Chathuri Peiris

931 total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 751 citations indexed

About

Chathuri Peiris is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Pollution and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Chathuri Peiris has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 751 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Water Science and Technology, 4 papers in Pollution and 4 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Chathuri Peiris's work include Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (9 papers), Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (3 papers) and Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (3 papers). Chathuri Peiris is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal (9 papers), Environmental remediation with nanomaterials (3 papers) and Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions (3 papers). Chathuri Peiris collaborates with scholars based in Sri Lanka, United States and India. Chathuri Peiris's co-authors include Sameera R. Gunatilake, Meththika Vithanage, Todd Mlsna, Dinesh Mohan, Chanaka Navarathna, El Barbary Hassan, Yohan Jayawardhana, Akila G. Karunanayake, Xuefeng Zhang and Bandara Gajanayake and has published in prestigious journals such as Bioresource Technology, Chemosphere and RSC Advances.

In The Last Decade

Chathuri Peiris

11 papers receiving 735 citations

Hit Papers

Biochar based removal of antibiotic sulfonamides and tetr... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Biochar based removal of antibiotic sulfonamides and tetracyclines in aquatic environments: A critical review
    2017 493 citations Chathuri Peiris, Sameera R. Gunatilake et al. Bioresource Technology profile →

Peers

Chathuri Peiris
Shengshu Yang China
Muhammad Zaheer Afzal China
Febelyn Reguyal New Zealand
Sirong Tian China
Jinhong Lü China
Futian You China
Catarina I.A. Ferreira Portugal
Qingxia Cui China
Farid Mzee Mpatani China
Sandra Sanches Portugal
Shengshu Yang China
Chathuri Peiris
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Countries citing papers authored by Chathuri Peiris

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chathuri Peiris

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chathuri Peiris

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

All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Peiris, Chathuri, Sameera R. Gunatilake, Jilei Zhang, et al.. (2025). Comparative Study of Biocarbon-Supported Iron Nanoparticle Composites (nZVI@BC) Synthesized by Carbothermal Versus Borohydride Reductions for Heavy Metal Removal. ACS Sustainable Resource Management. 2(8). 1540–1550.
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Peiris, Chathuri, et al.. (2023). Phosphorus-enriched biochar for the remediation of heavy metal contaminated soil. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. 12. 100546–100546. 16 indexed citations
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Samaraweera, Hasara, Chathuri Peiris, Sameera R. Gunatilake, et al.. (2022). In Situ Synthesis of Zero-Valent Iron-Decorated Lignite Carbon for Aqueous Heavy Metal Remediation. Processes. 10(8). 1659–1659. 11 indexed citations
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Peiris, Chathuri, et al.. (2022). Study the presence of tetramethylthiuram disulfide residue in three selected microgreen species. South Florida Journal of Development. 3(6). 6612–6618. 1 indexed citations
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Peiris, Chathuri, et al.. (2021). Effect of acid modified tea-waste biochar on crop productivity of red onion (Allium cepa L.). Chemosphere. 288(Pt 2). 132551–132551. 20 indexed citations
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Peiris, Chathuri, et al.. (2021). Nitric acid surface pre-modification of novel Lasia spinosa biochar for enhanced methylene blue remediation. Groundwater for Sustainable Development. 14. 100603–100603. 28 indexed citations
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Peiris, Chathuri, et al.. (2020). Biochar based sorptive remediation of steroidal estrogen contaminated aqueous systems: A critical review. Environmental Research. 191. 110183–110183. 45 indexed citations
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Peiris, Chathuri, et al.. (2019). Microwave and open vessel digestion methods for biochar. Chemosphere. 239. 124788–124788. 21 indexed citations
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Peiris, Chathuri, Chanaka Navarathna, Yohan Jayawardhana, et al.. (2019). The influence of three acid modifications on the physicochemical characteristics of tea-waste biochar pyrolyzed at different temperatures: a comparative study. RSC Advances. 9(31). 17612–17622. 110 indexed citations
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Peiris, Chathuri, Sameera R. Gunatilake, Todd Mlsna, Dinesh Mohan, & Meththika Vithanage. (2017). Biochar based removal of antibiotic sulfonamides and tetracyclines in aquatic environments: A critical review. Bioresource Technology. 246. 150–159. 493 indexed citations breakdown →
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Peiris, Chathuri, et al.. (2017). Validation of a flame photometric method for serum lithium estimation. 54(2). 17–17. 2 indexed citations

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