Malaka M. Wijayasinghe

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 701 citations indexed

About

Malaka M. Wijayasinghe is a scholar working on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Malaka M. Wijayasinghe has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 701 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Plant Science, 4 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Malaka M. Wijayasinghe's work include Seed Germination and Physiology (4 papers), Plant and animal studies (3 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (3 papers). Malaka M. Wijayasinghe is often cited by papers focused on Seed Germination and Physiology (4 papers), Plant and animal studies (3 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (3 papers). Malaka M. Wijayasinghe collaborates with scholars based in Sri Lanka, Italy and United States. Malaka M. Wijayasinghe's co-authors include Graziano Rossi, Alma Balestrazzi, Daniela Carbonera, Susana de Sousa Araújo, Andrea Mondoni, Hugh W. Pritchard, Emma Ladouceur, K. M. G. Gehan Jayasuriya, Simone Orsenigo and Jeffrey L. Walck and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Plant Cell Reports and Plants.

In The Last Decade

Malaka M. Wijayasinghe

9 papers receiving 682 citations

Hit Papers

Seed priming: state of th... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Seed priming: state of the art and new perspectives
    2015 608 citations Susana de Sousa Araújo, Graziano Rossi et al. Plant Cell Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Malaka M. Wijayasinghe Sri Lanka 5 619 143 82 59 55 10 701
Keting Chen United States 13 749 1.2× 289 2.0× 96 1.2× 28 0.5× 11 0.2× 23 868
Nicole Geißler Germany 9 424 0.7× 93 0.7× 27 0.3× 25 0.4× 16 0.3× 9 592
Wenguan Zhou China 14 1.1k 1.8× 356 2.5× 26 0.3× 47 0.8× 19 0.3× 20 1.2k
Yongjie Meng China 13 882 1.4× 235 1.6× 21 0.3× 103 1.7× 16 0.3× 14 951
K. C. Jisha India 7 661 1.1× 124 0.9× 59 0.7× 18 0.3× 8 0.1× 11 701
A. A. Powell United Kingdom 16 637 1.0× 151 1.1× 90 1.1× 35 0.6× 22 0.4× 22 674
Zhigang Xu China 13 941 1.5× 363 2.5× 42 0.5× 48 0.8× 10 0.2× 30 1.1k
Amal Harb Jordan 7 735 1.2× 240 1.7× 21 0.3× 33 0.6× 7 0.1× 15 804
Д. С. Веселов Russia 15 776 1.3× 268 1.9× 22 0.3× 36 0.6× 15 0.3× 47 849
Umashankar Chandrasekaran China 11 536 0.9× 166 1.2× 15 0.2× 10 0.2× 11 0.2× 23 632

Countries citing papers authored by Malaka M. Wijayasinghe

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Fields of papers citing papers by Malaka M. Wijayasinghe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Malaka M. Wijayasinghe

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Malaka M. Wijayasinghe. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Malaka M. Wijayasinghe 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 Malaka M. Wijayasinghe. Malaka M. Wijayasinghe is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Wijayasinghe, Malaka M., Fiona R. Hay, Alma Balestrazzi, et al.. (2024). Radicle emergence could overestimate the prediction of seed longevity in wild plants. Seed Science Research. 34(3). 103–112. 1 indexed citations
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Mondoni, Andrea, et al.. (2023). Towards a More Efficient In and Ex Situ Conservation of Sri Lankan Wild Rice Species. Plants. 12(11). 2149–2149. 1 indexed citations
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Orsenigo, Simone, Donatella Cogoni, Andrea Mondoni, et al.. (2023). Global and Regional IUCN Red List Assessments: 15. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15. 177–191. 1 indexed citations
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Wijayasinghe, Malaka M., K. M. G. Gehan Jayasuriya, C. V. S. Gunatilleke, I. A. U. N. Gunatilleke, & Jeffrey L. Walck. (2023). Seed dormancy diversity of the mangrove plant community in Sri Lanka to assist in direct seeding and seedling transplanting restoration. Seed Science Research. 33(2). 107–117. 2 indexed citations
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Ladouceur, Emma, et al.. (2018). The seed germination niche limits the distribution of some plant species in calcareous or siliceous alpine bedrocks. Alpine Botany. 128(1). 83–95. 33 indexed citations
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Wijayasinghe, Malaka M., K. M. G. Gehan Jayasuriya, C.V.S. Gunatilleke, I. A. U. N. Gunatilleke, & Jeffrey L. Walck. (2018). Effect of salinity on seed germination of five mangroves from Sri Lanka: use of hydrotime modelling for mangrove germination. Seed Science Research. 29(1). 55–63. 17 indexed citations
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Fernández‐Pascual, Eduardo, Malaka M. Wijayasinghe, Simone Orsenigo, et al.. (2017). Habitat‐related seed germination traits in alpine habitats. Ecology and Evolution. 8(1). 150–161. 28 indexed citations
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Araújo, Susana de Sousa, et al.. (2015). Seed priming: state of the art and new perspectives. Plant Cell Reports. 34(8). 1281–1293. 608 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jayasuriya, K. M. G. Gehan, et al.. (2015). The crypsis hypothesis: a stenopic view of the selective factors in the evolution of physical dormancy in seeds. Seed Science Research. 25(2). 127–137. 10 indexed citations

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