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K. Jayaweera · SciRah

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K. Jayaweera

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h-index: 10
Works: 38
Citations: 406

Most-cited papers

Risk of mental health and nutritional problems for left-behind children of international labor migrants
K. Wickramage, Chesmal Siriwardhana, P. Vidanapathirana, S. Weerawarna +7 more
2015BMC Psychiatry81 citations Open access
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Common mental disorders among adult members of ‘left-behind’ international migrant worker families in Sri Lanka
C. Siriwardhana, K. Wickramage, Sisira Siribaddana, P. Vidanapathirana +7 more
2015BMC Public Health46 citations Open access
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Agreement between subjective and objective measures of sleep duration in a low‐middle income country setting
A. Schokman, Y. Bin, G. Simonelli, Jonathon E Pye +7 more
2018Sleep Health43 citations Open access
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Impact of Economic Labour Migration: A Qualitative Exploration of Left-Behind Family Member Perspectives in Sri Lanka
Chesmal Siriwardhana, K. Wickramage, K. Jayaweera, A. Adikari +4 more
2015Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health41 citations
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Integrating mental health into primary care for post-conflict populations: a pilot study
Chesmal Siriwardhana, A. Adikari, K. Jayaweera, B. Abeyrathna +1 more
2016International Journal of Mental Health Systems37 citations Open access
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Ethical challenges in mental health research among internally displaced people: ethical theory and research implementation
Chesmal Siriwardhana, A. Adikari, K. Jayaweera, A. Sumathipala
2013BMC Medical Ethics33 citations Open access
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The Colombo Twin and Singleton Follow-up Study: a population based twin study of psychiatric disorders and metabolic syndrome in Sri Lanka
K. Jayaweera, Lisa Aschan, Gayani Pannala, A. Adikari +9 more
2018BMC Public Health23 citations Open access
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The aftermath of war; mental health, substance use and their correlates with social support and resilience among adolescents in a post-conflict region of Sri Lanka
L. Dissanayake, S. Jabir, Thomas Shepherd, T. Helliwell +5 more
2023Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health16 citations Open access
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Relationship between CRP and depression: a genetically sensitive study in Sri Lanka.
H. Zavos, P. Zunszain, K. Jayaweera, Timothy R. Powell +10 more
2021Journal of Affective Disorders13 citations Open access
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The Sri Lankan Twin Registry: 2012 Update
A. Sumathipala, S. Siribaddana, M. Hotopf, P. McGuffin +12 more
2013Twin Research and Human Genetics13 citations Open access
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The association between emotional eating and depressive symptoms: a population-based twin study in Sri Lanka
M. Herle, C. Kan, K. Jayaweera, A. Adikari +9 more
2019Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics10 citations Open access
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Twins as Participants in Randomized Controlled Trials: A Review of Published Literature
A. Sumathipala, L. Yelland, D. Green, T. Shepherd +3 more
2017Twin Research and Human Genetics10 citations Open access
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Associations between socioeconomic factors and depression in Sri Lanka: The role of gene-environment interplay.
I. Badini, K. Jayaweera, Gayani Pannala, A. Adikari +7 more
2023Journal of Affective Disorders8 citations Open access
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The relationship between independent and dependent life events and depression symptoms in Sri Lanka: a twin and singleton study
H. Zavos, Bethan Dalton, K. Jayaweera, L. Harber-Aschan +7 more
2019Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology7 citations Open access
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Development of a country-specific food composition database for Sri Lanka
Janani Opatha, L. Dissanayake, Binoli Herath, K. Jayaweera +7 more
2025Journal of Food Composition and Analysis5 citations Open access
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The Sri Lankan twin registry biobank: South Asia's first twin biobank
K. Jayaweera, Lakshan Warnakula, L. Dissanayake, A. Adikari +8 more
2020Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics5 citations Open access
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All you Need is Trust? Public Perspectives on Consenting to Participate in Genomic Research in the Sri Lankan District of Colombo
K. Jayasinghe, W. A. S. Chamika, K. Jayaweera, K. Abhayasinghe +3 more
2023Asian Bioethics Review3 citations Open access
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Associations Between Anxiety Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life: A Population-Based Twin Study in Sri Lanka
Z. Nas, H. Zavos, A. Sumathipala, K. Jayaweera +3 more
2021Behavior Genetics2 citations Open access
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Genetic Overlap Between Type 2 Diabetes and Depression in a Sri Lankan Population Twin Sample
C. Kan, K. Jayaweera, A. Adikari, S. Siribaddana +6 more
2019Psychosomatic Medicine2 citations Open access
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Protocol for establishing a child and adolescent twin register for mental health research and capacity building in Sri Lanka and other low and middle-income countries in South Asia
K. Jayaweera, J. Craig, H. Zavos, N. Abeysinghe +19 more
2019BMJ Open2 citations Open access
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Sri Lankan perspective of knowledge and attitude towards genomic medicine and research: protocol for a qualitative study
Shiran Chamika, L. Weiss, K. Jayaweera, A. Sumathipala +1 more
20182 citations Open access
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Clopidogrel and surgery: "be aware"
C. Liyanage, K. Jayaweera, K. Deen
20112 citations Open access
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The Colombo Twin and Singleton Study (COTASS): Piloting the Feasibility of Collecting Nutritional Data and Extension of the Sample to Include Children of Twins
L. Dissanayake, Binoli Herath, Janani Opatha, S. Jabir +11 more
2024Behavior Genetics1 citations Open access
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Frequency of Consumption of Food Groups and Cardio-Metabolic Risk Factors: A Genetically Informative Twin Study in Sri Lanka
H. Zavos, Laura Riddleston, K. Jayaweera, L. Dissanayake +6 more
2023Behavior Genetics1 citations Open access
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Cardiometabolic risk profiles in a Sri Lankan twin and singleton sample
L. Harber-Aschan, Ioannis Bakolis, Nicholas Glozier, K. Ismail +9 more
2022PLoS ONE1 citations Open access
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An Investigation of Psychiatric Mythology of “Riddi Yagaya’s” Dramatic Scenes
K. Jayaweera
20161 citations
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Ethical challenges in mental health research among internally displaced people: ethical theory and research implementation
Chesmal Siriwardhana, A. Adikari, K. Jayaweera, A. Sumathipala
2013BMC Medical Ethics1 citations Open access
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Abstracts for the 20th Congress of the International Society of Twin Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 10−12 August 2025
Hila Segal, A. Knafo-Noam, A. Lipin, E. Bailey +116 more
2026Twin Research and Human Genetics0 citations Open access
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Examining macro and micronutrient intakes in the Sri Lankan twin cohort: validation of subjective biomarkers from the COTASS-3 study
M. Wickramasinghe, R. Liyanage, Sachini Rambodagedara, Terrence Madhujith +12 more
2026BMC Nutrition0 citations Open access
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Prevalence of selected cardiorespiratory symptoms, measurement of PEFR and associated factors among carpenters in selected areas of Colombo district, Sri Lanka
I. Suraweera, K. Jayaweera
2026Journal of the Ceylon College of Physicians0 citations Open access
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The aetiology of associations between interpersonal violence, depression and suicidal ideation in Colombo, Sri Lanka: Population-based twin and singleton study.
F. Marzecki, Y. Ahmadzadeh, K. Jayaweera, Fruhling V. Rijsdijk +7 more
2025Journal of Affective Disorders0 citations Open access
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The aetiological relationship between depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life: A population-based twin study in Sri Lanka
P. Triantafyllou, Z. Nas, H. Zavos, A. Sumathipala +5 more
2022PLoS ONE0 citations Open access
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A Community-led Workshop to Convey the Concept of “Community-centered Model of Health Promotion:” An Experience from Sri Lanka
G. Guruge, N. Rathnayake, K. Jayaweera, K. Abhayasinghe +1 more
2021Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences0 citations Open access
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The association between lifetime trauma and suicidal ideation among adults in Sri Lanka: An island-wide study
S. Jabir, P. Dissanayake, K. Jayaweera, L. Dissanayake +1 more
20200 citations
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as participants in randomized controlled trials: a review of published literature
A. Sumathipala, L. Yelland, D. Green, T. Shepherd +4 more
20190 citations
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Does the metabolic syndrome exist? The identification of cardio-metabolic profiles in a South Asian population study
L. Harber-Aschan, I. Bakolis, Nicholas Glozier, K. Ismail +9 more
2019medRxiv0 citations Open access
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Challenges Faced by the Asian Elephants from Religious and Cultural Aspects of Contemporary Sri Lankan Society, Importance of Awareness and the Role of Law
K. Jayaweera
20160 citations
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Assessment of mental health and physical wellbeing of ‘ left behind ’ family members of international labour migrants a national comparative study in Sri Lanka 2012
K. Wickramage, Chesmal Siriwardhana, A. Sumathipala, Sisira Siribaddana +9 more
20130 citations
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