Upeka Samarakoon

1.1k total citations
31 papers, 402 citations indexed

About

Upeka Samarakoon is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Materials Chemistry and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Upeka Samarakoon has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 402 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Pharmacology, 8 papers in Materials Chemistry and 7 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Upeka Samarakoon's work include Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions (12 papers), Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research (6 papers) and Urticaria and Related Conditions (5 papers). Upeka Samarakoon is often cited by papers focused on Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions (12 papers), Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research (6 papers) and Urticaria and Related Conditions (5 papers). Upeka Samarakoon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sri Lanka and Australia. Upeka Samarakoon's co-authors include Kimberly G. Blumenthal, Charitha Thambiliyagodage, Heshan Liyanaarachchi, Michael T. Ferdig, Aleena Banerji, Xiaoqing Fu, Lacey B. Robinson, Paige G. Wickner, Anna R. Wolfson and Lily Li and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Upeka Samarakoon

28 papers receiving 394 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Upeka Samarakoon United States 12 123 89 73 69 64 31 402
Maitreyee Panda India 12 39 0.3× 42 0.5× 9 0.1× 65 0.9× 17 0.3× 85 418
Christiane Meier Austria 6 51 0.4× 32 0.4× 74 1.0× 3 0.0× 25 0.4× 6 565
Ruth A. Kelly United States 8 24 0.2× 29 0.3× 5 0.1× 47 0.7× 25 0.4× 18 363
Saumya Panda India 13 29 0.2× 77 0.9× 47 0.6× 24 0.3× 14 0.2× 41 765
Yuzhu Ding China 9 13 0.1× 357 4.0× 4 0.1× 59 0.9× 9 0.1× 15 578
Natalia González Spain 12 152 1.2× 60 0.7× 6 0.1× 14 0.2× 38 0.6× 74 539
Francesca Lee United States 11 95 0.8× 133 1.5× 25 0.3× 8 0.1× 55 0.9× 27 349
Jonathan A. Hemler United States 5 147 1.2× 98 1.1× 112 1.5× 2 0.0× 9 0.1× 9 300
Matthew F. Wipperman United States 13 17 0.1× 405 4.6× 15 0.2× 43 0.6× 21 0.3× 30 821
Violeta Kvedarienė Lithuania 12 324 2.6× 17 0.2× 262 3.6× 9 0.1× 23 0.4× 39 552

Countries citing papers authored by Upeka Samarakoon

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Fields of papers citing papers by Upeka Samarakoon

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Upeka Samarakoon

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Upeka Samarakoon. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Upeka Samarakoon based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Upeka Samarakoon. Upeka Samarakoon is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Samarakoon, Upeka, et al.. (2025). Characterization of the coir fiber from different coconut varieties to enhance the performance of coir fiber-reinforced natural rubber composites. Journal of Elastomers & Plastics. 57(4). 475–497. 1 indexed citations
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Liyanaarachchi, Heshan, et al.. (2024). The photocatalytic and antibacterial activity of graphene oxide coupled CoOx /MnOx nanocomposites. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 37. 103984–103984. 3 indexed citations
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Gonzalez‐Estrada, Alexei, Miguel A. Park, Aleena Banerji, et al.. (2024). Predicting Penicillin Allergy: A United States Multicenter Retrospective Study. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice. 12(5). 1181–1191.e10. 7 indexed citations
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Freeman, Esther E., et al.. (2024). The impact of COVID-19 vaccine reactions on secondary vaccine hesitancy. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology. 132(5). 630–636.e1. 1 indexed citations
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Thambiliyagodage, Charitha, et al.. (2024). Persulfate assisted photocatalytic and antibacterial activity of TiO2–CuO coupled with graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 12505–12505. 11 indexed citations
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Rannan‐Eliya, Ravindra P., Nilmini Wijemunige, Prasadini Perera, et al.. (2023). Prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes in Sri Lanka: a new global hotspot–estimates from the Sri Lanka Health and Ageing Survey 2018/2019. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 11(1). e003160–e003160. 32 indexed citations
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Liyanaarachchi, Heshan, et al.. (2023). Efficient photocatalysis of Cu doped TiO2/g-C3N4 for the photodegradation of methylene blue. Arabian Journal of Chemistry. 16(6). 104749–104749. 58 indexed citations
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Ramsey, Allison, Upeka Samarakoon, Elizabeth J. Phillips, et al.. (2023). Drug allergy in older adults. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology. 131(5). 628–636.e2. 10 indexed citations
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Alvarez‐Arango, Santiago, Daniela Kroshinsky, Elizabeth J. Phillips, et al.. (2023). Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS): clinical presentation and outcomes in people of color. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice. 11(11). 3537–3540. 2 indexed citations
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Samarakoon, Upeka, Andrew King, Daniela Kroshinsky, et al.. (2023). Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms: Medication adherence and quality of life in survivors. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice. 12(1). 239–241.e1. 3 indexed citations
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Samarakoon, Upeka, Xiaoqing Fu, Alexei Gonzalez‐Estrada, et al.. (2022). Anaphylaxis after COVID-19 vaccination: A registry-based study. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice. 10(11). 3020–3023. 5 indexed citations
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Samarakoon, Upeka, et al.. (2022). Urticaria after COVID-19 vaccination and vaccine hesitancy. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice. 11(3). 958–960. 9 indexed citations
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Wolfson, Anna R., Lacey B. Robinson, Lily Li, et al.. (2021). First-Dose mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Allergic Reactions: Limited Role for Excipient Skin Testing. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice. 9(9). 3308–3320.e3. 86 indexed citations
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Siwo, Geoffrey, Asako Tan, Katrina A. Button-Simons, et al.. (2015). Predicting functional and regulatory divergence of a drug resistance transporter gene in the human malaria parasite. BMC Genomics. 16(1). 115–115. 10 indexed citations
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Merrick, Catherine J., Rays H. Y. Jiang, Kristen M. Skillman, et al.. (2015). Functional Analysis of Sirtuin Genes in Multiple Plasmodium falciparum Strains. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0118865–e0118865. 30 indexed citations
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Samarakoon, Upeka, Allison Regier, Asako Tan, et al.. (2011). High-throughput 454 resequencing for allele discovery and recombination mapping in Plasmodium falciparum. BMC Genomics. 12(1). 116–116. 20 indexed citations
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Samarakoon, Upeka, et al.. (2011). The landscape of inherited and de novo copy number variants in a plasmodium falciparum genetic cross. BMC Genomics. 12(1). 457–457. 15 indexed citations

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