Energy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
430,909
Sri Lanka
236
43
Mervyn Parakrama B Ekanayake
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,309
1,096
0.837
Signal Processing Applications
Control Systems
Artificial Intelligence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,562
Sri Lanka
247
44
Wajm De Costa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,381
1,043
0.438
Agriculture
Plant Sciences
Plant Physiology
Agronomy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,634
Sri Lanka
255
45
Sumedha Madawala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,306
996
0.763
Restoration Ecology
Soil Nutrients
Invasive Plants
Ecophysiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
464,802
Sri Lanka
256
46
Sarath P Nissanka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,936
992
0.512
Agronomy
Crop Physiology
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Agroforestry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,386
Sri Lanka
264
47
Neelakanthi Ratnatunga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,017
968
0.480
kidney disease thyroid disease vascular disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,883
Sri Lanka
269
48
Jeevika Weerahewa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,656
942
0.569
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
483,200
Sri Lanka
271
49
Samadarani Siriwardena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,030
941
0.464
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
494,596
Sri Lanka
279
50
Sanjeewa PK Malaviarachchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,701
911
0.536
Petrology
Mineralogy
Geochemistry
Radiogenic Isotopes