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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
KW Lasantha K Weerasinghe
Eco-physiology
Plantation Agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,614
2,022
0.774
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Suriyagoda Lalith
Agronomy
Plant Nutrition
Crop Physiology
Crop Modelling
Bio-Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,387
1,727
0.724
* 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
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
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
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
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
MIM Mowjood
Biosystems Engineering
Water Resources Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,611
742
0.461
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Pradeepa Chandani Gunathilake Bandaranayake
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Genomics
Transcriptomics
CRISPR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
893
616
0.690
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Uwa Vitharana
Soil Science
Proximal soil sensing
Digital soil mapping
Pedometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,258
613
0.487
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Bfa Basnayake
Energy and Waste Management
Biochemical Transformation Kinetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,116
519
0.465
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Ramya Malkanthi Fonseka
Agronomy
Plant Nutrition
Horticulture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
775
491
0.634
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Saman Dharmakeerthi
soil fertility
plant nutrition
biochar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
865
481
0.556
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Inoka Welagedara
general relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,179
455
0.386
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Palitha Weerakkody
Vegetable crops
protected culture
sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
444
0.574
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Mangalika Wickramasinghe
Plant molecular biology
Gene expression analysis
cereal grain quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,092
408
0.374
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Anurudda Kumara Karunarathna
Waste Management
Biosystems Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
492
382
0.776
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
DM De Costa
Plant Pathology
Microbial Genomics
Host-pathogen interactions
Molecular Microbiology
Molecular Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
723
379
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
Janaki Mohotti
Plant Physiology
Agronomy
Tea
Plantation crops
Spice crops
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
662
365
0.551
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Sri Lanka
JP Eeswara
Horticulture
Plant Tissue Culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
627
234
0.373
Sri Lanka
Vishna Weerarathne
Agronomy
Plant stress physiology
Crop Improvement Techniques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
108
0.850
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,134
Sri Lanka
109
19
KW Lasantha K Weerasinghe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,614
2,022
0.774
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,517
Sri Lanka
140
25
Suriyagoda Lalith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,387
1,727
0.724
Agronomy
Plant Nutrition
Crop Physiology
Crop Modelling
Bio-Statistics
* 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
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
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
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
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
568,343
Sri Lanka
338
60
MIM Mowjood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,611
742
0.461
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
636,238
Sri Lanka
403
72
Pradeepa Chandani Gunathilake Bandaranayake
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
893
616
0.690
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Genomics
Transcriptomics
CRISPR
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
637,751
Sri Lanka
407
74
Uwa Vitharana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,258
613
0.487
Soil Science
Proximal soil sensing
Digital soil mapping
Pedometrics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
698,639
Sri Lanka
498
92
Bfa Basnayake
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,116
519
0.465
Energy and Waste Management
Biochemical Transformation Kinetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
719,030
Sri Lanka
515
95
Ramya Malkanthi Fonseka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
775
491
0.634
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
726,402
Sri Lanka
532
100
Saman Dharmakeerthi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
865
481
0.556
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
746,271
Sri Lanka
563
108
Inoka Welagedara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,179
455
0.386
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
755,272
Sri Lanka
576
112
Palitha Weerakkody
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
444
0.574
Vegetable crops
protected culture
sustainable agriculture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
785,143
Sri Lanka
608
119
Mangalika Wickramasinghe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,092
408
0.374
Plant molecular biology
Gene expression analysis
cereal grain quality
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
809,234
Sri Lanka
639
125
Anurudda Kumara Karunarathna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
492
382
0.776
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
811,708
Sri Lanka
641
126
DM De Costa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
723
379
0.524
Plant Pathology
Microbial Genomics
Host-pathogen interactions
Molecular Microbiology
Molecular Plant Pathology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
825,040
Sri Lanka
659
128
Janaki Mohotti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
662
365
0.551
Plant Physiology
Agronomy
Tea
Plantation crops
Spice crops
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
978,391
Sri Lanka
899
158
CK Jayasinghe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
795
236
0.297
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
981,544
Sri Lanka
908
159
JP Eeswara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
627
234
0.373
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,175,852
Sri Lanka
1,480
229
Parakrama Weligamage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465
137
0.295
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,264,678
Sri Lanka
1,831
266
Vishna Weerarathne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
108
0.850
Agronomy
Plant stress physiology
Crop Improvement Techniques
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,265,785
Sri Lanka
1,836
267
W Nipuna U Perera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
108
1.000