Winners of REA2023

LIST OF AWARDEES RUSL RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2023

Lifetime Award

Prof. Anjana Silva
(Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences)

RUSL Research Excellence Gold Award

RUSL Excellence Awards

Prof. W.A.N.D. Wickramasinghe
Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

RUSL Excellence Award for the Most Outstanding Senior Researcher (>40 years on the closing date of application)

Dr-Janith-Warnasekara

Dr. Y.P.J.N. Warnasekara
Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

RUSL Excellence Award for the Most Outstanding Young Researcher (<40 years on the closing date of application)

Top Ten Researchers with the highest number of indexed journal articles
Prof.-Anjana-Silva

Prof. Anjana Silva

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Kosala-Weerakoon

Prof. K.G.A.D. Weerakoon

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

13. Neelamanie Yapa

Dr. P.N. Yapa

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Dr-Janith-Warnasekara

Dr. Y.P.J.N. Warnasekara

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

wvvr weerasinghe

Mr. W.V.V.R. Weerasingha

Faculty of Agriculture

2nd Dr. Nuwan Darshana Wickramasinghe

Prof. W.A.N.D. Wickramasinghe

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Prof.-Nimal-Shantha-Abeysingha

Prof. N.S. Abeysingha

Faculty of Agriculture

Prof. K.R.E. Padmathilake

Dr. K.R.E. Padmathilake

Faculty of Agriculture

Dr. K.I.S. Koralegedara

Dr. K.I.S. Koralegedara

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

9 Dr. Devarajan Rathish

Prof. D. Rathish

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Prof.-S.K.-Naradda-Gamage

Prof. S.K.N. Gamage

Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities

Top Ten Researchers with the highest h-index
4-Prof.-Manjula-Ranagalage

Prof. M. Ranagalage

Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities

Dr. L.K.W. Wijayaratne

Dr. L.K.W. Wijayaratne

Faculty of Agriculture

Dr-Janith-Warnasekara

Dr. Y.P.J.N. Warnasekara

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Dr.-Nuwan-Darshana-Wickramasinghe

Prof. W.A.N.D. Wickramasinghe

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Prof.-Anjana-Silva

Prof. Anjana Silva

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Prof.-S.K.-Naradda-Gamage

Prof. S.K.N. Gamage

Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities

Dr.-D.M.S.L.B.-Dissanayake

Dr. D.M.S.L.B. Dissanayake

Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities

8th Prof. Ajith C. Herath

Prof. H.M.A.M.C. Herath

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Dr. K.I.S. Koralegedara

Dr. K.I.S. Koralegedara

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Mr. RMISK Senavirathna

Mr. R.M.I.S.K. Senavirathna

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Kosala-Weerakoon

Prof. K.G.A.D. Weerakoon

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Prof. E.M.S. Ekanayake

Prof. E.M.S. Ekanayake

Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities

Top Ten Researchers with the highest number of citations
4-Prof.-Manjula-Ranagalage

Prof. M. Ranagalage

Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities

Prof.-S.K.-Naradda-Gamage

Prof. S.K. N. Gamage

Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities

Dr.-D.M.S.L.B.-Dissanayake

Dr. D.M.S.L.B. Dissanayake

Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities

Prof. E.M.S. Ekanayake

Prof. E.M.S. Ekanayake

Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities

Dr. L.K.W. Wijayaratne

Dr. L.K.W. Wijayaratne

Faculty of Agriculture

Dr-Janith-Warnasekara

Dr. Y.P.J.N. Warnasekara

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

2nd Dr. Nuwan Darshana Wickramasinghe

Prof. W.A.N.D. Wickramasinghe

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Prof.-Anjana-Silva

Prof. Anjana Silva

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Prof.-Nimal-Shantha-Abeysingha

Prof. N.S. Abeysingha

Faculty of Agriculture

Rev. Prof. Olaganwaththe Chandasiri

Rev. Prof. Olaganwaththe Chandasiri

Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities

Best Inventor

Not Awarded

Vice Chancellor’s Award at each Faculty and Library

Most Outstanding Senior researcher (>=40 years on the closing date of application)

Dr. L.K.W. Wijayaratne

Dr. L.K.W. Wijayaratne

Faculty of Agriculture

Dr.-G.N.-Duminda-Guruge

Prof. G.G.N.D. Guruge

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Dr.J.S.Kumari-1

Dr. J.S. Kumari

Faculty of Management Studies

Kosala-Weerakoon

Prof. K.G.A.D. Weerakoon

Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences

Prof.-S.K.-Naradda-Gamage

Prof. S.K.N. Gamage

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Dr. T.C. Bamunuarachchige

Dr. T.C. Bamunuarachchige

Faculty of Technology

Most Outstanding Young researcher (<=40 years on the closing date of application)

wvvr weerasinghe

Mr. W.V.V.R. Weerasingha

Faculty of Agriculture

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Not Awarded

Faculty of Applied Sciences

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Not Awarded

Faculty of Management Studies

9 Dr. Devarajan Rathish

Dr. D. Rathish

Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences

Not Awarded

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Heethaka Krishantha Sameera De Zoysa

Mr. H.K.S. de Zoysa

Faculty of Technology

Most Outstanding Researcher in Library Academic Staff

 

Not awarded

Researchers (1st, 2nd, and 3rd) with the highest number of indexed journal articles

Faculty of Agriculture

5th Dr. Jayaruwani Fernando

Dr. A.J. Fernando

Prof. A.M.J.B. Adikari

Prof. W.A.D. Nayananjalie

Prof. W.A.D. Nayananjalie

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Dr. K.A.S.H. Kulathilake

Dr.-G.N.-Duminda-Guruge

Prof. G.G.N.D. Guruge

8th Prof. Ajith C. Herath

Prof. H.M.A.M.C. Herath

Dr. W.M.S.Fernando

Faculty of Management studies

Dr.J.S.Kumari-1

Dr. J.S. Kumari

Not awarded

Not awarded

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Dr. R M.S.I. Rajapakse

Not awarded

Not awarded

Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities

Not awarded

Not awarded

Not awarded

Faculty of Technology

Not Awarded

Not Awarded

Not Awarded

Researchers (1st, 2nd, and 3rd) with the highest h- index
Faculty of Agriculture
Prof. M.H.J.P. Gunarathna

Prof. M.H.J.P.Gunarathne

2ND-DR~1

Prof. N.S. Abeysinghe

Prof. W.A.D. Nayananjalie

Prof. W.A.D. Nayananjalie

Faculty of Applied Sciences
8th Dr. Lalith Senarathna

Dr. L. Senarathne

13. Neelamanie Yapa

Dr. P.N. Yapa

Dr. K.A.S.H. Kulathilake

Faculty of Management studies

Dr. Swarnapali

Dr. R.M.N.C.Swarnapali

Not Awarded

Not Awarded

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences
9 Dr. Devarajan Rathish

Dr. D. Rathish

Not Awarded

Not Awarded

Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities

Not Awarded

Not Awarded

Not Awarded

Faculty of Technology

5th Dr. Prasad Jayasooriya

Dr. P. Jayasooriya

Mr. H.K.S. de Zoysa

Faculty of Technology

Not Awarded

Researchers (1st, 2nd, and 3rd) having the highest number of citations
Faculty of Agriculture
Gunarathna

Prof. M.H.J.P.Gunarathna

Dr. RHGR Wathsala

Dr. R.H.G.R. Wathsala

Prof. W.A.D. Nayananjalie

Prof. W.A.D. Nayananjalie

Faculty of Applied Sciences
8th Prof. Ajith C. Herath

Prof. H.M.A.M.C. Herath

8th Dr. Lalith Senarathna

Dr. L. Senarathne

13. Neelamanie Yapa

Dr. P.N. Yapa

Faculty of Management studies
Dr. Swarnapali

Dr. R.M.N.C.Swarnapali

Not Awarded

Not Awarded

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences
Dr. K.I.S. Koralegedara

Dr. K.I.S. Koralegedara

Mr. RMISK Senavirathna

Mr. R.M.I.S.K. Senavirathna

Kosala-Weerakoon

Prof. K.G.A.D. Weerakoon

Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities

Not Awarded

Not Awarded

Not Awarded

Faculty of Technology
5th Dr. Prasad Jayasooriya

Dr. P. Jayasooriya

Mr. H.K.S. de Zoysa

Not Awarded

Library

Dr S K Illangarathne

Dr. S.K. Ilangarathne

Not Awarded

Not Awarded

Recognitions for the indexed articles published in the preceding year

Faculty of Agriculture

5th Dr. Jayaruwani Fernando

Dr. A.J. Fernando

Prof. A. M. J. B. Adikari

Prof. A.M.J.B. Adikari

Prof. W.A.D. Nayananjalie

Prof. W.A.D. Nayananjalie

Prof. K.R.E. Padmathilake

Dr. K.R.E. Padmathilake

2ND-DR~1

Prof. N.S. Abeysinghe

wvvr weerasinghe

Mr. W.V.V.R. Weerasingha

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Dr.-G.N.-Duminda-Guruge

Prof. G.G.N.D. Guruge

8th Prof. Ajith C. Herath

Prof. H.M.A.M.C. Herath

Dr. W.M.S.Fernando

13. Neelamanie Yapa

Dr. P.N. Yapa

Upeksha-Halpegama

Mrs. J.U. Halpegama

Dr. K.A.S.H. Kulathilake

Faculty of Management Studies

Dr.J.S.Kumari-1

Dr. J.S. Kumari

Ms.K.G.P.-Senani-1

Mrs. K.G.P. Senani

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Prof.-Anjana-Silva

Prof. Anjana Silva

2nd Dr. Nuwan Darshana Wickramasinghe

Prof. W.A.N.D Wickramasinghe

Kosala-Weerakoon

Prof. K.G.A.D. Weerakoon

8th Dr. Shshanka Rajapakse

Dr. R.M.S.I. Rajapakse

9 Dr. Devarajan Rathish

Dr. D. Rathish

Dr. K.I.S. Koralegedara

Dr. K.I.S. Koralegedara

Dr-Janith-Warnasekara

Dr. Y.P.J.N. Warnasekara

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Dr. C.N. Kappagoda

Dr. J.M.D.D.Jayasundara

Dr. J.M.D.D.Jayasundara

Mr. K.D.S.H. Shanthapriya

MANJUL~1

Dr. M. Weerasingha

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Dr. S Rajapaksha

S.D.Gunasekara

Ms. S.D. Gunasekara

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Prof.-S.K.-Naradda-Gamage

Prof. S.K. N. Gamage

Mrs. MMSA. Marasinghe

Mrs. M.M.S.A. Marasinghe

Ms. JMG Lalani

Ms. J.M.G. Lalani

Faculty of Technology

Dr. I.M.N. Molagoda

Dr. I.M.N. Molagoda

Mr. H.K.S. de Zoysa

Co-Authors of the indexed articles

1. A. J. Fernando
2. A. K. Ranasinghe
3. A. Nawinna
4. A. H. M. A. K. Abeyratne
5. A. I. Rathnayake
6. A. N. Ediriweera
7. A. U. Hettiarachchi
8. Ajith C. Herath
9. Amali Kumari
10. Anuradha Wijesekara
11. Anushka Wanninayake
12. B. A. P. Serasinghe
13. B. M. M.D. Herath
14. C. Manawadu
15. C. Sarathchandra
16. D. Jayasundara
17. D. Sandaruwan
18. D. M. B. M. Deegala
19. D. M. R. B. N. Dissanayake
20. D. M. S. H. Dissanyake
21. D. W. M. M. M. Kumari
22. Deepthi Nayananjalie
23. Dilani Chandrika
24. Dilshani Weragama
25. E. G. Perera

26. F. N. De Silva
27. G. S. Amarasinghe
28. H. Nuwangi
29. H. Weerakoon
30. H. K. S. De Zoysa
31. Hemal Senanayake
32. I. Koralegedara
33. I. Senevirathna
34. Imasha Jayasinghe
35. J. Warnasekara
36. J. M. G. Lalani
37. J. P. D. Lakmali
38. J. S. Kumari
39. Jayani Upeksha Halpegama
40. Jayantha Adikari
41. K. Weerakoon
42. K. A. S. H. Kulathilake
43. K. G. P. Senani
44. K. G. S. Nirmanee
45. K. P. V. R. Karunanayake
46. K. R. E. Padmathilake
47. K. W. A. Madushan
48. Kanishka D.B. Ukuwela
49. L. Irangani
50. Lakmini Jayasumana

51. Lalith Senarathna
52. M. C. Galappaththi
53. N. Farika
54. N. Lokunarangoda
55. N. D. Wickramasinghe
56. N. S. Abeysingha
57. Nadeeka Rathnayake
58. Neelaka Molagoda
59. O. C. Ratnayakae
60. P. Abeyrathna
61. P. Thakshila
62. P. Weerawansa
63. P. R. Weerathunga
64. Parami Aberathna
65. R. Kalamulla
66. R. Kapilan
67. R. M. N. C. Swarnapali
68. R. P. I. R. Prasanna
69. Rajnish P.G. Vandercone
70. Ridma Liyanage
71. S. Pilapitiya
72. S. Rajapakse
73. S. Siribaddana
74. S. Srimantha
75. S. Waiddyanatha

76. S. Wedasingha
77. S. B. Agampodi
78. S. D. Gunasekara
79. S. H. Shanthapriya
80. S. P. Gunarathne
81. S. S. De Silva
82. Samali Ayoma Marasinghe
83. Sandamali Rajapaksha
84. Sharini Somasiri
85. T. C. Agampodi
86. T. C. Bamunuarachchige
87. U. Dahanayake
88. U. A. L. Deshan Rupasinghe
89. U. G. A. I. Sirisena
90. V. Mendis
91. Vallipuram Sundarabarathy
92. Viraj Weerasingha
93. W. M. S. C. Jayaratne
94. Wishma Karunannayake

Recognitions for the patented invention within the preceding year

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Not Awarded

Department having the highest number of indexed journal articles published
Faculty of AgricultureDepartment of Agricultural Engineering and Soil Science

Faculty of Applied SciencesDepartment of Biological Sciences

Faculty of Management Studies – Department of Accountancy and Finance

Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences – Department of Community Medicine

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities – Department of Economics

Faculty of Technology – Department of Bioprocess Technology

Appreciation of Researchers Based on the Hirsch Index (h-index) Tier 4* Based on the UGC Circular – 05/2028

Faculty of Agriculture

Prof. M.H.J.P.Gunarathne

Faculty of Applied Sciences

8th Dr. Lalith Senarathna

Dr. L. Senarathne

Dr. C. A. Thotawatthage

Dr. C.A. Thotawatthage

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Prof.-Anjana-Silva

Prof. Anjana Silva

Kosala-Weerakoon

Prof. K.G.A.D. Weerakoon

2nd Dr. Nuwan Darshana Wickramasinghe

Prof. W.A.N.D Wickramasinghe

Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities

4-Prof.-Manjula-Ranagalage

Prof. M. Ranagalage

Prof.-S.K.-Naradda-Gamage

Prof. S.K.N. Gamage

Dr.-D.M.S.L.B.-Dissanayake

Dr. D.M.S.L.B. Dissanayake

Faculty of Technology

5th Dr. Prasad Jayasooriya

Dr. P. Jayasooriya

Dr. I.M.N. Molagoda

Dr. I.M.N. Molagoda