Athula Sumathipala

4.3k total citations
116 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Athula Sumathipala is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Athula Sumathipala has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Clinical Psychology, 26 papers in General Health Professions and 25 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Athula Sumathipala's work include Migration, Health and Trauma (18 papers), Mental Health Treatment and Access (13 papers) and Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (13 papers). Athula Sumathipala is often cited by papers focused on Migration, Health and Trauma (18 papers), Mental Health Treatment and Access (13 papers) and Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (13 papers). Athula Sumathipala collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sri Lanka and Australia. Athula Sumathipala's co-authors include Sisira Siribaddana, Vikram Patel, Chesmal Siriwardhana, Matthew Hotopf, Dinesh Bhugra, Anushka Adikari, Joanna Murray, Harriet A. Ball, A. H. Mann and Kaushalya Jayaweera and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and Gut.

In The Last Decade

Athula Sumathipala

107 papers receiving 2.3k 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 Sumathipala United Kingdom 27 979 559 548 434 407 116 2.4k
Christina P. C. Borba United States 28 828 0.8× 594 1.1× 1.1k 2.0× 418 1.0× 376 0.9× 117 3.0k
Pratap Sharan India 29 1.7k 1.7× 509 0.9× 837 1.5× 314 0.7× 1.0k 2.6× 132 3.0k
Danielle Groleau Canada 24 743 0.8× 617 1.1× 510 0.9× 475 1.1× 463 1.1× 65 2.1k
Simon Hatcher New Zealand 29 1.4k 1.4× 962 1.7× 578 1.1× 377 0.9× 859 2.1× 108 3.3k
Berno van Meijel Netherlands 31 1.4k 1.5× 1.0k 1.9× 933 1.7× 353 0.8× 530 1.3× 171 3.1k
John Bushnell New Zealand 29 1.2k 1.2× 471 0.8× 501 0.9× 647 1.5× 649 1.6× 76 2.6k
Ryan K. McBain United States 29 899 0.9× 761 1.4× 304 0.6× 458 1.1× 381 0.9× 146 2.5k
Suresh Bada Math India 28 1.8k 1.8× 508 0.9× 441 0.8× 484 1.1× 662 1.6× 235 2.8k
Ruth S. Shim United States 25 780 0.8× 692 1.2× 243 0.4× 401 0.9× 561 1.4× 65 2.1k
Ingo Schäfer Germany 35 2.3k 2.4× 646 1.2× 840 1.5× 443 1.0× 488 1.2× 220 4.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Athula Sumathipala

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All Works

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Rahman, Atıf, et al.. (2024). “Building back better”: Task shifting is the way forward for Sri Lanka to address maternal mental health in the economic crisis. Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 102. 104234–104234. 3 indexed citations
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Liyanage, Ruvini, Kaushalya Jayaweera, Ranil Jayawardena, et al.. (2024). The Colombo Twin and Singleton Study (COTASS): Piloting the Feasibility of Collecting Nutritional Data and Extension of the Sample to Include Children of Twins. Behavior Genetics. 54(1). 63–72.
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Karunathilake, Indika, et al.. (2022). An Innovative Telemedicine Initiative From Sri Lanka: The Value of Volunteerism in a Resource-Constrained Scenario During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health. 34(5). 557–560. 3 indexed citations
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Zavos, Helena M. S., Athula Sumathipala, Kaushalya Jayaweera, et al.. (2021). Associations Between Anxiety Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life: A Population-Based Twin Study in Sri Lanka. Behavior Genetics. 51(4). 394–404. 2 indexed citations
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Chew‐Graham, Carolyn, et al.. (2020). Exploring women’s experiences of identifying, negotiating and managing perinatal anxiety: a qualitative study. BMJ Open. 10(12). e040731–e040731. 17 indexed citations
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Kan, Carol, Kaushalya Jayaweera, Anushka Adikari, et al.. (2019). Genetic Overlap Between Type 2 Diabetes and Depression in a Sri Lankan Population Twin Sample. Psychosomatic Medicine. 82(2). 247–253. 3 indexed citations
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Dorrington, Sarah, Helena M. S. Zavos, Harriet A. Ball, et al.. (2018). Family functioning, trauma exposure and PTSD: A cross sectional study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 245. 645–652. 13 indexed citations
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Siriwardhana, Chesmal, Melanie Abas, Sisira Siribaddana, Athula Sumathipala, & Robert Stewart. (2015). Dynamics of resilience in forced migration: a 1-year follow-up study of longitudinal associations with mental health in a conflict-affected, ethnic Muslim population. BMJ Open. 5(2). e006000–e006000. 25 indexed citations
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Sumathipala, Athula, Abhijit Nadkarni, & Chesmal Siriwardhana. (2015). Reflections on research and clinical collaborations between South Asia and the UK. BJPsych International. 12(1). 8–10. 2 indexed citations
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Siriwardhana, Chesmal, Anushka Adikari, Sisira Siribaddana, et al.. (2013). Prolonged Internal Displacement and Common Mental Disorders in Sri Lanka: The COMRAID Study. PLoS ONE. 8(5). e64742–e64742. 75 indexed citations
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Sumathipala, Athula, Aamir Jafarey, Leonardo D. de Castro, et al.. (2010). Ethical Issues in Post-Disaster Clinical Interventions and Research: A Developing World Perspective. Key Findings from a Drafting and Consensus Generation Meeting of the Working Group on Disaster Research and Ethics (WGDRE) 2007. Asian Bioethics Review. 2(2). 124–142. 16 indexed citations
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Sumathipala, Athula, et al.. (2007). RCT of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in active suicidal ideation-as feasibility study in Sri Lanka. The European Journal of Psychiatry. 21(3). 11 indexed citations
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Sumathipala, Athula, et al.. (2003). Challenges in Recruiting Older Twins for the Sri Lankan Twin Registry. Twin Research. 6(1). 67–71. 9 indexed citations
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Sumathipala, Athula, et al.. (2003). Challenges in Recruiting Older Twins for the Sri Lankan Twin Registry. Twin Research. 6(1). 67–71. 7 indexed citations
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Siribaddana, Sisira, et al.. (2001). Feasibility of Using Different Approaches for Recruiting Younger Twins for Sri Lankan Twin Registry. Twin Research and Human Genetics. 4(3). 206. 3 indexed citations
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Sumathipala, Athula, et al.. (2001). Feasibility of Using Different Approaches for Recruiting Younger Twins to Establish a Population Based Twin Register in Sri Lanka. Twin Research. 4(6). 459–463. 5 indexed citations
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Sumathipala, Athula, et al.. (2000). Establishing a twin register in Sri Lanka. Twin Research. 3(4). 205–212. 4 indexed citations
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Slaney, G, et al.. (1986). Crohn's disease involving the penis.. Gut. 27(3). 329–333. 39 indexed citations

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