Champika Weeraman

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 878 citations indexed

About

Champika Weeraman is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Molecular Biology and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Champika Weeraman has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 878 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 4 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Champika Weeraman's work include Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (13 papers), Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (4 papers) and Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions (2 papers). Champika Weeraman is often cited by papers focused on Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (13 papers), Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (4 papers) and Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions (2 papers). Champika Weeraman collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United States. Champika Weeraman's co-authors include Alexander V. Benderskii, Igor V. Stiopkin, Piotr A. Pieniazek, J. L. Skinner, Julianne M. Gibbs, Andrey N. Bordenyuk, Md. Shafiul Azam, Achani K. Yatawara, Himali D. Jayathilake and Yi Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Champika Weeraman

12 papers receiving 864 citations

Hit Papers

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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. Hydrogen bonding at the water surface revealed by isotopic dilution spectroscopy
    2011 368 citations Igor V. Stiopkin, Champika Weeraman et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Champika Weeraman Canada 10 631 234 151 145 139 13 878
Marco Masia Italy 21 866 1.4× 272 1.2× 181 1.2× 245 1.7× 163 1.2× 50 1.4k
Tünde Megyes Hungary 19 619 1.0× 257 1.1× 218 1.4× 293 2.0× 87 0.6× 34 1.2k
Takakazu Seki Germany 16 449 0.7× 167 0.7× 111 0.7× 235 1.6× 121 0.9× 29 960
Aritra Mandal United States 13 700 1.1× 317 1.4× 189 1.3× 261 1.8× 79 0.6× 19 1.0k
Kuo-Yang Chiang Germany 13 408 0.6× 154 0.7× 103 0.7× 175 1.2× 78 0.6× 23 806
Martin Thämer Germany 14 688 1.1× 289 1.2× 152 1.0× 310 2.1× 119 0.9× 27 1.3k
Kailash C. Jena India 21 799 1.3× 301 1.3× 243 1.6× 219 1.5× 190 1.4× 44 1.2k
Yunliang Li China 21 432 0.7× 192 0.8× 159 1.1× 245 1.7× 133 1.0× 61 1.2k
Lawrence F. Scatena United States 9 770 1.2× 244 1.0× 229 1.5× 213 1.5× 113 0.8× 18 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Champika Weeraman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Champika Weeraman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Champika Weeraman. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Champika Weeraman. The network helps show where Champika Weeraman may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Champika Weeraman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Champika Weeraman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Champika Weeraman based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Champika Weeraman. Champika Weeraman is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Li, Zhiguo, et al.. (2015). The thermal reorganization of DNA immobilized at the silica/buffer interface: a vibrational sum frequency generation investigation. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 17(19). 12452–12457. 10 indexed citations
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Li, Zhiguo, Champika Weeraman, & Julianne M. Gibbs. (2014). Following the Azide‐Alkyne Cycloaddition at the Silica/Solvent Interface with Sum Frequency Generation. ChemPhysChem. 15(11). 2247–2251. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Zhiguo, Champika Weeraman, & Julianne M. Gibbs. (2014). Ketone Binding at Amino and Ureido Monolayer/Solvent Interfaces Studied by Nonlinear Optical Techniques. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 118(49). 28662–28670. 5 indexed citations
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Azam, Md. Shafiul, Champika Weeraman, & Julianne M. Gibbs. (2013). Halide-Induced Cooperative Acid–Base Behavior at a Negatively Charged Interface. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 117(17). 8840–8850. 44 indexed citations
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Azam, Md. Shafiul, Champika Weeraman, & Julianne M. Gibbs. (2012). Specific Cation Effects on the Bimodal Acid–Base Behavior of the Silica/Water Interface. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 3(10). 1269–1274. 91 indexed citations
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Weeraman, Champika, Maohui Chen, Douglas J. Moffatt, et al.. (2012). A Combined Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy Study of Sphingomyelin–Cholesterol Monolayers. Langmuir. 28(36). 12999–13007. 12 indexed citations
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Stiopkin, Igor V., et al.. (2011). Hydrogen bonding at the water surface revealed by isotopic dilution spectroscopy. Nature. 474(7350). 192–195. 368 indexed citations breakdown →
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Weeraman, Champika, S. A. Mitchell, Rune Lausten, Linda J. Johnston, & Albert Stolow. (2010). Vibrational sum frequency generation spectroscopy using inverted visible pulses. Optics Express. 18(11). 11483–11483. 24 indexed citations
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Stiopkin, Igor V., Himali D. Jayathilake, Champika Weeraman, & Alexander V. Benderskii. (2010). Temporal effects on spectroscopic line shapes, resolution, and sensitivity of the broad-band sum frequency generation. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 132(23). 234503–234503. 65 indexed citations
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Bordenyuk, Andrey N., Champika Weeraman, & Alexander V. Benderskii. (2007). Sum frequency generation from alkanethiol capped metallic nanoparticles and vibrational mode specific enhancement in nanoparticle aggregates. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6641. 66410C–66410C.
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Bordenyuk, Andrey N., Champika Weeraman, Achani K. Yatawara, et al.. (2007). Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy of Dodecanethiol on Metal Nanoparticles. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 111(25). 8925–8933. 79 indexed citations
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Weeraman, Champika, Achani K. Yatawara, Andrey N. Bordenyuk, & Alexander V. Benderskii. (2006). Effect of Nanoscale Geometry on Molecular Conformation:  Vibrational Sum-Frequency Generation of Alkanethiols on Gold Nanoparticles. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 128(44). 14244–14245. 135 indexed citations
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Jayathilake, Himali D., Min Zhu, Charles Rosenblatt, et al.. (2006). Rubbing-induced anisotropy of long alkyl side chains at polyimide surfaces. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 125(6). 64706–64706. 36 indexed citations

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