Jithendra Ratnayake

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
66 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Jithendra Ratnayake is a scholar working on Oral Surgery, Orthodontics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Jithendra Ratnayake has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Oral Surgery, 24 papers in Orthodontics and 22 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Jithendra Ratnayake's work include Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (20 papers), Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments (16 papers) and Dental materials and restorations (16 papers). Jithendra Ratnayake is often cited by papers focused on Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (20 papers), Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments (16 papers) and Dental materials and restorations (16 papers). Jithendra Ratnayake collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and Saudi Arabia. Jithendra Ratnayake's co-authors include George J. Dias, Amin Shavandi, Michael R. Mucalo, Zohaib Khurshid, Paul R. Cooper, Nawshad Muhammad, Sandleen Feroz, Ruijia Yang, Lei Nie and Ahmad Allahbakhsh and has published in prestigious journals such as Cancer Research, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Molecules.

In The Last Decade

Jithendra Ratnayake

59 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Bone Grafts and Substitutes in Dentistry: A Review of Current Trends and Developments

2021 378 citations Paul R. Cooper, Zohaib Khurshid et al. Molecules profile →
Keratin - Based materials for biomedical applications

2020 283 citations Jithendra Ratnayake, George J. Dias et al. profile →

Peers

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Gianluca Turco Italy

Ian M. Brook United Kingdom

Abdul Samad Khan Pakistan

Keyvan Moharamzadeh United Kingdom

Marco Antonio Álvarez-Pérez Mexico

Heng Bo Jiang China

Vinícius Rosa Singapore

Eleana Kontonasaki Greece

Syed Saad Bin Qasim Kuwait

Clara Cassinelli Italy

Gianluca Turco Italy

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jithendra Ratnayake

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lyons, Karl, et al.. (2025). Nursing Students’ Perspectives Toward Providing Oral Health Care for Older People. International Journal of Dentistry. 2025(1). 5545284–5545284.

Deng, Xiaoxuan, Jithendra Ratnayake, & Azam Ali. (2025). Curcumin-Loaded Drug Delivery Systems for Acute and Chronic Wound Management: A Review. Bioengineering. 12(8). 860–860. 1 indexed citations

Ratnayake, Jithendra, et al.. (2025). Critical size defect in a rat calvaria model using trephination: An animal model for investigating potential bone regenerative scaffolds. MethodsX. 14. 103355–103355. 1 indexed citations

Ratnayake, Jithendra, Maree Gould, Niranjan Ramesh, Michael R. Mucalo, & George J. Dias. (2024). A Porous Fluoride-Substituted Bovine-Derived Hydroxyapatite Scaffold Constructed for Applications in Bone Tissue Regeneration. Materials. 17(5). 1107–1107. 5 indexed citations

Imran, Eisha, May Lei Mei, Kai Chun Li, et al.. (2024). Dental Applications of Ion-Substituted Hydroxyapatite: A Review of the Literature. Dentistry Journal. 12(10). 304–304. 7 indexed citations

Deng, Xiaoxuan, Paul R. Cooper, Peter Cathro, et al.. (2024). Montmorillonite in dentistry: a review of advances in research and potential clinical applications. Materials Research Express. 11(7). 72001–72001. 2 indexed citations

Gould, Maree, Adele G. Woolley, Haizal Mohd Hussaini, et al.. (2024). Harnessing the Regenerative Potential of Purified Bovine Dental Pulp and Dentin Extracellular Matrices in a Chitosan/Alginate Hydrogel. Macromolecular Bioscience. 24(11). e2400254–e2400254. 3 indexed citations

Friedlander, Lara T., et al.. (2023). In Vitro Models Used in the Formation of Root Caries Lesions—A Review of the Literature. Dentistry Journal. 11(12). 269–269. 4 indexed citations

Imran, Eisha, Paul R. Cooper, Jithendra Ratnayake, Manikandan Ekambaram, & May Lei Mei. (2023). Potential Beneficial Effects of Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles on Caries Lesions In Vitro—A Review of the Literature. Dentistry Journal. 11(2). 40–40. 17 indexed citations

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Ratnayake, Jithendra, et al.. (2023). The Effect of 10% Carbamide Peroxide Dental Bleaching on the Physical Properties of Invisalign Aligners: An In Vitro Study. Materials. 16(11). 4125–4125. 1 indexed citations

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Bennani, Vincent, et al.. (2023). Factors influencing success rate of ceramic veneers on endodontically treated anterior teeth: A systematic review. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 133(1). 62–70. 2 indexed citations

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Jum’ah, Ahmad A., Siddharth Kothari, Andrew Gray, et al.. (2023). A randomized clinical trial investigating the effect of three vital tooth bleaching protocols on oral health-related quality of life. The Saudi Dental Journal. 36(1). 77–83. 2 indexed citations

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Choi, Joanne Jung Eun, et al.. (2022). Development and Analysis of a Hydroxyapatite Supplemented Calcium Silicate Cement for Endodontic Treatment. Materials. 15(3). 1176–1176. 12 indexed citations

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Ratnayake, Jithendra, et al.. (2022). The Effectiveness of Dental Bleaching during Orthodontic Treatment with Clear Aligners: A Systematic Review. Applied Sciences. 12(21). 11274–11274.

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Khurshid, Zohaib, Javed Mazher, Paul R. Cooper, et al.. (2022). Extraction of Hydroxyapatite from Camel Bone for Bone Tissue Engineering Application. Molecules. 27(22). 7946–7946. 13 indexed citations

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Yadalam, Pradeep Kumar, Thodur Madapusi Balaji, Saranya Varadarajan, et al.. (2022). Assessing the therapeutic potential of agomelatine, ramelteon, and melatonin against SARS-CoV-2. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 29(5). 3140–3150. 8 indexed citations

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Dias, George J., Darryl Tong, Siti Noor Fazliah Mohd Noor, et al.. (2021). Lyophilised Platelet-Rich Fibrin: Physical and Biological Characterisation. Molecules. 26(23). 7131–7131. 18 indexed citations

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Ratnayake, Jithendra, Paul R. Cooper, George J. Dias, et al.. (2021). Potential of Lyophilized Platelet Concentrates for Craniofacial Tissue Regenerative Therapies. Molecules. 26(3). 517–517. 8 indexed citations

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Loch, Carolina, et al.. (2019). Direct Restorations, Endodontics, and Bleaching: Materials and Techniques Used by General Dentists of New Zealand. International Journal of Dentistry. 2019. 1–7. 8 indexed citations

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Ratnayake, Jithendra, et al.. (2018). Demographics, Practising Arrangements, and Standards: Survey among New Zealand Dentists. International Journal of Dentistry. 2018. 1–8. 6 indexed citations

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