University of Colombo is a prestigious public university established in 1921 in Sri Lanka. It is represented by 619 scientists in the AD Scientific Index. The university’s scientists are particularly concentrated in Medical and Health Sciences (199 scientists), Social Sciences and Humanities (120 scientists), and Natural Sciences (87 scientists).

* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Shiroma Handunnetti
Immunology
Cell Biology
Bioactivities of Medicinal plants
Infectious diseases and Vaccinology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
19
0.594
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sunil Premawansa
Immunology
Molecular Biology & Parasitology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
14
0.583
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sameera R Samarkoon
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology and Medicinal Chemistry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
17
0.810
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chamari Hettiarachchi
Molecualr Biology
Biochemistry
Microbiology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
RS Dassanayake
Molecular Biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
10
0.625
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Don Anushka S Elvitigala
Molecular Genetics
comparative Immunology
Biochemistry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
9
0.600
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ovdsj Weerasena
Molecular Biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
12
0.923
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Duleepa Pathiraja
Environmental Microbiology
Genomic Enzymology
Genomics
Synthetic Biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
9
0.900
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kanishka Senathilake
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Structural Bioinformatics
Drug discovery
IP
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rajika Dewasurendra
Molecular genetics
Medical Parasitology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chamindri Witharana
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Cancer research
Neurodegenerative diseases
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Umapriyatharshini Rajagopalan
Cancer stem cell biology
Natural product chemistry
Cell biology
Molecular biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gau Jayasekera
Plant Biotechnology
Plant Molecular Biology
Bio-systems Technology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
6
0.857
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sumadee De Silva
Molecualr Biology
Biochemistry
Cancer Genetics and Biology
Genetics of rare diseases
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
5
0.714
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kosala Sirisena
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Biotechnology
Microbial Ecology
Extremophile
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dilusha Fernando
Cancer Biology
Molecular Biology
Medicinal Chemistry and Natural product Chemistry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dilanthi Hewa Warawitage
Inborn errors of metabolism
endocrinology
metabolic syndrome
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Umar Usman Liman
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Bioinformatics
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nadeesha Lewke Bandara
Genetics and plant breeding
Biotechnology
Crop improvement
Marker assisted breeding
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
NN Dasanayaka|H.M.N.N. Dasanayaka
Genetics
Epigenetics
Molecular Biology
Immunology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kithmini Siridewa
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
2
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wp Erandika Harshani Hemamali
Molecular Microbiology
Biochemistry
and Biotechnology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bap Sajeewani Pathirana
Medical Genetics
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bhagya Dharmawickreme
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Cancer
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Shiroma Handunnetti
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
19
0.594
Immunology
Cell Biology
Bioactivities of Medicinal plants
Infectious diseases and Vaccinology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sunil Premawansa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
14
0.583
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Sameera R Samarkoon
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
17
0.810
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology and Medicinal Chemistry
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chamari Hettiarachchi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
RS Dassanayake
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
10
0.625
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Don Anushka S Elvitigala
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
9
0.600
Molecular Genetics
comparative Immunology
Biochemistry
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ovdsj Weerasena
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
12
0.923
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Duleepa Pathiraja
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
9
0.900
Environmental Microbiology
Genomic Enzymology
Genomics
Synthetic Biology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kanishka Senathilake
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Structural Bioinformatics
Drug discovery
IP
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rajika Dewasurendra
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chamindri Witharana
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Cancer research
Neurodegenerative diseases
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Umapriyatharshini Rajagopalan
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Cancer stem cell biology
Natural product chemistry
Cell biology
Molecular biology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Gau Jayasekera
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
6
0.857
Plant Biotechnology
Plant Molecular Biology
Bio-systems Technology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sumadee De Silva
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
5
0.714
Molecualr Biology
Biochemistry
Cancer Genetics and Biology
Genetics of rare diseases
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kosala Sirisena
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Biotechnology
Microbial Ecology
Extremophile
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dilusha Fernando
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Cancer Biology
Molecular Biology
Medicinal Chemistry and Natural product Chemistry
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dilanthi Hewa Warawitage
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Inborn errors of metabolism
endocrinology
metabolic syndrome
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Umar Usman Liman
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Bioinformatics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nadeesha Lewke Bandara
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
Genetics and plant breeding
Biotechnology
Crop improvement
Marker assisted breeding
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
NN Dasanayaka|H.M.N.N. Dasanayaka
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
As Hewage
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
3
0.750
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kithmini Siridewa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
2
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wp Erandika Harshani Hemamali
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Molecular Microbiology
Biochemistry
and Biotechnology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bap Sajeewani Pathirana
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bhagya Dharmawickreme
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000