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Thushara D. Abhayapala

Thushara D. Abhayapala

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
39
Citations
8365
World Ranking
7564
National Ranking
385

Thushara D. Abhayapala publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 410 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Thushara D. Abhayapala D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thushara D. Abhayapala sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Thushara D. Abhayapala is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia, focusing their research within the intersecting domains of computer science and engineering. Their scholarly work prominently encompasses signal processing, computational mechanics, biomedical engineering, cognitive neuroscience, and aerospace engineering.

The core of their research relates to speech and audio processing, acoustic wave phenomena, and advanced adaptive filtering techniques, extending into topics such as hearing loss and rehabilitation, aerodynamics and acoustics in jet flows, underwater acoustics, and music and audio processing.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Prasanga N. Samarasinghe, Jihui Zhang, Amy Bastine, Lachlan Birnie, and Fei Ma. This blend of coauthorship illustrates a multidisciplinary approach spanning various specializations pertinent to acoustic and signal processing fields.

Abhayapala's contributions have been published in numerous academic venues, with significant representation in:

  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE/ACM Transactions on Audio Speech and Language Processing
  • Applied Sciences
  • IEEE Transactions on Audio Speech and Language Processing

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Abhayapala include:

  • "Multiple Source Direction of Arrival Estimations Using Relative Sound Pressure Based MUSIC" (2020) in IEEE/ACM Transactions on Audio Speech and Language Processing
  • "Drone Audition: Sound Source Localization Using On-Board Microphones" (2022) in IEEE/ACM Transactions on Audio Speech and Language Processing
  • "Spatial audio signal processing for binaural reproduction of recorded acoustic scenes - review and challenges" (2022) in Acta Acustica
  • "Mixed Source Sound Field Translation for Virtual Binaural Application With Perceptual Validation" (2021) in IEEE/ACM Transactions on Audio Speech and Language Processing
  • "Semi-Supervised Multiple Source Localization Using Relative Harmonic Coefficients Under Noisy and Reverberant Environments" (2020) in IEEE/ACM Transactions on Audio Speech and Language Processing

Best Publications

  • Reproduction of a plane-wave sound field using an array of loudspeakers

    D.B. Ward;T.D. Abhayapala

  • Theory and design of high order sound field microphones using spherical microphone array

    Thushara D. Abhayapala;Darren B. Ward

  • Theory and design of sound field reproduction in reverberant rooms.

    Terence Betlehem;Thushara D. Abhayapala

  • Intrinsic Limits of Dimensionality and Richness in Random Multipath Fields

    R.A. Kennedy;P. Sadeghi;T.D. Abhayapala;H.M. Jones

  • Personal Sound Zones: Delivering interface-free audio to multiple listeners

    Terence Betlehem;Wen Zhang;Mark A. Poletti;Thushara D. Abhayapala

  • Error Bounds for Uplink and Downlink 3D Localization in 5G Millimeter Wave Systems

    Zohair Abu-Shaban;Xiangyun Zhou;Thushara Abhayapala;Gonzalo Seco-Granados

  • Recent Advances in Active Noise Control Inside Automobile Cabins: Toward quieter cars

    Prasanga N. Samarasinghe;Wen Zhang;Thushara D. Abhayapala

  • Error Bounds for Uplink and Downlink 3D Localization in 5G mmWave Systems.

    Zohair Abu-Shaban;Xiangyun Zhou;Thushara D. Abhayapala;Gonzalo Seco-Granados

  • A Gaussian-Sum Based Cubature Kalman Filter for Bearings-Only Tracking

    P. H. Leong;S. Arulampalam;T. A. Lamahewa;T. D. Abhayapala

  • Spatial Multizone Soundfield Reproduction: Theory and Design

    Y J Wu;T D Abhayapala

  • Spatial correlation for general distributions of scatterers

    P.D. Teal;T.D. Abhayapala;R.A. Kennedy

  • Broadband nearfield beamforming using a radial beampattern transformation

    R.A. Kennedy;T.D. Abhayapala;D.B. Ward

  • Theory and Design of Soundfield Reproduction Using Continuous Loudspeaker Concept

    Y.J. Wu;T.D. Abhayapala

  • Surround by Sound: A Review of Spatial Audio Recording and Reproduction

    Wen Zhang;Parasanga N. Samarasinghe;Hanchi Chen;Thushara D. Abhayapala

  • Introducing Space into MIMO Capacity Calculations

    Tony S. Pollock;Thushara D. Abhayapala;Rodney A. Kennedy

  • On dimensionality of multipath fields: Spatial extent and richness

    Haley M. Jones;Rodney A. Kennedy;Thushara D. Abhayapala

  • Active Noise Control Over Space: A Wave Domain Approach

    Jihui Zhang;Thushara D. Abhayapala;Wen Zhang;Prasanga N. Samarasinghe

  • Insights into head-related transfer function: Spatial dimensionality and continuous representation

    Wen Zhang;Thushara D. Abhayapala;Rodney A. Kennedy;Ramani Duraiswami

  • Wavefield Analysis Over Large Areas Using Distributed Higher Order Microphones

    Prasanga Samarasinghe;Thushara Abhayapala;Mark Poletti

  • Three-Dimensional Sound Field Reproduction Using Multiple Circular Loudspeaker Arrays

    A Gupta;T D Abhayapala

  • Characterization of 3D spatial wireless channels

    T.D. Abhayapala;T.S. Pollock;R.A. Kennedy

Frequent Co-Authors

Rodney A. Kennedy
Rodney A. Kennedy Australian National University
Jian Zhang
Jian Zhang University of Technology Sydney
Xiangyun Zhou
Xiangyun Zhou Australian National University
Henk Wymeersch
Henk Wymeersch Chalmers University of Technology
Gonzalo Seco-Granados
Gonzalo Seco-Granados Autonomous University of Barcelona
Robert C. Williamson
Robert C. Williamson University of Tübingen
Sharon Gannot
Sharon Gannot Bar-Ilan University
Nan Yang
Nan Yang Australian National University
Shihao Yan
Shihao Yan Edith Cowan University
Walter Kellermann
Walter Kellermann University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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