Author

Akila Harishchandra

Observed names: A. Harishchandra, Harishchandra, Akila

Institution: Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

Observed institutions: Duke University, University of Maine System, National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, University of Maine

ORCID: 0000-0003-1672-4997

Observed ORCID: 0000-0003-1672-4997

OpenAlex ID: A5070014057

The Status of the Coral Reefs of the Jaffna Peninsula (Northern Sri Lanka), with 36 Coral Species New to Sri Lanka Confirmed by DNA Bar-Coding

2021 · Ashani Arulananthan, Venura Herath, et al. · Oceans · 20

Occupational heat exposure alone does not explain chronic kidney disease of uncertain aetiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka

2022 · P. Mangala C.S. De Silva, E.M.D.V. Ekanayake, et al. · The Journal of Climate Change and Health · 17

Thermal physiology integrated species distribution model predicts profound habitat fragmentation for estuarine fish with ocean warming

2022 · Akila Harishchandra, Huijie Xue, et al. · Scientific Reports · 9

Transcriptomic and Methylomic Analyses Show Significant Shifts in Biosynthetic Processes and Reduced Intrapopulation Gene Expression Variance in PAH-Adapted Atlantic Killifish

2024 · Akila Harishchandra, Richard T. Di Giulio, et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 6

Environmental Microbial Cues Alter Embryonic Development and Stress Responses in Vertebrates: Insights From the Zebrafish ( Danio rerio ) Model

2025 · Emily M. Green, Akila Harishchandra, et al. · Molecular Ecology · 5

Algal dominance and impacts of tourism on coral reefs in Casurina beach, Karainagar Island, Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka

2018 · A. Ashani, H. M. V. G. Herath, et al. · Tropical Agricultural Research · 3

Bridging barriers and solutions for better climate‐adapted agriculture in low‐ and middle‐income countries

2025 · I. G. S. S. Ekanayaka, K. M. L. B. Kulasekara, et al. · Agricultural & Environmental Letters · 2

Heat Exposure and Kidney Dysfunction in US Farmworkers

2026 · Oscar Hazael Briones Jimenez, Veronica M. Carrion, et al. · Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Revealing ENSO-linked oceanic and atmospheric controls driving coral bleaching: lessons from Sri Lanka’s fringing reef systems

2026 · Akila Harishchandra · Coral Reefs

Data from: Transcriptomic and methylomic analyses show significant shifts in biosynthetic processes and reduced intrapopulation gene expression variance in PAH-Adapted Atlantic killifish

2026 · Di Giulio, Richard T., Harishchandra, Akila, et al. · Research Data Repository, Duke University

Reply to Hendawitharana et al. Comment on “Arulananthan et al. The Status of the Coral Reefs of the Jaffna Peninsula (Northern Sri Lanka), with 36 Coral Species New to Sri Lanka Confirmed by DNA Bar-Coding. Oceans 2021, 2, 509–529”

2024 · Ashani Arulananthan, Venura Herath, et al. · Oceans

Evolution of coastal sea surface salinity in Trincomallee and Dondra evaluated using sea water samples collected by local fishermen between 2013-2015.

2016 · Akila Harishchandra, K. Arulananthan

Oceanographic study of an identified meso scale eddy in the central Bay of Bengal during second inter monsoon 2013

2015 · Akila Harishchandra, K. Arulananthan

Works count: 14

Citation count: 62

H-index: 5

I10-index: 2