Athula Bandara

736 total citations
27 papers, 585 citations indexed

About

Athula Bandara is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Athula Bandara has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 585 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 10 papers in Materials Chemistry and 7 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Athula Bandara's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (13 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (7 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (7 papers). Athula Bandara is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (13 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (7 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (7 papers). Athula Bandara collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Sri Lanka and Germany. Athula Bandara's co-authors include Jun Kubota, Kazunari Domen, Chiaki Hirose, Akihide Wada, Rohan Weerasooriya, Ken Onda, Marion Hoch, Satoru S. Kano, Meththika Vithanage and Rohana Chandrajith and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, The Journal of Physical Chemistry and The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

In The Last Decade

Athula Bandara

25 papers receiving 558 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Athula Bandara Japan 16 238 180 127 96 85 27 585
Suyan Liu China 17 504 2.1× 266 1.5× 78 0.6× 279 2.9× 108 1.3× 29 1.1k
Parveen Kumar India 16 242 1.0× 125 0.7× 41 0.3× 51 0.5× 46 0.5× 40 820
Radek Fajgаr Czechia 18 470 2.0× 129 0.7× 60 0.5× 234 2.4× 62 0.7× 95 1.1k
H. Toufar Germany 18 447 1.9× 113 0.6× 95 0.7× 53 0.6× 77 0.9× 36 905
Laicai Li China 14 309 1.3× 78 0.4× 37 0.3× 152 1.6× 31 0.4× 114 692
Gašper Tavčar Slovenia 22 491 2.1× 85 0.5× 44 0.3× 55 0.6× 27 0.3× 83 1.7k
Hengdao Quan Japan 14 236 1.0× 67 0.4× 59 0.5× 143 1.5× 40 0.5× 72 718
J. M. Alía Spain 16 174 0.7× 157 0.9× 76 0.6× 30 0.3× 68 0.8× 35 710
Jaakko I. Partanen Finland 17 195 0.8× 99 0.6× 58 0.5× 21 0.2× 39 0.5× 72 860
Ekkehard Geidel Germany 14 240 1.0× 58 0.3× 81 0.6× 39 0.4× 76 0.9× 29 520

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Athula Bandara

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All Works

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Chen, Xing, et al.. (2025). Enhancing the understanding of surfactant influence in LTA crystallization through microwave-assisted methods at different temperatures. Journal of Porous Materials. 32(3). 1003–1026. 1 indexed citations
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Bandara, Athula, et al.. (2023). Size-tunable graphitized carbon spheres for water defluoridation. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 670. 131582–131582. 3 indexed citations
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Bandara, Athula, et al.. (2014). An electrochemical mechanisms study on steel/IrO2–Sb2O3 electrodes for oxidation of phenol in water. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 93(5). 536–541. 1 indexed citations
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Bandara, Athula, et al.. (2014). Theoretical study of phenol and hydroxyl radical reaction mechanism in aqueous medium by the DFT/B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p)/CPCM model. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 92(9). 809–813. 26 indexed citations
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Bandara, Athula, et al.. (2011). Infrared Spectroscopic Study of the Potential Change at Cocatalyst Particles on Oxynitride Photocatalysts for Water Splitting by Visible Light Irradiation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 115(48). 23902–23907. 30 indexed citations
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Weerasooriya, Rohan, Madhubhashini Makehelwala, & Athula Bandara. (2010). Probing reactivity sites on pyrite-oxidative interactions with 4-chlorophenol. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 367(1-3). 65–69. 16 indexed citations
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Makehelwala, Madhubhashini, et al.. (2009). Adsorption Mechanism of Cr(VI) onto Coir Pith. Bioremediation Journal. 13(4). 188–197. 6 indexed citations
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Bandara, Athula, et al.. (2007). Molecular adsorption on V2O3(0001)/Au(111) surfaces. Topics in Catalysis. 46(1-2). 223–230. 13 indexed citations
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Bandara, Athula, et al.. (2006). Deactivation of Pd particles supported on Nb2O5/Cu3Au(100): SFG and TPD studies from UHV to 100mbar. Surface Science. 600(4). 963–970. 15 indexed citations
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Vithanage, Meththika, Rohana Chandrajith, Athula Bandara, & Rohan Weerasooriya. (2005). Mechanistic modeling of arsenic retention on natural red earth in simulated environmental systems. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 294(2). 265–272. 63 indexed citations
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Hoch, Marion & Athula Bandara. (2004). Determination of the adsorption process of tributyltin (TBT) and monobutyltin (MBT) onto kaolinite surface using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 253(1-3). 117–124. 40 indexed citations
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Bandara, Athula, Jun Kubota, Ken Onda, et al.. (1999). Short-lived reactive formate species on NiO(111) observed by picosecond temperature jump. Surface Science. 433-435. 83–87. 13 indexed citations
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Bandara, Athula, Jun Kubota, Ken Onda, et al.. (1998). Short-lived Formate Species on NiO(111) Surface Formed by the Irradiation of Picosecond 1064nm Laser Pulses: Time-resolved Sum Frequency Generation(SFG) Study.. Hyomen Kagaku. 19(7). 475–478. 1 indexed citations
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Bandara, Athula, Satoshi Katano, Jun Kubota, et al.. (1998). The effect of co-adsorption of on-top CO on the sum-frequency generation signal of bridge CO on the Ni(111) surface. Chemical Physics Letters. 290(1-3). 261–267. 23 indexed citations
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Bandara, Athula, Jun Kubota, Ken Onda, et al.. (1998). Short-Lived Reactive Intermediate in the Decomposition of Formate on NiO(111) Surface Observed by Picosecond Temperature Jump. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 102(31). 5951–5954. 47 indexed citations
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Bandara, Athula, Jun Kubota, Ken Onda, et al.. (1997). Adsorption of CO and NO on surface studied by infrared-visible sum frequency generation spectroscopy. Surface Science. 387(1-3). 312–319. 62 indexed citations
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Kubota, Jun, Athula Bandara, Akihide Wada, Kazunari Domen, & Chiaki Hirose. (1996). IRAS study of formic acid decomposition on surface: comparison of vacuum and catalytic conditions. Surface Science. 368(1-3). 361–365. 19 indexed citations
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Bandara, Athula, Jun Kubota, Akihide Wada, Kazunari Domen, & Chiaki Hirose. (1996). Adsorption and Reactions of Formic Acid on (2×2)-NiO(111)/Ni(111) Surface. 1. TPD and IRAS Studies under Ultrahigh Vacuum Conditions. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 100(36). 14962–14968. 42 indexed citations
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Bandara, Athula, Jun Kubota, Akihide Wada, Kazunari Domen, & Chiaki Hirose. (1996). Adsorption and decomposition of formic acid on the NiO(111)-p(2 × 2) surface: TPD and steady state kinetics studies. Surface Science. 364(2). L580–L586. 16 indexed citations

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