Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe

12.1k citations

154 papers · 3.0k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 27

Cell Biology top 0.2%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases 139
Plant Science top 0.5%
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions 127
- Banana Cultivation and Research 7
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity 6
Pharmacology top 1%
- Fungal Biology and Applications 36
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 1%
- Lichen and fungal ecology 40
Molecular Biology top 10%
- Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies 27
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions 5

Co-authors: Kevin D. Hyde Jianchu Xu Peter E. Mortimer Erio Camporesi Eric H. C. McKenzie Rajesh Jeewon D. Jayarama Bhat Saranyaphat Boonmee
Cited by: Cell Biology Plant Science Pharmacology
Partner nations: China Thailand Saudi Arabia

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Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe

148 papers receiving 2.9k citations

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2024 Significance of precise documentation of hosts and geospatial data of fungal collections, with an emphasis on plant‐associated fungi

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1	Taxonomy and phylogeny of lignicolous freshwater fungi from plateau lakes in Yunnan Province, China H. F. Shen,D. Bao,Sha Luan,Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe,Tian‐Ye Du,Sinang Hongsanan,Jing Yang,Jing-Yi Zhang,Xia Tang,D. Jayarama Bhat,Rong-Ju Xu,Wenpeng Wang,Xi-Jun Su,Y. Li,Qi Zhao,Jian‐Kui Liu,Yong‐Zhong Lu,Zong-Long Luo,Liquan Yang	2025	0
2	Significance of precise documentation of hosts and geospatial data of fungal collections, with an emphasis on plant‐associated fungibreakdown → Achala R. Rathnayaka,Danushka S. Tennakoon,E.B. Gareth Jones,Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe,D. Jayarama Bhat,Alviti Kankanamalage Hasith Priyashantha,Steven L. Stephenson,Saowaluck Tibpromma,Samantha C. Karunarathna	2024	47
3	Fungal numbers: global needs for a realistic assessment K. D. Hyde,Alwasel Saleh,Herbert Dustin Aumentado,Teun Boekhout,Ishika Bera,Sabin Khyaju,Chitrabhanu S. Bhunjun,K. W. Thilini Chethana,Chayanard Phukhamsakda,Mingkwan Doilom,Vinodhini Thiyagaraja,Peter E. Mortimer,Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura,Sinang Hongsanan,Ruvishika S. Jayawardena,Wei Dong,Rajesh Jeewon,Fatimah Al-Otibi,Subodini N. Wijesinghe,Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe	2024	11
4	Taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution of freshwater Hypocreomycetidae (Sordariomycetes) Dan-Feng Bao,Kevin D. Hyde,Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura,Rekhani H. Perera,Vinodhini Thiyagaraja,Sinang Hongsanan,Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe,H. F. Shen,Xingguo Tian,Liquan Yang,Sarunya Nalumpang,Zong-Long Luo	2023	19
5	Correction to: Predicting global numbers of teleomorphic ascomycetes Indunil C. Senanayake,Dhandevi Pem,Achala R. Rathnayaka,Subodini N. Wijesinghe,Saowaluck Tibpromma,Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe,Rungtiwa Phookamsak,Nuwan D. Kularathnage,Deecksha Gomdola,Dulanjalee Harishchandra,Lakmali S. Dissanayake,Meimei Xiang,Anusha H. Ekanayaka,Eric H. C. McKenzie,Kevin D. Hyde,Haoxing Zhang,Ning Xie	2022	2
6	Predicting global numbers of teleomorphic ascomycetes Indunil C. Senanayake,Dhandevi Pem,Achala R. Rathnayaka,Subodini N. Wijesinghe,Saowaluck Tibpromma,Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe,Rungtiwa Phookamsak,Nuwan D. Kularathnage,Deecksha Gomdola,Dulanjalee Harishchandra,Lakmali S. Dissanayake,Meimei Xiang,Anusha H. Ekanayaka,Eric H. C. McKenzie,Kevin D. Hyde,Haoxing Zhang,Ning Xie	2022	22
7	Integrative approaches for species delimitation in Ascomycota Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura,Yanpeng Chen,Hiran A. Ariyawansa,Kevin D. Hyde,Danny Haelewaters,Rekhani H. Perera,Milan C. Samarakoon,Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe,Danilo E. Bustamante,Jian‐Kui Liu,Daniel P. Lawrence,Ratchadawan Cheewangkoon,Marc Stadler	2021	112
8	Taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to Celtis formosana, Ficus ampelas, F. septica, Macaranga tanarius and Morus australis leaf litter inhabiting microfungi Danushka S. Tennakoon,Chang-Hsin Kuo,Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura,Kasun M. Thambugala,Eleni Gentekaki,Alan J. L. Phillips,D. Jayarama Bhat,Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe,Nimali I. de Silva,Itthayakorn Promputtha,Kevin D. Hyde	2021	82
9	Biphasic taxonomic approaches for generic relatedness and phylogenetic relationships of Teichosporaceae Danushka S. Tennakoon,Rajesh Jeewon,Kasun M. Thambugala,Eleni Gentekaki,Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe,Itthayakorn Promputtha,Kevin D. Hyde	2021	5
10	Uncovering the hidden taxonomic diversity of fungi in Oman Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura,Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe,Ratchadawan Cheewangkoon,Abdullah M. Al‐Sadi	2021	21
11	Microfungi associated with Clematis (Ranunculaceae) with an integrated approach to delimiting species boundaries Chayanard Phukhamsakda,Eric H. C. McKenzie,Alan J. L. Phillips,E. B. Gareth Jones,D. Jayarama Bhat,Marc Stadler,Chitrabhanu S. Bhunjun,Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe,Benjarong Thongbai,Erio Camporesi,Damien Ertz,Ruvishika S. Jayawardena,Rekhani H. Perera,Anusha H. Ekanayake,Saowaluck Tibpromma,Mingkwan Doilom,Jianchu Xu,Kevin D. Hyde	2020	143
12	Special issue: The contributions of Erio Camporesi Chayanard Phukhamsakda,Nalin N. Wijayawardene,Hiran A. Ariyawansa,Indunil C. Senanayake,Wenjing Li,Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe,Rungtiwa Phookamsak,Qing Tian,Dinushani A. Daranagama,Kasun M. Thambugala,Saowaluck Tibpromma,Anusha H. Ekanayaka,Marc Stadler,Kevin D. Hyde	2020	1
13	Evolution of non-lichenized, saprotrophic species of Arthonia (Ascomycota, Arthoniales) and resurrection of Naevia, with notes on Mycoporum Vinodhini Thiyagaraja,Robert Lücking,Damien Ertz,Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe,Samantha C. Karunarathna,Erio Camporesi,Kevin D. Hyde	2020	19
14	Thailand’s amazing diversity: up to 96% of fungi in northern Thailand may be novel Kevin D. Hyde,Chada Norphanphoun,Jie Chen,Asha J. Dissanayake,Mingkwan Doilom,Sinang Hongsanan,Ruvishika S. Jayawardena,Rajesh Jeewon,Rekhani H. Perera,Benjarong Thongbai,Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe,Komsit Wisitrassameewong,Saowaluck Tibpromma,Marc Stadler	2018	151
15	Taxonomic circumscription of Diaporthales based on multigene phylogeny and morphology Indunil C. Senanayake,Rajesh Jeewon,Putarak Chomnunti,Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe,Chada Norphanphoun,Anuruddha Karunarathna,Dhandevi Pem,Rekhani H. Perera,Erio Camporesi,Eric H. C. McKenzie,Kevin D. Hyde,Samantha C. Karunarathna	2018	73
16	Fungal diversity notes 840–928: micro-fungi associated with Pandanaceae Saowaluck Tibpromma,Kevin D. Hyde,Eric H. C. McKenzie,D. Jayarama Bhat,Alan J. L. Phillips,Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe,Milan C. Samarakoon,Ruvishika S. Jayawardena,Asha J. Dissanayake,Danushka S. Tennakoon,Mingkwan Doilom,Rungtiwa Phookamsak,Alvin M. C. Tang,Jianchu Xu,Peter E. Mortimer,Itthayakorn Promputtha,Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura,Samiullah Khan,Samantha C. Karunarathna	2018	186
17	Towards a natural classification of Ophiobolus and ophiobolus-like taxa; introducing three novel genera Ophiobolopsis, Paraophiobolus and Pseudoophiobolus in Phaeosphaeriaceae (Pleosporales) Rungtiwa Phookamsak,Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe,Sinang Hongsanan,Chayanard Phukhamsakda,Jinbiao Huang,Danushka S. Tennakoon,Chada Norphanphoun,Erio Camporesi,Timur S. Bulgakov,Itthayakorn Promputtha,Peter E. Mortimer,Jianchu Xu,Kevin D. Hyde	2017	38
18	Microfungi on Tectona grandis (teak) in Northern Thailand Mingkwan Doilom,Asha J. Dissanayake,Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe,Saranyaphat Boonmee,Jian‐Kui Liu,D. Jayarama Bhat,Joanne E. Taylor,Ali H. Bahkali,Eric H. C. McKenzie,Kevin D. Hyde	2016	148
19	Towards a natural classification and backbone tree for Lophiostomataceae, Floricolaceae, and Amorosiaceae fam. nov. Kasun M. Thambugala,Kevin D. Hyde,Kazuaki Tanaka,Qing Tian,Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe,Hiran A. Ariyawansa,Subashini C. Jayasiri,Saranyaphat Boonmee,Erio Camporesi,Akira Hashimoto,Kazuyuki Hirayama,R.K. Schumacher,Itthayakorn Promputtha,Liu Zuo-yi	2015	102
20	Revision and phylogeny of Leptosphaeriaceae Hiran A. Ariyawansa,Chayanard Phukhamsakda,Kasun M. Thambugala,Timur S. Bulgakov,Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe,Rekhani H. Perera,Ausana Mapook,Erio Camporesi,Ji-Chuan Kang,E. B. Gareth Jones,Ali H. Bahkali,Subashini C. Jayasiri,Kevin D. Hyde,Liu Zuo-yi,Jayarama D. Bhat	2015	46

About Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe

Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, having authored 154 papers that have together received 3.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases (139 papers), Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions (127 papers), Lichen and fungal ecology (40 papers), Fungal Biology and Applications (36 papers), Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies (27 papers), Banana Cultivation and Research (7 papers), Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity (6 papers) and Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (2.6k citations), Plant Science (2.5k citations) and Pharmacology (693 citations). Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe has collaborated with scholars based in China, Thailand and Saudi Arabia. Frequent co-authors include Kevin D. Hyde, Jianchu Xu, Peter E. Mortimer, Erio Camporesi, Eric H. C. McKenzie, Rajesh Jeewon, D. Jayarama Bhat, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Rungtiwa Phookamsak and Hiran A. Ariyawansa.

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