Keerthi Jayasuriya

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Keerthi Jayasuriya is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Keerthi Jayasuriya has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Organic Chemistry, 5 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 5 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Keerthi Jayasuriya's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (5 papers), Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (4 papers) and Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (4 papers). Keerthi Jayasuriya is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (5 papers), Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (4 papers) and Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (4 papers). Keerthi Jayasuriya collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and India. Keerthi Jayasuriya's co-authors include Peter Politzer, Patricia R. Laurence, Lars Abrahmsén, Frank J. Owens, Barbara Zilles, Reddy Damavarapu, Pat Lane, B. W. Brodman, Per J. R. Sjöberg and L. N. Domelsmith and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Environmental Health Perspectives and Chemical Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Keerthi Jayasuriya

22 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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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.

Molecular electrostatic potentials: an effective tool for the elucidation of biochemical phenomena.

1985 718 citations Peter Politzer, Patricia R. Laurence et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Keerthi Jayasuriya United States	11	680	334	331	243	179	23	1.2k
Patricia R. Laurence United States	11	568 0.8×	282 0.8×	326 1.0×	192 0.8×	132 0.7×	14	1.0k
C. James India	15	667 1.0×	155 0.5×	605 1.8×	215 0.9×	52 0.3×	56	1.1k
Cheng Chang China	6	516 0.8×	746 2.2×	112 0.3×	380 1.6×	488 2.7×	6	1.5k
Edward Gelerinter United States	17	244 0.4×	118 0.4×	249 0.8×	224 0.9×	102 0.6×	71	851
Kevin R. Lawson United Kingdom	9	895 1.3×	702 2.1×	160 0.5×	539 2.2×	133 0.7×	12	1.9k
Hossein Roohi Iran	19	559 0.8×	439 1.3×	152 0.5×	556 2.3×	211 1.2×	126	1.5k
Cemal Parlak Türkiye	20	753 1.1×	196 0.6×	525 1.6×	472 1.9×	77 0.4×	127	1.4k
Kenneth M. Dieter United States	6	559 0.8×	292 0.9×	513 1.5×	388 1.6×	333 1.9×	7	1.4k
Robert Docherty United Kingdom	19	337 0.5×	526 1.6×	129 0.4×	651 2.7×	91 0.5×	27	1.2k
G. Besenyei Hungary	4	606 0.9×	201 0.6×	720 2.2×	99 0.4×	57 0.3×	9	891

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Jayasuriya, Keerthi, et al.. (1994). Application of H-ZSM-5 Zeolite for Regioselective Mononitration of Toluene. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 59(17). 4939–4942. 56 indexed citations

Jayasuriya, Keerthi. (1992). Substituents effects in phospha alkynes: A computational investigation. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 44(3). 327–336. 9 indexed citations

Jayasuriya, Keerthi. (1992). A computational investigation of phosphaalkynes: a new building block. Journal of Molecular Structure THEOCHEM. 256. 17–27. 3 indexed citations

Jayasuriya, Keerthi. (1992). A computational investigation of the effects of substituents on the CP group. Journal of Molecular Structure THEOCHEM. 257(3-4). 405–415. 5 indexed citations

Jayasuriya, Keerthi. (1991). A computational analysis of electronic effects of borazine and its monosubstituted derivatives. Journal of Molecular Structure THEOCHEM. 236(3-4). 381–391. 5 indexed citations

Jayasuriya, Keerthi. (1990). Computational investigation of the ortho-lithiation reaction mechanism of substituted cubanes. Journal of Molecular Structure THEOCHEM. 209(1-2). 33–43.

Jayasuriya, Keerthi, et al.. (1988). A computational analysis of ortho‐lithiation in aromatic systems. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 34(3). 199–206. 3 indexed citations

Jayasuriya, Keerthi, et al.. (1988). A comparative evaluation of some ortho-directing groups for cubane. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 53(3). 677–679. 8 indexed citations

Politzer, Peter, Keerthi Jayasuriya, & Pat Lane. (1987). A study of the reactive properties of a VX model compound, as determined by electrostatic potential calculations. Journal of Molecular Structure THEOCHEM. 149(3-4). 259–266. 3 indexed citations

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Jayasuriya, Keerthi, et al.. (1987). A computational investigation of the "ortho" directing effect in cubanecarboxamide. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 52(11). 2306–2309. 10 indexed citations

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Politzer, Peter, Pat Lane, Keerthi Jayasuriya, & L. N. Domelsmith. (1987). Examination of some effects of NO2 rotation in nitrobenzene. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 109(7). 1899–1901. 52 indexed citations

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Jayasuriya, Keerthi & David J. Williams. (1986). Molecular electrostatic potential studies on antiepileptic drug: Troxidone. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 30(2). 265–273. 3 indexed citations

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Politzer, Peter & Keerthi Jayasuriya. (1986). A computational analysis and comparison of some sarin and soman analogues. Journal of Molecular Structure THEOCHEM. 134(3-4). 381–388. 7 indexed citations

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Politzer, Peter & Keerthi Jayasuriya. (1986). [1.1.1]Propellane, bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane and the effects of “inverted” carbons. Journal of Molecular Structure THEOCHEM. 135. 245–252. 23 indexed citations

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Politzer, Peter, Patricia R. Laurence, & Keerthi Jayasuriya. (1985). Molecular electrostatic potentials: an effective tool for the elucidation of biochemical phenomena.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 61. 191–202. 718 indexed citations breakdown →

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Politzer, Peter, Patricia R. Laurence, & Keerthi Jayasuriya. (1985). Molecular Electrostatic Potentials: An Effective Tool for the Elucidation of Biochemical Phenomena. Environmental Health Perspectives. 61. 191–191. 33 indexed citations

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Politzer, Peter, Keerthi Jayasuriya, & Barbara Zilles. (1985). Some effects of amine substituents in strained hydrocarbons. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 107(1). 121–124. 14 indexed citations

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Politzer, Peter, Keerthi Jayasuriya, Per J. R. Sjöberg, & Patricia R. Laurence. (1985). Properties of some possible intermediate stages in the nitration of benzene and toluene. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 107(5). 1174–1177. 52 indexed citations

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Owens, Frank J., Keerthi Jayasuriya, Lars Abrahmsén, & Peter Politzer. (1985). Computational analysis of some properties associated with the nitro groups in polynitroaromatic molecules. Chemical Physics Letters. 116(5). 434–438. 110 indexed citations

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Politzer, Peter, et al.. (1985). Halogenated olefins and their epoxides: factors underlying carcinogenic activity.. PubMed. 172A. 227–37. 1 indexed citations

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