Chandra Wickramasinghe

916 total citations
46 papers, 429 citations indexed

About

Chandra Wickramasinghe is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Ecology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Chandra Wickramasinghe has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 429 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 5 papers in Ecology and 5 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Chandra Wickramasinghe's work include Astro and Planetary Science (17 papers), Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (15 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (11 papers). Chandra Wickramasinghe is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (17 papers), Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (15 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (11 papers). Chandra Wickramasinghe collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sri Lanka and United States. Chandra Wickramasinghe's co-authors include F. Hoyle, Fred Hoyle, B. Hoyle, W. M. Napier, A.C. Hann, M. K. Wallis, Milton Wainwright, Predrag Slijepčević, A Nimalasuriya and Joel S. Watkins and has published in prestigious journals such as BioScience, Cryobiology and Current Science.

In The Last Decade

Chandra Wickramasinghe

39 papers receiving 358 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chandra Wickramasinghe United Kingdom 12 313 63 62 39 35 46 429
Milan M. Ćirković Serbia 16 514 1.6× 134 2.1× 75 1.2× 35 0.9× 59 1.7× 121 841
Jill Tarter United States 13 563 1.8× 69 1.1× 18 0.3× 8 0.2× 9 0.3× 82 680
Elke Pilat‐Lohinger Austria 17 936 3.0× 50 0.8× 34 0.5× 31 0.8× 16 0.5× 63 985
C. Mileikowsky Sweden 5 267 0.9× 39 0.6× 70 1.1× 29 0.7× 61 1.7× 8 334
Michael H. New United States 6 146 0.5× 29 0.5× 65 1.0× 58 1.5× 13 0.4× 8 329
K. Strauch Germany 8 255 0.8× 18 0.3× 71 1.1× 54 1.4× 133 3.8× 17 402
Duncan H. Forgan United Kingdom 22 963 3.1× 80 1.3× 19 0.3× 19 0.5× 8 0.2× 59 1.0k
C. L. Imhoff United States 15 507 1.6× 50 0.8× 26 0.4× 34 0.9× 13 0.4× 29 570
Yeon Joo Lee Japan 17 504 1.6× 204 3.2× 19 0.3× 16 0.4× 62 1.8× 40 589
Gerhard Eckel Austria 6 312 1.0× 41 0.7× 115 1.9× 67 1.7× 3 0.1× 19 474

Countries citing papers authored by Chandra Wickramasinghe

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chandra Wickramasinghe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chandra Wickramasinghe

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chandra Wickramasinghe. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chandra Wickramasinghe 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 Chandra Wickramasinghe. Chandra Wickramasinghe is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Steele, Edward J., Reginald M. Gorczynski, P. R. Carnegie, et al.. (2021). Cometary Origin of COVID-19. 2(1). 2 indexed citations
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Slijepčević, Predrag & Chandra Wickramasinghe. (2021). Reconfiguring SETI in the microbial context: Panspermia as a solution to Fermi's paradox. Biosystems. 206. 104441–104441. 2 indexed citations
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Temple, Robert & Chandra Wickramasinghe. (2019). Kordylewski Dust Clouds: Could They Be Cosmic “Superbrains”?. 4(4). 1 indexed citations
4.
Wickramasinghe, Chandra, et al.. (2017). SARS, MERS and the Sunspot Cycle. Current Science. 113(8). 1501–1502. 7 indexed citations
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Wickramasinghe, Chandra, A Nimalasuriya, & Milton Wainwright. (2015). Microbiomes: A Possible Space Component?. 3(4). 2 indexed citations
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Wickramasinghe, Chandra, et al.. (2014). Convergence to panspermia. 12(1). 4 indexed citations
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Wickramasinghe, Chandra. (2010). Bacterial morphologies supporting cometary panspermia: a reappraisal. International Journal of Astrobiology. 10(1). 25–30. 11 indexed citations
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Wickramasinghe, Chandra, et al.. (2009). Red Rain cell research: A new perspective for Interplanetary transfer of life. epsc. 707. 2 indexed citations
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Hann, A.C., et al.. (2009). Microstructure and elemental composition of the Tagish Lake meteorite and its astrobiological implications. International Journal of Astrobiology. 9(1). 35–43. 1 indexed citations
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Wickramasinghe, Chandra, et al.. (2005). A Journey with Fred Hoyle - The Search for Cosmic Life. World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Wickramasinghe, Chandra. (2004). The universe: a cryogenic habitat for microbial life. Cryobiology. 48(2). 113–125. 19 indexed citations
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Wickramasinghe, Chandra. (2003). Panspermia according to Hoyle. Astrophysics and Space Science. 285(2). 535–538. 4 indexed citations
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Wickramasinghe, Chandra. (2002). The Beginnings of Astrobiology. International Journal of Astrobiology. 1(2). 77–78.
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Hoyle, F. & Chandra Wickramasinghe. (2001). Cometary impacts and ice-ages. Astrophysics and Space Science. 275(4). 367–376. 4 indexed citations
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Hoyle, B. & Chandra Wickramasinghe. (2000). Astronomical Origins of Life: Steps Towards Panspermia. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 50 indexed citations
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Hoyle, Fred & Chandra Wickramasinghe. (1990). Book-Review - Observing Handbook and Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects. 248. 1244. 1 indexed citations
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Hoyle, Fred, Chandra Wickramasinghe, & Joel S. Watkins. (1986). Viruses from space and related matters.. 2 indexed citations
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Hoyle, Fred & Chandra Wickramasinghe. (1981). Evolution from space. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 63 indexed citations
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Hoyle, F. & Chandra Wickramasinghe. (1980). The identification of the 3? spectral feature in galactic infrared sources. Astrophysics and Space Science. 68(2). 499–503. 5 indexed citations
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Hoyle, F. & Chandra Wickramasinghe. (1978). Lifecloud: The origin of life in the universe. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 23 indexed citations

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