LIST OF AWARDEES RUSL RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2021 21st December 2021
RUSL Excellence Awards
1. RUSL Excellence Award for the Most Outstanding Senior Researcher (>40 years on the closing date of application)
Prof. Suneth Buddhika Agampodi
(Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences)
2. RUSL Excellence Award for the Most Outstanding Young Researcher (<40 years on the closing date of application)
Prof. Kosala Gayan Abeysundara Dissanayake Weerakoon
(Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences)
3. Researchers (10 people) having the highest H-index based on Google Scholar
1. Prof. Suneth Buddhika Agampodi
(Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences)
2. Prof. Ranagalage Manjula Mahinda
(Faculty of Social Scences & Humanities)
3. Prof. Nanayakkarawasam Karijjawattage Anjana Silva
(Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences)
4. Prof. Kosala Gayan Abeysundara Dissanayake Weerakoon (Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences)
5. Prof. Thilini Chanchala Agampodi
(Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences)
6. Dr. Wickramasinghe Arachchige Nuwan Darshana Wickramasinghe
(Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences)
7. Dr. Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Sanjeewa Lasantha Bandara Dissanayake
(Faculty of Social Scences & Humanities)
8. Prof. Mawanane Hewa Janaka Prasad Gunarathna
(Faculty of Agriculture)
9. Dr. Nimal Shantha Abeysingha
(Faculty of Agriculture)
10. Dr. Leanage Kanaka Wolly Wijayaratne
(Faculty of Agriculture)
4. Researchers (10 people) having the highest number of citations based on Google Scholar
1. Prof. Suneth Buddhika Agampodi
(Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences)
2. Prof. Kosala Gayan Abeysundara Dissanayake Weerakoon
(Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences)
3. Prof. Ranagalage Manjula Mahinda
(Faculty of Social Scences & Humanities)
4. Prof. Nanayakkarawasam Karijjawattage Anjana Silva
(Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences)
5. Prof. Thilini Chanchala Agampodi
(Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences)
6. Dr. Wickramasinghe Arachchige Nuwan Darshana Wickramasinghe
(Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences)
7. Dr. Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Sanjeewa Lasantha Bandara Dissanayake
(Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities)
8. Prof. Mawanane Hewa Janaka Prasad Gunarathna
(Faculty of Agriculture)
9. Dr. Nimal Shantha Abeysingha
(Faculty of Agriculture)
10. Mr. Imihami Mudiyanselage Salinda Weerasinghe
(Faculty of Management studies)
Vice Chancellor’s Award at each Faculty and Library:
1. Most Outstanding Senior researcher (>40 years on the closing date of application)
Faculty of Agriculture
Prof. Mawanane Hewa Janaka Prasad Gunarathna
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Prof. Herath Mudiyanselage Ajith Moitra Chandrasekera Herath
Faculty of Management studies
Not awarded
Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences
Not awarded
Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities
Prof. Ranagalage Manjula Mahinda
Faculty of Technology
Dr. Thushara Chathuranga Bamunuarachchige
2. Most Outstanding Young researcher (<40 years on the closing date of application)
Faculty of Agriculture
Dr. Geekiyanage Don Anurasiri Nalaka
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Not awarded
Faculty of Management studies
Dr. Wile Hewanennehelage Manoj Sanjeewa Samarathunga
Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences
Not awarded
Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities
Mrs. Thawalama Gamage Deepika Udayakanthi
Faculty of Technology
Mr. Heethaka Krishantha Sameera De Zoysa
3. Most Outstanding Researcher in Library Academic Staff
Not Awarded
4. Researchers (1st, 2nd, and 3rd) having the highest number of citations based on Google Scholar
Faculty of Agriculture
1: Prof. Mawanane Hewa Janaka Prasad Gunarathna
2: Dr. Nimal Shantha Abeysingha
3: Dr. Leanage Kanaka Wolly Wijayaratne
Faculty of Applied Sciences
1: Prof. Herath Mudiyanselage Ajith Moitra
Chandrasekera Herath
2: Not awarded
3: Not awarded
Faculty of Management studies
1: Mr. Imihami Mudiyanselage Salinda Weerasinghe
2: Dr. Wile Hewanennehelage Manoj Sanjeewa
Samarathunga
3: Not awarded
Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences
1: Prof. Suneth Buddhika Agampodi
2: Prof. Kosala Gayan Abeysundara Dissanayake
Weerakoon
3: Prof. Nanayakkarawasam Karijjawattage Anjana
Silva
Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities
1: Prof. Ranagalage Manjula Mahinda
2: Dr. Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Sanjeewa
Lasantha Bandara Dissanayake
3: Dr. Sisira Kumara Naradda Gamage
Faculty of Technology
1: Dr. Rajapaksha Gedara Prasad Tharanga Jayasooriya
2: Not awarded
3: Not awarded
5. Researchers (1st, 2nd, and 3rd) having the highest H-index based on Google Scholar
Faculty of Agriculture
1: Prof. Mawanane Hewa Janaka Prasad Gunarathna
2: Dr. Nimal Shantha Abeysingha
3: Dr. Leanage Kanaka Wolly Wijayaratne
Faculty of Applied Sciences
1: Prof. Herath Mudiyanselage Ajith Moitra
Chandrasekera Herath
2: Not awarded
3: Not awarded
Faculty of Management studies
1: Mr. Imihami Mudiyanselage Salinda Weerasinghe
2: Dr. Wile Hewanennehelage Manoj Sanjeewa
Samarathunga
3: Not awarded
Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences
1: Prof. Suneth Buddhika Agampodi
2: Prof. Nanayakkarawasam Karijjawattage Anjana
Silva
3: Prof. Kosala Gayan Abeysundara Dissanayake
Weerakoon
Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities
1: Prof. Ranagalage Manjula Mahinda
2: Dr. Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Sanjeewa
Lasantha Bandara Dissanayake
3: Dr. Sisira Kumara Naradda Gamage
Faculty of Technology
1: Dr. Rajapaksha Gedara Prasad Tharanga
Jayasooriya
2: Not awarded
3: Not awarded
6. Awards for researchers (1st, 2nd, and 3rd) have published the highest number of indexed journal articles.
Faculty of Agriculture
1: Dr. Leanage Kanaka Wolly Wijayaratne
2: Dr. Nimal Shantha Abeysingha
3: Dr. Geekiyanage Don Anurasiri Nalaka
Faculty of Applied Sciences
1: Prof. Herath Mudiyanselage Ajith Moitra
Chandrasekera Herath
2: Mrs. Pinnaduwage Neelamanie Yapa
3: Dr. Naleen Bandupriya Jayaratna
Faculty of Management studies
1: Dr. Wile Hewanennehelage Manoj Sanjeewa
Samarathunga
2: Dr. Prageeth Roshan Weerathunga
3: Mr. Imihami Mudiyanselage Salinda Weerasinghe
: Dr. Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Nayana Chandani
Swarnapali
Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences
1: Prof. Suneth Buddhika Agampodi
2: Prof. Nanayakkarawasam Karijjawattage Anjana
Silva
3: Prof. Thilini Chanchala Agampodi
Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities
1: Prof. Ranagalage Manjula Mahinda
2: Dr. Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Sanjeewa
Lasantha Bandara Dissanayake
3: Dr. Sisira Kumara Naradda Gamage
Faculty of Technology
1: Dr. Rajapaksha Gedara Prasad Tharanga
Jayasooriya
2: Mr. Heethaka Krishantha Sameera De Zoysa
3: Dr. Thushara Chathuranga Bamunuarachchige
7. Recognitions for the researchers who have published indexed articles
Faculty of Agriculture
1. A.M.K.R Bandara
2. Abeysinghe Mudiyanselage Prabodha Sammani
3. B.A.P. Serasinghe
4. Cassim Mohamed Fayas
5. D. L. D. Panditharathne
6. D.M.S. Duminda
7. D.M.S.H. Dissanyake
8. D.S.M.D. Silva
9. D.W.M.M.M. Kumari
10. Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Saman Kumara Dissanayaka
11. Dr. Leanage Kanaka Wolly Wijayaratne
12. Dr. Nimal Shantha Abeysinghe
13. Gange Durayale Gedara
14. Henaka Ralalage Yashmi Shashikala Jayaweera
15. Hewawasam Dewage Chanaka Nuwan Kumara Gunathunga
16. Hiripurage Tharindu Nuwan Madhushanka
17. J. M. N. S. Jayasekara
18. Jayaruwani Fernando
19. K. H. R. S. Maduranga
20. K.P.V.R. Karunanayake
21. Korotta Gamage Shyamala Nirmanee
22. M. H. J. P. Gunarathna
23. M. K. N. Kumari
24. N. C. Wijesundara
25. Panamulla Arachchige Hasitha Sajeewani
26. Prasanna Herathge Pradeep Prasanna
27. S.D. Kottagoda
28. S.M. Jayasekara
29. Sajaan Praveena Gunarathne
30. Sarani Apsara Gamage
31. Shiromani Anushka Hasaranga
32. U. R. L. N. Rajapaksha
33. W. D. S. Nisansala
Faculty of Applied Sciences
1. N. Wijekoon
2. H. M. A. K. Abeyratne
3. Ajith Herath
4. D. M. R. B. N. Dissanayake
5. D. P. Samarasinghe
6. D. Pavithra
7. Dinuka Lakmali
8. Duminda S.B. Dissanayake
9. E. M. R. K. B. Edirisinghe
10. Kanishka D. B. Ukuwela
11. N . Gunathilakae
12. Naleen Jayaratna
13. Neelamanie Yapa
14. R. P. G. Vandercone
15. S. M. Wellappuliarachi
16. S. Wickramasinghe
17. Sanath Hettiarachchi
18. T. V. Sundarabarathy
19. W. M. S. C. Jayaratne
Faculty of Management studies
1. Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Maheshika Ireshangani Dissanayake
2. Hettiwattage Harshani Dedunu
3. HN Rathnayake
4. IMS Weerasinghe
5. Manoj Samarathunga
6. PMB Jayathilake
7. PR Weerathunga
8. Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Nayana Chandani Swarnapali
Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences
1. Adhikari Mudiyanselage Manori Vijaya Kumari
2. Ajith Kumara Disanayake
3. Ali Haneeka
4. Anuprabha Wickramasinghe
5. Ashan Wijewardana
6. Athurupana Acharige Sajini Dilrukshi Athurupana
7. Avanthi De Silva
8. Bimba Lakmi Goonapienuwala
9. Buddhika Thilanga Bandara Wijerathne
10. Chamali Senevirathna
11. Chamara Hapuarachchi
12. Chamara Sampath Paththinige
13. Chamara Sarathchndra
14. Chamindi Wijerathna
15. Channa Jayasumana
16. Chathuri Rasangika
17. Chathurika Gunawardhana
18. Chathurika Kandegedara
19. Darsha Gunasinghe
20. Delo Lashan Chandima
21. Devarajan Rathish
22. Dhammika Karunarathna
23. Dhanaseela B Nugegoda
24. Dinesha Jayasundara
25. Don Ayesh Umeshana Hettiarachchi
26. Dulani Kanchana Somasiri
27. Eranga Thalagala
28. Evon Jayaweera
29. Faiz Marikar
30. Gayani Shashikala Amarasinghe
31. Harshi Thilanka Welegedara Weerakoon
32. Hasara Maheshi
33. Hemal Senanayaka
34. Hewawasam Enderage Chadana Sampath Kumara
35. Himali Rathnayaka
36. Hitihami Mudiyanselage Imasha Upulini Jayasinghe
37. Indika Premarathna
38. Iresha Sandamali Koralegedara
39. Ishani Dharshika
40. Kalani Punchihewa
41. Kasun Wijerathna
42. Kaushila Dinithi Galgamuwa
43. Kosala Gayan Abeysundara Dissanayake Weerakoon
44. Kosala Ranathunga
45. Lakmali Ananda
46. Lakrandi Premachandra
47. Madhavi Dayarathna
48. Madushika Wijesundara
49. Mahesh Rathnayaka
50. Mahesha Ananda
51. Medhani Bandara
52. Meemali Madhubhashini Kumari
53. Minuri Karalliyadda
54. Mulle Vithanage Don Shashika Priyadarshana Vithanage
55. Nadeesha Premarathna
56. Nadun Marage
57. Najiyya Hanim
58. Nanayakkarawasam Karijjawattage Anjana Silva
59. Nandana Hettigama
60. Naotunna Palliya Guruge Chamidri Randika Naottunna
61. Neerodha Kithmini Dharmasoma
62. Nilupulee Rankaduwa
63. Nilushi Karunamuni
64. Nimna Sachini Malawaraarachchi
65. Niroshan Lokunarangoda
66. Opata Ranasinghelage Jagath Chaminda Ranasinghe
67. Pahala Hangidi Gedara Janaka Pushpakumara
68. Pahalawalpala Gamaralalage Nirasha Sandamalee Jayathilaka
69. Palle Waththage Prabhath Wijitha Kumara Pallewaththa
70. Parami Lakshani Kumari Abeyrathna
71. Prasanna Weerawansha
72. Pushpamali Sirisena
73. Rajapakse Mudiyanselage Shashanka Indeevara Rajapakse
74. Ranjan Ganegama
75. Rasangi Wijerathna
76. Rathnabahu Mudiyanselage Indika Sanjeewa Kumara Senavirathna
77. Ravi Roshiban
78. RMM Rathnayaka
79. Rukman Rajapakse
80. Ruvini Hemachandra
81. Sahan Perera
82. Sandaruwan Bandara
83. Santhushya Fernando
84. Sasanka Alagiyawanna
85. Sasini Ramanayake
86. Sayomi Chithrani
87. Seegiri Senevirathne
88. Senadheera Pathirannehelage Anuruddhika Subhashinie Senadheera
89. Senaka Devendra Pilapitiya
90. Senuri Karalliyadda
91. Shakthi Halahakoon
92. Shalka Madushan Srimantha
93. Shashika Chandrarathna
94. Sisira Siribaddana
95. Sivaswamy Bahini
96. Srimali Wijethunga
97. Subhashini Katumuluwa
98. Sudheera Koonthota
99. Sujeewa Thalgaspitiya
100. Suneth Buddhika Agampodi
101. Supun Wedasingha
102. Susanhitha Piumanthi
103. Thanikai Sivakumar
104. Tharmarajah Abarajithan
105. Thejani Bandara
106. Thilani Thiranagama
107. Thilini Chanchala Agampodi
108. Thilini Premadasa
109. Thiwanka Jayathilake
110. Thulani Pattiyakumbura
111. Thushari Dissanayaka
112. Tishni Lelwala
113. Umanga Chathurani
114. Upuli Thennakoon
115. Vasana Mendis
116. Vidharshi Supushpa Kithmini
117. Waiddyanatha W.G.S.S.
118. Wasantha Pradeep Ranasinghe
119. Wathsala Adhikari
120. Weerasinghe Arnolis Silvage Manjula Dasantha
Weerasinghe
121. Wickramasinghe Arachchige Nuwan Darshana
Wickramasinghe
122. Yatigala Gamarachchige Shamalee Wasana
Jayarathne
123. Yatigam Pitiyage Janith Niwanthaka Warnasekara
Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities
1. Chandana R. Withanachchi
2. DMSLB Dissanayake
3. Edirisinghe Mudiyanselage Samantha Ekanayake
4. Ganihi Achchi Kankanamalage Niroshan Jayalath Abeyrathne
5. Jayasundara Mudiyanselage Samarakoon Banda Jayasundara
6. L.N.A.B.M Nissanka
7. Malawara Kankanamalage Lasandha Irangani
8. Manjula Ranagalage
9. Nirangani Ranasinghe
10. Prasanna Sisira Kumara Rajapakshe
11. Rampathige Indika Ruwan Prasanna
12. Sisira Kumara Naradda Gamage
13. T. G. D. Udayakanthi
14. T.M.C.D. Senarathna
Faculty of Technology
1. Heethaka Krishantha Sameera De Zoysa
2. Rajapksha Gedara Prasad Tharanga Jayasooriya
3. Thushara Chathuranga Bamunuarachchige
4. Viduranga Y. Waisundara
8. Department having the highest cumulative citations for the based on Google Scholar
Faculty of Agriculture
Department of Agricultural Engineering and Soil
Science
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Department of Chemical Sciences
Faculty of Management studies
Department of Business Management
Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences
Department of Parasitology
Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities
Department of Environmental Management
Faculty of Technology
Department of Bioprocess technology
9. Department having the highest cumulative H-index based on Google Scholar
Faculty of Agriculture
Department of Agricultural Engineering and Soil
Science
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Department of Chemical Sciences
Faculty of Management studies
Department of Business Management
Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences
Department of Parasitology
Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities
Department of Environmental Management
Faculty of Technology
Department of Bioprocess Technology