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Pubudu N. Pathirana

Pubudu N. Pathirana

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 34 2773 2601 97 94 243 7982
Computer Science 40 9099 8838 282 281 301 10536

Pubudu N. Pathirana publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pubudu N. Pathirana between 1997 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pubudu N. Pathirana published across 30 years, from 1997 to 2026, averaging 11.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2020. 28 of the 356 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2020. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 34 publications 2021: 32 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 26 publications 2026: 2 publications
1997 2026

356 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pubudu N. Pathirana: publications per year, 1997 to 2026
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 2
2002 5
2003 6
2004 6
2005 7
2006 12
2007 19
2008 17
2009 8
2010 11
2011 9
2012 8
2013 9
2014 15
2015 21
2016 17
2017 7
2018 17
2019 20
2020 34
2021 32
2022 8
2023 20
2024 17
2025 26
2026 2
Total 356
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Pubudu N. Pathirana publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pubudu N. Pathirana sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 237–246 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 243 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92 243
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Pubudu N. Pathirana D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pubudu N. Pathirana sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 34 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189 34
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Overview

Pubudu N. Pathirana is affiliated with Deakin University in Australia and has a significant body of work in the field of computer science. Their research spans various specialized areas, including artificial intelligence, information systems, and computer networks and communications, with additional contributions linked to cellular and molecular neuroscience and neurology.

The scientist's publications extensively cover topics such as privacy-preserving technologies in data, blockchain technology applications and security, IoT and edge/fog computing, genetic neurodegenerative diseases, COVID-19 diagnosis using AI, anomaly detection techniques and applications, and cryptography and data security.

Frequent collaborators who have coauthored numerous papers with Pubudu N. Pathirana include:

  • Dinh C. Nguyen
  • Aruna Seneviratne
  • Ming Ding
  • Malcolm Horne
  • David J. Szmulewicz

They have contributed regularly to a number of well-known publication venues, including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • IEEE Access
  • IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Journal of Network and Computer Applications

Key recent publications by Pubudu N. Pathirana include:

  • "6G Internet of Things: A Comprehensive Survey," 2021, IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • "Federated Learning for Smart Healthcare: A Survey," 2022, ACM Computing Surveys
  • "A survey on blockchain for big data: Approaches, opportunities, and future directions," 2022, Future Generation Computer Systems
  • "Blockchain for 5G and beyond networks: A state of the art survey," 2020, Journal of Network and Computer Applications
  • "Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Survey on the State-of-the-Arts," 2020, IEEE Access

Their work involves a strong focus on integrating emerging technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence with applications in healthcare and communication networks. The diversity of subfields, such as artificial intelligence and molecular neuroscience, reflect an interdisciplinary approach in their research portfolio. The scientist's contribution includes both survey articles and application-driven studies that address modern challenges in data privacy, network security, smart healthcare, and pandemic-related AI solutions.

Best Publications

  • Federated Learning for Internet of Things: A Comprehensive Survey

    Dinh C. Nguyen;Ming Ding;Pubudu N. Pathirana;Aruna Seneviratne

  • 6G Internet of Things: A Comprehensive Survey

    Dinh C. Nguyen;Ming Ding;Pubudu N. Pathirana;Aruna Seneviratne

  • 6G Internet of Things: A Comprehensive Survey

    Dinh C. Nguyen;Ming Ding;Pubudu N. Pathirana;Aruna Seneviratne

  • Federated Learning for Smart Healthcare: A Survey

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  • Blockchain for Secure EHRs Sharing of Mobile Cloud Based E-Health Systems

    Dinh C. Nguyen;Pubudu N. Pathirana;Ming Ding;Aruna Seneviratne

  • Optimality analysis of sensor-target localization geometries

    Adrian N. Bishop;Barış Fidan;Brian D. O. Anderson;Kutluyıl Doğançay

  • A Survey on Blockchain for Big Data: Approaches, Opportunities, and Future Directions.

    Natarajan Deepa;Quoc-Viet Pham;Dinh C. Nguyen;Sweta Bhattacharya

  • Federated Learning Meets Blockchain in Edge Computing: Opportunities and Challenges

    Dinh C. Nguyen;Ming Ding;Quoc-Viet Pham;Pubudu N. Pathirana

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Survey on the State-of-the-Arts

    Quoc-Viet Pham;Dinh C. Nguyen;Thien Huynh-The;Won-Joo Hwang

  • Blockchain for 5G and beyond networks: A state of the art survey

    Dinh C. Nguyen;Pubudu N. Pathirana;Ming Ding;Aruna Seneviratne

  • Node localization using mobile robots in delay-tolerant sensor networks

    P.N. Pathirana;N. Bulusu;A.V. Savkin;S. Jha

  • Privacy-Preserved Task Offloading in Mobile Blockchain With Deep Reinforcement Learning

    Dinh C. Nguyen;Pubudu N. Pathirana;Ming Ding;Aruna Seneviratne

  • Integration of Blockchain and Cloud of Things: Architecture, Applications and Challenges

    Dinh C. Nguyen;Pubudu N. Pathirana;Ming Ding;Aruna Seneviratne

  • Blockchain and AI-Based Solutions to Combat Coronavirus (COVID-19)-Like Epidemics: A Survey

    Dinh C. Nguyen;Ming Ding;Pubudu N. Pathirana;Aruna Seneviratne

  • Integration of Blockchain and Cloud of Things: Architecture, Applications and Challenges

    Dinh C Nguyen;Pubudu N Pathirana;Ming Ding;Aruna Seneviratne

  • Blockchain for Edge of Things: Applications, Opportunities, and Challenges

    Thippa Reddy Gadekallu;Quoc-Viet Pham;Dinh C. Nguyen;Praveen Kumar Reddy Maddikunta

  • Bearing-Only Localization using Geometrically Constrained Optimization

    A.N. Bishop;B.D.O. Anderson;B. Fidan;P.N. Pathirana

  • Discrete Wirtinger-based inequality and its application

    Phan Thanh Nam;Pubudu N. Pathirana;Hieu Trinh

  • Monitoring and Analysis of Respiratory Patterns Using Microwave Doppler Radar

    Yee Siong Lee;Pubudu N. Pathirana;Christopher Louis Steinfort;Terry Caelli

  • BEdgeHealth: A Decentralized Architecture for Edge-Based IoMT Networks Using Blockchain

    Dinh C. Nguyen;Pubudu N. Pathirana;Ming Ding;Aruna Seneviratne

  • Federated Learning for COVID-19 Detection with Generative Adversarial Networks in Edge Cloud Computing

    Dinh C. Nguyen;Ming Ding;Pubudu N. Pathirana;Aruna Seneviratne

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Survey on the State-of-the-Arts

    Quoc-Viet Pham;Dinh C. Nguyen;Thien Huynh-The;Won-Joo Hwang

  • Mobility modelling and trajectory prediction for cellular networks with mobile base stations

    Pubudu N. Pathirana;Andrey V. Savkin;Sanjay Jha

  • Smartwatch: Performance evaluation for long-term heart rate monitoring

    Dung Phan;Lee Yee Siong;Pubudu N. Pathirana;Aruna Seneviratne

  • Exploiting geometry for improved hybrid AOA/TDOA-based localization

    Adrian N. Bishop;Barış Fidan;Kutluyıl Doğançay;Brian D. O. Anderson

  • Technical communique: Further result on reachable set bounding for linear uncertain polytopic systems with interval time-varying delays

    Phan T. Nam;Pubudu N. Pathirana

  • Node localization using mobile robots in delay-tolerant sensor networks

    Pubudu N. Pathirana;Nirupama Bulusu;Andrey V. Savkin;Sanjay K. Jha

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrey V. Savkin
Andrey V. Savkin University of New South Wales
Malcolm K. Horne
Malcolm K. Horne Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Aruna Seneviratne
Aruna Seneviratne University of New South Wales
Ming Ding
Ming Ding Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Hieu Trinh
Hieu Trinh Deakin University
Jun Li
Jun Li Nanjing University of Science and Technology
H. Vincent Poor
H. Vincent Poor Princeton University
Quoc-Viet Pham
Quoc-Viet Pham Trinity College Dublin
Louise A. Corben
Louise A. Corben University of Melbourne
Sanjay Jha
Sanjay Jha University of New South Wales

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