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Researcher · Qujing Normal University · China

Samantha C. Karunarathna

Samantha C. Karunarathna publishes mostly in Plant Science, Cell Biology and Pharmacology, on topics such as Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions and Fungal Biology and Applications.

ORCID 0000-0001-7080-0781 OpenAlex
World rank
#59,904
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in China
#1,502
of 187,979
Works
59
Citations
494
Citations per work
8.4

What does Samantha C. Karunarathna research?

Plant Science: 35.8%Cell Biology: 26.3%Pharmacology: 12.6%Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 8.4%other fields: 16.9%36%top field
Plant Science35.8%Cell Biology26.3%Pharmacology12.6%Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics8.4%other fields16.9%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Plant Science36% of their works
  2. 2Cell Biology26% of their works
  3. 3Pharmacology13% of their works
  4. 4Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics8% of their works
  5. 5Molecular Biology8% of their works
  6. 6Reproductive Medicine3% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Samantha C. Karunarathna's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Phylogenetic Analysis, Fungal Pathogens, Ecosystem Functioning, Endophytic Fungi, Genomic Characterization, Fungal Diversity, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Antioxidant Activity.

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 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Phylogenetic Analysis373 topics
  2. Fungal Pathogens322 topics
  3. Ecosystem Functioning262 topics
  4. Endophytic Fungi251 topic
  5. Genomic Characterization251 topic
  6. Fungal Diversity241 topic
  7. Mycorrhizal Fungi241 topic
  8. Antioxidant Activity172 topics
  9. Biogeography122 topics
  10. Medicinal Mushrooms121 topic
  11. Polysaccharides121 topic
  12. Epidemiology102 topics
  13. Fungi82 topics
  14. Diversity71 topic
  15. Yeast71 topic
  16. Lichen51 topic
  17. Symbiosis51 topic
  18. Plant Pathogens31 topic
  19. Powdery Mildews31 topic
  20. Biological Soil Crusts21 topic
  21. Cyanobacteria21 topic
  22. Plant Immunity21 topic
  23. Rhizosphere Interactions21 topic

Where does Samantha C. Karunarathna work?

Samantha C. Karunarathna's main affiliation in the publication record is Qujing Normal University, China.

How many publications and citations does Samantha C. Karunarathna have?

Science Explorer counts 59 works and 494 citations for Samantha C. Karunarathna, ranking #59,904 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite 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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