Saman Seneweera

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
88 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Saman Seneweera is a scholar working on Plant Science, Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Saman Seneweera has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Plant Science, 38 papers in Atmospheric Science and 16 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Saman Seneweera's work include Plant responses to elevated CO2 (57 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (38 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (12 papers). Saman Seneweera is often cited by papers focused on Plant responses to elevated CO2 (57 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (38 papers) and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (12 papers). Saman Seneweera collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Sri Lanka and Japan. Saman Seneweera's co-authors include Jochen Bundschuh, Michael Tausz, Glenn J. Fitzgerald, Prasanna Kumarathilaka, Robert M. Norton, Jann P. Conroy, Naoki Hirotsu, Andrew A. Meharg, Sabine Tausz‐Posch and Michael Thompson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Saman Seneweera

86 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

Increasing CO2 threatens human nutrition

2014 892 citations Saman Seneweera, Michael Tausz et al. profile →
Carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ) levels this century will alter the protein, micronutrients, and vitamin content of rice grains with potential health consequences for the poorest rice-dependent countries

2018 307 citations Chunwu Zhu, Kazuhiko Kobayashi et al. Science Advances profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Saman Seneweera Australia	38	3.2k	1.2k	809	607	551	88	4.8k
Andreas Fangmeier Germany	41	3.7k 1.2×	2.1k 1.8×	1.6k 1.9×	920 1.5×	451 0.8×	140	7.2k
Prabhat Kumar India	31	2.1k 0.7×	275 0.2×	285 0.4×	364 0.6×	1.8k 3.2×	63	4.9k
Michael Tausz Australia	43	4.7k 1.5×	1.9k 1.6×	2.0k 2.5×	99 0.2×	161 0.3×	164	6.3k
Jianguo Zhu China	54	4.8k 1.5×	2.3k 2.0×	1.5k 1.9×	1.1k 1.9×	968 1.8×	242	8.8k
Veikko Kitunen Finland	40	1.2k 0.4×	289 0.2×	542 0.7×	763 1.3×	486 0.9×	101	4.7k
Jing Ma China	41	761 0.2×	344 0.3×	407 0.5×	879 1.4×	911 1.7×	139	4.8k
Xiao Gang Li China	38	1.8k 0.5×	234 0.2×	688 0.9×	481 0.8×	533 1.0×	138	4.8k
Tapan Kumar Adhya India	38	1.9k 0.6×	168 0.1×	658 0.8×	749 1.2×	738 1.3×	150	5.1k
César Plaza Spain	46	1.3k 0.4×	400 0.3×	279 0.3×	885 1.5×	1.4k 2.5×	129	5.9k
S.W. Gawronski Poland	23	2.0k 0.6×	723 0.6×	309 0.4×	100 0.2×	661 1.2×	68	3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Saman Seneweera

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Saman Seneweera

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All Works

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Seneweera, Saman, et al.. (2024). Attitudes towards causes of and solutions to conflict between humans and Asian elephants. Conservation Science and Practice. 6(11).

Seneweera, Saman, et al.. (2024). A DFT analysis of the antioxidant capacity of scopolin and scopoletin. Journal of Molecular Modeling. 30(12). 424–424. 1 indexed citations

Kumarathilaka, Prasanna, Jochen Bundschuh, Saman Seneweera, Alla Marchuk, & Yong Sik Ok. (2021). Iron modification to silicon-rich biochar and alternative water management to decrease arsenic accumulation in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Environmental Pollution. 286. 117661–117661. 25 indexed citations

Hamawand, Ihsan, Wilton Pereira da Silva, Saman Seneweera, & Jochen Bundschuh. (2021). Value Proposition of Different Methods for Utilisation of Sugarcane Wastes. Energies. 14(17). 5483–5483. 10 indexed citations

Kumarathilaka, Prasanna, Jochen Bundschuh, Saman Seneweera, & Yong Sik Ok. (2021). Rice genotype's responses to arsenic stress and cancer risk: The effects of integrated birnessite-modified rice hull biochar-water management applications. The Science of The Total Environment. 768. 144531–144531. 10 indexed citations

Kumarathilaka, Prasanna, Jochen Bundschuh, Saman Seneweera, & Yong Sik Ok. (2020). An integrated approach of rice hull biochar-alternative water management as a promising tool to decrease inorganic arsenic levels and to sustain essential element contents in rice. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 405. 124188–124188. 20 indexed citations

Kumarathilaka, Prasanna, Saman Seneweera, Yong Sik Ok, Andrew A. Meharg, & Jochen Bundschuh. (2019). Arsenic in cooked rice foods: Assessing health risks and mitigation options. Environment International. 127. 584–591. 81 indexed citations

Milham, Paul J., et al.. (2019). Exploring natural variation of photosynthesis in a site-specific manner: evolution, progress, and prospects. Planta. 250(4). 1033–1050. 3 indexed citations

Zhu, Chunwu, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Irakli Loladze, et al.. (2018). Carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ) levels this century will alter the protein, micronutrients, and vitamin content of rice grains with potential health consequences for the poorest rice-dependent countries. Science Advances. 4(5). eaaq1012–eaaq1012. 307 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kumarathilaka, Prasanna, Saman Seneweera, Andrew A. Meharg, & Jochen Bundschuh. (2018). Arsenic speciation dynamics in paddy rice soil-water environment: sources, physico-chemical, and biological factors - A review. Water Research. 140. 403–414. 272 indexed citations

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Tausz‐Posch, Sabine, et al.. (2012). Intraspecific variation in growth and yield response to elevated CO2 in wheat depends on the differences of leaf mass per unit area. Functional Plant Biology. 40(2). 185–194. 40 indexed citations

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Seneweera, Saman, et al.. (2010). Effect of fertilization on forage yield and quality, nutrients uptake and soil properties in the more intensive cropping system. Journal of Food Agriculture & Environment. 8(2). 427–434. 5 indexed citations

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Seneweera, Saman & Kasipathy Kailasapathy. (2010). Microencapsulated enzymes from Aspergillus oryzae accelerate cheddar cheese ripening and enrich biologically active peptide profile. Australian Journal of Dairy Technology. 65(3). 174–177. 1 indexed citations

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Seneweera, Saman, Oula Ghannoum, Jann P. Conroy, et al.. (2002). Changes in sourcesink relations during development influence photosynthetic acclimation of rice to free air CO 2 enrichment (FACE). Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 29(8). 947–955. 58 indexed citations

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Seneweera, Saman, Oula Ghannoum, & Jann P. Conroy. (2001). Root and shoot factors contribute to the effect of drought on photosynthesis and growth of the C4 grass Panicum coloratum at elevated CO2 partial pressures. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 28(6). 451–460. 13 indexed citations

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Seneweera, Saman, et al.. (1999). Nitrogen requirements for maximum growth and photosynthesis of rice, Oryza sativa L. cv. Jarrah grown at 36 And 70 Pa CO2. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 26(8). 759–766. 27 indexed citations

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Seneweera, Saman, Oula Ghannoum, & Jann P. Conroy. (1998). High vapour pressure deficit and low soil water availability enhance shoot growth responses of a C4 grass ( Panicum coloratum cv. Bambatsi) to CO2 enrichment. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 25(3). 287–292. 34 indexed citations

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Seneweera, Saman, et al.. (1996). Influence of rising atmospheric CO2 and phosphorus nutrition on the grain yield and quality of rice (Oryza sativa cv. Jarrah). 73(2). 239–243. 44 indexed citations

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Seneweera, Saman, et al.. (1994). Influence of Rising Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations and Temperature on Growth, Yield and Grain Quality of Cereal Crops. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 21(6). 741–758. 115 indexed citations

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Seneweera, Saman, PJ Milham, & Jann P. Conroy. (1994). Influence of Elevated CO2 and Phosphorus Nutrition on the Growth and Yield of a Short-Duration Rice ( Oryza sativa L. Cv. Jarrah). Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 21(3). 281–292. 36 indexed citations

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