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D-Index
43
Citations
7423
World Ranking
3209
National Ranking
231

Saman Seneweera publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Saman Seneweera sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 115 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Saman Seneweera D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Saman Seneweera sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Botany
  • Ecology

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Agronomy, Botany, Photosynthesis, Cultivar and Nutrient. Grain quality is the focus of his Agronomy research. His Grain quality research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Amylose and Carbon dioxide.

His Botany research incorporates elements of Oryza sativa and Horticulture. His studies deal with areas such as Crop, Animal science and Sowing as well as Cultivar. Saman Seneweera combines subjects such as Phytic acid, Human nutrition, Zinc deficiency and Iron deficiency with his study of Animal science.

His most cited work include:

  • Increasing CO2 threatens human nutrition (572 citations)
  • Influence of rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations and temperature on growth, yield and grain quality of cereal crops (144 citations)
  • Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels this century will alter the protein, micronutrients, and vitamin content of rice grains with potential health consequences for the poorest rice-dependent countries. (104 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Agronomy, Photosynthesis, Carbon dioxide, Cultivar and Horticulture. His Agronomy research incorporates themes from Nutrient and Animal science. His study looks at the relationship between Photosynthesis and topics such as Acclimatization, which overlap with Photosynthetic capacity and Biomass.

His research in Carbon dioxide intersects with topics in Food science and Antioxidant. Many of his research projects under Cultivar are closely connected to Biochar with Biochar, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. Saman Seneweera has included themes like Tiller, Poaceae, Botany and Flowering time in his Horticulture study.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Agronomy (48.31%)
  • Photosynthesis (35.59%)
  • Carbon dioxide (35.59%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Agronomy (48.31%)
  • Photosynthesis (35.59%)
  • Cultivar (27.97%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Agronomy, Photosynthesis, Cultivar, Food science and Phytic acid. His studies in Agronomy integrate themes in fields like Agroecosystem and Food security. His Photosynthesis research integrates issues from Molecular breeding and Agriculture, Green Revolution.

His Cultivar study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Carbon dioxide and Antioxidant, Flavonoid. His Carbon dioxide study combines topics in areas such as High-performance liquid chromatography, Polyphenol, Fragaria and Shoot biomass. Saman Seneweera interconnects Biofortification, Gene expression and Plant breeding in the investigation of issues within Phytic acid.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Arsenic in cooked rice foods: Assessing health risks and mitigation options. (37 citations)
  • Mitigation of arsenic accumulation in rice: An agronomical, physico-chemical, and biological approach–A critical review (20 citations)
  • Identification of low phytic acid and high Zn bioavailable rice (Oryza sativa L.) from 69 accessions of the world rice core collection (10 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Enzyme
  • Ecology
  • Agriculture

His primary areas of study are Food science, Phytic acid, Oryza sativa, Oryza and Biofortification. His work carried out in the field of Food science brings together such families of science as Polyphenol, Antioxidant, Flavonoid, High-performance liquid chromatography and Carbon dioxide. His Phytic acid study often links to related topics such as Regulation of gene expression.

His Oryza sativa research includes elements of Toxicology and Rainwater harvesting. The study incorporates disciplines such as Quantitative trait locus and Gene expression in addition to Oryza. His Biofortification research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Chromosomal region and Plant breeding.

Best Publications

  • Increasing CO2 threatens human nutrition.

    Samuel S. Myers;Antonella Zanobetti;Itai Kloog;Peter Huybers

  • Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels this century will alter the protein, micronutrients, and vitamin content of rice grains with potential health consequences for the poorest rice-dependent countries.

    Chunwu Zhu;Kazuhiko Kobayashi;Irakli Loladze;Jianguo Zhu

  • Arsenic speciation dynamics in paddy rice soil-water environment: sources, physico-chemical, and biological factors - A review.

    Prasanna Kumarathilaka;Saman Seneweera;Andrew Meharg;Jochen Bundschuh

  • Effects of elevated carbon dioxide on photosynthesis and carbon partitioning: a perspective on root sugar sensing and hormonal crosstalk

    Michael Thompson;Dananjali Gamage;Naoki Hirotsu;Naoki Hirotsu;Anke Martin

  • Influence of Rising Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations and Temperature on Growth, Yield and Grain Quality of Cereal Crops

    JP Conroy;S Seneweera;AS Basra;G Rogers

  • Elevated atmospheric [CO2] can dramatically increase wheat yields in semi‐arid environments and buffer against heat waves

    Glenn J. Fitzgerald;Michael Tausz;Garry O'Leary;Mahabubur R. Mollah

  • New insights into the cellular mechanisms of plant growth at elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations

    Dananjali Gamage;Dananjali Gamage;Michael Thompson;Mark Sutherland;Naoki Hirotsu;Naoki Hirotsu

  • Improving yield potential in crops under elevated CO2: Integrating the photosynthetic and nitrogen utilization efficiencies

    Surya Kant;Saman Seneweera;Joakim Rodin;Michael Materne

  • Manipulating the phytic acid content of rice grain toward improving micronutrient bioavailability

    Ishara Perera;Saman Seneweera;Naoki Hirotsu;Naoki Hirotsu

  • Arsenic accumulation in rice (Oryza sativa L.) is influenced by environment and genetic factors

    Prasanna Kumarathilaka;Saman Seneweera;Andrew Meharg;Jochen Bundschuh

  • Rising atmospheric CO2 concentration affects mineral nutrient and protein concentration of wheat grain

    Nimesha Fernando;Joe Panozzo;Michael Tausz;Robert Norton

  • Bioenergy from Cotton Industry Wastes: A review and potential

    Ihsan Hamawand;Gary Sandell;Pam Pittaway;Sayan Chakrabarty

  • Medical geology in the framework of the sustainable development goals

    Jochen Bundschuh;Jyoti Prakash Maity;Jyoti Prakash Maity;Shahbaz Mushtaq;Meththika Vithanage;Meththika Vithanage

  • Understanding crop physiology to select breeding targets and improve crop management under increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations

    Michael Tausz;Sabine Tausz-Posch;Robert M. Norton;Glenn J. Fitzgerald

  • Growth, grain yield and quality of rice (Oryza sativa L.) in response to elevated CO2 and phosphorus nutrition

    Saman P. Seneweera;Jann P. Conroy

  • Arsenic in cooked rice foods: Assessing health risks and mitigation options.

    Prasanna Kumarathilaka;Saman Seneweera;Yong Sik Ok;Andrew Meharg

  • Changes in source-sink relations during development influence photosynthetic acclimation of rice to free air CO2 enrichment (FACE).

    Saman P. Seneweera;Oula Ghannoum;Jann P. Conroy;Ken Ishimaru

  • Elevated CO2 alters grain quality of two bread wheat cultivars grown under different environmental conditions

    Nimesha Fernando;Joe Panozzo;Michael Tausz;Robert M. Norton

  • New insight into photosynthetic acclimation to elevated CO2: The role of leaf nitrogen and ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase content in rice leaves

    Saman Seneweera;Amane Makino;Naoki Hirotsu;Robert Norton

  • Improving Rice Zinc Biofortification Success Rates Through Genetic and Crop Management Approaches in a Changing Environment

    Niluka Nakandalage;Marc Nicolas;Robert M. Norton;Naoki Hirotsu

  • Release of antimicrobial peptides through bromelain hydrolysis of leatherjacket (Meuchenia sp.) insoluble proteins

    Junus Salampessy;Michael Phillips;Saman Seneweera;Kasipathy Kailasapathy

Frequent Co-Authors

Glenn J. Fitzgerald
Glenn J. Fitzgerald University of Melbourne
Michael Tausz
Michael Tausz University of Melbourne
Jann P. Conroy
Jann P. Conroy Western Sydney University
Jochen Bundschuh
Jochen Bundschuh University of Southern Queensland
Michael O. Thompson
Michael O. Thompson Cornell University
Andrew A. Meharg
Andrew A. Meharg Queen's University Belfast
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok Korea University
Oula Ghannoum
Oula Ghannoum Western Sydney University
Andrew D. B. Leakey
Andrew D. B. Leakey University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michael J. Ottman
Michael J. Ottman University of Arizona

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