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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 67 1252 1110 78 68 419 14095

Charitha Pattiaratchi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Charitha Pattiaratchi between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Charitha Pattiaratchi published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 10.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2020. 22 of the 482 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2020. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 3 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 17 publications 1996: 23 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 17 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 32 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 7 publications
1980 2025

482 publications in total across all disciplines

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Charitha Pattiaratchi: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 3
1986 2
1987 6
1988 3
1989 3
1990 3
1991 5
1992 7
1993 3
1994 8
1995 17
1996 23
1997 12
1998 12
1999 17
2000 4
2001 10
2002 5
2003 9
2004 3
2005 10
2006 9
2007 14
2008 7
2009 11
2010 14
2011 20
2012 13
2013 20
2014 25
2015 18
2016 18
2017 17
2018 18
2019 18
2020 32
2021 20
2022 11
2023 8
2024 15
2025 7
Total 482
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Charitha Pattiaratchi publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Charitha Pattiaratchi sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 418–427 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 419 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39 419
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Charitha Pattiaratchi D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Charitha Pattiaratchi sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 67 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92 67
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Charitha Pattiaratchi is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, contributing to a total of over 160 publications in these areas.

Their work focuses on several subfields, including Oceanography, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, and Atmospheric Science. This interdisciplinary approach is reflected in the range of topics covered in their studies, such as Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Marine and Fisheries Research, Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Marine Animal Studies Overview, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Plastics in the Indian Ocean - sources, transport, distribution, and impacts (2022, Ocean science)
  • Beaching patterns of plastic debris along the Indian Ocean rim (2020, Ocean science)
  • Enhancing the Scientific Value of Industry Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) in Our Oceans (2020, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • A standardisation framework for bio-logging data to advance ecological research and conservation (2021, Methods in Ecology and Evolution)
  • Influence of offshore oil and gas structures on seascape ecological connectivity (2022, Global Change Biology)

Their collaborations include frequent coauthors such as Mark G. Meekan, Yasha Hetzel, Sarath Wijeratne, Ana M. M. Sequeira, and Ivica Janeković, indicating a network of interdisciplinary research partnerships.

Pattiaratchi's publications are commonly found in several scientific venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • Coastal Engineering Proceedings
  • Ocean science
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Millimeter-Sized Marine Plastics: A New Pelagic Habitat for Microorganisms and Invertebrates

    Julia Wiener Reisser;Jeremy Shaw;Gustaaf Hallegraeff;Maíra Carneiro Proietti

  • The vertical distribution of buoyant plastics at sea: an observational study in the North Atlantic Gyre

    J.W. Reisser;B. Slat;K. Noble;K. Du Plessis

  • Marine plastic pollution in waters around Australia: Characteristics, concentrations, and pathways

    Julia Reisser;Julia Reisser;Jeremy Shaw;Chris Wilcox;Britta Denise Hardesty

  • Seasonal changes in beach morphology along the sheltered coastline of Perth, Western Australia

    G. Masselink;Charitha Pattiaratchi

  • Global influences of the 18.61 year nodal cycle and 8.85 year cycle of lunar perigee on high tidal levels

    Ivan D. Haigh;Matt Eliot;Charitha Pattiaratchi

  • Sea-level rise induced amplification of coastal protection design heights

    Arne Arns;Soenke Dangendorf;Juergen Jensen;Stefan Talke

  • Estimating extreme water level probabilities: A comparison of the direct methods and recommendations for best practise

    A. Arns;T. Wahl;Ivan Haigh;Ivan Haigh;J. Jensen

  • WATER QUALITY MONITORING IN ESTUARINE WATERS USING THE LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER

    Paul Lavery;Charitha Pattiaratchi;Alex Wyllie;Peter Hick

  • THE CAPES CURRENT : A SUMMER COUNTERCURRENT FLOWING PAST CAPE LEEUWIN AND CAPE NATURALISTE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

    Alan Pearce;Charitha Pattiaratchi

  • Island wakes and headland eddies: A comparison between remotely sensed data and laboratory experiments

    Charitha Pattiaratchi;Alec James;Michael B Collins

  • Impact of sea-breeze activity on nearshore and foreshore processes in southwestern Australia

    Charitha Pattiaratchi;Bruce Hegge;John Gould;Ian Eliot

  • Numerical modelling of tide-induced beach water table fluctuations

    L. Li;D.A. Barry;Charitha Pattiaratchi

  • Timescales for detecting a significant acceleration in sea level rise

    Ivan D. Haigh;Ivan D. Haigh;Thomas Wahl;Thomas Wahl;Eelco J. Rohling;Eelco J. Rohling;René M. Price

  • Estimating present day extreme water level exceedance probabilities around the coastline of Australia: Tropical cyclone-induced storm surges

    Ivan D. Haigh;Ivan D. Haigh;Leigh R. MacPherson;Matthew S. Mason;E. M. S. Wijeratne

  • Estimating present day extreme water level exceedance probabilities around the coastline of Australia: tides, extra-tropical storm surges and mean sea level

    Ivan D. Haigh;Ivan D. Haigh;E. M. S. Wijeratne;Leigh R. MacPherson;Charitha B. Pattiaratchi

  • Beach water table fluctuations due to wave run‐up: Capillarity effects

    L. Li;D.A. Barry;J.-Y. Parlange;Charitha Pattiaratchi

  • Boussinesq modelling of transient rip currents

    D.M.L. Johnson;Charitha Pattiaratchi

  • Are meteotsunamis an underrated hazard

    Charitha B. Pattiaratchi;E. M. S. Wijeratne

  • Shifting perspectives on coastal impacts and adaptation

    Sally Brown;Robert J. Nicholls;Susan Hanson;Geoff Brundrit

  • A morphodynamic model to simulate the seasonal closure of tidal inlets

    Roshanka Ranasinghe;Charitha Pattiaratchi;Gerhard Masselink

  • Upwelling on the south-west coast of Australia—source of the Capes Current?

    Guy H. Gersbach;Charitha B. Pattiaratchi;Gregory N. Ivey;George R. Cresswell

  • Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas

    J. Dronkers;M.B.A.M Scheffers;F. Gerritsen;Charitha Pattiaratchi

  • Tides, surges and mean sea-level: a handbook for engineers and scientists

    C.B. Pattiaratchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Ivan D. Haigh
Ivan D. Haigh University of Southampton
Gregory Ivey
Gregory Ivey University of Western Australia
Gerhard Masselink
Gerhard Masselink Plymouth University
Roshanka Ranasinghe
Roshanka Ranasinghe IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Jörg Imberger
Jörg Imberger University of Miami
Ryan J. Lowe
Ryan J. Lowe University of Western Australia
Mark G. Meekan
Mark G. Meekan Australian Institute of Marine Science
Ling Li
Ling Li University of Queensland
Michele Thums
Michele Thums Australian Institute of Marine Science
Michael Collins
Michael Collins National Oceanography Centre

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