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Researcher · Ministry for Primary Industries · New Zealand

Lalith Kumarasinghe

Lalith Kumarasinghe publishes mostly in Insect Science, Molecular Biology and Plant Science, on topics such as Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Insect Resistance and Genetics and Insect and Pesticide Research.

ORCID 0000-0001-9447-4466 OpenAlex
World rank
#6,375,719
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in New Zealand
#19,664
of 21,128
Works
21
Citations
211
Citations per work
10.0
h-index
7
i10-index 6Top 76% in Insect Science
Lalith Kumarasinghe

What does Lalith Kumarasinghe research?

Lalith Kumarasinghe's work is mostly in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (53%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (16%), Environmental Science (11%).

Life Sciences: 14 works · 68.9% of their workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 works · 53.3% of their workInsect Science: 7 works · 31.1% of their workPlant Science: 3 works · 13.3% of their workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 works · 8.9% of their workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 works · 15.6% of their workMolecular Biology: 3 works · 15.6% of their workEverything else: 3 works · 15.6% of their workPhysical Sciences: 2 works · 11.1% of their workEnvironmental Science: 2 works · 11.1% of their workEcology: 2 works · 11.1% of their workHealth Sciences: 1 works · 4.4% of their workHealth Professions: 1 works · 4.4% of their workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 works · 4.4% of their workTHEIR WORKLalithKumarasinghe21works
Life Sciences69%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences4%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1153.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology315.6%
  2. Everything else315.6%
    1. Environmental Science211.1%
    1. Health Professions14.4%
  1. 1Insect Science31% of their works
  2. 2Molecular Biology16% of their works
  3. 3Plant Science13% of their works
  4. 4Ecology11% of their works
  5. 5Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics9% of their works
  6. 6Medical Laboratory Technology4% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Lalith Kumarasinghe's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Biological Control, Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles, Jasmonate Signaling, Bacillus thuringiensis, Invasive Species, RNA Interference, Honey Bees and Neonicotinoids.

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 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Biological Control92 topics
  2. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles71 topic
  3. Jasmonate Signaling71 topic
  4. Bacillus thuringiensis61 topic
  5. Invasive Species62 topics
  6. RNA Interference61 topic
  7. Honey Bees51 topic
  8. Neonicotinoids51 topic
  9. Bark Beetles41 topic
  10. Forest Pests41 topic
  11. Pest Management42 topics
  12. Acariformes31 topic
  13. Mites31 topic
  14. Botanical Insecticides21 topic
  15. Drosophila Suzukii21 topic
  16. Essential Oils21 topic
  17. Fruit Fly21 topic
  18. Maintenance21 topic
  19. Medical Equipment21 topic

Where does Lalith Kumarasinghe work?

Lalith Kumarasinghe's main affiliation in the publication record is Ministry for Primary Industries, New Zealand.

How many publications and citations does Lalith Kumarasinghe have?

OpenAlex counts 21 works and 211 citations for Lalith Kumarasinghe, an h-index of 7, ranking #6,375,719 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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