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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Implementation of adaptive lasso regression based on multiple Theil-Sen Estimators using differential evolution algorithm with heavy tailed errors	23
Meta-QTL analysis identified stable quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and associated resistance gene analogues in rice	11
Development of wind energy prediction models using statistical, machine learning and hybrid techniques: a case study	8
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	7
First record of Thottea duchartrei Sivar., A. Babu & Balach. (Aristolochiaceae) in Sri Lanka	7
Coincidence of inductive photoperiod and early vegetative phase leads to early flowering and increased yield in selected Sri Lankan traditional rice varieties	7
Unveiling the depths of underwater image enhancement with spatial blended CNN: Diving into clarity	6
Determination of safe zone of the mandible for implant and bone harvesting (using CBCT) of mandible in a group of Sri Lankan subjects	5
The first report on the <em>in-vitro</em> HDAC inhibitory potential of Sri Lankan traditional rice varieties	5
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
Assessment of tree cover density of Sri Lanka using visual interpretation of open-source high-resolution imagery and geographic information system interface mapping	5
Developing a model to predict the propagation of sulphide stress corrosion of steel used for petroleum pipelines	4
COVID-19 pandemic: lessons for global health security	4
Fractal characteristics of creeping discharges propagating on nano-epoxy composite insulators immersed in coconut oil	3
Characterization of landfill leachate at the Karadiyana open dumpsite, Sri Lanka, and assessment of water pollution in its vicinity	3
Reliability of the primary scientific literature	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
A novel approach for energy and exergy analysis of a fat plate solar collector with energy storage	3
Insights into the ecological roles of assembling genomes for stimulated methanogenic archaea Methanoculleus in coal seams	3
The odd modified Burr-III exponential distribution: properties, estimation and application	3
A coupled system of stochastic differential equations for probabilistic wind speed modelling	2
Interpretability and accessibility of machine learning in selected food processing, agriculture and health applications	2
Proposed mix design improvements of compressed stabilized earth blocks (CSEB) with particle packing optimization and coir reinforcement	2
Vector transport of microplastics bound potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in water systems	2

Combined use of non-destructive tests, visual inspection and service life prediction to ensure the reliability of reinforced concrete water tanks	2
Ergonomic assessment and gait analysis of a knee joint model with an active spring-reinforced centrally-rollable knee bypass support system	2
Ocean circulation around Sri Lanka	2
Enhanced privacy-preserving federated convivial learning for internet of medical things (IoMT) through blockchain-enabled trust Q-learning	2
Forecasting the track and the intensity of the cyclone Burevi using WRF	2
Determination of noise level and acoustic analysis of toys for children in Sri Lanka market	2
Comparative analysis of three memory selection methods for time integration of Fractional Reaction-Diffusion Equations	2
Skeletal point analysis to determine the accuracy of forehand smash shots played by badminton players	2
Micropropagation of Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Bertoni using nutrient water of Cocos nucifera var. aurantiaca (King coconut) as a natural growth enhancer	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
Optimal fissile distribution in multiplying systems: Illustrative examples with Monte Carlo simulation and Pontryagin’s maximum principle	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
An electrical double-layer supercapacitor based on a biomass-activated charcoal electrode and ionic liquid with excellent charge-discharge cycle stability	2
Optimization of high solids batch anaerobic co-digestion of lignocellulosic biomass and cow dung under mesophilic temperature conditions	2
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
Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) production potential of naturally existing cyanobacterial blooms	2
Effect of Degree of Saturation on soil-nail Pullout Resistance	2
Cycle structures with more than three nontrivial cycles of automorphisms of Latin squares	2
Influence of different bone meal particle size induced calcium specific appetite on performance and egg quality parameters of layer chickens	1
Guest Editorial - A tribute for fifty years of dedication and teamwork	1
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and food safety: A review	1
Visualizing changes in internal layers of Chinese chives leaf under short-term ozone exposure with biospeckle optical coherence tomography	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
Variation in plant morphology and leaf essential oil composition of a representative <em>Cinnamomum verum</em> collection from Sri Lanka	1
Comparison of physicochemical and sensory properties of African butter seed (Pentadesma butyracea) and cocoa fats for potential use in future food applications	1
Prevalence, isolation and identification of histamine forming bacteria in selected stages of supply chain of Yellowfin tuna export industry in Sri Lanka	1
Additions of two Lamiaceae (Lamiales) species to Sri Lanka’s angiosperm check list from Northern dry zone.	1
Multiscale analysis of land use and land cover changes in Sri Lanka by remote sensing: the impacts of post-war infrastructure development in the last 20 Years (2002-2022)	1
Variations of Pre-monsoon season related atmospheric parameters over Kakinada region	1
Functions of the review article within scientific discourse	1
Annual and seasonal trends in extreme precipitation events in the dry zone of Sri Lanka	1
Effect of oviposition-site deprivation on reproductive performance and life history parameters of dengue vector Aedes aegypti	1
Error detection through modified phase II process monitoring under different classical estimators	1
Evaluation of Taekwondo Poomsae movements using skeleton points	1
Athlete body power and strength estimation using skeleton point cloud	1
The culture of laziness	1
Impact of probiotics mixture as a water additive on water quality, growth performance and survival of <em>Catla catla</em> fry	1
Simulation of coloured particles radiation spectra from black holes	1
Aerial crack detection in building structures using convolutional neural networks	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
Natural α-glucosidase inhibitors from selected medicinal plants in Malaysia	1
M-polynomial and topological indices for the anti-tuberculosis drugs	1
Big molecules that do not go away	1
Structural brain network topology in migraine vs. healthy subjects: A graph theory study	1
Anomalous propagation pathway of the Sri Lanka Dome in summer 2014	1
Construction of an effective telephone bandwidth specifically for speaker recognition	1
Genetic control of fruit length, external colour and number of fruits per vine in bitter gourd studied using Charantia × Muricata crosses	1
Meta-heuristic method to schedule vehicle routing with moving shipments at the cross-docking facility	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
All Ramsey critical graphs for large cycles vs a complete graph of order six	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
On recurrence relations for moments of dual generalized order statistics for a general transmuted power function distributions with characterizations	1