Malindu Sandanayake

3.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
69 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Malindu Sandanayake is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Civil and Structural Engineering and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Malindu Sandanayake has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Building and Construction, 25 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 17 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Malindu Sandanayake's work include Sustainable Building Design and Assessment (25 papers), Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance (23 papers) and BIM and Construction Integration (15 papers). Malindu Sandanayake is often cited by papers focused on Sustainable Building Design and Assessment (25 papers), Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance (23 papers) and BIM and Construction Integration (15 papers). Malindu Sandanayake collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and Sri Lanka. Malindu Sandanayake's co-authors include Guomin Zhang, Sujeeva Setunge, David W. Law, Zora Vrcelj, Chamila Gunasekara, Yanni Bouras, Robert Haigh, Nicholas Chileshe, Oludolapo Ibrahim Olanrewaju and Pow‐Seng Yap and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Malindu Sandanayake

63 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Recent Technological Advancements in BIM and LCA Integration for Sustainable Construction: A Review

2024 68 citations Zhonghao Chen, Lepeng Huang et al. Sustainability profile →
Conversion of waste into sustainable construction materials: A review of recent developments and prospects

2024 53 citations Zhonghao Chen, Lepeng Huang et al. profile →

Peers

Malindu Sandanayake

CSE

MSOR

Ricardo Mateus Portugal

Ali Akbarnezhad Australia

Antonio Aguado Spain

Sungho Tae South Korea

Albert de la Fuente Spain

Michael D. Lepech United States

Germán Martínez Montes Spain

Md. Uzzal Hossain Hong Kong

Rahul V. Ralegaonkar India

Yuanfeng Wang China

Ricardo Mateus Portugal

Malindu Sandanayake

2.4k ×1.5

732 ×0.8

CSE

629 ×1.3

293 ×0.9

MSOR

93 ×0.6

Citations per year, relative to Malindu Sandanayake Malindu Sandanayake (= 1×) peers Ricardo Mateus

Countries citing papers authored by Malindu Sandanayake

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Fields of papers citing papers by Malindu Sandanayake

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Malindu Sandanayake

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sandanayake, Malindu, et al.. (2025). Life cycle economic and social sustainability aspects of prefabricated construction – a systematic review towards the holistic sustainability. Construction Innovation. 25(7). 98–138.

Haigh, Robert, Malindu Sandanayake, Ehsan Yaghoubi, Paul Joseph, & Zora Vrcelj. (2025). The mechanical and microstructural investigations of concrete incorporating waste textile and cardboard fibers following thermal and freeze–thaw cycles. Structural Concrete. 26(3). 2757–2772. 3 indexed citations

Yaghoubi, Ehsan, et al.. (2025). Mechanical, carbon emissions, and cost assessment of asphalt mixtures with incorporation of waste solar panel. Construction and Building Materials. 495. 143733–143733.

Sandanayake, Malindu, et al.. (2025). Sustainability Drivers and Sustainable Development Goals-Based Indicator System for Prefabricated Construction Adoption—A Case of Developing Economies. Buildings. 15(7). 1037–1037. 2 indexed citations

Haigh, Robert, Malindu Sandanayake, Paul Joseph, Ehsan Yaghoubi, & Zora Vrcelj. (2024). The mechanical and microstructural performance of waste textile and cardboard materials in concrete. Structural Concrete. 25(5). 4033–4047. 6 indexed citations

Chen, Zhonghao, et al.. (2024). Recent Technological Advancements in BIM and LCA Integration for Sustainable Construction: A Review. Sustainability. 16(3). 1340–1340. 68 indexed citations breakdown →

Haigh, Robert, et al.. (2024). The Thermo-Phase Change Reactivity of Textile and Cardboard Fibres in Varied Concrete Composites. Sustainability. 16(8). 3221–3221. 1 indexed citations

Haigh, Robert, Malindu Sandanayake, Yanni Bouras, & Zora Vrcelj. (2024). A life cycle assessment of cardboard waste in low stress grade concrete applications. Journal of Environmental Management. 354. 120428–120428. 9 indexed citations

Sandanayake, Malindu, et al.. (2024). Review on Sustainable Construction and Demolition Waste Management—Challenges and Research Prospects. Sustainability. 16(8). 3289–3289. 36 indexed citations

10.

Sandanayake, Malindu, et al.. (2023). A comparative life cycle assessment of prefabricated and traditional construction – A case of a developing country. Journal of Building Engineering. 72. 106550–106550. 61 indexed citations

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Haigh, Robert, Yanni Bouras, Malindu Sandanayake, & Zora Vrcelj. (2023). Economic and environmental optimisation of waste cardboard kraft fibres in concrete using nondominated sorting genetic algorithm. Journal of Cleaner Production. 426. 138989–138989. 15 indexed citations

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Miao, Yuan, Zora Vrcelj, Bruce Gu, et al.. (2023). Multi-person tracking for virtual reality surrounding awareness. Victoria University Research Repository (Victoria University). 593–594. 3 indexed citations

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Sandanayake, Malindu, et al.. (2023). Factors Affecting the Readiness of User-Pay Public–Private Partnership Procurement for Infrastructure Projects: A Comparison between Developed and Emerging Economies. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3). 384–400.

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Jayasinghe, J. A. S. C., et al.. (2023). Prefabricated Construction in Sri Lanka: A Proposed Adoption Strategy and a Pilot Case Study from Sustainability Perspective. Engineer Journal of the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka. 56(1). 71–80. 7 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jingxuan, David W. Law, Chamila Gunasekara, et al.. (2023). Life Cycle Assessment for Geopolymer Concrete Bricks Using Brown Coal Fly Ash. Sustainability. 15(9). 7718–7718. 12 indexed citations

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Sandanayake, Malindu, et al.. (2022). A systematic review of green construction research using scientometrics methods. Journal of Cleaner Production. 366. 132710–132710. 37 indexed citations

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Gunasekara, Chamila, Malindu Sandanayake, Zhiyuan Zhou, David W. Law, & Sujeeva Setunge. (2020). Effect of nano-silica addition into high volume fly ash–hydrated lime blended concrete. Construction and Building Materials. 253. 119205–119205. 79 indexed citations

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Sandanayake, Malindu, et al.. (2016). Structural performances of self-curing concrete using recycled coarse aggregate - A comparative study. Victoria University Research Repository (Victoria University). 3 indexed citations

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Sandanayake, Malindu, Guomin Zhang, Sujeeva Setunge, & Chun Qing Li. (2016). Environmental Emissions in Building Construction – Two Case Studies of Conventional and Pre-Fabricated Construction Methods in Australia. Sustainable construction materials and technologies. 3. 1637–1644. 10 indexed citations

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Zhang, Guomin, et al.. (2016). Selection of emission factor standards for estimating emissions from diesel construction equipment in building construction in the Australian context. Journal of Environmental Management. 187. 527–536. 38 indexed citations

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