OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Implementation of adaptive lasso regression based on multiple Theil-Sen Estimators using differential evolution algorithm with heavy tailed errors	21
Meta-QTL analysis identified stable quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and associated resistance gene analogues in rice	7
Development of wind energy prediction models using statistical, machine learning and hybrid techniques: a case study	7
Paraoxonase 1 phenotype distribution in a cohort of healthy Sri Lankan population	6
First record of Thottea duchartrei Sivar., A. Babu & Balach. (Aristolochiaceae) in Sri Lanka	6
Coincidence of inductive photoperiod and early vegetative phase leads to early flowering and increased yield in selected Sri Lankan traditional rice varieties	6
Development of pasta using composite flour of sweet potato (<em>Ipomoea batatas</em>), soy (<em>Glycine max</em>) & rice (<em>Oryza sativa</em>) fl	5
Single and combined effect of fluoride and hardness of drinking water on nephrotoxicity: <em>in-vivo</em> study using Wistar rats as an animal model	5
What is ‘organic’? organic chemistry, organic fertilizer and organic agriculture	5
Unveiling the depths of underwater image enhancement with spatial blended CNN: Diving into clarity	5
Determination of safe zone of the mandible for implant and bone harvesting (using CBCT) of mandible in a group of Sri Lankan subjects	5
Assessment of tree cover density of Sri Lanka using visual interpretation of open-source high-resolution imagery and geographic information system interface mapping	4
Developing a model to predict the propagation of sulphide stress corrosion of steel used for petroleum pipelines	3
Tropical cyclones in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal: comparison of environmental factors	3
Optimal control strategies for diabetes population management using mathematical models.	3
The first report on the <em>in-vitro</em> HDAC inhibitory potential of Sri Lankan traditional rice varieties	3
COVID-19 pandemic: lessons for global health security	3
Characterization of landfill leachate at the Karadiyana open dumpsite, Sri Lanka, and assessment of water pollution in its vicinity	3
A novel approach for energy and exergy analysis of a fat plate solar collector with energy storage	3
Fruit morphology helps identifying evolutionary groups in Alpinieae (Zingiberaceae): inferences from phylogenetic analysis of gingers in Sri Lanka	3
Nitrogen fertiliser replacement by single and multi-strain rhizobial inoculants for black gram, green gram and soybean cultivation in Sri Lanka	3
An integrated corpus-based text mining approach used to process military technical information for facilitating EFL troopers’ linguistic comprehension: US anti-tank missile systems field manual as an	3
Insights into the ecological roles of assembling genomes for stimulated methanogenic archaea Methanoculleus in coal seams	3
Fractal characteristics of creeping discharges propagating on nano-epoxy composite insulators immersed in coconut oil	3
Russell’s viper (<em>Daboia russelii</em>) in the Jaffna peninsula, Sri Lanka bears signatures of incipient genetic divergence from the South Indian population	2

Interpretability and accessibility of machine learning in selected food processing, agriculture and health applications	2
Determination of noise level and acoustic analysis of toys for children in Sri Lanka market	2
The odd modified Burr-III exponential distribution: properties, estimation and application	2
Skeletal point analysis to determine the accuracy of forehand smash shots played by badminton players	2
Acaricide resistance in the spinose ear tick, Otobius megnini (Acari: Argasidae) infesting racehorses in Sri Lanka	2
Ocean circulation around Sri Lanka	2
Ergonomic assessment and gait analysis of a knee joint model with an active spring-reinforced centrally-rollable knee bypass support system	2
Decadal trends in antimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. in chicken from small-scale farm shops in Kandy district, Sri Lanka	2
A coupled system of stochastic differential equations for probabilistic wind speed modelling	2
Vector transport of microplastics bound potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in water systems	2
Comparative analysis of three memory selection methods for time integration of Fractional Reaction-Diffusion Equations	2
Optimization of high solids batch anaerobic co-digestion of lignocellulosic biomass and cow dung under mesophilic temperature conditions	2
Forecasting the track and the intensity of the cyclone Burevi using WRF	2
Cycle structures with more than three nontrivial cycles of automorphisms of Latin squares	2
Effect of Degree of Saturation on soil-nail Pullout Resistance	2
Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) production potential of naturally existing cyanobacterial blooms	2
Evaluation of genotypic variability and yield performance of selected indigenous and improved  <em>Ipomoea batatas</em> L. genotypes under poly sack cultivation	2
Vegetative and reproductive phenology of Cinnamomum verum J. Presl grown in intermediate climatic zone of Sri Lanka	2
Proposed mix design improvements of compressed stabilized earth blocks (CSEB) with particle packing optimization and coir reinforcement	2
Reliability of the primary scientific literature	2
An electrical double-layer supercapacitor based on a biomass-activated charcoal electrode and ionic liquid with excellent charge-discharge cycle stability	2
Combined use of non-destructive tests, visual inspection and service life prediction to ensure the reliability of reinforced concrete water tanks	2
Optimal fissile distribution in multiplying systems: Illustrative examples with Monte Carlo simulation and Pontryagin’s maximum principle	2
Numerical prediction of early age concrete temperature via 3D finite difference simulation	2
Micropropagation of Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Bertoni using nutrient water of Cocos nucifera var. aurantiaca (King coconut) as a natural growth enhancer	2
Athlete body power and strength estimation using skeleton point cloud	1
Structural brain network topology in migraine vs. healthy subjects: A graph theory study	1
Variation in plant morphology and leaf essential oil composition of a representative <em>Cinnamomum verum</em> collection from Sri Lanka	1
Radii problems and some other properties of certain classes of analytic functions with boundary rotation	1
Impact of probiotics mixture as a water additive on water quality, growth performance and survival of <em>Catla catla</em> fry	1
Prevalence, isolation and identification of histamine forming bacteria in selected stages of supply chain of Yellowfin tuna export industry in Sri Lanka	1
Assessing the impact of salinity stress on Na<sup>+</sup>, K<sup>+</sup>, and Ca<sup>2+</sup> contents of 125 rice genotypes	1
Guest Editorial - A tribute for fifty years of dedication and teamwork	1
Occurrence of enrofloxacin and ciprofloxacin residues in broiler meat sold in Sri Lanka	1
Big molecules that do not go away	1
Influence of different bone meal particle size induced calcium specific appetite on performance and egg quality parameters of layer chickens	1
Visualizing changes in internal layers of Chinese chives leaf under short-term ozone exposure with biospeckle optical coherence tomography	1
In Vitro culture of Nymphaea nouchali seeds; a conservation approach for a vulnerable species	1
Effect of priming with neem seed extract on seeds of four traditional rice varieties of Sri Lanka; Kaluheenati, Kurulurthuda, Madathawalu and Maa-wee	1
The culture of laziness	1
Comparison of physicochemical and sensory properties of African butter seed (Pentadesma butyracea) and cocoa fats for potential use in future food applications	1
Thermal performance of glass facade under fire loading: a numerical approach	1
Failure prediction of solid resilient tyres due to kerb impact: A finite element modelling approach	1
Aerial crack detection in building structures using convolutional neural networks	1
Additions of two Lamiaceae (Lamiales) species to Sri Lanka’s angiosperm check list from Northern dry zone.	1
M-polynomial and topological indices for the anti-tuberculosis drugs	1
Effect of oviposition-site deprivation on reproductive performance and life history parameters of dengue vector Aedes aegypti	1
Evaluation of Taekwondo Poomsae movements using skeleton points	1
All Ramsey critical graphs for large cycles vs a complete graph of order six	1
Genetic control of fruit length, external colour and number of fruits per vine in bitter gourd studied using Charantia × Muricata crosses	1

Molecular and phenotypic characterization of <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Colletotrichum plurivorum</em> and <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Colletotrichum</e	1
Anomalous propagation pathway of the Sri Lanka Dome in summer 2014	1
Simulation of coloured particles radiation spectra from black holes	1
Meta-heuristic method to schedule vehicle routing with moving shipments at the cross-docking facility	1
Enhanced privacy-preserving federated convivial learning for internet of medical things (IoMT) through blockchain-enabled trust Q-learning	1
Error detection through modified phase II process monitoring under different classical estimators	1
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and food safety: A review	1
Construction of an effective telephone bandwidth specifically for speaker recognition	1
Recognition of handwritten characters using deep convolution neural network	1
Effect of PEGylated gold nanorods on the circulating vascular endothelial growth factor, platelet-derived growth factor, and miR-29a in CD-1 mice	1