Nishanta Rajakaruna

Nishanta Rajakaruna

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

H-index: 31

North America-United States

About Nishanta Rajakaruna

Nishanta Rajakaruna, With an exceptional h-index of 31 and a recent h-index of 22 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, specializes in the field of Geobotany, serpentine ecology, evolutionary ecology, phytoremediation.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

GYPWORLD Africa: Setting an agenda for gypsum ecosystem research in southern Africa

Testing the suitability of portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) analysis of dried herbarium specimens to detect Ni hyperaccumulators in South Africa

Global plant ecology of tropical ultramafic ecosystems

Specific leaf area is lower on ultramafic than on neighbouring non-ultramafic soils

Physiological responses to lead and PEG-simulated drought stress in metallicolous and non-metallicolous Matthiola (Brassicaceae) species from Iran

The effects of nitrogen enrichment on low-nutrient environments: insights from studies of serpentine soil-plant relations

Lichens of ultramafic substrates in North America: a review

Assessment of plant diversity and foliar chemistry on the Sri Lankan ultramafics reveals inconsistencies in the metal hyperaccumulator trait

Nishanta Rajakaruna Information

University

Position

Associate Professor of Plant Biology Biological Sciences

Citations(all)

4605

Citations(since 2020)

2399

Cited By

3093

hIndex(all)

31

hIndex(since 2020)

22

i10Index(all)

69

i10Index(since 2020)

44

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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Nishanta Rajakaruna Skills & Research Interests

Geobotany

serpentine ecology

evolutionary ecology

phytoremediation

Top articles of Nishanta Rajakaruna

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

GYPWORLD Africa: Setting an agenda for gypsum ecosystem research in southern Africa

South African Journal of Science

Stefan J Siebert

Sara Palacio

Arantzazu L Luzuriaga

Gillian Maggs-Kölling

Eugene Marais

...

2023/10

Testing the suitability of portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) analysis of dried herbarium specimens to detect Ni hyperaccumulators in South Africa

South African Journal of Botany

Thomas J Samojedny Jr

Kevin Balkwill

Nishanta Rajakaruna

Stefan J Siebert

2023/7/1

Global plant ecology of tropical ultramafic ecosystems

Claudia Garnica-Díaz

Rosalina Berazaín Iturralde

Betsaida Cabrera

Erick Calderón-Morales

Fermín L Felipe

...

2023/6

Specific leaf area is lower on ultramafic than on neighbouring non-ultramafic soils

Plant Ecology & Diversity

Thomas J Samojedny Jr

Claudia Garnica-Díaz

Dena L Grossenbacher

George C Adamidis

Panayiotis G Dimitrakopoulos

...

2022/12/5

Physiological responses to lead and PEG-simulated drought stress in metallicolous and non-metallicolous Matthiola (Brassicaceae) species from Iran

South African Journal of Botany

Behrooz Salehi-Eskandari

Mina Shahbazi Gahrouei

Robert S Boyd

Nishanta Rajakaruna

Rasoul Ghasemi

2022/11/1

The effects of nitrogen enrichment on low-nutrient environments: insights from studies of serpentine soil-plant relations

Thomas J Samojedny Jr

Mary Devlin

Rebekah Shane

Nishanta Rajakaruna

2022/6/29

Lichens of ultramafic substrates in North America: a review

Michael Mulroy

Alan M Fryday

Amanda Gersoff

Jason Dart

Rikke Reese Naesborg

...

2022/3/14

Assessment of plant diversity and foliar chemistry on the Sri Lankan ultramafics reveals inconsistencies in the metal hyperaccumulator trait

Ecological Research

Denise RM Fernando

Antony van der Ent

Asiri S Weerasinghe

Douglas Siril A Wijesundara

Gunawarna WA Rohan Fernando

...

2022/3

Introduction to special issue: the ecology and evolution of plants in extreme environments

Plant Ecology & Diversity

F Xavier Picó

Richard J Abbott

Luis D Llambi

Nishanta Rajakaruna

Alexander ST Papadopulos

...

2022/12/5

Influence of land use and topography on distribution and bioaccumulation of potentially toxic metals in soil and plant leaves: A case study from Sekhukhuneland, South Africa

Science of The Total Environment

S Adhikari

J Marcelo-Silva

N Rajakaruna

SJ Siebert

2022/2/1

Biotransfer, bioaccumulation and detoxification of nickel along the soil-faba bean-aphid-ladybird food chain

Science of The Total Environment

Mohd Irfan Naikoo

Fareed Ahmad Khan

Ahmed Noureldeen

Jörg Rinklebe

Christian Sonne

...

2021/9/1

Scoring a lichen hat-trick

Veld & Flora

Alan Fryday

Stefan Siebert

Nishanta Rajakaruna

2021/6/1

Seasonal Impact of Phosphate-Based Fire Retardants on Soil Chemistry Following the Prophylactic Treatment of Vegetation

Environmental Science & Technology

Anthony C Yu

Mac Reinhart

Rachel Hunter

Katie Lu

Caitlin L Maikawa

...

2021/2/2

Burrowsia, a new genus of lichenized fungi (Caliciaceae), plus the new species B. cataractae and Scoliciosporum fabisporum, from Mpumalanga, South Africa

South African journal of botany

Alan M Fryday

Ian D Medeiros

Stefan J Siebert

Nathaniel Pope

Nishanta Rajakaruna

2020/8/1

The ecophysiology, genetics, adaptive significance, and biotechnology of nickel hyperaccumulation in plants

Anthony Ferrero

Peter Walsh

Nishanta Rajakaruna

2020

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Co-Authors

H-index: 156
Yong Sik Ok, HCR in Environment and Ecology, Engineering and Cross Field

Yong Sik Ok, HCR in Environment and Ecology, Engineering and Cross Field

Korea University

H-index: 79
Susan Harrison

Susan Harrison

University of California, Davis

H-index: 40
Robert S. Boyd

Robert S. Boyd

Auburn University

H-index: 39
Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha

Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha

University of Sri Jayewardenepura

H-index: 29
Stefan Siebert

Stefan Siebert

Northwest University

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