Awantha Dissanayake

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Awantha Dissanayake is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ecology and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Awantha Dissanayake has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 12 papers in Ecology and 11 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Awantha Dissanayake's work include Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (18 papers), Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry (11 papers) and Crustacean biology and ecology (6 papers). Awantha Dissanayake is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (18 papers), Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry (11 papers) and Crustacean biology and ecology (6 papers). Awantha Dissanayake collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Japan and Italy. Awantha Dissanayake's co-authors include Tamara S. Galloway, Mark A. Oakley Browne, David M. Lowe, Richard C. Thompson, Malcolm B. Jones, Michael H. Depledge, Rebecca J. Brown, Atsushi Ishimatsu, D. Lowe and Josephine A. Hagger and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and Environmental Pollution.

In The Last Decade

Awantha Dissanayake

33 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Ingested Microscopic Plastic Translocates to the Circulat... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2017 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Ingested Microscopic Plastic Translocates to the Circulatory System of the Mussel, Mytilus edulis (L.)
    2008 1.8k citations Mark A. Oakley Browne, Awantha Dissanayake et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  2. Ecological Role of Submarine Canyons and Need for Canyon Conservation: A Review
    2017 201 citations U. Fernández-Arcaya, Eva Ramírez-Llodra et al. Frontiers in Marine Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Awantha Dissanayake United Kingdom 19 2.0k 1.1k 970 510 457 34 3.0k
Giuseppe d’Errico Italy 23 2.0k 1.0× 898 0.8× 931 1.0× 548 1.1× 285 0.6× 40 2.7k
Jung-Hoon Kang South Korea 21 1.7k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 395 0.4× 515 1.0× 220 0.5× 70 2.5k
Jérôme Cachot France 37 2.4k 1.2× 759 0.7× 2.1k 2.1× 543 1.1× 317 0.7× 132 4.0k
Francesca Garaventa Italy 27 1.5k 0.7× 711 0.6× 664 0.7× 754 1.5× 176 0.4× 68 2.5k
Rossana Sussarellu France 14 2.1k 1.0× 1.0k 0.9× 485 0.5× 639 1.3× 225 0.5× 23 2.6k
Catherine K. King Australia 28 1.7k 0.8× 606 0.5× 1.1k 1.1× 275 0.5× 769 1.7× 94 3.2k
Juan Bellas Spain 38 2.4k 1.2× 719 0.6× 2.1k 2.1× 1.1k 2.2× 313 0.7× 86 4.0k
Marina Albentosa Spain 30 1.3k 0.6× 547 0.5× 728 0.8× 514 1.0× 348 0.8× 62 2.5k
Camille Lacroix France 17 1.6k 0.8× 787 0.7× 769 0.8× 376 0.7× 200 0.4× 36 2.1k
Teresa Romeo Italy 36 2.6k 1.3× 1.5k 1.4× 660 0.7× 749 1.5× 1.1k 2.4× 155 4.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Awantha Dissanayake

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All Works

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Fernández-Arcaya, U., Eva Ramírez-Llodra, Jacopo Aguzzi, et al.. (2017). Ecological Role of Submarine Canyons and Need for Canyon Conservation: A Review. Frontiers in Marine Science. 4. 201 indexed citations breakdown →
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Browne, Mark A. Oakley, Awantha Dissanayake, & Tamara S. Galloway. (2015). Organophosphorous biocides reduce tenacity and cellular viability but not esterase activities in a non-target prosobranch (limpet). Environmental Pollution. 203. 208–213. 3 indexed citations
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Regoli, Francesco, et al.. (2013). Immunomodulating effects of environmentally realistic copper concentrations in Mytilus edulis adapted to naturally low salinities. Aquatic Toxicology. 140-141. 185–195. 12 indexed citations
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Dissanayake, Awantha & Atsushi Ishimatsu. (2011). Osmoregulatory ability and salinity tolerance in several decapod crustaceans (Palaemonidae ^|^amp; Penaeidae) of the East China Sea. Plankton and Benthos Research. 6(3). 135–140. 3 indexed citations
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Dissanayake, Awantha, Tamara S. Galloway, & Malcolm B. Jones. (2011). Seasonal differences in the physiology of Carcinus maenas (Crustacea: Decapoda) from estuaries with varying levels of anthropogenic contamination. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 93(4). 320–327. 24 indexed citations
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Ishimatsu, Atsushi & Awantha Dissanayake. (2010). Life Threatened in Acidic Coastal Waters. Nagasaki University's Academic Output SITE (Nagasaki University). 8 indexed citations
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Hagger, Josephine A., David M. Lowe, Awantha Dissanayake, Malcolm B. Jones, & Tamara S. Galloway. (2010). The influence of seasonality on biomarker responses in Mytilus edulis. Ecotoxicology. 19(5). 953–962. 44 indexed citations
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Dissanayake, Awantha, Tamara S. Galloway, & Malcolm B. Jones. (2008). Nutritional status of Carcinus maenas (Crustacea: Decapoda) influences susceptibility to contaminant exposure. Aquatic Toxicology. 89(1). 40–46. 22 indexed citations
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Browne, Mark A. Oakley, Awantha Dissanayake, Tamara S. Galloway, David M. Lowe, & Richard C. Thompson. (2008). Ingested Microscopic Plastic Translocates to the Circulatory System of the Mussel, Mytilus edulis (L.). Environmental Science & Technology. 42(13). 5026–5031. 1759 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dissanayake, Awantha, Tamara S. Galloway, & Malcolm B. Jones. (2008). Physiological responses of juvenile and adult shore crabs Carcinus maenas (Crustacea: Decapoda) to pyrene exposure. Marine Environmental Research. 66(4). 445–450. 33 indexed citations
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Dissanayake, Awantha, et al.. (2007). A multidisciplinary approach to evaluating physiological condition and intra-specific behaviour in the shore crab Carcinus maenas (Crustacea: Decapoda). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 146(4). S76–S76. 1 indexed citations
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Baldwin, Casey M., et al.. (2007). The effects of sublethal contaminant exposure on foraging behaviour in the shore crab Carcinus maenas (Crustacea: Decapoda). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 146(4). S82–S83. 2 indexed citations
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Galloway, Tamara S., Rebecca J. Brown, Mark A. Oakley Browne, et al.. (2005). The ECOMAN project: A novel approach to defining sustainable ecosystem function. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 53(1-4). 186–194. 44 indexed citations
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Dissanayake, Awantha & Tamara S. Galloway. (2004). Evaluation of fixed wavelength fluorescence and synchronous fluorescence spectrophotometry as a biomonitoring tool of environmental contamination. Marine Environmental Research. 58(2-5). 281–285. 39 indexed citations
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Galloway, Tamara S., et al.. (2004). Evaluation of toxicity in tributaries of the Mersey estuary using the isopod Asellus aquaticus (L.). Marine Environmental Research. 58(2-5). 327–331. 15 indexed citations
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Brown, Rebecca J., Tamara S. Galloway, D. Lowe, et al.. (2004). Differential sensitivity of three marine invertebrates to copper assessed using multiple biomarkers. Aquatic Toxicology. 66(3). 267–278. 215 indexed citations

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