Priyanga Ranasinghe

Priyanga Ranasinghe

University of Colombo

H-index: 49

Asia-Sri Lanka

About Priyanga Ranasinghe

Priyanga Ranasinghe, With an exceptional h-index of 49 and a recent h-index of 43 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Colombo, specializes in the field of Clinical Pharmacology, Hypertension, Non-Communicable Diseases.

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

Commonly prescribed medicines, core prescribing indicators, and prescription errors in a tertiary healthcare setting in Sri Lanka: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Dilated cardiomyopathy due to hypocalcaemia: a case report

The effect of coconut oil and palm oil on anthropometric parameters: a clinical trial

Quantification of metabolite cinnamic acid of cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) in human plasma

Novel Pharmacological Approaches in the Treatment of Hypertension: A Focus on RNA-Based Therapeutics

Tracing data for systematic reviews and meta-analyses in the advanced age of digital and social media

Coconut oil consumption and bodyweight reduction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A national survey on registered products, availability, prices, and affordability of 100 essential medicines in community pharmacies across Sri Lanka

Priyanga Ranasinghe Information

University

Position

Professor in Pharmacology Faculty of Medicine Sri Lanka

Citations(all)

19247

Citations(since 2020)

16907

Cited By

4176

hIndex(all)

49

hIndex(since 2020)

43

i10Index(all)

83

i10Index(since 2020)

73

Email

University Profile Page

University of Colombo

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Priyanga Ranasinghe Skills & Research Interests

Clinical Pharmacology

Hypertension

Non-Communicable Diseases

Top articles of Priyanga Ranasinghe

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Commonly prescribed medicines, core prescribing indicators, and prescription errors in a tertiary healthcare setting in Sri Lanka: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research

Priyanga Ranasinghe

Shalini Sri Ranganathan

2024/6/1

Dilated cardiomyopathy due to hypocalcaemia: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Nilushka Rupasinghe

Priyanga Ranasinghe

Leonard Wanninayake

2024/4

The effect of coconut oil and palm oil on anthropometric parameters: a clinical trial

BMC nutrition

Hasinthi Swarnamali

Priyanga Ranasinghe

Ranil Jayawardena

2024/1/10

Quantification of metabolite cinnamic acid of cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) in human plasma

Journal of National Science Foundation Sri Lanka

Shehani Pigera

Priyanga Ranasinghe

Migelhewa Nidarhsa Kaumal

Priyadarshani Galappatthy

2023/4

Novel Pharmacological Approaches in the Treatment of Hypertension: A Focus on RNA-Based Therapeutics

Hypertension

Melisande L. Addison

Priyanga Ranasinghe

David J. Webb

2023

Tracing data for systematic reviews and meta-analyses in the advanced age of digital and social media

Nishadi Gamage

Priyanga Ranasinghe

Ranil Jayawardena

2023/9

Coconut oil consumption and bodyweight reduction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Hasinthi Swarnamali

Priyanga Ranasinghe

Andrew P Hills

Ranil Jayawardena

2021/11/17

A national survey on registered products, availability, prices, and affordability of 100 essential medicines in community pharmacies across Sri Lanka

BMC Health Services Research

Chiranthi Kongala Liyanage

Mekala Gunawardane

Pamodee Panchalee Kumaradasa

Priyanga Ranasinghe

Ravindra Laal Jayakody

...

2023/1/3

Emerging insights and future prospects for therapeutic application of siRNA targeting angiotensinogen in hypertension

Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology

Melisande L Addison

Priyanga Ranasinghe

David J Webb

2023/11/2

Pharmacogenomic variants affecting efficacy and toxicity of statins in a south Asian population from Sri Lanka

Pharmacogenomics

Priyanga Ranasinghe

Nirmala Sirisena

Jeremy N Ariadurai

Thuwaragesh Vishnukanthan

Sathsarani Thilakarathne

...

2023/10

Small interfering RNA (siRNA): discovery, pharmacology and clinical development – an introductory review

British Journal of Pharmacology

Priyanga Ranasinghe

Melisande Addison

James W. Dear

David J. Webb

2023/11

The impact of an oral nutritional supplement on body weight gain in older adults with malnutrition: an open-label randomized controlled trial

Trials

Ranil Jayawardena

Prasani Wickramawardhane

Chamila Dalpatadu

Andrew P Hills

Priyanga Ranasinghe

2023/10/2

Impact of an oral nutritional supplement on improving body composition in older adults with malnutrition: A randomized controlled trial

World Nutrition Journal

Prasani Wickramawardhane

Chamila Dalpatadu

Andrew P Hills

Priyanga Ranasinghe

Ranil Jayawardena

2023/9/30

Population-level risks of alcohol consumption by amount, geography, age, sex, and year: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020

The Lancet

Dana Bryazka

Marissa B Reitsma

Max G Griswold

Kalkidan Hassen Abate

Cristiana Abbafati

...

2022/7/16

Global, regional, and national sex differences in the global burden of tuberculosis by HIV status, 1990–2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

The lancet infectious diseases

Jorge R Ledesma

Jianing Ma

Avina Vongpradith

Emilie R Maddison

Amanda Novotney

...

2022/2/1

Gestational obesity: an unconventional endocrine disruptor for the fetus

Luigi Barrea

Claudia Vetrani

Ludovica Verde

Evelyn Frias-Toral

Eloisa Garcia-Velasquez

...

2022/4/1

Using the AUSDRISK score to screen for pre‐diabetes and diabetes in GP practices: a case‐finding approach

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Kerry Fleming

Natasha Weaver

Roseanne Peel

Alexis Hure

Mark McEvoy

...

2021

Global, regional, and national burden of hepatitis B, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

The lancet Gastroenterology & hepatology

Brittney S Sheena

Lindsey Hiebert

Hannah Han

Helen Ippolito

Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari

...

2022/9/1

Is the Proportion of Per Capita Fat Supply Associated With the Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity? An Ecological Analysis

BMC nutrition

Hasinthi Swarnamali

Ranil Jayawardena

Michail Chourdakis

Priyanga Ranasinghe

2022/12

Estimation of the global prevalence of dementia in 2019 and forecasted prevalence in 2050: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

The Lancet Public Health

Emma Nichols

Jaimie D Steinmetz

Stein Emil Vollset

Kai Fukutaki

Julian Chalek

...

2022/2/1

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David R Matthews

University of Oxford

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Andrew P Hills BEd MSc PhD FASMF

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Ranil Jayawardena

University of Colombo

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Prof Senaka Rajapakse

University of Colombo

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Chourdakis Michael, MD PhD MPH BSc

Chourdakis Michael, MD PhD MPH BSc

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

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godwin constantine

University of Colombo

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