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Nalin N. Wijayawardene

Nalin N. Wijayawardene

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2025

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Citations
10246
World Ranking
783
National Ranking
260

Ecology and Evolution

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Citations
10393
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National Ranking
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Overview

Nalin N. Wijayawardene is affiliated with Qujing Normal University in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, their work delves into subfields such as Plant Science, Cell Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Pharmacology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Fungal Biology and Applications
  • Lichen and fungal ecology
  • Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
  • Plant and fungal interactions
  • Plant Pathogens and Resistance

They have published in several frequent venues, such as:

  • Phytotaxa
  • MycoKeys
  • Fungal Diversity
  • Journal of Fungi
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Nalin N. Wijayawardene are:

  • FungalTraits: a user-friendly traits database of fungi and fungus-like stramenopiles, 2020, Fungal Diversity
  • Fungal diversity notes 1387-1511: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa, 2021, Fungal Diversity
  • Refined families of Dothideomycetes: orders and families incertae sedis in Dothideomycetes, 2020, Fungal Diversity
  • The Global Soil Mycobiome consortium dataset for boosting fungal diversity research, 2021, Fungal Diversity
  • Global patterns in endemicity and vulnerability of soil fungi, 2022, Global Change Biology

Nalin N. Wijayawardene collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Dong-Qin Dai
  • Kevin D. Hyde
  • Qirui Li
  • Ji-Chuan Kang
  • Yingqian Kang

Best Publications

  • FungalTraits: a user-friendly traits database of fungi and fungus-like stramenopiles

    Sergei Põlme;Sergei Põlme;Kessy Abarenkov;R. Henrik Nilsson;Björn D. Lindahl

  • Families of Dothideomycetes

    Kevin D. Hyde;E. B.Gareth Jones;Jian Kui Liu;Hiran Ariyawansa

  • The Faces of Fungi database: fungal names linked with morphology, phylogeny and human impacts

    Subashini C. Jayasiri;Kevin D. Hyde;Kevin D. Hyde;Kevin D. Hyde;Hiran A. Ariyawansa;Hiran A. Ariyawansa;Jayarama Bhat

  • Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa

    N. N. Wijayawardene;K. D. Hyde;L. K. T. Al-Ani;L. K. T. Al-Ani;L. Tedersoo

  • Fungal diversity notes 111–252—taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal taxa

    Guo Jie Li;Kevin D. Hyde;Kevin D. Hyde;Kevin D. Hyde;Rui Lin Zhao;Sinang Hongsanan;Sinang Hongsanan

  • Fungal diversity notes 1–110: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal species

    Jian Kui Liu;Kevin D. Hyde;Kevin D. Hyde;E. B. Gareth Jones;Hiran A. Ariyawansa;Hiran A. Ariyawansa

  • Notes, outline and divergence times of Basidiomycota

    Mao Qiang He;Mao Qiang He;Rui Lin Zhao;Kevin D. Hyde;Dominik Begerow

  • Families of Sordariomycetes

    Sajeewa S.N. Maharachchikumbura;Sajeewa S.N. Maharachchikumbura;Kevin D. Hyde;E. B.Gareth Jones;E. H.C. McKenzie

  • Finding needles in haystacks: Linking scientific names, reference specimens and molecular data for Fungi

    Conrad L. Schoch;Barbara Robbertse;Vincent Robert;Duong Vu

  • Outline of Ascomycota : 2017

    Nalin N. Wijayawardene;Kevin D. Hyde;Kevin D. Hyde;H. Thorsten Lumbsch;Jian Kui Liu

  • Notes for genera: Ascomycota

    Nalin N. Wijayawardene;Kevin D. Hyde;Kunhiraman C. Rajeshkumar;David L. Hawksworth

  • Fusarium: more than a node or a foot-shaped basal cell.

    P.W. Crous;P.W. Crous;L. Lombard;M. Sandoval-Denis;K.A. Seifert

  • Naming and outline of Dothideomycetes-2014 including proposals for the protection or suppression of generic names.

    Nalin N. Wijayawardene;Pedro W. Crous;Paul M. Kirk;Paul M. Kirk;David L. Hawksworth;David L. Hawksworth;David L. Hawksworth

  • Bambusicolous fungi

    Dong Qin Dai;Rungtiwa Phookamsak;Nalin N. Wijayawardene;Wen Jing Li

  • Towards unraveling relationships in Xylariomycetidae (Sordariomycetes)

    Indunil C. Senanayake;Indunil C. Senanayake;Indunil C. Senanayake;Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura;Kevin D. Hyde;Kevin D. Hyde;Kevin D. Hyde;Jayarama D. Bhat

  • Refined families of dothideomycetes: Dothideomycetidae and pleosporomycetidae

    S. Hongsanan;K. D. Hyde;R. Phookamsak;D. N. Wanasinghe

  • Revision of Phaeosphaeriaceae.

    Rungtiwa Phookamsak;Jian-Kui Liu;Eric H. C. McKenzie;Dimuthu S. Manamgoda

  • Taxonomy and phylogeny of dematiaceous coelomycetes

    Nalin N. Wijayawardene;Nalin N. Wijayawardene;Kevin D. Hyde;Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe;Moslem Papizadeh

  • Towards incorporating anamorphic fungi in a natural classification – checklist and notes for 2011

    Wijayawardene Dnn;McKenzie Ehc;Hyde Kd

  • Recommended names for pleomorphic genera in Dothideomycetes.

    Amy Y. Rossman;Pedro W. Crous;Kevin D. Hyde;David L. Hawksworth;David L. Hawksworth;David L. Hawksworth

  • The Global Soil Mycobiome consortium dataset for boosting fungal diversity research

    Leho Tedersoo;Vladimir Mikryukov;Sten Anslan;Mohammad Bahram

  • Notes for genera: basal clades of Fungi (including Aphelidiomycota, Basidiobolomycota, Blastocladiomycota, Calcarisporiellomycota, Caulochytriomycota, Chytridiomycota, Entomophthoromycota, Glomeromycota, Kickxellomycota, Monoblepharomycota, Mortierellomycota, Mucoromycota, Neocallimastigomycota, Olpidiomycota, Rozellomycota and Zoopagomycota)

    Nalin N. Wijayawardene;Nalin N. Wijayawardene;Julia Pawłowska;Peter M. Letcher;Paul M. Kirk

  • Refined families of Dothideomycetes: orders and families incertae sedis in Dothideomycetes

    Sinang Hongsanan;Sinang Hongsanan;Sinang Hongsanan;Kevin D. Hyde;Kevin D. Hyde;Kevin D. Hyde;Rungtiwa Phookamsak;Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin D. Hyde
Kevin D. Hyde Mae Fah Luang University
Dong-Qin Dai
Dong-Qin Dai Qujing Normal University
Ali H. Bahkali
Ali H. Bahkali King Saud University
Eric H. C. McKenzie
Eric H. C. McKenzie Landcare Research
Kasun M. Thambugala
Kasun M. Thambugala University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Saranyaphat Boonmee
Saranyaphat Boonmee Mae Fah Luang University
Samantha C. Karunarathna
Samantha C. Karunarathna Kunming Institute of Botany
Hiran A. Ariyawansa
Hiran A. Ariyawansa National Taiwan University
Jian-Kui Liu
Jian-Kui Liu University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Jianchu Xu
Jianchu Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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