Winners of REA2025

LIST OF AWARDEES RUSL RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2025

Lifetime Award

Prof. K.G.A.D. Weerakoon (Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences)

RUSL Research Excellence Gold Award

RUSL Excellence Awards

Prof. K.G.A.D. Weerakoon
Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

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

Dr. K.I.S. Koralegedara
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. W.A.N.D. Wickramasinghe

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Prof. K.G.A.D. Weerakoon

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Prof. N.K.A. Silva

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Prof. D. Rathish

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Dr. D.L.P. Senarathna

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Dr. H.K.S. de Zoysa

Faculty of Technology

Dr. N.D.A.D. Wijegunawardana

Faculty of Technology

Prof. T.C. Bamunuarachchige

Faculty of Technology

Dr. K.R.E. Padmathilake

Faculty of Agriculture

Ms. S.N.S. Dahanayake

Faculty of Management Studies

Dr. W.M.S. Fernando

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Prof. G.G.N. Duminda

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Dr. R.M.I.S.K. Senevirathna

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Top Ten Researchers with the highest h-index

Prof. W.A.N.D. Wickramasinghe

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Prof. K.G.A.D. Weerakoon

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Prof. D. Rathish

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Dr. E.M.U.S.B. Ekanayake

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Prof. N.K.A. Silva

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Prof. R.P.I.R. Prasanna

Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities

Prof. P.N. Yapa

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Prof. Y.P.J.N. Warnasekara

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Dr. D.L.P. Senarathna

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Dr. R.M.I.S.K. Senevirathna

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Prof. N.S. Abeysinghe

Faculty of Agriculture

Prof. S.K.N. Gamage

Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities

Prof. W.A.N.D. Wickramasinghe

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Prof. K.G.A.D. Weerakoon

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Prof. D. Rathish

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Prof. P.N. Yapa

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Prof. N.K.A. Silva

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Prof. Y.P.J.N. Warnasekara

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Siences

Prof. S.K.N. Gamage

Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities

Dr. K.A.S.H. Kulathilake

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Prof. R.P.I.R. Prasanna

Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities

Dr. E.M.U.S.B. Ekanayake

Faculty of Applied Sciences

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. D.A.U.D. Devasinghe

Faculty of Agriculture

Prof. P.N. Yapa

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Not Awarded

Faculty of Management Studies

Prof. W.A.N.D. Wickramasinghe

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Not Awarded

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Dr. N.D.A.D. Wijegunawardana

Faculty of Technology

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

Not Awarded

Faculty of Agriculture

Not Awarded

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Ms. K.G.P. Senani

Faculty of Management Studies

Dr. M.G.R.S.S. Gunathilake

Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences

Not Awarded

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Not Awarded

Faculty of Technology

Most Outstanding Researcher in Library Academic Staff

Not awarded

Top Ten Researchers having the highest number of indexed journal articles 

Faculty of Agriculture

Not Awarded

Not Awarded

Not Awarded

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Dr. D.L.P. Senarathna

Dr. W.M.S. Fernando

Prof. G.G.N. Duminda

Ms. H.P. Reyal

Faculty of Management Studies

Ms. S.N.S. Dahanayake

Ms. T.D.S.H. Dissanayake

Prof. J.S. Kumari

Ms. E.W. Biyiri

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Prof. W.A.N.D. Wickramasinghe

Prof. K.G.A.D. Weerakoon

Prof. N.K.A. Silva

Prof. D. Rathish

Dr. R.M.I.S.K. Senevirathna

Prof. H.T.W. Weerakoon

Prof. Y.P.J.N. Warnasekara

Dr. M.G.R.S.S. Gunathilake

Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities

Prof. S.K.N. Gamage

Prof. P.S.K. Rajapakshe

Dr. J.M.S.B. Jayasundara

Dr. M.M.S.A. Marasinghe

Faculty of Technology

Dr. N.D.A.D. Wijegunawardana

Dr. H.K.S. de Zoysa

Prof. T.C. Bamunuarachchige

Top Ten Researchers having the highest h-index

Faculty of Agriculture

Prof. N.S. Abeysinghe

Dr. A.J. Fernando

Dr. K.R.E. Padmathilake

Prof. M.H.J.P. Gunarathna

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Dr. E.M.U.S.B. Ekanayake

Prof. P.N. Yapa

Dr. D.L.P. Senarathna

Dr. W.M.S. Fernando

Prof. G.G.N. Duminda

Ms. K.W.Y.R. Kalamulla

Faculty of Management Studies

Prof. J.S. Kumari

Ms. S.N.S. Dahanayake

Ms. H.H. Dedunu

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Prof. W.A.N.D. Wickramasinghe

Prof. K.G.A.D. Weerakoon

Prof. D. Rathish

Prof. N.K.A. Silva

Prof. Y.P.J.N. Warnasekara

Dr. R.M.I.S.K. Senevirathna

Prof. H.T.W. Weerakoon

Dr. K.I.S. Koralegedara

Dr. W.G.S.S. Waiddyanatha

Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities

Prof. R.P.I.R. Prasanna

Prof. S.K.N. Gamage

Ms. J.M.G. Lalani

Prof. P.S.K. Rajapakshe

Dr. M.M.S.A. Marasinghe

Dr. A.M.P. Adikari

Prof. E.M.S. Ekanayake

Dr. J.M.S.B. Jayasundara

Mr. P. Siriwardhana

Faculty of Technology

Prof. T.C. Bamunuarachchige

Dr. H.K.S. de Zoysa

Dr. N.D.A.D. Wijegunawardana

Top Ten Researchers having the highest number of citations

Faculty of Agriculture

Dr. K.R.E. Padmathilake

Prof. N.S. Abeysinghe

Dr. A.J. Fernando

Prof. M.H.J.P. Gunarathna

Ms. K.G.S. Nirmanee

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Prof. P.N. Yapa

Dr. K.A.S.H. Kulathilake

Dr. E.M.U.S.B. Ekanayake

Ms. K.W.Y.R. Kalamulla

Dr. W.M.S. Fernando

Dr. D.L.P. Senarathna

Prof. G.G.N. Duminda

Faculty of Management Studies

Prof. J.S. Kumari

Ms. S.N.S. Dahanayake

Ms. H.H. Dedunu

Ms. T.D.S.H. Dissanayake

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Prof. W.A.N.D. Wickramasinghe

Prof. K.G.A.D. Weerakoon

Prof. D. Rathish

Prof. N.K.A. Silva

Prof. Y.P.J.N. Warnasekara

Dr. K.I.S. Koralegedara

Dr. R.M.I.S.K. Senevirathna

Dr. W.G.S.S. Waiddyanatha

Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities

Prof. S.K.N. Gamage

Prof. R.P.I.R. Prasanna

Dr. A.M.P. Adikari

Ms. J.M.G. Lalani

Dr. M.M.S.A. Marasinghe

Faculty of Technology

Prof. T.C. Bamunuarachchige

Dr. H.K.S. de Zoysa

Dr. N.D.A.D. Wijegunawardana

Library

Not Awarded

Not Awarded

Not Awarded

Recognitions for the indexed articles published in the preceding year

Faculty of Agriculture

Prof. N.S. Abeysinghe

Prof. M.H.J.P. Gunarathna

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Ms. B.R.C.M. Basnayaka

Ms. N. Dissanayake

Mr. H. Gunarathna

Mr. H.H.M.I.D. Herath

Mr. K.M.R.K.T. Herath

Mr. J.A.K.S. Jayakody

Ms. K.W.Y.R. Kalamulla

Ms. P. Kandegedara

Mr. K. Kirambakanda

Ms. T. Nirath

Ms. P.P. Panduwawala

Mr. R.P.U. Prasad

Ms. D. Prashadika

Ms. H.P. Reyal

Mr. M.K.D.D. Sandaruwan

Mr. S.M.M.T. Senarathna

Mr. E.M.C.P. Senevirathne

Ms. B.M.C. Somasiri

Ms. D. Soysa

Mr. A.V. Weerakoon

Ms. I. Wijerathne

Dr. E.M.U.S.B. Ekanayake

Dr. R.S.K.H.S. Ferdinandez

Dr. E.Y. Fernando

Dr. W.M.S. Fernando

Dr. D.K. Hettiarachchi

Dr. C. Sarathchandra

Dr. D.L.P. Senarathna

Dr. S.A. Senevirathne

Prof. G.G.N. Duminda

Prof. E.M.R.K.B. Edirisinghe

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

Prof. W.M. Sriyani

Prof. P.N. Yapa

Faculty of Management Studies

Ms. E.W. Biyiri

Ms. S.N.S. Dahanayake

Mr. K.T.L.U.S. Dayangana

Ms. T.D.S.H. Dissanayake

Mr. J.A.P.M. Jayasinghe

Ms. K.G.P. Senani

Prof. D.M.C. Dassanayake

Prof. J.S. Kumari

Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences

Mr. S.P. Gunarathna

Ms. S.D. Gunasekara

Ms. S.C. Illappereruma

Ms. H.N. Kaludewa

Mr. R. Kanapathy

Ms. C.N. Kappagoda

Ms. R. Keragala

Dr. T.C. Agampodi

Dr. P.R.S.R.J. Bandara

Dr. M.G.R.S.S. Gunathilaka

Dr. N.K. Jayakody

Dr. J.M.D.D. Jayasundara

Dr. R.M.S.I. Rajapakse

Dr. S.G.T. Rathnasekara

Dr. R.D.N.C. Sarathchandra

Dr. A.M.A.H.M.S. Senanayake

Dr. W.S.M.K.J. Senanayake

Dr. R.M.I.S.K. Senevirathna

Dr. W.G.S.S. Waiddyanatha

Dr. A.W. Wanniarachchi

Dr. M. Weerasinghe

Dr. M.R.P. Weerawansa

Dr. W.M.Y.L. Wijekoon

Prof. S.B. Agampodi

Prof. D. Rathish

Prof. N.K.A. Silva

Dr. Y.P.J.N. Warnasekara

Prof. H.T.W. Weerakoon

Prof. K.G.A.D. Weerakoon

Prof. W.A.N.D. Wickramasinghe

Senior Prof. S.H. Siribaddana

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Ms. J.M.G. Lalani

Mr. P. Siriwardhana

Dr. A.M.P. Adikari

Dr. J.M.S.B. Jayasundara

Dr. M.M.S.A. Marasinghe

Prof. E.M.S. Ekanayake

Prof. S.K.N. Gamage

Prof. R.P.I.R. Prasanna

Prof. P.S.K. Rajapakshe

Faculty of Technology

Mr. S.S.S.T Fernando

Mr. I. Jayamanna

Ms. M. Manamperi

Mr. G. Perera

Mr. W. Wickramaarachchi

Ms. M.K. Wimalasena

Mr. I.C.L. Zoysa

Dr. N.D.A.D. Wijegunawardana

Dr. H.K.S. de Zoysa

Prof. T.C. Bamunuarachchige

Prof. R.P.G. Jayasooriya

Prof. N.N. Wijayawardene

Recognitions for the patented invention within the preceding year

Not Awarded

Department having the highest number of indexed journal articles published

Faculty of Agriculture – Department of Agricultural Engineering and Soil Science

Faculty of Applied Sciences – Department of Biological Sciences

Faculty of Management Studies – Department of Tourism & Hospitality Management

Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences – Department of Community Medicine

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities – Department of Environmental Management

Faculty of Technology – Department of Bioprocess Technology

Recognition of Tier 04* Researchers in 2024 (Based on the H-index as per the UGC Circular 05/2018 )

Prof. R.P.I.R. Prasanna

Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities
(Disciplines applied for: Architecture, Arts, Design, Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Law, Management, Mathematics, Town and Country Planning)

Prof. E.M.S. Ekanayake

Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities
(Disciplines applied for: Architecture, Arts, Design, Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Law, Management, Mathematics, Town and Country Planning)

Prof. W.H.M.S. Samarathunga

Faculty of Management Studies,
(Disciplines applied for: Architecture, Arts, Design, Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Law, Management, Mathematics, Town and Country Planning)