Kosala Weerakoon

18.3k total citations
65 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Kosala Weerakoon is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Parasitology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Kosala Weerakoon has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 28 papers in Parasitology and 18 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Kosala Weerakoon's work include Parasites and Host Interactions (20 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (17 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (13 papers). Kosala Weerakoon is often cited by papers focused on Parasites and Host Interactions (20 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (17 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (13 papers). Kosala Weerakoon collaborates with scholars based in Sri Lanka, Australia and United Kingdom. Kosala Weerakoon's co-authors include Donald P. McManus, Pengfei Cai, Geoffrey N. Gobert, S.A.M. Kularatne, Catherine A. Gordon, Remigio M. Olveda, Allen G. Ross, Abdul Wazil, David U. Olveda and Jayanthe Rajapakse and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Clinical Microbiology Reviews and The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Kosala Weerakoon

62 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kosala Weerakoon Sri Lanka 21 740 428 379 283 232 65 1.3k
Federica Giardina Netherlands 14 528 0.7× 342 0.8× 189 0.5× 336 1.2× 58 0.3× 31 1.1k
Boakye A. Boatin United States 20 839 1.1× 729 1.7× 231 0.6× 827 2.9× 36 0.2× 26 1.6k
Daria L. Manalo Philippines 17 426 0.6× 240 0.6× 178 0.5× 281 1.0× 52 0.2× 38 910
Boachie Boatin Burkina Faso 17 542 0.7× 602 1.4× 187 0.5× 942 3.3× 109 0.5× 23 1.4k
Jerome H. Smith United States 24 936 1.3× 377 0.9× 210 0.6× 220 0.8× 232 1.0× 51 1.5k
Moustapha Mbow Senegal 25 1.1k 1.5× 237 0.6× 493 1.3× 716 2.5× 65 0.3× 67 2.1k
Constance A. M. Finney Canada 16 754 1.0× 259 0.6× 287 0.8× 308 1.1× 56 0.2× 31 1.6k
Lynne Elson United States 18 494 0.7× 248 0.6× 126 0.3× 675 2.4× 39 0.2× 36 1.2k
Sang-Eun Lee South Korea 19 500 0.7× 99 0.2× 127 0.3× 268 0.9× 45 0.2× 81 978
Lisa M. Harrison United States 22 564 0.8× 360 0.8× 615 1.6× 774 2.7× 73 0.3× 48 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Kosala Weerakoon

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kosala Weerakoon

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kosala Weerakoon

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kosala Weerakoon. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kosala Weerakoon based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kosala Weerakoon. Kosala Weerakoon is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Wickramasinghe, Susiji, et al.. (2024). A Systematic Review of Zoonotic Disease Prevalence in Sri Lanka (2000–2022). Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 24(8). 453–472.
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Dikomitis, Lisa, et al.. (2024). Stigma associated with cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural Sri Lanka: development of a conceptual framework. International Health. 16(5). 553–561. 2 indexed citations
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Silva, Anjana, et al.. (2024). Human intestinal nematode infections in Sri Lanka: A scoping review. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 18(12). e0012689–e0012689. 1 indexed citations
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Dikomitis, Lisa, et al.. (2024). The psychosocial burden of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural Sri Lanka: A multi-method qualitative study. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 18(1). e0011909–e0011909. 5 indexed citations
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Agampodi, Thilini Chanchala, et al.. (2023). The stigma associated with cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL): A protocol for a systematic review. PLoS ONE. 18(5). e0285663–e0285663. 9 indexed citations
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Agampodi, Thilini Chanchala, et al.. (2023). Stigma associated with cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis: A systematic review. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 17(12). e0011818–e0011818. 16 indexed citations
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Wickramasinghe, Nuwan Darshana, et al.. (2022). Placing Leishmaniasis in the Limelight through the Communicable Disease Surveillance System: An Experience from Sri Lanka. Pathogens. 11(6). 680–680. 7 indexed citations
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Weerakoon, Kosala, et al.. (2022). Clinico-epidemiology and aetiopathogenesis of gallstone disease in the South Asian region: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 12(6). e057808–e057808. 3 indexed citations
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Kularatne, S.A.M., et al.. (2020). Social and Health Impact of Flying Hymenoptera Stings: Experience in a Region of Central Hill Country of Sri Lanka. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences. 7(4). 23–28.
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Gordon, Catherine A., Lutz Krause, Donald P. McManus, et al.. (2020). Helminths, polyparasitism, and the gut microbiome in the Philippines. International Journal for Parasitology. 50(3). 217–225. 23 indexed citations
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McManus, Donald P., Catherine A. Gordon, Kosala Weerakoon, et al.. (2018). RESEARCH CHALLENGES AND NEEDS FOR CONTROL AND ELIMINATION OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS: NEW DIAGNOSTICS. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 99(4). 20–20. 1 indexed citations
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Olveda, David U., Marianette Inobaya, Remigio M. Olveda, et al.. (2016). Diagnosing schistosomiasis-induced liver morbidity: implications for global control. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 54. 138–144. 22 indexed citations
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Weerakoon, Kosala, Geoffrey N. Gobert, Pengfei Cai, & Donald P. McManus. (2015). Advances in the Diagnosis of Human Schistosomiasis. Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 28(4). 939–967. 227 indexed citations
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Kularatne, S.A.M., et al.. (2014). Revisiting Russell's Viper (Daboia russelii) Bite in Sri Lanka: Is Abdominal Pain an Early Feature of Systemic Envenoming?. PLoS ONE. 9(2). e90198–e90198. 51 indexed citations
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Kularatne, S.A.M., et al.. (2013). Rickettsioses in the central hills of Sri Lanka: serological evidence of increasing burden of spotted fever group. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 17(11). e988–e992. 20 indexed citations
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Kularatne, S.A.M., et al.. (2012). A case series of spotted fever rickettsiosis with neurological manifestations in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 16(7). e514–e517. 22 indexed citations
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Gamage, Chandika D., Shumpei P. Yasuda, S.A.M. Kularatne, et al.. (2011). Serological Evidence of Thailand Virus-Related Hantavirus Infection among Suspected Leptospirosis Patients in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases. 64(1). 72–75. 39 indexed citations

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