Sharmini Gunawardena

678 total citations
31 papers, 495 citations indexed

About

Sharmini Gunawardena is a scholar working on Parasitology, Infectious Diseases and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sharmini Gunawardena has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 495 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Parasitology, 13 papers in Infectious Diseases and 9 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Sharmini Gunawardena's work include Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment (10 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (9 papers) and Parasites and Host Interactions (9 papers). Sharmini Gunawardena is often cited by papers focused on Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment (10 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (9 papers) and Parasites and Host Interactions (9 papers). Sharmini Gunawardena collaborates with scholars based in Sri Lanka, United Kingdom and United States. Sharmini Gunawardena's co-authors include Nadira D. Karunaweera, Dyann F. Wirth, Marcelo U. Ferreira, M. M. Ismail, T. Déirdre Hollingsworth, Sammy M. Njenga, Michael A. Irvine, Mark Bradley, Louise A. Kelly‐Hope and Lisa J. Reimer and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Sharmini Gunawardena

29 papers receiving 485 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sharmini Gunawardena Sri Lanka	12	290	251	132	127	62	31	495
Simon Senghor France	10	317 1.1×	154 0.6×	68 0.5×	178 1.4×	74 1.2×	13	435
Surapon Yimsamran Thailand	14	249 0.9×	354 1.4×	100 0.8×	91 0.7×	63 1.0×	20	519
Tobias Schindler Switzerland	12	219 0.8×	108 0.4×	178 1.3×	130 1.0×	40 0.6×	28	520
Eun-Taek Han South Korea	16	378 1.3×	353 1.4×	90 0.7×	212 1.7×	41 0.7×	28	714
Chrispin Owaga Kenya	13	186 0.6×	406 1.6×	75 0.6×	60 0.5×	113 1.8×	20	611
Laurent Brutus France	19	260 0.9×	639 2.5×	61 0.5×	85 0.7×	63 1.0×	37	1.0k
Madhusmita Bal India	11	156 0.5×	170 0.7×	164 1.2×	64 0.5×	28 0.5×	60	388
Jennifer L. Smith United States	14	136 0.5×	326 1.3×	51 0.4×	51 0.4×	151 2.4×	33	648
Lynn Meurs Belgium	15	458 1.6×	126 0.5×	69 0.5×	254 2.0×	120 1.9×	18	547
Nipon Thanyavanich Thailand	9	220 0.8×	322 1.3×	59 0.4×	87 0.7×	82 1.3×	15	445

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sharmini Gunawardena

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gunawardena, Sharmini, Mirani V. Weerasooriya, John Horton, et al.. (2024). LEDoxy-SL: A Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Randomized, 24-Month Trial of Six Weeks of Daily Doxycycline Plus Hygiene-Based Essential Care for Reducing Progression of Filarial Lymphedema in Sri Lanka. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 111(4_Suppl). 52–65.

Touloupou, Panayiota, Claudio Fronterrè, Jorge Cano, et al.. (2024). An Ensemble Framework for Projecting the Impact of Lymphatic Filariasis Interventions Across Sub-Saharan Africa at a Fine Spatial Scale. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 78(Supplement_2). S108–S116. 3 indexed citations

Gunawardena, Sharmini, et al.. (2022). Perceived Causes and Effects of Project Delays: A Study of Government Building Construction Projects in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. 18.

Handunnetti, Shiroma, et al.. (2022). Characterization of antigens of Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) eggs. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 14414–14414. 4 indexed citations

Dewasurendra, Rajika, Mary Lynn Baniecki, S. F. Schaffner, et al.. (2020). Use of a Plasmodium vivax genetic barcode for genomic surveillance and parasite tracking in Sri Lanka. Malaria Journal. 19(1). 342–342. 7 indexed citations

Senarath, Upul, Sisira Pathirana, Nadira D. Karunaweera, et al.. (2019). Health in rural Sri Lanka: A cross-sectional survey of three rural districts. Ceylon Medical Journal. 64(3). 103–103. 4 indexed citations

Davis, Emma L., León Danon, Joaquín M. Prada, et al.. (2018). Seasonally timed treatment programs for Ascaris lumbricoides to increase impact—An investigation using mathematical models. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 12(1). e0006195–e0006195. 11 indexed citations

Gunawardena, Sharmini, et al.. (2017). Selected correlates associated with test anxiety among 14-16 year olds in a Colombo district school. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health. 46(2). 117–121. 4 indexed citations

Dewasurendra, Rajika, Nuno Sepúlveda, Sharmini Gunawardena, et al.. (2017). Effectiveness of a serological tool to predict malaria transmission intensity in an elimination setting. BMC Infectious Diseases. 17(1). 49–49. 17 indexed citations

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Gunawardena, Sharmini, Rachel F. Daniels, Mirani V. Weerasooriya, et al.. (2017). Case report of Plasmodium ovale curtisi malaria in Sri Lanka: relevance for the maintenance of elimination status. BMC Infectious Diseases. 17(1). 307–307. 1 indexed citations

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Gunawardena, Sharmini, et al.. (2017). Prevalence of G6PD deficiency in selected populations from two previously high malaria endemic areas of Sri Lanka. PLoS ONE. 12(2). e0171208–e0171208. 9 indexed citations

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Irvine, Michael A., Sammy M. Njenga, Sharmini Gunawardena, et al.. (2016). Understanding the relationship between prevalence of microfilariae and antigenaemia using a model of lymphatic filariasis infection. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 110(2). 118–124. 13 indexed citations

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Gunawardena, Sharmini, Nipul Kithsiri Gunawardena, Nadira D. Karunaweera, et al.. (2014). Integrated School-Based Surveillance for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections and Lymphatic Filariasis in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 90(4). 661–666. 21 indexed citations

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Orjuela-Sánchez, Pamela, Nadira D. Karunaweera, Mônica da Silva‐Nunes, et al.. (2010). Single-nucleotide polymorphism, linkage disequilibrium and geographic structure in the malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax: prospects for genome-wide association studies. BMC Genetics. 11(1). 65–65. 44 indexed citations

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Gunawardena, Sharmini, Shalini Sri Ranganathan, & Rohini Fernandopulle. (2008). Pharmacovigilance through consumer feedback (reporting) in the mass treatment of lymphatic filariasis using diethylcarbamazine and albendazole in two districts of Sri Lanka. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 13(9). 1153–1158. 7 indexed citations

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Gunawardena, Sharmini, M. M. Ismail, Mark Bradley, & Nadira D. Karunaweera. (2007). Impact of the 2004 mass drug administration for the control of lymphatic filariasis, in urban and rural areas of the Western province of Sri Lanka. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 101(4). 335–341. 11 indexed citations

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Gunawardena, Sharmini, et al.. (2006). Factors influencing drug compliance in the mass drug administration programme against filariasis in the Western province of Sri Lanka. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 101(5). 445–453. 30 indexed citations

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Gunawardena, Sharmini, et al.. (2005). Effects of climatic, socio–economic and behavioural factors on the transmission of hookworm (Necator americanus) on two low-country plantations in Sri Lanka. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 99(6). 601–609. 14 indexed citations

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Gunawardena, Sharmini, Nadira D. Karunaweera, & M. M. Ismail. (2004). Socio–economic and behavioural factors affecting the prevalence ofAscarisinfection in a low-country tea plantation in Sri Lanka. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 98(6). 615–621. 25 indexed citations

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Gunawardena, Sharmini, Nadira D. Karunaweera, & M. M. Ismail. (2004). Wet-days: are they better indicators of Ascaris infection levels?. Journal of Helminthology. 78(4). 305–310. 20 indexed citations

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