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Vernon Cooray

Vernon Cooray

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
47
Citations
8667
World Ranking
3231
National Ranking
54

Vernon Cooray publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vernon Cooray sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 437 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Vernon Cooray D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Overview

Vernon Cooray is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden and conducts research primarily in the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering. Their work extensively covers subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Control and Systems Engineering, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

The main topics addressed in their research include Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena, High Voltage Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission, Electrical Fault Detection and Protection, and Electrostatic Discharge in Electronics.

Vernon Cooray has published numerous papers in various academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include Atmosphere, arXiv (Cornell University), Electric Power Systems Research, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Recent notable papers are:

  • Laser-guided lightning, 2023, Nature Photonics
  • Modeling Compact Intracloud Discharge (CID) as a Streamer Burst, 2020, Atmosphere
  • Modeling and Assessment of Lightning Hazards to Humans in Heritage Monuments in India and Sri Lanka, 2020, IEEE Access
  • Modified Transmission Line Model with a Current Attenuation Function Derived from the Lightning Radiation Field-MTLD Model, 2021, Atmosphere
  • On the Initiation of Upward Negative Lightning by Nearby Lightning Activity: An Analytical Approach, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Frequent coauthors who have worked alongside Vernon Cooray include Marcos Rubinstein, Farhad Rachidi, Gerald Cooray, Shamsul Ammar Shamsul Baharin, and Mohd Riduan Ahmad.

Best Publications

  • The Lightning Flash

    Vernon Cooray

  • The lightning striking distance—Revisited

    Vernon Cooray;Vladimir Rakov;Nelson Theethayi

  • Horizontal fields generated by return strokes

    Vernon Cooray

  • A self-consistent upward leader propagation model

    Marley Becerra;Vernon Cooray

  • Characteristics of the radiation fields from lightning in Sri Lanka in the tropics

    Vernon Cooray;Stig Lundquist

  • A study of X-ray emission from laboratory sparks in air at atmospheric pressure

    J. R. Dwyer;Z. Saleh;H. K. Rassoul;D. Concha

  • On the characteristics of some radiation fields from lightning and their possible origin in positive ground flashes

    Vernon Cooray;Stig Lundquist

  • Lightning-induced overvoltages in power lines: validity of various approximations made in overvoltage calculations

    V. Cooray;V. Scuka

  • Concepts of lightning return stroke models

    C. Gomes;V. Cooray

  • Some considerations on the "Cooray-Rubinstein" formulation used in deriving the horizontal electric field of lightning return strokes over finitely conducting ground

    V. Cooray

  • Calculating lightning-induced overvoltages in power lines. A comparison of two coupling models

    V. Cooray

  • Positive streamer discharges along insulating surfaces

    M. Akyuz;L. Gao;V. Cooray;T.G. Gustavsson

  • X rays from 80‐cm long sparks in air

    Mahbubur Rahman;Vernon Cooray;Noor Azlinda Ahmad;Johan Nyberg

  • Some features of lightning flashes observed in Sweden

    Vernon Cooray;Hugo Pérez

  • Lightning caused injuries in humans

    Vernon Cooray;Charith Cooray;Christopher Andrews

  • Time dependent evaluation of the lightning upward connecting leader inception

    Marley Becerra;Vernon Cooray

  • Comparative study on preliminary breakdown pulse trains observed in Johor, Malaysia and Florida, USA

    Zikri A. Baharudin;Noor Azlinda Ahmad;M. Fernando;Vernon Cooray

  • Comparison of preliminary breakdown pulses observed in Sweden and in Sri Lanka

    Chandima Gomes;Vernon Cooray;Chandana Jayaratne

  • Characteristics of lightning flashes observed in Sri Lanka in the tropics

    Vernon Cooray;K. P. S. C. Jayaratne

  • Propagation effects on the lightning-generated electromagnetic fields for homogeneous and mixed sea-land paths

    Vernon Cooray;Ye Ming

  • Propagation of lightning generated transient electromagnetic fields over finitely conducting ground

    Vernon Cooray;M. Fernando;T. Sörensen;Thomas Götschl

Frequent Co-Authors

Farhad Rachidi
Farhad Rachidi École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Vladimir A. Rakov
Vladimir A. Rakov University of Florida
Marcos Rubinstein
Marcos Rubinstein École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Carlo Alberto Nucci
Carlo Alberto Nucci University of Bologna
Rajeev Thottappillil
Rajeev Thottappillil Royal Institute of Technology
Silverio Visacro
Silverio Visacro Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Mario Paolone
Mario Paolone École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Eryk Dutkiewicz
Eryk Dutkiewicz University of Technology Sydney
Anders Larsson
Anders Larsson Uppsala University
Alberto Borghetti
Alberto Borghetti University of Bologna

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