I.M.S.K. Ilankoon

3.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
53 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

I.M.S.K. Ilankoon is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Geochemistry and Petrology. According to data from OpenAlex, I.M.S.K. Ilankoon has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 13 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 9 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology. Recurrent topics in I.M.S.K. Ilankoon's work include Extraction and Separation Processes (18 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (13 papers) and Mineral Processing and Grinding (9 papers). I.M.S.K. Ilankoon is often cited by papers focused on Extraction and Separation Processes (18 papers), Recycling and Waste Management Techniques (13 papers) and Mineral Processing and Grinding (9 papers). I.M.S.K. Ilankoon collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, United Kingdom and Sri Lanka. I.M.S.K. Ilankoon's co-authors include Meng Nan Chong, S.J. Neethling, Nimila Dushyantha, Yousef Ghorbani, Kithsiri Dissanayake, N.P. Ratnayake, Mohan Yellishetty, W. Ashane M. Fernando, Ranjith Premasiri and Sudath Rohitha and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

I.M.S.K. Ilankoon

49 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

The story of rare earth elements (REEs): Occurrences, global distribution, genesis, geology, mineralogy and global production

2020 476 citations Nimila Dushyantha, Nadeera Batapola et al. profile →
E-waste in the international context – A review of trade flows, regulations, hazards, waste management strategies and technologies for value recovery

2018 350 citations I.M.S.K. Ilankoon, Yousef Ghorbani et al. Waste Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
I.M.S.K. Ilankoon Malaysia	21	976	746	418	355	310	53	2.2k
Gjergj Dodbiba Japan	31	1.2k 1.3×	964 1.3×	530 1.3×	297 0.8×	521 1.7×	131	2.6k
Zhehan Weng Australia	13	975 1.0×	392 0.5×	330 0.8×	397 1.1×	179 0.6×	18	1.7k
Li Jia China	28	564 0.6×	736 1.0×	656 1.6×	254 0.7×	318 1.0×	106	3.1k
Qiang Jin China	32	722 0.7×	290 0.4×	294 0.7×	114 0.3×	491 1.6×	125	2.7k
Guangji Hu Canada	25	333 0.3×	487 0.7×	646 1.5×	190 0.5×	568 1.8×	67	2.7k
Yousef Ghorbani Sweden	31	1.6k 1.7×	488 0.7×	1.1k 2.5×	104 0.3×	854 2.8×	112	3.0k
Qiyong Xu China	34	384 0.4×	1.3k 1.8×	621 1.5×	113 0.3×	433 1.4×	155	3.1k
Helena I. Gomes United Kingdom	22	441 0.5×	353 0.5×	630 1.5×	104 0.3×	239 0.8×	44	2.1k
Stephen Northey Australia	20	959 1.0×	481 0.6×	293 0.7×	59 0.2×	224 0.7×	37	2.0k
Chantal Block Belgium	24	349 0.4×	527 0.7×	387 0.9×	182 0.5×	120 0.4×	51	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by I.M.S.K. Ilankoon

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of I.M.S.K. Ilankoon

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ilankoon, I.M.S.K., et al.. (2024). Co-processing of e-waste with natural resources and their products to diversify critical metal supply chains. Minerals Engineering. 211. 108706–108706. 6 indexed citations

Ilankoon, I.M.S.K., et al.. (2024). Packaging plastic waste from e-commerce sector: The Indian scenario and a multi-faceted cleaner production solution towards waste minimisation. Journal of Cleaner Production. 447. 141444–141444. 10 indexed citations

Ghorbani, Yousef, I.M.S.K. Ilankoon, Nimila Dushyantha, & Glen T. Nwaila. (2024). Rare earth permanent magnets for the green energy transition: Bottlenecks, current developments and cleaner production solutions. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 212. 107966–107966. 30 indexed citations

Dushyantha, Nimila, N.P. Ratnayake, Rohana Chandrajith, et al.. (2024). Risk assessment of heavy metals in the freshwater lake sediments around Eppawala phosphate deposit, Sri Lanka. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka. 51(4). 573–587.

Ilankoon, I.M.S.K., et al.. (2024). Biochemical trade-offs and opportunities of commercialized microalgae cultivation under increasing carbon dioxide. Bioresource Technology. 393. 129898–129898. 5 indexed citations

Zhou, Qiaoqiao, et al.. (2024). Synergistic interaction between scrap tyre and plastics for the production of sulphur-free, light oil from fast co-pyrolysis. Waste Management. 179. 99–109. 15 indexed citations

Ilankoon, I.M.S.K., et al.. (2023). Scaling up of dual-chamber microbial electrochemical systems – An appraisal using systems design approach. The Science of The Total Environment. 912. 169186–169186. 13 indexed citations

Batapola, Nadeera, N.P. Ratnayake, Bandara Abeysinghe, et al.. (2022). Exploration for rare earth elements (REES) in different geological formations of Sri Lanka and their recovery potential. 2(1). 47–50.

Khong, Nicholas M.H., et al.. (2022). Distinctive correlations between cell concentration and cell size to microalgae biomass under increasing carbon dioxide. Bioresource Technology. 347. 126733–126733. 17 indexed citations

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Chen, Wei, Shenghua Yin, & I.M.S.K. Ilankoon. (2022). Effects of forced aeration on community dynamics of free and attached bacteria in copper sulphide ore bioleaching. International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials. 29(1). 59–69. 21 indexed citations

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Giannis, Apostolos, et al.. (2022). Catalysing electrowinning of copper from E-waste: A critical review. Chemosphere. 298. 134340–134340. 30 indexed citations

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Ilankoon, I.M.S.K., et al.. (2022). Circular economy and household e-waste management in India: Integration of formal and informal sectors. Minerals Engineering. 184. 107661–107661. 66 indexed citations

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Ilankoon, I.M.S.K., et al.. (2022). Data-driven and validated dimensional analysis for rational scale-up of a dual-chamber microbial fuel cell system for water-energy nexus exploitation. Bioresource Technology. 354. 127233–127233. 1 indexed citations

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Ilankoon, I.M.S.K., et al.. (2022). Improving microalgae growth and carbon capture through micro-size bubbles generation in flat-panel photobioreactors: Impacts of different gas sparger designs on mixing performance. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 171. 113001–113001. 22 indexed citations

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Chong, Meng Nan, et al.. (2022). Controlled synthesis of high-performance silver/silver orthophosphate (Ag/Ag3PO4) interfaced photoanode with porous tetrahedrons layer for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 10(2). 107161–107161. 5 indexed citations

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Fernando, W. Ashane M., I.M.S.K. Ilankoon, Arash Rabbani, & Mohan Yellishetty. (2020). Inter-particle fluid flow visualisation of larger packed beds pertaining to heap leaching using X-ray computed tomography imaging. Minerals Engineering. 151. 106334–106334. 24 indexed citations

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Ilankoon, I.M.S.K., Yuan Tang, Yousef Ghorbani, et al.. (2018). The current state and future directions of percolation leaching in the Chinese mining industry: Challenges and opportunities. Minerals Engineering. 125. 206–222. 81 indexed citations

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Ilankoon, I.M.S.K., Yousef Ghorbani, Meng Nan Chong, et al.. (2018). E-waste in the international context – A review of trade flows, regulations, hazards, waste management strategies and technologies for value recovery. Waste Management. 82. 258–275. 350 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ilankoon, I.M.S.K. & S.J. Neethling. (2018). Inter-particle liquid spread pertaining to heap leaching using UV fluorescence based image analysis. Hydrometallurgy. 183. 175–185. 24 indexed citations

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Ilankoon, I.M.S.K. & S.J. Neethling. (2014). Transient liquid holdup and drainage variations in gravity dominated non-porous and porous packed beds. Chemical Engineering Science. 116. 398–405. 13 indexed citations

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