A. K. Karunarathna
A. K. Karunarathna publishes mostly in Water Science and Technology, Pollution and Biomedical Engineering, on topics such as Fire effects on ecosystems, Heavy metals in environment and Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal.
- World rank
- #1,625,555 of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
- Rank in Sri Lanka
- #421 of 423
- Works
- 17
- Citations
- 9
- Citations per work
- 0.5
What does A. K. Karunarathna research?
Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.
- 1Water Science and Technology14% of their works
- 2Pollution14% of their works
- 3Biomedical Engineering14% of their works
- 4Global and Planetary Change14% of their works
- 5Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering9% of their works
- 6Environmental Engineering9% of their works
Research topics
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Heavy metals in environment
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
- Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
- Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production
Which keywords describe A. K. Karunarathna's research?
The keywords of their largest research topics: Heavy Metals, Biochar, Climate Change, Wastewater Treatment, Adsorption, Contaminant Removal, Contamination and Forest Fires.
- Utilization
- Pyrolysis
- Nitrogen Cycle
- Groundwater Remediation
- Biomass
- Soil
- Forest Fires
- Contaminant Removal
- Wastewater Treatment
- Biochar
- Heavy Metals
- Climate Change
- Adsorption
- Contamination
- Lignocellulosic Biomass
- Wildfire Activity
- Enzymatic Hydrolysis
- Heavy Metal Removal
- Pretreatment
- Soil Carbon Sequestration
- Waste Materials
Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 21 words, with their numbers
- Heavy Metals42 topics
- Biochar32 topics
- Climate Change32 topics
- Wastewater Treatment32 topics
- Adsorption21 topic
- Contaminant Removal21 topic
- Contamination21 topic
- Forest Fires21 topic
- Lignocellulosic Biomass22 topics
- Soil21 topic
- Wildfire Activity21 topic
- Biomass11 topic
- Enzymatic Hydrolysis11 topic
- Groundwater Remediation11 topic
- Heavy Metal Removal11 topic
- Nitrogen Cycle11 topic
- Pretreatment11 topic
- Pyrolysis11 topic
- Soil Carbon Sequestration11 topic
- Utilization11 topic
- Waste Materials11 topic
Where does A. K. Karunarathna work?
A. K. Karunarathna's main affiliation in the publication record is University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
How many publications and citations does A. K. Karunarathna have?
Science Explorer counts 17 works and 9 citations for A. K. Karunarathna, ranking #1,625,555 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.
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