W. Abeyewickreme

1.4k total citations
79 papers, 940 citations indexed

About

W. Abeyewickreme is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Abeyewickreme has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 940 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 26 papers in Infectious Diseases and 15 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in W. Abeyewickreme's work include Mosquito-borne diseases and control (52 papers), Malaria Research and Control (36 papers) and Insect Pest Control Strategies (14 papers). W. Abeyewickreme is often cited by papers focused on Mosquito-borne diseases and control (52 papers), Malaria Research and Control (36 papers) and Insect Pest Control Strategies (14 papers). W. Abeyewickreme collaborates with scholars based in Sri Lanka, United States and India. W. Abeyewickreme's co-authors include Nayana Gunathilaka, Lahiru Udayanga, Menaka Hapugoda, Rajitha Wickremasinghe, Axel Kroeger, Johannes Sommerfeld, M. C. M. Iqbal, Naduviladath Vishvanath Chandrasekharan, A.R. Wickremasinghe and U.S. Amarasinghe and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

W. Abeyewickreme

74 papers receiving 905 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. Abeyewickreme Sri Lanka	19	658	400	182	160	126	79	940
Bryson Ndenga Kenya	18	1.1k 1.7×	494 1.2×	118 0.6×	157 1.0×	191 1.5×	50	1.3k
Philippe Barbazan Thailand	18	892 1.4×	632 1.6×	145 0.8×	168 1.1×	129 1.0×	32	1.0k
Hwa‐Jen Teng Taiwan	19	942 1.4×	544 1.4×	199 1.1×	141 0.9×	211 1.7×	40	1.2k
S Sabesan India	15	468 0.7×	444 1.1×	128 0.7×	166 1.0×	145 1.2×	61	804
Nayana Gunathilaka Sri Lanka	18	675 1.0×	218 0.5×	182 1.0×	104 0.7×	139 1.1×	73	873
Maxwell A. Appawu Ghana	21	802 1.2×	367 0.9×	86 0.5×	240 1.5×	205 1.6×	44	1.0k
Cassie C. Jansen Australia	21	1.1k 1.7×	709 1.8×	372 2.0×	101 0.6×	166 1.3×	45	1.3k
Vũ Sinh Nam Vietnam	20	1.2k 1.7×	554 1.4×	256 1.4×	73 0.5×	188 1.5×	39	1.3k
Daniel Impoinvil United States	16	911 1.4×	318 0.8×	144 0.8×	112 0.7×	200 1.6×	36	1.1k
Yaw A. Afrane Ghana	20	1.1k 1.7×	217 0.5×	111 0.6×	189 1.2×	217 1.7×	54	1.3k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Abeyewickreme, W., et al.. (2025). Application of Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) for Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1895) in Sri Lanka: Dose optimization, mating competitiveness and release ratios. PLoS ONE. 20(9). e0331452–e0331452.

Gunawardene, Y.I.N.S., et al.. (2024). Diversity of Wolbachia infections in Sri Lankan mosquitoes with a new record of Wolbachia Supergroup B infecting Aedes aegypti vector populations. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 11966–11966. 4 indexed citations

Gunathilaka, Nayana, et al.. (2023). Distribution and seasonal variation of malaria vectors in the Mannar and Jaffna Districts; an entomological investigation during the phase of prevention of re-establishment of malaria in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 44(1). 139–152. 1 indexed citations

Abeyewickreme, W., et al.. (2022). Immuno-dominant dengue NS1 peptides as antigens for production of monoclonal antibodies. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 9. 935456–935456. 2 indexed citations

Abeyewickreme, W., et al.. (2021). Biocontrol potential of six locally available fish species as predators of Aedes aegypti in Sri Lanka. Biological Control. 160. 104638–104638. 7 indexed citations

Abeyewickreme, W., et al.. (2020). Occurrence of major and potential malaria vector immature stages in different breeding habitats and associated biotic and abiotic characters in the district of Trincomalee Sri Lanka. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases. 57(1). 85–85. 5 indexed citations

Udayanga, Lahiru, et al.. (2020). Larval Indices of Vector Mosquitoes as Predictors of Dengue Epidemics: An Approach to Manage Dengue Outbreaks Based on Entomological Parameters in the Districts of Colombo and Kandy, Sri Lanka. BioMed Research International. 2020(1). 6386952–6386952. 8 indexed citations

Gunathilaka, Nayana, et al.. (2020). Field-based evaluation of novaluron EC10 insect growth regulator, a chitin synthesis inhibitor against dengue vector breeding in leaf axils of pineapple plantations in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. Parasites & Vectors. 13(1). 228–228. 7 indexed citations

Udayanga, Lahiru, Nayana Gunathilaka, M. C. M. Iqbal, & W. Abeyewickreme. (2020). Climate change induced vulnerability and adaption for dengue incidence in Colombo and Kandy districts: the detailed investigation in Sri Lanka. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 9(1). 102–102. 13 indexed citations

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Gunawardene, Y.I.N.S., et al.. (2019). Evaluation of the Effects of Aedes Vector Indices and Climatic Factors on Dengue Incidence in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. BioMed Research International. 2019. 1–11. 22 indexed citations

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Gunathilaka, Nayana, et al.. (2019). Level of Awareness of Dengue Disease among School Children in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka, and Effect of School-Based Health Education Programmes on Improving Knowledge and Practices. BioMed Research International. 2019. 1–8. 21 indexed citations

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Udayanga, Lahiru, et al.. (2019). Predatory efficacy of five locally available copepods on Aedes larvae under laboratory settings: An approach towards bio-control of dengue in Sri Lanka. PLoS ONE. 14(5). e0216140–e0216140. 20 indexed citations

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Udayanga, Lahiru, et al.. (2018). Comprehensive evaluation of demographic, socio-economic and other associated risk factors affecting the occurrence of dengue incidence among Colombo and Kandy Districts of Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional study. Parasites & Vectors. 11(1). 478–478. 36 indexed citations

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Udayanga, Lahiru, et al.. (2018). Empirical optimization of risk thresholds for dengue: an approach towards entomological management of Aedes mosquitoes based on larval indices in the Kandy District of Sri Lanka. Parasites & Vectors. 11(1). 368–368. 27 indexed citations

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Gunawardene, Y.I.N.S., et al.. (2012). Geographic information system (GIS) mapping of lymphatic filariasis endemic areas of Gampaha District, Sri Lanka based on epidemiological and entomological screening.. PubMed. 43(3). 557–66. 9 indexed citations

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Hapuarachchi, Hapuarachchige Chanditha, et al.. (2009). Molecular markers of chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum in Sri Lanka: frequency before revision of the antimalarial drug policy. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 103(4). 351–356. 2 indexed citations

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Gunasena, Sunethra, et al.. (2003). Detection of dengue virus in Aedes albopictus mosquitoes by Reverse Transcription Polymerase-Chain Reaction-Liquid Hybridization (RT-PCR-LH) based assay.. 4 indexed citations

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Abeyewickreme, W., et al.. (1998). Screening of Anopheles culicifacies population of Sri Lanka for sibling species A.. PubMed. 35(1). 1–7. 4 indexed citations

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Chandrasekharan, Naduviladath Vishvanath, E.H. Karunanayake, Lovisa Franzén, W. Abeyewickreme, & U. Pettersson. (1994). Dirofilaria repens: Cloning and Characterization of a Repeated DNA Sequence for the Diagnosis of Dirofilariasis in Dogs, Canis familiaris. Experimental Parasitology. 78(3). 279–286. 23 indexed citations

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Abeyewickreme, W., et al.. (1985). Anopheles (Cellia) tessellatus; an efficient laboratory vector of Bancroftian filariasis in Sri Lanka. 1 indexed citations

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