Mohan Amarasiri

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 981 citations indexed

About

Mohan Amarasiri is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Pollution and Molecular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Mohan Amarasiri has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 981 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Infectious Diseases, 6 papers in Pollution and 6 papers in Molecular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Mohan Amarasiri's work include Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (14 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (6 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing (6 papers). Mohan Amarasiri is often cited by papers focused on Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (14 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (6 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing (6 papers). Mohan Amarasiri collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Australia. Mohan Amarasiri's co-authors include Daisuke Sano, Satoru Suzuki, Toru Watanabe, Hiroyuki Katayama, Akihiko Hata, Satoshi Okabe, Thanh H. Nguyen, Masaaki Kitajima, Takashi Furukawa and Kazunari Sei and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Mohan Amarasiri

32 papers receiving 966 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.

Understanding human health risks caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) in water environments: Current knowledge and questions to be answered

2019 463 citations Mohan Amarasiri, Daisuke Sano et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mohan Amarasiri Japan	13	372	273	190	158	152	40	981
Rachel E. Rosenberg Goldstein United States	16	279 0.8×	157 0.6×	173 0.9×	168 1.1×	55 0.4×	31	1.0k
Francisco Javier Avelar-González Mexico	15	193 0.5×	109 0.4×	170 0.9×	185 1.2×	139 0.9×	65	1.1k
Marcos Quintela‐Baluja United Kingdom	19	280 0.8×	529 1.9×	120 0.6×	99 0.6×	134 0.9×	36	1.4k
Tucker R. Burch United States	15	612 1.6×	112 0.4×	354 1.9×	210 1.3×	118 0.8×	28	931
Alma L. Guerrero-Barrera Mexico	16	153 0.4×	141 0.5×	177 0.9×	157 1.0×	162 1.1×	65	1.1k
Aimee K. Murray United Kingdom	17	698 1.9×	159 0.6×	421 2.2×	72 0.5×	121 0.8×	29	1.1k
Anders Janzon Sweden	13	496 1.3×	176 0.6×	335 1.8×	91 0.6×	153 1.0×	14	1.3k
Esther Sib Germany	18	513 1.4×	201 0.7×	443 2.3×	67 0.4×	55 0.4×	29	992
Isaac Dennis Amoah South Africa	20	482 1.3×	301 1.1×	58 0.3×	169 1.1×	170 1.1×	57	1.4k
Anna Majury Canada	16	236 0.6×	182 0.7×	146 0.8×	202 1.3×	61 0.4×	52	909

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Wang, Yilei, Mohan Amarasiri, Wakana Oishi, et al.. (2025). Aptamer-based biosensors for wastewater surveillance of influenza virus, SARS-CoV-2, and norovirus: A comprehensive review. Water Research. 279. 123484–123484. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Luyao, Mohan Amarasiri, Wakana Oishi, & Daisuke Sano. (2025). From wastewater to epidemiological insights: A systematic review of modeling strategies for infectious disease surveillance. Water Research. 289(Pt B). 124977–124977.

Furukawa, Takashi, et al.. (2025). Usefulness of pulsed electric field application as an inactivation technology for plant pathogenic bacteria in hydroponic nutrient solutions. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 39. 104237–104237.

Amarasiri, Mohan, et al.. (2025). Energy allocation trade-offs among conjugative transfer, biofilm formation, and heavy metal resistance: a dynamic energy budget theory perspective. Water Research. 291. 125216–125216.

Amarasiri, Mohan, et al.. (2024). Identification of protein biomarkers in wastewater linked to the incidence of COVID-19. The Science of The Total Environment. 951. 175649–175649. 3 indexed citations

Furukawa, Takashi, et al.. (2024). Cell Extracts Derived from Cypress and Cedar Show Antiviral Activity against Enveloped Viruses. Microorganisms. 12(9). 1813–1813.

Wannigama, Dhammika Leshan, et al.. (2024). Impact of COVID-19 Vaccination in Thailand: Averted Deaths and Severe Infections Across Age Groups. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 9(12). 286–286.

Hongsing, Parichart, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Kazuhiko Miyanaga, et al.. (2024). Phage therapy could be key to conquering persistent bacterial lung infections in children. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 31–31. 8 indexed citations

Amarasiri, Mohan, Hiroki Kobayashi, Takashi Furukawa, Daisuke Sano, & Kazunari Sei. (2024). Degradation of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes using peracetic acid (PAA) and performic acid (PFA). Environmental Technology & Innovation. 36. 103862–103862.

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Uprety, Sital, Samendra P. Sherchan, Bipin Dangol, et al.. (2023). Microbial assessment of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) in temporary and permanent settlements two years after Nepal 2015 earthquake. The Science of The Total Environment. 877. 162867–162867. 3 indexed citations

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Wannigama, Dhammika Leshan, et al.. (2023). Modeling vaccination strategies with limited early COVID-19 vaccine access in low- and middle-income countries: A case study of Thailand. Infectious Disease Modelling. 8(4). 1177–1189. 7 indexed citations

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Furukawa, Takashi, Tohru Mekata, Mohan Amarasiri, & Kazunari Sei. (2022). Concentration and reduction efficiency of vancomycin-resistant heterotrophic bacteria and vanA and vanB genes in wastewater treatment unit processes. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 30. 340–347. 4 indexed citations

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Wannigama, Dhammika Leshan, Sirirat Luk-in, Parichart Hongsing, et al.. (2021). Multidrug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in heterosexual men with reduced susceptibility to ceftriaxone, first report in Thailand. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 21659–21659. 25 indexed citations

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Amarasiri, Mohan, Takashi Furukawa, Fumiyuki Nakajima, & Kazunari Sei. (2021). Pathogens and disease vectors/hosts monitoring in aquatic environments: Potential of using eDNA/eRNA based approach. The Science of The Total Environment. 796. 148810–148810. 34 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yifan, et al.. (2020). The Effect of GD1a Ganglioside-Expressing Bacterial Strains on Murine Norovirus Infectivity. Molecules. 25(18). 4084–4084. 4 indexed citations

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Hagi, Akifumi, et al.. (2020). Virucidal Efficacy of Olanexidine Gluconate as a Hand Antiseptic Against Human Norovirus. Food and Environmental Virology. 12(2). 180–190. 8 indexed citations

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Uprety, Sital, Bipin Dangol, Samendra P. Sherchan, et al.. (2020). Assessment of microbial risks by characterization of Escherichia coli presence to analyze the public health risks from poor water quality in Nepal. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 226. 113484–113484. 39 indexed citations

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Amarasiri, Mohan, Etsuko UTAGAWA, Daisuke Sano, & Kazuhiko Katayama. (2020). Identification of novel norovirus polymerase genotypes from pediatric fecal samples collected between the year 1997 and 2000 in Japan. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 82. 104313–104313. 1 indexed citations

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Amarasiri, Mohan, Masaaki Kitajima, Ricardo Santos, et al.. (2018). Reverse transcription-quantitative PCR assays for genotype-specific detection of human noroviruses in clinical and environmental samples. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 221(3). 578–585. 10 indexed citations

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Amarasiri, Mohan, Takayuki Miura, Toyoko Nakagomi, et al.. (2016). Bacterial histo-blood group antigens contributing to genotype-dependent removal of human noroviruses with a microfiltration membrane. Water Research. 95. 383–391. 24 indexed citations

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