Sunethra Weerakoon

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 829 citations indexed

About

Sunethra Weerakoon is a scholar working on Computational Theory and Mathematics, Numerical Analysis and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Sunethra Weerakoon has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 829 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics, 7 papers in Numerical Analysis and 5 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Sunethra Weerakoon's work include Iterative Methods for Nonlinear Equations (7 papers), Advanced Optimization Algorithms Research (4 papers) and Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research (4 papers). Sunethra Weerakoon is often cited by papers focused on Iterative Methods for Nonlinear Equations (7 papers), Advanced Optimization Algorithms Research (4 papers) and Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research (4 papers). Sunethra Weerakoon collaborates with scholars based in Sri Lanka and Australia. Sunethra Weerakoon's co-authors include T.G.I. Fernando and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Mathematics Letters, Swarm and Evolutionary Computation and International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology.

In The Last Decade

Sunethra Weerakoon

10 papers receiving 741 citations

Hit Papers

A variant of Newton's method with accelerated third-order... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. A variant of Newton's method with accelerated third-order convergence
    2000 652 citations Sunethra Weerakoon, T.G.I. Fernando Applied Mathematics Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sunethra Weerakoon Sri Lanka 6 691 343 263 103 70 10 829
Taher Lotfi Iran 15 626 0.9× 312 0.9× 306 1.2× 51 0.5× 7 0.1× 64 755
Sonia Busquier Spain 21 1.3k 1.9× 652 1.9× 434 1.7× 243 2.4× 7 0.1× 71 1.4k
J.A. Ezquerro Spain 20 1.3k 1.8× 640 1.9× 504 1.9× 145 1.4× 7 0.1× 121 1.3k
Zanariah Abdul Majid Malaysia 13 457 0.7× 102 0.3× 270 1.0× 86 0.8× 21 0.3× 130 636
S.P. Qian China 12 251 0.4× 77 0.2× 209 0.8× 36 0.3× 92 1.3× 27 497
Hongjiong Tian China 14 389 0.6× 148 0.4× 140 0.5× 46 0.4× 17 0.2× 46 496
Alan Feldstein United States 14 319 0.5× 150 0.4× 156 0.6× 60 0.6× 27 0.4× 30 533
Saima Akram Pakistan 11 138 0.2× 57 0.2× 101 0.4× 55 0.5× 26 0.4× 36 352
Merrell L. Patrick United States 9 243 0.4× 189 0.6× 34 0.1× 79 0.8× 6 0.1× 29 414
H. Saberi Najafi Iran 15 258 0.4× 249 0.7× 184 0.7× 25 0.2× 29 0.4× 68 580

Countries citing papers authored by Sunethra Weerakoon

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sunethra Weerakoon

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All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Weerakoon, Sunethra, et al.. (2020). A self-tuning algorithm to approximate roots of systems of nonlinear equations based on the firefly algorithm. 5(1). 60–60. 1 indexed citations
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Fernando, T.G.I., et al.. (2019). Solving systems of nonlinear equations using a modified firefly algorithm (MODFA). Swarm and Evolutionary Computation. 48. 72–92. 45 indexed citations
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Weerakoon, Sunethra, et al.. (2018). A self-tuning firefly algorithm to tune the parameters of ant colony system. 3(4). 309–309. 4 indexed citations
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Weerakoon, Sunethra, et al.. (2018). Weerakoon-Fernando Method with accelerated third-order convergence for systems of nonlinear equations. International Journal of Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Optimisation. 8(3). 287–287. 4 indexed citations
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Fernando, T.G.I., et al.. (2018). A self-tuning firefly algorithm to tune the parameters of ant colony system. 3(4). 309–309. 3 indexed citations
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Weerakoon, Sunethra, et al.. (2017). Weerakoon-Fernando Method with accelerated third-order convergence for systems of nonlinear equations. International Journal of Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Optimisation. 8(3). 287–287. 6 indexed citations
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Fernando, T.G.I., et al.. (2016). A self-tuning modified firefly algorithm to solve univariate nonlinear equations with complex roots. 1477–1484. 6 indexed citations
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Fernando, T.G.I., et al.. (2015). A modified firefly algorithm to solve univariate nonlinear equations with complex roots. 160–167. 6 indexed citations
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Weerakoon, Sunethra & T.G.I. Fernando. (2000). A variant of Newton's method with accelerated third-order convergence. Applied Mathematics Letters. 13(8). 87–93. 652 indexed citations breakdown →
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Weerakoon, Sunethra. (1994). Application of Sumudu transform to partial differential equations. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology. 25(2). 277–283. 102 indexed citations

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