K. W. Ranatunga

3.1k total citations
88 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

K. W. Ranatunga is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, K. W. Ranatunga has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 56 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 47 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in K. W. Ranatunga's work include Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (55 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (51 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (45 papers). K. W. Ranatunga is often cited by papers focused on Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (55 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (51 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (45 papers). K. W. Ranatunga collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Switzerland. K. W. Ranatunga's co-authors include GM Mutungi, Michael A. Geeves, Gerald Offer, Gavin J. Pinniger, B. Sharpe, Steven R. Wylie, James A. McCray, Yale E. Goldman, Paul Thomas and Daniel F.A. McKillop and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

K. W. Ranatunga

87 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K. W. Ranatunga United Kingdom 29 1.6k 1.4k 1.2k 466 396 88 2.6k
N. A. Curtin United Kingdom 29 1.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 955 0.8× 365 0.8× 140 0.4× 80 2.5k
Dilson E. Rassier Canada 33 1.7k 1.0× 2.0k 1.4× 1.3k 1.1× 1.0k 2.2× 414 1.0× 120 3.7k
Monica Canepari Italy 27 903 0.6× 851 0.6× 1.6k 1.3× 664 1.4× 145 0.4× 49 3.1k
C. J. Barclay Australia 24 865 0.5× 844 0.6× 618 0.5× 417 0.9× 76 0.2× 61 1.9k
Archibald Vivian Hill United Kingdom 25 904 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 584 0.5× 434 0.9× 190 0.5× 43 2.4k
Denis S. Loiselle New Zealand 27 1.4k 0.9× 532 0.4× 780 0.7× 93 0.2× 51 0.1× 134 2.4k
Jan Lännergren Sweden 38 1.1k 0.7× 2.0k 1.5× 2.2k 1.8× 962 2.1× 56 0.1× 86 4.7k
Toshitada Yoshioka Japan 29 366 0.2× 295 0.2× 1.3k 1.1× 230 0.5× 73 0.2× 96 2.1k
Brenda R. Eisenberg United States 20 571 0.4× 447 0.3× 1.1k 0.9× 113 0.2× 39 0.1× 37 1.7k
Venus Joumaa Canada 19 586 0.4× 692 0.5× 406 0.3× 224 0.5× 146 0.4× 52 1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. W. Ranatunga

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ranatunga, K. W. & Michael A. Geeves. (2023). Effects of Hydrostatic-Pressure on Muscle Contraction: A Look Back on Some Experimental Findings. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(5). 5031–5031.
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Offer, Gerald & K. W. Ranatunga. (2016). Reinterpretation of the Tension Response of Muscle to Stretches and Releases. Biophysical Journal. 111(9). 2000–2010. 8 indexed citations
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Ranatunga, K. W.. (2010). Force and power generating mechanism(s) in active muscle as revealed from temperature perturbation studies. The Journal of Physiology. 588(19). 3657–3670. 28 indexed citations
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Ranatunga, K. W., et al.. (2009). Temperature jump induced force generation in rabbit muscle fibres gets faster with shortening and shows a biphasic dependence on velocity. The Journal of Physiology. 588(3). 479–493. 6 indexed citations
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Telley, Ivo A., Robert Stehle, K. W. Ranatunga, et al.. (2006). Dynamic behaviour of half‐sarcomeres during and after stretch in activated rabbit psoas myofibrils: sarcomere asymmetry but no ‘sarcomere popping’. The Journal of Physiology. 573(1). 173–185. 85 indexed citations
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Pinniger, Gavin J., Joseph D. Bruton, Håkan Westerblad, & K. W. Ranatunga. (2005). Effects of a Myosin-II Inhibitor (N-benzyl-p-toluene Sulphonamide, BTS) on Contractile Characteristics of Intact Fast-twitch Mammalian Muscle Fibres. Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility. 26(2-3). 135–141. 30 indexed citations
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Telley, Ivo A., J. Denoth, & K. W. Ranatunga. (2003). Inter-Sarcomere Dynamics in Muscle Fibres. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 538. 481–500. 21 indexed citations
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Ranatunga, K. W., et al.. (2003). Force generation induced by rapid temperature jumps in intact mammalian (rat) skeletal muscle fibres. The Journal of Physiology. 548(2). 439–449. 25 indexed citations
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Mutungi, GM & K. W. Ranatunga. (2001). Stretch-induced contractile activation in resting muscle fibres of the neonatal rat. UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia). 1 indexed citations
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Mutungi, GM & K. W. Ranatunga. (2000). Passive visco-elasticity in intact neonatal rat muscle fibres. UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia). 1 indexed citations
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Mutungi, GM & K. W. Ranatunga. (1999). Ramp stretch-induced changes in the twitch tension in mammalian (rat) muscle fibres. UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia). 1 indexed citations
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Ranatunga, K. W.. (1999). Endothermic force generation in skinned cardiac muscle from rat.. Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility. 20(5/6). 489–496. 22 indexed citations
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Mutungi, GM & K. W. Ranatunga. (1998). Temperature‐dependent changes in the viscoelasticity of intact resting mammalian (rat) fast‐ and slow‐twitch muscle fibres. The Journal of Physiology. 508(1). 253–265. 66 indexed citations
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Mutungi, GM & K. W. Ranatunga. (1997). Sarcomere length changes during twitch contractions in mammalian (rat) muscle fibres. UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia). 1 indexed citations
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Mutungi, GM & K. W. Ranatunga. (1995). Effects of temperature on the visco-elasticity of intact, ralaxed, fast (rat) muscle fibres.. Chemosphere. 487. 134104–134104. 1 indexed citations
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Mutungi, GM & K. W. Ranatunga. (1994). Stretch induced tension responses in resting intact rat muscle fibres at different temperatures. UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia). 1 indexed citations
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Ranatunga, K. W.. (1994). Thermal stress and Ca-independent contractile activation in mammalian skeletal muscle fibers at high temperatures. Biophysical Journal. 66(5). 1531–1541. 49 indexed citations
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McKillop, Daniel F.A., et al.. (1994). The influence of 2,3-butanedione 2-monoxime (BDM) on the interaction between actin and myosin in solution and in skinned muscle fibres. Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility. 15(3). 309–18. 109 indexed citations
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Wylie, Steven R. & K. W. Ranatunga. (1987). Temperature dependence of contraction characteristics in developing rat muscles. Muscle & Nerve. 10(9). 775–782. 4 indexed citations
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Buller, Andrzej, C J Kean, & K. W. Ranatunga. (1987). Transformation of contraction speed in muscle following cross-reinnervation; dependence on muscle size. Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility. 8(6). 504–516. 16 indexed citations

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