O.A. Ileperuma

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

O.A. Ileperuma is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, O.A. Ileperuma has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 20 papers in Materials Chemistry and 8 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in O.A. Ileperuma's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (21 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (15 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (7 papers). O.A. Ileperuma is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (21 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (15 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (7 papers). O.A. Ileperuma collaborates with scholars based in Sri Lanka, Japan and United States. O.A. Ileperuma's co-authors include M.A.K.L. Dissanayake, Gareth Redmond, I. Uhlendorf, E. A. Ponomarev, Iver Lauermann, Laurence M. Peter, L. Dloczik, K. Tennakone, S. Somasundaram and Robert D. Feltham and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

O.A. Ileperuma

43 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Dynamic Response of Dye-Sensitized Nanocrystalline Solar ... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Dynamic Response of Dye-Sensitized Nanocrystalline Solar Cells:  Characterization by Intensity-Modulated Photocurrent Spectroscopy
    1997 538 citations L. Dloczik, O.A. Ileperuma et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
O.A. Ileperuma Sri Lanka 21 1.1k 759 421 297 133 44 1.8k
Zongtang Liu China 24 1.1k 1.0× 993 1.3× 461 1.1× 132 0.4× 50 0.4× 65 2.3k
Enrico Borgarello Italy 24 2.4k 2.1× 1.8k 2.4× 656 1.6× 185 0.6× 128 1.0× 38 3.3k
Taizo Sano Japan 27 1.4k 1.2× 1.4k 1.8× 593 1.4× 50 0.2× 166 1.2× 65 2.5k
Jaromı́r Jirkovský Czechia 27 1.2k 1.1× 809 1.1× 339 0.8× 106 0.4× 28 0.2× 50 2.0k
András Dombi Hungary 29 1.9k 1.7× 1.3k 1.7× 331 0.8× 111 0.4× 61 0.5× 93 2.9k
Fabrizio Sordello Italy 23 1.2k 1.0× 797 1.1× 308 0.7× 51 0.2× 216 1.6× 53 1.8k
M. Isabel Tejedor-Tejedor United States 26 993 0.9× 695 0.9× 521 1.2× 65 0.2× 79 0.6× 44 2.4k
Andrea Folli United Kingdom 21 943 0.8× 835 1.1× 279 0.7× 46 0.2× 105 0.8× 52 1.6k
Xiangwen Liu China 15 467 0.4× 603 0.8× 413 1.0× 92 0.3× 50 0.4× 37 1.2k
Ioannis T. Papadas Greece 22 491 0.4× 1.0k 1.4× 425 1.0× 142 0.5× 53 0.4× 40 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by O.A. Ileperuma

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of O.A. Ileperuma

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All Works

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Diyabalanage, Saranga, et al.. (2021). Major and trace elements in rice paddy soils in Sri Lanka with special emphasis on regions with endemic chronic kidney disease of undetermined origin. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 44(6). 1841–1855. 21 indexed citations
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Ileperuma, O.A.. (2020). Review of air pollution studies in Sri Lanka. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 49(3). 225–225. 13 indexed citations
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Kumara, G.R.A., W. G. C. Kumarage, Chandana Sampath Kumara Ranasinghe, et al.. (2018). CdS nanosheet-sensitized solar cells based on SnO2/MgO composite films. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 364. 109–115. 7 indexed citations
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Ileperuma, O.A., et al.. (2017). Correlation of atmospheric purity index to the diversity of lichens in the Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 46(2). 13–13. 3 indexed citations
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Ileperuma, O.A., et al.. (2011). Water pollution due to a harmful algal bloom: a preliminary study from two drinking water reservoirs in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka. 39(1). 91–91. 5 indexed citations
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Yang, Hongsheng, O.A. Ileperuma, M. Shimomura, & Kenji Murakami. (2009). Effect of ultra-thin polymer membrane electrolytes on dye-sensitized solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 93(6-7). 1083–1086. 33 indexed citations
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Bandara, T. M. W. J., et al.. (2007). Polyethyleneoxide (PEO)-based, anion conducting solid polymer electrolyte for PEC solar cells. Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry. 12(7-8). 913–917. 28 indexed citations
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Dissanayake, M.A.K.L., et al.. (2002). A novel gel polymer electrolyte based on polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and its application in a solar cell. Materials Research Bulletin. 37(5). 867–874. 75 indexed citations
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Ileperuma, O.A.. (2000). Environmental pollution in Sri Lanka: a review. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka. 28(4). 301–301. 58 indexed citations
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Ileperuma, O.A., et al.. (1998). Comparison of CdS thin films prepared by different techniques for applications in solar cells as window materials. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics. 9(5). 367–372. 9 indexed citations
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Dloczik, L., O.A. Ileperuma, Iver Lauermann, et al.. (1997). Dynamic Response of Dye-Sensitized Nanocrystalline Solar Cells:  Characterization by Intensity-Modulated Photocurrent Spectroscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 101(49). 10281–10289. 538 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tennakone, K., et al.. (1991). Photolysis of p-type β-CuCNS dispersions in aqueous medium. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 60(2). 229–233. 2 indexed citations
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Tennakone, K., et al.. (1991). Hydrogen photogeneration from aqueous solutions of alcohols by the Fe3+ ion. Journal of Molecular Catalysis. 64(2). 155–162. 2 indexed citations
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Tennakone, K., et al.. (1991). Photoreduction of nitrogen dissolved in water with hydrous oxides of samarium (III) and europium (III). Solar Energy Materials. 22(4). 319–325. 2 indexed citations
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Dissanayake, M.A.K.L., et al.. (1990). Effect of Ni substitution on Tc in the (Bi,Pb)SrCaCuO system. Materials Research Bulletin. 25(12). 1487–1493. 1 indexed citations
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Ileperuma, O.A., et al.. (1985). Preparation and properties of some metal complexes of plumbagin. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka. 13(2). 141–141. 2 indexed citations
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Ileperuma, O.A. & Robert D. Feltham. (1975). Crystal and molecular structure of iron(II) bis(diethyldithiocarbamate). Inorganic Chemistry. 14(12). 3042–3045. 36 indexed citations

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