N. C. Wickramasinghe

5.5k total citations
323 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

N. C. Wickramasinghe is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, N. C. Wickramasinghe has authored 323 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 227 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 36 papers in Atmospheric Science and 29 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in N. C. Wickramasinghe's work include Astro and Planetary Science (135 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (81 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (63 papers). N. C. Wickramasinghe is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (135 papers), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (81 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (63 papers). N. C. Wickramasinghe collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Russia and United States. N. C. Wickramasinghe's co-authors include F. Hoyle, J. V. Narlikar, K. Nandy, Milton Wainwright, M. K. Wallis, P. Rajaratnam, S. Al-Mufti, F. Hoyle, V. C. Reddish and David Morgan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

N. C. Wickramasinghe

297 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
N. C. Wickramasinghe 2.2k 367 300 272 217 323 3.0k
Anil Bhardwaj 2.7k 1.3× 453 1.2× 456 1.5× 256 0.9× 129 0.6× 251 3.9k
M. J. Burchell 2.9k 1.4× 540 1.5× 116 0.4× 290 1.1× 196 0.9× 253 3.8k
R. Srama 3.9k 1.8× 586 1.6× 373 1.2× 522 1.9× 266 1.2× 211 4.7k
H. Lämmer 6.5k 3.0× 775 2.1× 173 0.6× 310 1.1× 134 0.6× 248 7.0k
Jean-Marc Petit 2.6k 1.2× 416 1.1× 175 0.6× 165 0.6× 85 0.4× 119 3.4k
James A. Westphal 2.9k 1.4× 282 0.8× 158 0.5× 159 0.6× 181 0.8× 104 3.4k
Christopher F. Chyba 3.8k 1.7× 840 2.3× 233 0.8× 633 2.3× 289 1.3× 98 4.5k
J. R. Brucato 2.0k 0.9× 301 0.8× 393 1.3× 310 1.1× 335 1.5× 134 2.5k
L. Colangelí 2.6k 1.2× 299 0.8× 404 1.3× 158 0.6× 328 1.5× 164 3.2k
H. U. Keller 3.0k 1.4× 495 1.3× 135 0.5× 288 1.1× 111 0.5× 202 3.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by N. C. Wickramasinghe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of N. C. Wickramasinghe

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

All Works

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Steele, Edward J., Reginald M. Gorczynski, P. R. Carnegie, et al.. (2021). Cometary Origin of COVID-19. 2(1). 2 indexed citations
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Steele, Edward J., et al.. (2021). An End of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sight?. 2(2). 3 indexed citations
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Wainwright, Milton, et al.. (2021). Neopanspermia – Evidence That Life Continuously Arrives at the Earth from Space. 6(1). 2 indexed citations
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Wickramasinghe, N. C., Robert Temple, Edward J. Steele, et al.. (2020). The Search for Bacteria and Viruses in the Stratosphere. 5(2).
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Wickramasinghe, N. C., et al.. (2020). Solar Cycle, Maunder Minimum and Pandemic Influenza. 1–4. 1 indexed citations
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Wickramasinghe, N. C., D. T. Wickramasinghe, & Edward J. Steele. (2019). Ouamuamua (A/2017U1), Panspermia, and Intelligent Life in the Universe. 4(3).
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Wickramasinghe, N. C., et al.. (2018). Oumuamua (A/2017U1) – A Confirmation of Links between Galactic Planetary Systems. 3(1). 43–46.
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Wickramasinghe, N. C., et al.. (2018). Confirmation of Microbial Ingress from Space. 3(4). 1 indexed citations
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Wickramasinghe, N. C., et al.. (2017). Moon Formation: Water and Life on the Moon. 2(3). 2 indexed citations
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Wickramasinghe, N. C., et al.. (2013). Microorganisms in the Coloured Rain of Sri Lanka. 21. 9805. 1 indexed citations
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Matsui, Takafumi, et al.. (2013). Discovery of Uranium in Outer Coat of Sri Lankan Red Rain Cells. 22. 10042–10050. 2 indexed citations
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Wickramasinghe, N. C., et al.. (2012). Discovery of Biological Structures in the Tissint Mars Meteorite. 18. 8500–8505. 1 indexed citations
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Wickramasinghe, N. C., et al.. (2011). Genetics Indicates Extra-terrestrial Origins for Life: The First Gene. 16. 6832–6861. 1 indexed citations
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Hoyle, F., et al.. (1993). Critique of Fischer-Tropsch type reactions in the solar nebula.. 21. 663–667. 2 indexed citations
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Hoyle, F. & N. C. Wickramasinghe. (1991). The implications of life as a cosmic phenomenon : the anthropic context. Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. 44(2). 77–86. 1 indexed citations
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Wickramasinghe, N. C.. (1971). Strong infrared galaxies.. The New Scientist. 50. 694–695. 2 indexed citations

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