Initiated in 2015, the Annual Research Awards Ceremony is a much awaited occasion in the university wherein the academia is recognized and awarded for their groundbreaking findings and outstanding excellence in the field of research. 91传媒, thus far has four well established laboratories and other emerging laboratories and it encourages academic research at all times. This ceremony is held with the intention of disseminating such findings to the public sphere while promoting and persuading further expansion of the same.
The Annual Research Awards Ceremony 2016 was held in much grandeur on 29th September 2016 from 6 pm onwards at the Golden Rose, Boralesgamuwa.
The Research Grants provided throughout the years have been mounting higher and higher due to the need of the hour and as a result the mere 55 number of grants provided last year worth 69 million has by 2016 reached up to 74 grants with 123 million rupees invested. Furthermore the research awards presented by the Research Council has also rocket up to 798 marking a 50% overall increase. In addition, the launching of 鈥淰idyodaya Vision鈥� the initial research manual of the university also took place on this very special day.
One researcher having highest citations for the year and one researcher having the highest h-index were selected to be awarded last year however; the council increased the number up to three academics from each category to be awarded in the year 2016. Thus the following were awarded accordingly;
Researcher having the highest citations for the year 2015 [Three (03) awards for each faculty]
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr. S.C.B. Heenkenda – Citations 听05
Dr.H.A.G. Sujeewa – Citations 11
Prof. (Mrs.) C.A.D. Nahallage – Citations 听20
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Dr. T.G.I.听 Fernando – Citations 84
Senior Prof. (Mrs.) S. Weerakoon 听– Citations 90
Dr. N.M.S. Sirimuthu – Citations 122
Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce
Prof. K.D. Gunawardena – Citations 听14
Senior Prof. H.H.D.N.P. Opatha – Citations 听19
Dr. (Mrs.) P.G.S.A. Jayarathna – Citations 28
Faculty of Medical Sciences
Prof. (Mrs.) J.K.P.Wanigasuriya – Citations 71
Prof. (Mrs.) S.S.N. Fernando – 听Citations 听78
Prof. (Mrs.) G.N. Malavige – Citations 202
Faculty of Technology
Dr. N.A. Weerasekara – 听Citations 听12
Dr. B.H.A.K.T. Ariyadasa 听– Citations 听12
Dr. A.M.R.G. Athapaththu – Citations 22
Three Researchers鈥� from each faculty with the highest h-index were also recognized at this occasion.
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr. H.A.G. Sujeewa – 听 h-index 听2
Prof. (Mrs.) C.A.D. Nahallage – h-index 听 8
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Prof. Pathmalal M. Manage – h-index 听 12
Prof. P.M. Jayaweera – h-index 听 13
Dr. N.M.S. Sirimuthu 听– h-index 听 13
Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce
Prof. K.D. Gunawardena 听– 听h-index 听5
Dr. (Mrs.) C. Hewagamage – 听h-index 听5
Senior Prof. H.H.D.N.P. Opatha 听– 听h-index 听7
Faculty of Medical Sciences
Prof. (Mrs.) S.S.N. Fernando – h-index 听 12
Prof. S.B. Gunatilake – 听h-index 14
Prof. (Mrs.) G.N. Malavige – h-index 听20
Faculty of Technology
Dr. B.H.A.K.T. Ariyadasa – h-index 3
Dr. (Mrs.) A.H.L.R. Nilmini – 听h-index 4
Dr. A.M.R.G. Athapaththu – 听h-index 听4
Thereafter the External Research Grants were also presented;
External Research Grants (2010-2015)
Faculty of Applied Sciences 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Rs. (Millions) 37
Faculty of Management Studies & Commerce 听 听 听 Rs. (Millions) 1
Facuty of Medical & Allied Health Sciences 听 听 听 听 听 听Rs. (Millions) 14
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Summary- Department wise:
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Department of Botany 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Rs. (Millions) 5
Department of Statistics听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Rs. (Millions) 3
Department of zoology听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Rs. (Millions) 30
Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce
Department of Human Resource Management Rs. (Millions) 1.01
Faculty of Medical Sciences
Department of Allied Health Sciences 听 听 听 听 Rs. (Millions) 2
Department of Anatomy听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Rs. (Millions) 2
Department of Biochemistry听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Rs. (Millions) 9
Department of Microbiology听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Rs. (Millions) 0.3
Department of Parasitology听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Rs. (Millions) 0.4
Department of Physiology 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Rs. (Millions) 0.7
Researchers鈥� were then ranked in the Webometrics Database and the following were recognized as a result,
| Prof. G. NeelikaMalavige | h-index : 18 | Department of Microbiology | |
| Dr.听 NarayanaSirimuthu | h-index : 13 | Department of Chemistry | |
| Prof. Pradeep M. Jayaweera | h-index : 13 | Department of Chemistry | |
| Prof. Sirimali Fernando | h-index : 12 | Department of Microbiology | |
| Prof. M.M. Pathmalal | h-index : 12 | Department of Zoology | |
| Prof. BalangodaSinghakumara | h-index : 11 | Department of Forestry & Environmental Sciences | |
| Prof. Ranil De Silva | h-index听 : 11 | Department of Anatomy | |
| Prof. S.S.N. Fernando | h-index : 10 | Department ofMicrobiology |
Emeritus Professors having h- index of 10 or more than 10 who were awarded are as follows,
Emeritus Professors having h- index of 10 or more than 10
Faculty of Medical Sciences
Department : Biochemistry
Professor E.R. Jansz听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 h-index 16
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Department : Chemistry
Professor. A.M. Abeysekera听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 h-index 10
Thereafter the Departments which had the highest average h-index for the year 2016 were also recognized,
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Rank 05听听听听听听听听听听 Department of Political Science听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Average h-index : 0.11
Rank 04听听听听听听听听听听 Department of English听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Average h-index : 0.22
Rank 03听听听听听听听听听听 Department of Economics听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Average h-index : 0.30
Rank 02听听听听听听听听听听 Department of Sociology & Anthropology 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Average h-index : 0.50
Rank 01听听听听听听听听听听 Department of Geography听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Average h-index : 0.91
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Rank 05听听听听听听听听听听 Department of Chemistry听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Average h-index : 1.23
Rank 04听听听听听听听听听听 Department of Statistics听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Average h-index : 1.25
Rank 03听听听听听听听听听听 Department of Zoology 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Average h-index : 1.45
Rank 02听听听听听听听听听听 Department of Forestry & Environmental Sciences听听 Average h-index : 1.60
Rank 01听听听听听听听听听听 Department of Computer Science听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Average h-index : 2.00
Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce
Rank 05听听听听听听听听听听 Department of Decision Sciences 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Average h-index : 0.31
Rank 04听听听听听听听听听听 Department of Information Technology听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Average h-index : 0.40
Rank 03听听听听听听听听听听 Department of Estate Management & Valuation听听听听听听 Average h-index :0 .44
Rank 02听听听听听听听听听听 Department of Marketing Management 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Average h-index : 0.58
Rank 01听听听听听听听听听听 Department of Human Resource Management听听听听听听听听听 Average h-index : 0.67
Faculty of Medical Sciences
Rank 05听听听听听听听听听听 Department of Physiology听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Average h-index : 0.80
Rank 04听听听听听听听听听听 Department of Biochemistry听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Average h-index : 2.38
Rank 03听听听听听听听听听听 Department of Medicine听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Average h-index :2.38
Rank 02听听听听听听听听听听 Department of Parasitology听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Average h-index : 2.50
Rank 01听听听听听听听听听听 Department of Microbiology听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Average h-index : 3.13
Faculty of Technology
Rank 01听听听听听听听听听听 Department of Bio Systems Technology听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Average h-index : 1.33
Faculty of Engineering
Rank 01听听听听听听听听听听 Department of Electrical & Electronics听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Average h-index : 2.00
The Best Young Researcher was an award presented to a promising young below the age of 40 and it was awarded to Dr. Kamal Chandima Jeewandara of the Department of Family Medicine at the Faculty of Medical Sciences.
The Vice Chancellor鈥檚 award examined by an external panel appointed by the research council following the CVCD guidelines was the final yet most exciting award for the evening. Herein the Citations were presented by Prof. M.M. Pathmalal, Departmet of Zoology and Prof. Sagarika Ekanayake from Department of Biochemistry was presented with this prestigious award.
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