Chanaki Amaratunga

13.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
47 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Chanaki Amaratunga is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Parasitology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chanaki Amaratunga has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 12 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 11 papers in Parasitology. Recurrent topics in Chanaki Amaratunga's work include Malaria Research and Control (43 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (21 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (12 papers). Chanaki Amaratunga is often cited by papers focused on Malaria Research and Control (43 papers), Mosquito-borne diseases and control (21 papers) and Computational Drug Discovery Methods (12 papers). Chanaki Amaratunga collaborates with scholars based in United States, Thailand and United Kingdom. Chanaki Amaratunga's co-authors include Rick M. Fairhurst, Pharath Lim, Seila Suon, Sokunthea Sreng, Arjen M. Dondorp, Mehul Dhorda, Jennifer M. Anderson, Didier Ménard, Sivanna Mao and Benoît Witkowski and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Chanaki Amaratunga

45 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

K13-propeller mutations confer artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates

2014 473 citations Judith Straimer, Nina F. Gnädig et al. Science profile →
Novel phenotypic assays for the detection of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Cambodia: in-vitro and ex-vivo drug-response studies

2013 406 citations Benoît Witkowski, Chanaki Amaratunga et al. The Lancet Infectious Diseases profile →
Dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Cambodia: a multisite prospective cohort study

2016 329 citations Chanaki Amaratunga, Pharath Lim et al. The Lancet Infectious Diseases profile →

Peers

Chanaki Amaratunga

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Benoît Witkowski Cambodia

Nimol Khim Cambodia

Aung Pyae Phyo Thailand

Pharath Lim Cambodia

Chea Nguon Cambodia

Thierry Fandeur France

Joseph F. Cortese United States

Saorin Kim Cambodia

Judith Straimer United States

Toshihiro Mita Japan

Benoît Witkowski Cambodia

Chanaki Amaratunga

2.7k ×1.0

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1.0k ×1.0

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463 ×1.0

PARAS

363 ×1.0

396 ×1.2

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Countries citing papers authored by Chanaki Amaratunga

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chanaki Amaratunga

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20 of 20 papers shown

Adhikari, Bipin, Chanaki Amaratunga, Ferdinand C. Mukumbang, & Shiva Raj Mishra. (2025). Why should we be concerned by internalised racism in global health?. BMJ Global Health. 10(6). e016740–e016740. 1 indexed citations

Amaratunga, Chanaki, et al.. (2024). Enhancing Collaboration in Construction Projects: A Delphi Study on the Convergence of Local and Foreign Contractors. Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction. 16(4).

Shrestha, Manash, Prakash Ghimire, Thomas J. Peto, et al.. (2024). Malaria elimination challenges in countries approaching the last mile: a discussion among regional stakeholders. Malaria Journal. 23(1). 401–401. 1 indexed citations

Nguyen, Tran Dang, Bo Gao, Chanaki Amaratunga, et al.. (2023). Preventing antimalarial drug resistance with triple artemisinin-based combination therapies. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4568–4568. 46 indexed citations

Coelho, Camila H., Luísa Mourão Dias Magalhães, Dhélio B. Pereira, et al.. (2023). Immunological characterization of a VIR protein family member (VIR-14) in Plasmodium vivax-infected subjects from different epidemiological regions in Africa and South America. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 17(4). e0011229–e0011229. 2 indexed citations

Amaratunga, Chanaki, Phaik Yeong Cheah, Rakiswendé Serge Yerbanga, et al.. (2023). The impact of anti-malarial markets on artemisinin resistance: perspectives from Burkina Faso. Malaria Journal. 22(1). 269–269. 5 indexed citations

Bolarinwa, Oladimeji Akeem, Olugbenga Ayodeji Mokuolu, Jean‐Bosco Ouédraogo, et al.. (2023). Ethical, regulatory and market related aspects of deploying Triple Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapies for malaria treatment in Africa. 1 indexed citations

Tindana, Paulina, Oladimeji Akeem Bolarinwa, Mehul Dhorda, et al.. (2022). Ethical considerations in deploying triple artemisinin-based combination therapies for malaria: An analysis of stakeholders’ perspectives in Burkina Faso and Nigeria. PLoS ONE. 17(9). e0273249–e0273249. 6 indexed citations

Boon, Wouter, et al.. (2022). Expert perspectives on the introduction of Triple Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies (TACTs) in Southeast Asia: a Delphi study. BMC Public Health. 22(1). 864–864. 7 indexed citations

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Mok, Sachel, Barbara H. Stokes, Nina F. Gnädig, et al.. (2021). Artemisinin-resistant K13 mutations rewire Plasmodium falciparum’s intra-erythrocytic metabolic program to enhance survival. Nature Communications. 12(1). 530–530. 89 indexed citations

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Itkin, Zina, Lu Chen, Gergely Zahoránszky-Köhalmi, et al.. (2020). Modulation of Triple Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy Pharmacodynamics by Plasmodium falciparum Genotype. ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science. 3(6). 1144–1157. 7 indexed citations

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Pluijm, Rob W. van der, Chanaki Amaratunga, Mehul Dhorda, & Arjen M. Dondorp. (2020). Triple Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapies for Malaria – A New Paradigm?. Trends in Parasitology. 37(1). 15–24. 87 indexed citations

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Amaratunga, Chanaki, Nicholas J. MacDonald, David L. Narum, et al.. (2019). Naturally Acquired Antibody Response to Malaria Transmission Blocking Vaccine Candidate Pvs230 Domain 1. Frontiers in Immunology. 10. 2295–2295. 9 indexed citations

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Amato, Roberto, Richard D. Pearson, Jacob Almagro‐Garcia, et al.. (2018). Origins of the current outbreak of multidrug-resistant malaria in southeast Asia: a retrospective genetic study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 18(3). 337–345. 102 indexed citations

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Mukherjee, Angana, Selina Bopp, Pamela Magistrado, et al.. (2017). Artemisinin resistance without pfkelch13 mutations in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Cambodia. Malaria Journal. 16(1). 195–195. 78 indexed citations

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Hostetler, Jessica B., Eugenia Lo, Usheer Kanjee, et al.. (2016). Independent Origin and Global Distribution of Distinct Plasmodium vivax Duffy Binding Protein Gene Duplications. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 10(10). e0005091–e0005091. 58 indexed citations

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Amaratunga, Chanaki, Pharath Lim, Seila Suon, et al.. (2016). Dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Cambodia: a multisite prospective cohort study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 16(3). 357–365. 329 indexed citations breakdown →

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Straimer, Judith, Nina F. Gnädig, Benoît Witkowski, et al.. (2014). K13-propeller mutations confer artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates. Science. 347(6220). 428–431. 473 indexed citations breakdown →

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Witkowski, Benoît, Chanaki Amaratunga, Nimol Khim, et al.. (2013). Novel phenotypic assays for the detection of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Cambodia: in-vitro and ex-vivo drug-response studies. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 13(12). 1043–1049. 406 indexed citations breakdown →

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Venkatesan, Meera, Chanaki Amaratunga, Susana Campino, et al.. (2012). Using CF11 cellulose columns to inexpensively and effectively remove human DNA from Plasmodium falciparum-infected whole blood samples. Malaria Journal. 11(1). 41–41. 58 indexed citations

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