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Country, city

Sri Lanka, Kandy

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Publications

5 867

Citations

122 916

h-index

131

Top-3 journals

Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering (123 publications)

Phytochemistry (82 publications)

PLoS ONE (76 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (218 publications)

University of Colombo (198 publications)

University of Sri Jayewardenepura (151 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of Sydney (119 publications)

University of Melbourne (101 publications)

University of Edinburgh (97 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1979

Total publications

5867

Total citations

122916

Citations per publication

20.95

Average publications per year

124.83

Average authors per publication

5.96

h-index

131

Metrics description

h-index

A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
General Medicine	General Medicine, 917, 15.63% General Medicine 917 publications, 15.63%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 349, 5.95% Plant Science 349 publications, 5.95%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 308, 5.25% Agronomy and Crop Science 308 publications, 5.25%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 284, 4.84% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 284 publications, 4.84%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 277, 4.72% Infectious Diseases 277 publications, 4.72%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 257, 4.38% Biochemistry 257 publications, 4.38%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 234, 3.99% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 234 publications, 3.99%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 220, 3.75% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 220 publications, 3.75%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 210, 3.58% General Materials Science 210 publications, 3.58%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 203, 3.46% Water Science and Technology 203 publications, 3.46%
Food Science	Food Science, 199, 3.39% Food Science 199 publications, 3.39%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 196, 3.34% Molecular Biology 196 publications, 3.34%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 193, 3.29% Animal Science and Zoology 193 publications, 3.29%
General Chemistry	General Chemistry, 185, 3.15% General Chemistry 185 publications, 3.15%
Pollution	Pollution, 177, 3.02% Pollution 177 publications, 3.02%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 172, 2.93% Parasitology 172 publications, 2.93%
Environmental Chemistry	Environmental Chemistry, 171, 2.91% Environmental Chemistry 171 publications, 2.91%
Soil Science	Soil Science, 160, 2.73% Soil Science 160 publications, 2.73%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 158, 2.69% General Environmental Science 158 publications, 2.69%
General Chemical Engineering	General Chemical Engineering, 155, 2.64% General Chemical Engineering 155 publications, 2.64%
Environmental Engineering	Environmental Engineering, 150, 2.56% Environmental Engineering 150 publications, 2.56%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 148, 2.52% Multidisciplinary 148 publications, 2.52%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 145, 2.47% Condensed Matter Physics 145 publications, 2.47%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 143, 2.44% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 143 publications, 2.44%
Horticulture	Horticulture, 138, 2.35% Horticulture 138 publications, 2.35%
Ecology	Ecology, 132, 2.25% Ecology 132 publications, 2.25%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 130, 2.22% Geography, Planning and Development 130 publications, 2.22%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine	Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 120, 2.05% Pathology and Forensic Medicine 120 publications, 2.05%
Genetics	Genetics, 119, 2.03% Genetics 119 publications, 2.03%
Toxicology	Toxicology, 118, 2.01% Toxicology 118 publications, 2.01%
	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000

Journals

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering	Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 123, 2.1% Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 123 publications, 2.1%
Phytochemistry	Phytochemistry, 82, 1.4% Phytochemistry 82 publications, 1.4%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 76, 1.3% PLoS ONE 76 publications, 1.3%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 42, 0.72% Scientific Reports 42 publications, 0.72%
Clinical Toxicology	Clinical Toxicology, 39, 0.66% Clinical Toxicology 39 publications, 0.66%
BMC Public Health	BMC Public Health, 39, 0.66% BMC Public Health 39 publications, 0.66%
BMC Research Notes	BMC Research Notes, 38, 0.65% BMC Research Notes 38 publications, 0.65%
SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 38, 0.65% SSRN Electronic Journal 38 publications, 0.65%
Journal of Medical Case Reports	Journal of Medical Case Reports, 33, 0.56% Journal of Medical Case Reports 33 publications, 0.56%
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 33, 0.56% Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 33 publications, 0.56%
Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine	Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine, 31, 0.53% Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine 31 publications, 0.53%
Journal of Commonwealth Literature	Journal of Commonwealth Literature, 31, 0.53% Journal of Commonwealth Literature 31 publications, 0.53%
Toxicon	Toxicon, 29, 0.49% Toxicon 29 publications, 0.49%
Electrochimica Acta	Electrochimica Acta, 28, 0.48% Electrochimica Acta 28 publications, 0.48%
Sustainability	Sustainability, 26, 0.44% Sustainability 26 publications, 0.44%
Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science	Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 24, 0.41% Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 24 publications, 0.41%
Environmental Earth Sciences	Environmental Earth Sciences, 23, 0.39% Environmental Earth Sciences 23 publications, 0.39%
Phytotaxa	Phytotaxa, 23, 0.39% Phytotaxa 23 publications, 0.39%
Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry	Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 23, 0.39% Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry 23 publications, 0.39%
Environmental Geochemistry and Health	Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 23, 0.39% Environmental Geochemistry and Health 23 publications, 0.39%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 23, 0.39% PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 23 publications, 0.39%
Ionics	Ionics, 22, 0.37% Ionics 22 publications, 0.37%
Chemosphere	Chemosphere, 21, 0.36% Chemosphere 21 publications, 0.36%
Zootaxa	Zootaxa, 20, 0.34% Zootaxa 20 publications, 0.34%
BMC Infectious Diseases	BMC Infectious Diseases, 20, 0.34% BMC Infectious Diseases 20 publications, 0.34%
BMJ Open	BMJ Open, 19, 0.32% BMJ Open 19 publications, 0.32%
Parasites and Vectors	Parasites and Vectors, 19, 0.32% Parasites and Vectors 19 publications, 0.32%
Plant and Soil	Plant and Soil, 19, 0.32% Plant and Soil 19 publications, 0.32%
International Journal of Infectious Diseases	International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 18, 0.31% International Journal of Infectious Diseases 18 publications, 0.31%
Solid State Ionics	Solid State Ionics, 18, 0.31% Solid State Ionics 18 publications, 0.31%
	20 40 60 80 100 120 140

Publishers

	200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600
Elsevier	Elsevier, 1522, 25.94% Elsevier 1522 publications, 25.94%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1337, 22.79% Springer Nature 1337 publications, 22.79%
Wiley	Wiley, 573, 9.77% Wiley 573 publications, 9.77%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 368, 6.27% Taylor & Francis 368 publications, 6.27%
MDPI	MDPI, 280, 4.77% MDPI 280 publications, 4.77%
SAGE	SAGE, 180, 3.07% SAGE 180 publications, 3.07%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 131, 2.23% Oxford University Press 131 publications, 2.23%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 125, 2.13% Hindawi Limited 125 publications, 2.13%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 110, 1.87% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 110 publications, 1.87%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 109, 1.86% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 109 publications, 1.86%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 76, 1.3% Cambridge University Press 76 publications, 1.3%
BMJ	BMJ, 66, 1.12% BMJ 66 publications, 1.12%
Emerald	Emerald, 53, 0.9% Emerald 53 publications, 0.9%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 53, 0.9% American Chemical Society (ACS) 53 publications, 0.9%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 50, 0.85% Frontiers Media S.A. 50 publications, 0.85%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 47, 0.8% Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 47 publications, 0.8%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 43, 0.73% Magnolia Press 43 publications, 0.73%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 38, 0.65% Social Science Electronic Publishing 38 publications, 0.65%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 33, 0.56% IOP Publishing 33 publications, 0.56%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 30, 0.51% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 30 publications, 0.51%
IWA Publishing	IWA Publishing, 26, 0.44% IWA Publishing 26 publications, 0.44%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)	American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 17, 0.29% American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 17 publications, 0.29%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 15, 0.26% Walter de Gruyter 15 publications, 0.26%
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)	Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 15, 0.26% Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) 15 publications, 0.26%
CSIRO Publishing	CSIRO Publishing, 15, 0.26% CSIRO Publishing 15 publications, 0.26%
IOS Press	IOS Press, 14, 0.24% IOS Press 14 publications, 0.24%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.	Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 14, 0.24% Bentham Science Publishers Ltd. 14 publications, 0.24%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 14, 0.24% American Society for Microbiology 14 publications, 0.24%
Soil Science Society of America	Soil Science Society of America, 14, 0.24% Soil Science Society of America 14 publications, 0.24%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene	American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 13, 0.22% American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 13 publications, 0.22%
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With other organizations

	50 100 150 200 250
Rajarata University of Sri Lanka	Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, 218, 3.72% Rajarata University of Sri Lanka 218 publications, 3.72%
University of Colombo	University of Colombo, 198, 3.37% University of Colombo 198 publications, 3.37%
University of Sri Jayewardenepura	University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 151, 2.57% University of Sri Jayewardenepura 151 publications, 2.57%
Wayamba University of Sri Lanka	Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, 129, 2.2% Wayamba University of Sri Lanka 129 publications, 2.2%
University of Kelaniya	University of Kelaniya, 125, 2.13% University of Kelaniya 125 publications, 2.13%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 119, 2.03% University of Sydney 119 publications, 2.03%
University of Ruhuna	University of Ruhuna, 111, 1.89% University of Ruhuna 111 publications, 1.89%
University of Jaffna	University of Jaffna, 111, 1.89% University of Jaffna 111 publications, 1.89%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 101, 1.72% University of Melbourne 101 publications, 1.72%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 97, 1.65% University of Edinburgh 97 publications, 1.65%
Open University of Sri Lanka	Open University of Sri Lanka, 84, 1.43% Open University of Sri Lanka 84 publications, 1.43%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 81, 1.38% University of Queensland 81 publications, 1.38%
Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka	Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 80, 1.36% Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka 80 publications, 1.36%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 79, 1.35% University of New South Wales 79 publications, 1.35%
University of Newcastle Australia	University of Newcastle Australia, 78, 1.33% University of Newcastle Australia 78 publications, 1.33%
Texas Tech University	Texas Tech University, 74, 1.26% Texas Tech University 74 publications, 1.26%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 68, 1.16% University of Oxford 68 publications, 1.16%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 66, 1.12% Australian National University 66 publications, 1.12%
Queensland University of Technology	Queensland University of Technology, 66, 1.12% Queensland University of Technology 66 publications, 1.12%
Chalmers University of Technology	Chalmers University of Technology, 65, 1.11% Chalmers University of Technology 65 publications, 1.11%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 65, 1.11% University of Bristol 65 publications, 1.11%
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 64, 1.09% Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology 64 publications, 1.09%
University of Hong Kong	University of Hong Kong, 63, 1.07% University of Hong Kong 63 publications, 1.07%
University of Western Australia	University of Western Australia, 61, 1.04% University of Western Australia 61 publications, 1.04%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 60, 1.02% University of Copenhagen 60 publications, 1.02%
Monash University	Monash University, 58, 0.99% Monash University 58 publications, 0.99%
University of Moratuwa	University of Moratuwa, 54, 0.92% University of Moratuwa 54 publications, 0.92%
Griffith University	Griffith University, 50, 0.85% Griffith University 50 publications, 0.85%
Hokkaido University	Hokkaido University, 48, 0.82% Hokkaido University 48 publications, 0.82%
University of Malaya	University of Malaya, 46, 0.78% University of Malaya 46 publications, 0.78%
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With foreign organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 119, 2.03% University of Sydney 119 publications, 2.03%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 101, 1.72% University of Melbourne 101 publications, 1.72%
University of Edinburgh	University of Edinburgh, 97, 1.65% University of Edinburgh 97 publications, 1.65%
University of Queensland	University of Queensland, 81, 1.38% University of Queensland 81 publications, 1.38%
University of New South Wales	University of New South Wales, 79, 1.35% University of New South Wales 79 publications, 1.35%
University of Newcastle Australia	University of Newcastle Australia, 78, 1.33% University of Newcastle Australia 78 publications, 1.33%
Texas Tech University	Texas Tech University, 74, 1.26% Texas Tech University 74 publications, 1.26%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 68, 1.16% University of Oxford 68 publications, 1.16%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 66, 1.12% Australian National University 66 publications, 1.12%
Queensland University of Technology	Queensland University of Technology, 66, 1.12% Queensland University of Technology 66 publications, 1.12%
Chalmers University of Technology	Chalmers University of Technology, 65, 1.11% Chalmers University of Technology 65 publications, 1.11%
University of Bristol	University of Bristol, 65, 1.11% University of Bristol 65 publications, 1.11%
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 64, 1.09% Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology 64 publications, 1.09%
University of Hong Kong	University of Hong Kong, 63, 1.07% University of Hong Kong 63 publications, 1.07%
University of Western Australia	University of Western Australia, 61, 1.04% University of Western Australia 61 publications, 1.04%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 60, 1.02% University of Copenhagen 60 publications, 1.02%
Monash University	Monash University, 58, 0.99% Monash University 58 publications, 0.99%
Griffith University	Griffith University, 50, 0.85% Griffith University 50 publications, 0.85%
Hokkaido University	Hokkaido University, 48, 0.82% Hokkaido University 48 publications, 0.82%
University of Malaya	University of Malaya, 46, 0.78% University of Malaya 46 publications, 0.78%
University of Gothenburg	University of Gothenburg, 45, 0.77% University of Gothenburg 45 publications, 0.77%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 45, 0.77% Harvard University 45 publications, 0.77%
Niigata University	Niigata University, 44, 0.75% Niigata University 44 publications, 0.75%
Western Sydney University	Western Sydney University, 42, 0.72% Western Sydney University 42 publications, 0.72%
Kyoto University	Kyoto University, 41, 0.7% Kyoto University 41 publications, 0.7%
Indian Institute of Science	Indian Institute of Science, 40, 0.68% Indian Institute of Science 40 publications, 0.68%
King's College London	King's College London, 38, 0.65% King's College London 38 publications, 0.65%
James Cook University	James Cook University, 38, 0.65% James Cook University 38 publications, 0.65%
University of Washington	University of Washington, 38, 0.65% University of Washington 38 publications, 0.65%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 37, 0.63% University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 37 publications, 0.63%
	20 40 60 80 100 120

With other countries

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
Australia	Australia, 804, 13.7% Australia 804 publications, 13.7%
USA	USA, 777, 13.24% USA 777 publications, 13.24%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 643, 10.96% United Kingdom 643 publications, 10.96%
Japan	Japan, 513, 8.74% Japan 513 publications, 8.74%
China	China, 359, 6.12% China 359 publications, 6.12%
India	India, 227, 3.87% India 227 publications, 3.87%
Canada	Canada, 194, 3.31% Canada 194 publications, 3.31%
Germany	Germany, 179, 3.05% Germany 179 publications, 3.05%
Sweden	Sweden, 178, 3.03% Sweden 178 publications, 3.03%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 175, 2.98% Malaysia 175 publications, 2.98%
Denmark	Denmark, 95, 1.62% Denmark 95 publications, 1.62%
Thailand	Thailand, 94, 1.6% Thailand 94 publications, 1.6%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 93, 1.59% Switzerland 93 publications, 1.59%
Italy	Italy, 88, 1.5% Italy 88 publications, 1.5%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 88, 1.5% Republic of Korea 88 publications, 1.5%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 86, 1.47% New Zealand 86 publications, 1.47%
France	France, 84, 1.43% France 84 publications, 1.43%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 77, 1.31% Netherlands 77 publications, 1.31%
South Africa	South Africa, 70, 1.19% South Africa 70 publications, 1.19%
Brazil	Brazil, 69, 1.18% Brazil 69 publications, 1.18%
Singapore	Singapore, 64, 1.09% Singapore 64 publications, 1.09%
Bangladesh	Bangladesh, 60, 1.02% Bangladesh 60 publications, 1.02%
Philippines	Philippines, 59, 1.01% Philippines 59 publications, 1.01%
Norway	Norway, 58, 0.99% Norway 58 publications, 0.99%
Pakistan	Pakistan, 53, 0.9% Pakistan 53 publications, 0.9%
Vietnam	Vietnam, 48, 0.82% Vietnam 48 publications, 0.82%
Spain	Spain, 46, 0.78% Spain 46 publications, 0.78%
Indonesia	Indonesia, 45, 0.77% Indonesia 45 publications, 0.77%
Iran	Iran, 45, 0.77% Iran 45 publications, 0.77%
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