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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
353,272
Country Rank
154
Institution Rank : 28
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
379,879
Country Rank
172
Institution Rank : 32
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
379,080
Country Rank
170
Institution Rank : 31
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
385,513
Country Rank
174
Institution Rank : 33
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
407,640
Country Rank
198
Institution Rank : 38
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
442,440
Country Rank
226
Institution Rank : 42
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
446,900
Country Rank
230
Institution Rank : 44
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
493,020
Country Rank
263
Institution Rank : 51
Sri Lanka
Jeevika Weerahewa
Agriculture
Economics
Trade
Policy
Poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,656
942
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
502,389
Country Rank
273
Institution Rank : 54
Sri Lanka
MIM Mowjood
Biosystems Engineering
Water Resources Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,611
742
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
587,228
Country Rank
355
Institution Rank : 70
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
610,058
Country Rank
376
Institution Rank : 75
Sri Lanka
Inoka Welagedara
general relativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,179
455
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
629,772
Country Rank
400
Institution Rank : 82
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
637,590
Country Rank
413
Institution Rank : 87
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
709,829
Country Rank
514
Institution Rank : 109
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
721,334
Country Rank
534
Institution Rank : 113
Sri Lanka
Saman Dharmakeerthi
soil fertility
plant nutrition
biochar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
865
481
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
751,667
Country Rank
567
Institution Rank : 121
Sri Lanka
CK Jayasinghe
Plant Pathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
795
236
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
761,487
Country Rank
585
Institution Rank : 124
Sri Lanka
Palitha Weerakkody
Vegetable crops
protected culture
sustainable agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
444
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
760,541
Country Rank
580
Institution Rank : 122
Sri Lanka
Ramya Malkanthi Fonseka
Agronomy
Plant Nutrition
Horticulture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
775
491
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
784,669
Country Rank
624
Institution Rank : 129
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
814,910
Country Rank
671
Institution Rank : 138
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
833,201
Country Rank
693
Institution Rank : 144
Sri Lanka
JP Eeswara
Horticulture
Plant Tissue Culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
627
234
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
908,569
Country Rank
795
Institution Rank : 158
Sri Lanka
Anurudda Kumara Karunarathna
Waste Management
Biosystems Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
492
382
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
925,636
Country Rank
823
Institution Rank : 164
Sri Lanka
Parakrama Weligamage
Agricultural Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465
137
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,253,806
Country Rank
1,773
Institution Rank : 279
Sri Lanka
Rmc Deshapriya
Dairy Science
Biotechnology
Biochemistry
Animal Science
Veterinary Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
104
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,323,298
Country Rank
2,070
Institution Rank : 315
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,272
Sri Lanka
154
28
KW Lasantha K Weerasinghe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,614
2,022
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,879
Sri Lanka
172
32
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,080
Sri Lanka
170
31
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,513
Sri Lanka
174
33
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
407,640
Sri Lanka
198
38
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
442,440
Sri Lanka
226
42
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
446,900
Sri Lanka
230
44
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493,020
Sri Lanka
263
51
Jeevika Weerahewa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,656
942
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
502,389
Sri Lanka
273
54
MIM Mowjood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,611
742
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,228
Sri Lanka
355
70
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
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
610,058
Sri Lanka
376
75
Inoka Welagedara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,179
455
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
629,772
Sri Lanka
400
82
Bfa Basnayake
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,116
519
0.465
Energy and Waste Management
Biochemical Transformation Kinetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
637,590
Sri Lanka
413
87
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
709,829
Sri Lanka
514
109
Pradeepa Chandani Gunathilake Bandaranayake
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
893
616
0.690
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Genomics
Transcriptomics
CRISPR
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
721,334
Sri Lanka
534
113
Saman Dharmakeerthi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
865
481
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
751,667
Sri Lanka
567
121
CK Jayasinghe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
795
236
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
761,487
Sri Lanka
585
124
Palitha Weerakkody
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
773
444
0.574
Vegetable crops
protected culture
sustainable agriculture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
760,541
Sri Lanka
580
122
Ramya Malkanthi Fonseka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
775
491
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
784,669
Sri Lanka
624
129
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
814,910
Sri Lanka
671
138
Janaki Mohotti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
662
365
0.551
Plant Physiology
Agronomy
Tea
Plantation crops
Spice crops
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
833,201
Sri Lanka
693
144
JP Eeswara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
627
234
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
908,569
Sri Lanka
795
158
Anurudda Kumara Karunarathna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
492
382
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
925,636
Sri Lanka
823
164
Parakrama Weligamage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
465
137
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,253,806
Sri Lanka
1,773
279
Rmc Deshapriya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
104
0.667
Dairy Science
Biotechnology
Biochemistry
Animal Science
Veterinary Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,323,298
Sri Lanka
2,070
315
Vishna Weerarathne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
108
0.850
Agronomy
Plant stress physiology
Crop Improvement Techniques