Nihara Gunawardene

747 total citations
14 papers, 118 citations indexed

About

Nihara Gunawardene is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Nihara Gunawardene has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 118 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 9 papers in Genetics and 4 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Nihara Gunawardene's work include Plant and animal studies (8 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (8 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (4 papers). Nihara Gunawardene is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (8 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (8 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (4 papers). Nihara Gunawardene collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Sri Lanka and United States. Nihara Gunawardene's co-authors include Jonathan Majer, J. P. Edirisinghe, Christopher K. Taylor, Kristin L. Horton, Mélissa Thomas, Johann van der Merwe, Simon McKirdy, Brian Heterick, Steve Shattuck and Mark S. Harvey and has published in prestigious journals such as Forest Ecology and Management, Journal of Arid Environments and Biological Invasions.

In The Last Decade

Nihara Gunawardene

13 papers receiving 113 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nihara Gunawardene Australia 6 54 53 49 29 27 14 118
Samantha M. Knight Canada 6 74 1.4× 49 0.9× 45 0.9× 29 1.0× 29 1.1× 8 152
Darren P. O’Connell Ireland 9 48 0.9× 44 0.8× 124 2.5× 40 1.4× 38 1.4× 23 228
Halszka Hrabar South Africa 8 27 0.5× 40 0.8× 93 1.9× 22 0.8× 53 2.0× 9 144
Erika Bazzato Italy 8 54 1.0× 36 0.7× 36 0.7× 34 1.2× 38 1.4× 20 143
Lien Van Vu Vietnam 6 56 1.0× 48 0.9× 39 0.8× 52 1.8× 72 2.7× 6 122
Daniel Ariano‐Sánchez Guatemala 6 31 0.6× 24 0.5× 66 1.3× 61 2.1× 29 1.1× 18 123
J. O. Westwood Canada 6 61 1.1× 32 0.6× 44 0.9× 9 0.3× 33 1.2× 20 156
Maud C. Quinzin United States 8 37 0.7× 90 1.7× 61 1.2× 24 0.8× 58 2.1× 13 155
Dean A. Croshaw United States 8 66 1.2× 37 0.7× 47 1.0× 14 0.5× 26 1.0× 15 130
Paul Andrew Australia 5 32 0.6× 41 0.8× 98 2.0× 48 1.7× 59 2.2× 8 172

Countries citing papers authored by Nihara Gunawardene

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nihara Gunawardene

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nihara Gunawardene

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Gunawardene, Nihara, Jonathan Majer, & J. P. Edirisinghe. (2023). Correlates of ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and tree species diversity in Sri Lanka. eSpace (Curtin University). 17. 81–90.
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Majer, Jonathan, et al.. (2018). Sequencing the Ant fauna of a Small Island: Can Metagenomic Analysis Enable Faster Identification for Routine Ant Surveys?. Sociobiology. 65(3). 422–422. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Mélissa, et al.. (2017). Many eyes on the ground: citizen science is an effective early detection tool for biosecurity. Biological Invasions. 19(9). 2751–2765. 36 indexed citations
4.
Majer, Jonathan, Nihara Gunawardene, Christopher K. Taylor, & Mark S. Harvey. (2013). The Terrestrial Invertebrate Fauna of Barrow Island, Western Australia. eSpace (Curtin University). 1 indexed citations
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Majer, Jonathan, et al.. (2013). Baseline survey of the terrestrial invertebrate fauna of Barrow Island. 83(1). 13–13. 12 indexed citations
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Majer, Jonathan, Nihara Gunawardene, Christopher K. Taylor, & Mark S. Harvey. (2013). The terrestrial invertebrate fauna of Barrow Island, Western Australia: A last word. 83(1). 405–405. 2 indexed citations
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Gunawardene, Nihara, Christopher K. Taylor, & Jonathan Majer. (2012). Revisiting the Psocoptera (Insecta) of Barrow Island, Western Australia. Australian entomologist. 39(4). 253–260. 2 indexed citations
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Gunawardene, Nihara & Christopher K. Taylor. (2012). New records of Elasmus (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) species from Barrow Island, Western Australia. Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 29. 21–35. 4 indexed citations
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Shattuck, Steve, Nihara Gunawardene, & Brian Heterick. (2012). A revision of the ant genus Probolomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Proceratiinae) in Australia and Melanesia. Zootaxa. 3444(1). 5 indexed citations
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Heterick, Brian, et al.. (2010). The ant fauna of the Pilbara Bioregion, Western Australia. 78(1). 157–157. 3 indexed citations
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Gunawardene, Nihara, Jonathan Majer, & J. P. Edirisinghe. (2009). Investigating residual effects of selective logging on ant species assemblages in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka. Forest Ecology and Management. 259(3). 555–562. 23 indexed citations
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Gunawardene, Nihara, et al.. (2008). Diversity and richness of ant species in a lowland wet forest reserve in Sri Lanka. eSpace (Curtin University). 2(1). 71–83. 15 indexed citations
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Gunawardene, Nihara & Jonathan Majer. (2005). The effect of fire on ant assemblages in the Gibson Desert Nature Reserve, Western Australia. Journal of Arid Environments. 63(4). 725–739. 9 indexed citations
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Gunawardene, Nihara & Jonathan Majer. (2004). Ants of the southern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia: An investigation into patterns of association. Records of the Western Australian Museum. 22(3). 219–219. 5 indexed citations

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