Ranjith Pathirana

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Ranjith Pathirana is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ranjith Pathirana has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Plant Science, 37 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Ranjith Pathirana's work include Plant tissue culture and regeneration (30 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (10 papers) and Seed Germination and Physiology (8 papers). Ranjith Pathirana is often cited by papers focused on Plant tissue culture and regeneration (30 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (10 papers) and Seed Germination and Physiology (8 papers). Ranjith Pathirana collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and United Kingdom. Ranjith Pathirana's co-authors include Christopher McGuigan, Erik De Clercq, Akila Wijerathna‐Yapa, Jan Balzarini, Andrew McLachlan, Alan Hay, Naheed Mahmood, Francesco Carimi, Bart Panis and Kevin G. Devine and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and Carbohydrate Polymers.

In The Last Decade

Ranjith Pathirana

81 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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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.

Sustainable Agro-Food Systems for Addressing Climate Change and Food Security

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ranjith Pathirana New Zealand	25	911	836	419	247	243	87	1.8k
Gérald Larcher France	24	544 0.6×	370 0.4×	640 1.5×	240 1.0×	415 1.7×	45	1.7k
Laura B. Talarico Argentina	20	352 0.4×	330 0.4×	257 0.6×	97 0.4×	123 0.5×	51	1.6k
Todd A. Black United States	27	1.2k 1.3×	134 0.2×	713 1.7×	228 0.9×	494 2.0×	56	2.4k
Budheswar Dehury India	25	947 1.0×	276 0.3×	216 0.5×	224 0.9×	112 0.5×	111	1.8k
Yoshihiko Morishita Japan	13	684 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	329 0.8×	37 0.1×	200 0.8×	17	1.6k
José E. Piñero Spain	29	1.4k 1.6×	364 0.4×	139 0.3×	281 1.1×	396 1.6×	199	3.2k
Robert J. Gulakowski United States	18	793 0.9×	262 0.3×	355 0.8×	660 2.7×	137 0.6×	27	1.8k
Michele Masulli Italy	18	1.2k 1.3×	277 0.3×	144 0.3×	73 0.3×	110 0.5×	37	2.2k
Masaharu Takemura Japan	26	1.3k 1.4×	524 0.6×	94 0.2×	229 0.9×	99 0.4×	97	2.1k
Jon D. Polishook United States	29	1.1k 1.2×	821 1.0×	211 0.5×	533 2.2×	95 0.4×	58	2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Ranjith Pathirana

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ranjith Pathirana

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Ochatt, Sergio, Melekşen Akın, Ming‐Tsair Chan, et al.. (2025). Research is rendering the recalcitrant woody plants amenable to biotechnological approaches. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC). 161(2). 3 indexed citations

Faisal, Mohammad, et al.. (2025). Recuperative potential of nano-biochar to alleviate arsenic toxicity in soybean ( Glycine max ): modulation of uptake, morphological and biochemical properties. Environmental Science Nano. 12(12). 5197–5214.

Faisal, Mohammad, Mohammad Faizan, Vishnu D. Rajput, et al.. (2023). Strigolactone-Mediated Mitigation of Negative Effects of Salinity Stress in Solanum lycopersicum through Reducing the Oxidative Damage. Sustainability. 15(7). 5805–5805. 25 indexed citations

Pathirana, Ranjith & Francesco Carimi. (2023). Studies on Improving the Efficiency of Somatic Embryogenesis in Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) and Optimising Ethyl Methanesulfonate Treatment for Mutation Induction. Plants. 12(24). 4126–4126. 3 indexed citations

Carra, Angela, et al.. (2023). Increased Zygote-Derived Plantlet Formation through In Vitro Rescue of Immature Embryos of Highly Apomictic Opuntia ficus-indica (Cactaceae). Plants. 12(15). 2758–2758. 2 indexed citations

Bettoni, Jean Carlos, Ranjith Pathirana, Claudia Wiedow, et al.. (2022). Eradication of Potato Virus S, Potato Virus A, and Potato Virus M From Infected in vitro-Grown Potato Shoots Using in vitro Therapies. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13. 878733–878733. 32 indexed citations

Nadarajan, Jayanthi, et al.. (2020). Integrated ex situ conservation strategies for endangered New Zealand Myrtaceae species. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 59(1). 72–89. 16 indexed citations

McLachlan, Andrew, et al.. (2018). Cold, antioxidant and osmotic pre-treatments maintain the structural integrity of meristematic cells and improve plant regeneration in cryopreserved kiwifruit shoot tips. PROTOPLASMA. 255(4). 1065–1077. 33 indexed citations

Pathirana, Ranjith, et al.. (2016). IN VITRO ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF HEXANE, CHLOROFORM AND METHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF ACRONYCHIA PEDUNCULATA GROWN IN SRI LANKA.. International Journal of Advanced Research. 4(8). 1574–1579. 5 indexed citations

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Pathirana, Ranjith. (2013). Peppers: Vegetable and Spice Capsicums, 2nd edition, by Paul W.Bosland and Eric J.Votava. Crop Production Science in Horticulture Series 22. Wallingford, UK, CABI, 2012. 248 pp, £45.00/US$85.00/€60.00 (paperback). ISBN 9781845938253. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. 41(2). 102–103. 14 indexed citations

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Pathirana, Ranjith. (2011). Plant mutation breeding in agriculture.. CABI Reviews. 1–20. 82 indexed citations

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McKenzie, Marian J., Donald A. Hunter, Ranjith Pathirana, et al.. (2008). Accumulation of an organic anticancer selenium compound in a transgenic Solanaceous species shows wider applicability of the selenocysteine methyltransferase transgene from selenium hyperaccumulators. Transgenic Research. 18(3). 407–424. 21 indexed citations

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McGuigan, Christopher, Ranjith Pathirana, Marco Migliore, et al.. (2007). Preclinical development of bicyclic nucleoside analogues as potent and selective inhibitors of varicella zoster virus. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 60(6). 1316–1330. 62 indexed citations

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McGuigan, Christopher, Ranjith Pathirana, Marco Migliore, et al.. (2006). Pre-clinical development of the BCNAs: The most potent anti-VZV agents reported to date. Antiviral Research. 1 indexed citations

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Andreï, Graciela, Jan Balzarini, Erik De Clercq, et al.. (2003). New bicyclic nucleoside analogues (BCNAs) show selective and specific activity against human cytomegalovirus (HCMV). 71. 1 indexed citations

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McGuigan, Christopher, Ranjith Pathirana, Erik De Clercq, & Jan Balzarini. (2003). Discovery of a new family of bicyclic dideoxy nucleosides which inhibit HCMV by a non-nucleoside mechanism. Antiviral Research. 57. 1 indexed citations

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Pathirana, Ranjith, et al.. (2000). Development and release of gamma ray induced sesame mutant ANK-S2 in Sri Lanka.. Tropical Agricultural Research and Extension. 3(1). 19–24. 4 indexed citations

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McGuigan, Christopher, Michael Davies, Ranjith Pathirana, Naheed Mahmood, & Alan Hay. (1994). Synthesis and anti-HIV activity of some novel diaryl phosphate derivatives of AZT. Antiviral Research. 24(1). 69–77. 17 indexed citations

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Pathirana, Ranjith. (1993). Yield component analysis of bunch groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L. ssp. fastigiata) germplasm in Sri Lanka.. Tropical Agriculture. 70(3). 256–259.

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McGuigan, Christopher, Ranjith Pathirana, Jan Balzarini, & Erik De Clercq. (1993). Intracellular delivery of bioactive AZT nucleotides by aryl phosphate derivatives of AZT. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 36(8). 1048–1052. 187 indexed citations

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