Shehani Pigera

683 total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 488 citations indexed

About

Shehani Pigera is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Sociology and Political Science and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Shehani Pigera has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 488 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 2 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 2 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in Shehani Pigera's work include Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies (3 papers), Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants (2 papers) and Hormonal and reproductive studies (1 paper). Shehani Pigera is often cited by papers focused on Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies (3 papers), Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants (2 papers) and Hormonal and reproductive studies (1 paper). Shehani Pigera collaborates with scholars based in Sri Lanka and United Kingdom. Shehani Pigera's co-authors include Priyanga Ranasinghe, Godwin Constantine, Prasad Katulanda, G.A.S. Premakumara, Priyadarshani Galappaththy, Priyadarshani Galappatthy, Ranil Jayawardena, Ravindra Fernando, Karen Renaud and Paul van Schaik and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Sciences, BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine and DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Shehani Pigera

6 papers receiving 472 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.

Medicinal properties of ‘true’ cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum): a systematic review

2013 325 citations Priyanga Ranasinghe, Shehani Pigera et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shehani Pigera Sri Lanka	3	139	121	100	99	95	6	488
L.U.S. Ezeanyika Nigeria	15	139 1.0×	173 1.4×	167 1.7×	96 1.0×	82 0.9×	59	801
E.U. Eyong Nigeria	12	171 1.2×	151 1.2×	91 0.9×	83 0.8×	42 0.4×	40	544
Fatma Hussain Pakistan	12	79 0.6×	125 1.0×	71 0.7×	71 0.7×	48 0.5×	53	527
Y Tanko Nigeria	12	206 1.5×	201 1.7×	58 0.6×	94 0.9×	92 1.0×	86	522
Abdel-Razik H. Farrag Egypt	14	68 0.5×	165 1.4×	65 0.7×	62 0.6×	70 0.7×	42	544
Odutola Osilesi Nigeria	14	98 0.7×	157 1.3×	122 1.2×	81 0.8×	29 0.3×	42	561
Hussein Oyelola Bukoye Oloyede Nigeria	11	93 0.7×	101 0.8×	43 0.4×	72 0.7×	46 0.5×	27	422
Abdullah Alassaf Saudi Arabia	15	78 0.6×	95 0.8×	92 0.9×	86 0.9×	61 0.6×	38	665
WD Ratnasooriya Sri Lanka	10	81 0.6×	114 0.9×	51 0.5×	45 0.5×	71 0.7×	41	364
Muqeet Wahid Pakistan	13	91 0.7×	103 0.9×	87 0.9×	83 0.8×	72 0.8×	23	544

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shehani Pigera

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6 of 6 papers shown

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Pigera, Shehani, et al.. (2025). Privacy and Security in Digital Health Contact-Tracing: A Narrative Review. Applied Sciences. 15(2). 865–865. 1 indexed citations

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Pigera, Shehani, et al.. (2023). Quantification of metabolite cinnamic acid of cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) in human plasma. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka. 51(1). 13–13. 2 indexed citations

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Pigera, Shehani, et al.. (2020). Screening for performance enhancing substances and quantification of ethanol in different Arishta manufactured in Sri Lanka. Ceylon Medical Journal. 65(4). 112–112. 1 indexed citations

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Ranasinghe, Priyanga, Ranil Jayawardena, Shehani Pigera, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of pharmacodynamic properties and safety of Cinnamomum zeylanicum (Ceylon cinnamon) in healthy adults: a phase I clinical trial. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 17(1). 550–550. 52 indexed citations

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Ranasinghe, Priyanga, Shehani Pigera, Priyadarshani Galappatthy, Prasad Katulanda, & Godwin Constantine. (2015). Zinc and diabetes mellitus: understanding molecular mechanisms and clinical implications. DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 23(1). 44–44. 107 indexed citations

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Ranasinghe, Priyanga, Shehani Pigera, G.A.S. Premakumara, et al.. (2013). Medicinal properties of ‘true’ cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum): a systematic review. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 13(1). 275–275. 325 indexed citations breakdown →

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