| Thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate (calcite polymorph) as examined by in-situ high-temperature X-ray powder diffraction KSP Karunadasa, CH Manoratne, H Pitawala, RMG Rajapakse Journal of Physics and Chemistry of solids 134, 21-28, 2019 | 312 | 2019 |
| Factors controlling fluoride contents of groundwater in north-central and northwestern Sri Lanka SM Young, A Pitawala, H Ishiga Environmental Earth Sciences 63, 1333-1342, 2011 | 107 | 2011 |
| Synthesis of graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide by needle platy natural vein graphite R Rathnayake, H Wijayasinghe, H Pitawala, M Yoshimura, HH Huang Applied Surface Science 393, 309-315, 2017 | 99 | 2017 |
| Precipitated calcium carbonate/poly (methyl methacrylate) nanocomposite using dolomite: Synthesis, characterization and properties M Mantilaka, D Karunaratne, RMG Rajapakse, H Pitawala Powder technology 235, 628-632, 2013 | 64 | 2013 |
| Nanocrystalline magnesium oxide from dolomite via poly (acrylate) stabilized magnesium hydroxide colloids M Mantilaka, H Pitawala, D Karunaratne, RMG Rajapakse Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 443, 201-208, 2014 | 61 | 2014 |
| Geochemical and petrological characteristics of Eppawala phosphate deposits, Sri Lanka A Pitawala, M Schidlowski, K Dahanayake, W Hofmeister Mineralium deposita 38, 505-515, 2003 | 57 | 2003 |
| Surfactant assisted synthesis of precipitated calcium carbonate nanoparticles using dolomite: Effect of pH on morphology and particle size MR Abeywardena, R Elkaduwe, D Karunarathne, H Pitawala, ... Advanced Powder Technology 31 (1), 269-278, 2020 | 55 | 2020 |
| Preparation of amorphous calcium carbonate nanoparticles from impure dolomitic marble with the aid of poly (acrylic acid) as a stabilizer M Mantilaka, RMG Rajapakse, D Karunaratne, H Pitawala Advanced Powder Technology 25 (2), 591-598, 2014 | 53 | 2014 |
| Use pattern of pesticides and their predicted mobility into shallow groundwater and surface water bodies of paddy lands in Mahaweli river basin in Sri Lanka P Aravinna, N Priyantha, A Pitawala, SK Yatigammana Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B 52 (1), 37-47, 2017 | 49 | 2017 |
| Geochemical characteristics of stream sediments, sediment fractions, soils, and basement rocks from the Mahaweli River and its catchment, Sri Lanka SM Young, A Pitawala, H Ishiga Geochemistry 73 (3), 357-371, 2013 | 48 | 2013 |
| Urea-assisted synthesis of hydroxyapatite nanorods from naturally occurring impure apatite rocks for biomedical applications WPSL Wijesinghe, M Mantilaka, RMG Rajapakse, H Pitawala, ... RSC advances 7 (40), 24806-24812, 2017 | 45 | 2017 |
| Geochemical assessment of soils in districts of fluoride-rich and fluoride-poor groundwater, north-central Sri Lanka DT Jayawardana, H Pitawala, H Ishiga Journal of Geochemical Exploration 114, 118-125, 2012 | 45 | 2012 |
| Geochemical and isotopic evidences from groundwater and surface water for understanding of natural contamination in chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) endemic … E Edirisinghe, H Manthrithilake, H Pitawala, HA Dharmagunawardhane, ... Isotopes in environmental and health studies 54 (3), 244-261, 2018 | 43 | 2018 |
| Vulnerability of coastal aquifers due to nutrient pollution from agriculture: Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka P Jayasingha, A Pitawala, HA Dharmagunawardhane Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 219, 563-577, 2011 | 42 | 2011 |
| Formation of hollow bone-like morphology of calcium carbonate on surfactant/polymer templates M Mantilaka, H Pitawala, RMG Rajapakse, D Karunaratne, ... Journal of crystal growth 392, 52-59, 2014 | 40 | 2014 |
| Facile and low-cost synthesis of pure hematite (α-Fe 2 O 3) nanoparticles from naturally occurring laterites and their superior adsorption capability towards acid-dyes D Dissanayake, M Mantilaka, TC Palihawadana, GTD Chandrakumara, ... RSC advances 9 (37), 21249-21257, 2019 | 36 | 2019 |
| Geochemical evidence for the accumulation of vanadium in soils of chronic kidney disease areas in Sri Lanka DT Jayawardana, H Pitawala, H Ishiga Environmental earth sciences 73, 5415-5424, 2015 | 35 | 2015 |
| Convenient routes to synthesize uncommon vaterite nanoparticles and the nanocomposites of alkyd resin/polyaniline/vaterite: the latter possessing superior anticorrosive … KGC Senarathna, M Mantilaka, TAN Peiris, H Pitawala, D Karunaratne, ... Electrochimica Acta 117, 460-469, 2014 | 34 | 2014 |
| The role of herbometallic preparations in traditional medicine–a review on mica drug processing and pharmaceutical applications A Wijenayake, A Pitawala, R Bandara, C Abayasekara Journal of ethnopharmacology 155 (2), 1001-1010, 2014 | 33 | 2014 |
| The effect of prolonged milling time on comminution of quartz SPK Kohobhange, CH Manoratne, H Pitawala, RMG Rajapakse Powder technology 330, 266-274, 2018 | 32 | 2018 |
RMG RAJAPAKSE (B.Sc. honours, Ph....Senior Professor of Chemistry, University of PeradeniyaVerified email at pdn.ac.lk
