Kapila Jayaratne

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Kapila Jayaratne is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kapila Jayaratne has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 15 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 5 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Kapila Jayaratne's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (16 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (10 papers) and Maternal and fetal healthcare (9 papers). Kapila Jayaratne is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (16 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (10 papers) and Maternal and fetal healthcare (9 papers). Kapila Jayaratne collaborates with scholars based in Sri Lanka, Switzerland and Brazil. Kapila Jayaratne's co-authors include Joshua P. Vogel, João Paulo Souza, Togoobaatar Ganchimeg, Pisake Lumbiganon, Rintaro Mori, Naho Morisaki, Erika Ota, Özge Tunçalp, Olufemi T. Oladapo and Maria Regina Torloni and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Kapila Jayaratne

33 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Risk of maternal mortality in women with severe anaemia during pregnancy and post partum: a multilevel analysis

2018 251 citations Jahnavi Daru, Javier Zamora et al. The Lancet Global Health profile →
A global analysis of the determinants of maternal health and transitions in maternal mortality

2023 110 citations João Paulo Souza, Louise T. Day et al. The Lancet Global Health profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kapila Jayaratne Sri Lanka	15	753	477	243	242	241	34	1.2k
Jane Thompson Australia	12	268 0.4×	309 0.6×	444 1.8×	171 0.7×	347 1.4×	23	1.1k
James Irlam South Africa	16	254 0.3×	146 0.3×	251 1.0×	285 1.2×	127 0.5×	38	1.1k
Hussein Kidanto Tanzania	16	911 1.2×	790 1.7×	243 1.0×	107 0.4×	63 0.3×	30	1.4k
Sohni V Dean Pakistan	11	496 0.7×	242 0.5×	349 1.4×	297 1.2×	73 0.3×	11	910
Anjana Vaidya United Kingdom	5	382 0.5×	185 0.4×	118 0.5×	283 1.2×	79 0.3×	6	695
Marion Koso‐Thomas United States	16	611 0.8×	195 0.4×	136 0.6×	274 1.1×	140 0.6×	35	1.2k
Shoboo Rahmati Iran	14	175 0.2×	189 0.4×	154 0.6×	84 0.3×	115 0.5×	34	715
Annika Åhman Sweden	15	745 1.0×	343 0.7×	209 0.9×	287 1.2×	136 0.6×	21	1.2k
Salimah R. Walani United States	10	656 0.9×	410 0.9×	335 1.4×	118 0.5×	426 1.8×	24	1.3k
João Luiz Pinto e Silva Brazil	20	535 0.7×	567 1.2×	355 1.5×	52 0.2×	131 0.5×	57	1.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kapila Jayaratne

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Ahmad, Iftikhar, Deepak Bajracharya, Bishesh Khanal, et al.. (2025). Transforming healthcare through just, equitable and quality driven artificial intelligence solutions in South Asia. npj Digital Medicine. 8(1). 139–139. 2 indexed citations

Karunapema, Palitha, et al.. (2025). Measuring adolescents’ wellbeing in Sri Lanka: psychometricproperties of the Sinhala version of EPOCH. Journal of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka. 31(3). 131–141.

Souza, João Paulo, Louise T. Day, Jun Zhang, et al.. (2023). A global analysis of the determinants of maternal health and transitions in maternal mortality. The Lancet Global Health. 12(2). e306–e316. 110 indexed citations breakdown →

Jayaratne, Kapila, et al.. (2023). Heart disease complicating pregnancy as a leading cause of maternal deaths in LMIC settings: the Sri Lankan experience. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15. 100223–100223. 5 indexed citations

Baguiya, Adama, Mercedes Bonet, José Guilherme Cecatti, et al.. (2021). Perinatal outcomes among births to women with infection during pregnancy. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 106(10). 946–953. 7 indexed citations

Mikkelsen, Lene, Palitha Karunapema, Kapila Jayaratne, et al.. (2021). Improving the Policy Utility of Cause of Death Statistics in Sri Lanka: An Empirical Investigation of Causes of Out-of-Hospital Deaths Using Automated Verbal Autopsy Methods. Frontiers in Public Health. 9. 591237–591237. 4 indexed citations

Jayaratne, Kapila, et al.. (2020). Continuing maternal and child health (MCH) services during COVID-19: activities, challenges and the lessons learnt. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 26(5). 1 indexed citations

Jayaratne, Kapila, et al.. (2019). Correlates of knowledge on birth defects and associated factors among antenatal mothers in Galle, Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional analytical study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 19(1). 35–35. 9 indexed citations

Jayaratne, Kapila, et al.. (2019). National Maternal Death surveillance and Response: Sri Lankan scenario. Ceylon Medical Journal. 64(1). 1–1. 10 indexed citations

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Daru, Jahnavi, Javier Zamora, Borja M. Fernández‐Félix, et al.. (2018). Risk of maternal mortality in women with severe anaemia during pregnancy and post partum: a multilevel analysis. The Lancet Global Health. 6(5). e548–e554. 251 indexed citations breakdown →

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Santana, Danielly S., Carla Silveira, Maria Laura Costa, et al.. (2018). Perinatal outcomes in twin pregnancies complicated by maternal morbidity: evidence from the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 18(1). 449–449. 99 indexed citations

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Kurotani, Kayo, Palitha Karunapema, Kapila Jayaratne, et al.. (2017). Circulating odd-chain saturated fatty acids were associated with arteriosclerosis among patients with diabetes, dyslipidemia, or hypertension in Sri Lanka but not Japan. Nutrition Research. 50. 82–93. 6 indexed citations

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Motomura, Kenichiro, Togoobaatar Ganchimeg, Chie Nagata, et al.. (2017). Incidence and outcomes of uterine rupture among women with prior caesarean section: WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 44093–44093. 77 indexed citations

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Bellizzi, Saverio, Edgardo Ábalos, Ana Pilar Betrán, et al.. (2016). Are hypertensive disorders in pregnancy associated with congenital malformations in offspring? Evidence from the WHO Multicountry cross sectional survey on maternal and newborn health. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 16(1). 198–198. 32 indexed citations

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Santana, Danielly S., José Guilherme Cecatti, Fernanda Garanhani Surita, et al.. (2016). Twin Pregnancy and Severe Maternal Outcomes. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 127(4). 631–641. 99 indexed citations

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Ganchimeg, Togoobaatar, Chie Nagata, Joshua P. Vogel, et al.. (2016). Optimal Timing of Delivery among Low-Risk Women with Prior Caesarean Section: A Secondary Analysis of the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health. PLoS ONE. 11(2). e0149091–e0149091. 12 indexed citations

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Ye, Jiangfeng, Maria Regina Torloni, Erika Ota, et al.. (2015). Searching for the definition of macrosomia through an outcome-based approach in low- and middle-income countries: a secondary analysis of the WHO Global Survey in Africa, Asia and Latin America. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 15(1). 324–324. 56 indexed citations

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Ganchimeg, Togoobaatar, Naho Morisaki, Joshua P. Vogel, et al.. (2014). Mode and timing of twin delivery and perinatal outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a secondary analysis of the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 121(s1). 89–100. 23 indexed citations

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Jayaratne, Kapila, et al.. (2012). Global healthy backpack initiatives. Work. 41(S1). 5553–5557. 14 indexed citations

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Jayaratne, Kapila, Margaret Kelaher, & David Dunt. (2010). Child Health Partnerships: a review of program characteristics, outcomes and their relationship. BMC Health Services Research. 10(1). 172–172. 13 indexed citations

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