Dr. DMSLB Dissanayake

Biography

Dr. DMSLB Dissanayake is a senior lecturer in the Department of Environmental Management, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Mihintale, Sri Lanka since 2008. His research interesting and academic disciplines are extended to GIS & spatial analysis, remote sensing, urban development, and agricultural research. He has a lot of experience in conference presentations with a track of record peer-reviewed publications. He has been working as a reviewer in many international journls

Educational qualifications

1. Successfully completed Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Geo-Environmental Sciences, Division of Spatial Information Sciences (SIS), Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan in 2020.
2. Successfully completed Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) in Geography at the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Sri Jayawardenepura in 2014.
3. Successfully completed Master of Science (M.Sc) in Geo-Informatics at the Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture (PGIA), University of Peradeniya in 2013.
4. Successfully completed B.A (Special) in Environmental Management at the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka in 2008.

Awards and Fellowships

• Best research excellency award for studies, through both superior evaluation and research presented by the Dean of the Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba.
• NRC Merit award for scientific research as evaluated by peers and published in the year 2018 presented by the National Research Council of Sri Lanka.
• RUSL research excellency award 2021 for the researcher having the highest H-index 7th place presented by the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka in the ceremony of “Apprising the outstanding performance of RUSL researchers ”.
• RUSL research excellency award 2021 for the researcher having the highest citation 7th place presented by the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka in the ceremony of “Apprising the outstanding performance of RUSL researchers ”.
• Vice chancellor’s award 2021 for the researcher having the highest citation in the Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities 2nd place presented by the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka in the ceremony of “Apprising the outstanding performance of RUSL researchers ”.
• Vice chancellor’s award 2021 for the researcher having the highest H-index in the Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities 2nd place presented by the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka in the ceremony of “Apprising the outstanding performance of RUSL researchers ”.
• Vice chancellor’s award 2021 for the researcher having the highest number of research in the indexed journals in the Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities 2nd place presented by the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka in the ceremony of “Apprising the outstanding performance of RUSL researchers ”.

 

Professional Experiences

1. Reviewers board member

• Remote Sensing Journal, MDPI, since 2020, (I.F. 4.118).
• Land Journal, MDPI, since 2020, (I.F. 2.429).

2. Member of the editorial board

• Journal of Tropical Environment, Department of Environmental Management, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, since 2020, (I.F. 2.429).

3. Guest Editor in special issue

• “Urban Heat Island Mitigation and Adaptation for Sustainability in Developing Countries” Sustainability Journal, MDPI, since 2020.
• “Urban Developments and Its Impacts on Disasters in Developing Counties,” Remote sensing Journal (Top 10% journal), since 2020.

4. Member of reviewer’s panel

• Journal of Sensors, Hindawi, Since 2020.
• Journal of IEEE Access, Since 2019.
• Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences (SLJSS), Since 2017.
• Journal of Food, Agriculture and Society, Since 2017.
• Journal of Current World Environment, Since 2019.
• Journal of Hindawi, Since 2020
• Journal of Insect Science, Since 2019.
• Journal of Remote Sensing, MDPI, Since 2019
• Journal of Sustainability, MDPI, Since 2019.
• Journal of ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, MDPI, Since 2020.
• Journal of Applied Science, MDPI, Since 2020.
• Journal of Climate, MDPI, Since 2020.
• Journal of Land, MDPI, Since 2020.
• Journal of Water, MDPI, Since 2020.
• Journal of resources, MDPI, Since 2020.

Research Interests

GIS & spatial analysis, remote sensing, urban development, and agricultural research

Publication

Publication in refereed indexed Journals

• Ranagalage, M.; Ratnayake, S.S.; Dissanayake, D.; Kumar, L.; Wickremasinghe, H.; Vidanagama, J.; Cho, H.; Udagedara, S.; Jha, K.K.; Simwanda, M.; Phiri, D.; Perera, E.; Muthunayake, P., 2020. Spatiotemporal Variation of Urban Heat Islands for Implementing Nature-Based Solutions: A Case Study of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 9, 461.

• Ranagalage. M; Gunarathna M. H. J. P., Thilina D. Surasinghe ., Dissanayake. D., Matamyo Simwanda. M., Murayama. Y., Morimoto. T., Phiri. D., Nyirenda.V., Premakantha. K.T., and Sathurusinghe. A., 2020. Multi-decadal Forest-cover Dynamics in the Tropical Realm: Past Trends and Policy Insights for Forest Conservation in Dry Zone of Sri Lanka.  Forest, xx(xx), p.xxx.

• Dissanayake, D., 2020. Land Use Change and Its Impacts on Land Surface Temperature in Galle City, Sri Lanka. Climate, 8, 65.

• Dissanayake, D., 2020. Quantifying Urban Growth Pattern and Its Dynamic Changes in Kandy City, Sri Lanka. International journal of latest technology in engineering, management & applied science ,9(4), p.110-115.

• Dissanayake, D., 2020. Urban Development and Its Changes Using Hot Spot Analysis: A Case Study of Colombo Metropolitan Area, Sri Lanka. International journal of latest technology in engineering, management & applied science ,9(6), p.13-20.

• Dissanayake, D., Morimoto, T., Murayama, Y. and Ranagalage, M., 2019. Impact of landscape structure on the variation of land surface temperature in sub-saharan region: A case study of Addis Ababa using Landsat data (1986–2016). Sustainability, 11(8), p.2257.

• Dissanayake, D., Morimoto, T., Murayama, Y., Ranagalage, M. and Handayani, H.H., 2019. Impact of urban surface characteristics and socio-economic variables on the spatial variation of land surface temperature in Lagos City, Nigeria. Sustainability, 11(1), p.25.

• Dissanayake, D., Morimoto, T., Ranagalage, M. and Murayama, Y., 2019. Land-use/land-cover changes and their impact on surface urban heat islands: Case study of Kandy City, Sri Lanka. Climate, 7(8), p.99.

• Dissanayake, D., Morimoto, T. and Ranagalage, M., 2019. Accessing the soil erosion rate based on RUSLE model for sustainable land use management: A case study of the Kotmale watershed, Sri Lanka. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 5(1), pp.291-306.

• Dissanayake, D., Morimoto, T., Murayama, Y., Ranagalage, M. and Perera, E.N.C., 2020. Analysis of Life Quality in a Tropical Mountain City Using a Multi-Criteria Geospatial Technique: A Case Study of Kandy City, Sri Lanka. Sustainability, 12(7), p.2918.

• Ranagalage, M., Dissanayake, D., Murayama, Y., Zhang, X., Estoque, R.C., Perera, E.N.C. and Morimoto, T., 2018. Quantifying surface urban heat island formation in the world heritage tropical mountain city of Sri Lanka. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 7(9), p.341

• Handayani, H.H., Murayama, Y., Ranagalage, M., Liu, F. and Dissanayake, D., 2018. Geospatial analysis of horizontal and vertical urban expansion using multi-spatial resolution data: A case study of Surabaya, Indonesia. Remote Sensing, 10(10), p.1599.

• Ranagalage, M., Wang, R., Gunarathna, M.H.J.P., Dissanayake, D., Murayama, Y. and Simwanda, M., 2019. Spatial forecasting of the landscape in rapidly urbanizing hill stations of South Asia: A case study of Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka (1996–2037). Remote Sensing, 11(15), p.1743

• Wijesundara, N.C., Abeysingha, N.S. and Dissanayake, D., 2018. GIS-based soil loss estimation using RUSLE model: A case of Kirindi Oya river basin, Sri Lanka. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 4(1), pp.251-262.

• Ranagalage, M., Murayama, Y., Dissanayake, D., and Simwanda, M., 2019. The Impacts of Landscape Changes on Annual Mean Land Surface Temperature in the Tropical Mountain City of Sri Lanka: A Case Study of Nuwara Eliya (1996–2017). Sustainability, 11(19), p.5517.

• Priyankara, P., Ranagalage, M., Dissanayake, D., Morimoto, T. and Murayama, Y., 2019. Spatial Process of Surface Urban Heat Island in Rapidly Growing Seoul Metropolitan Area for Sustainable Urban Planning Using Landsat Data (1996–2017). Climate, 7(9), p.110.

• Perera, E.N.C., Jayawardana, D.T., Ranagalage, M., Dissanayake,D., Wijenayaka, H.M.D.S., 2020. Introduce a Framework for Landslide Risk Assessment Using Geospatial Analysis: A Case Study from Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 5(1), pp.291-306.

• Hettiarachchi, S.; Damayanthi, B.; Heenkenda, S.; Dissanayake, D.; Ranagalage, M.; Ananda, L. Student Satisfaction with Online Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study at State Universities in Sri Lanka. Sustainability 2021, 13, 11749. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132111749

Publication in refereed non- indexed Journals

• Dissanayake, D., Dissanayake, D.M.L., 2015. Solid Waste Disposal Site Selection Using Geographic Information System: A case study in Kandy Municipal Council. Samod hana, Journal of Faculty of Socila Sciences and Humanities, 4 (1), p.43-57, (ISSN 2235-9109).

• Dissanayake, D., 2011. GIS base soil erosion model-a case study of Hanguranketha DS division, Samodhana, Journal of Faculty of Socila Sciences and Humanities, (ISSN 2235-9109).

• Ranagalage Manjula, Dissanayake, D., 2013. Usages geographical information systems for river basin management (case study of Kalaoya River basin), Department Journal of Social Sciences, Department of Social Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.

Published as an abstract

• Dissanayake, D., Morimoto, T. Development of an Agriculture Sustainability Index (ASI) Using Multi Criteria Geospatial Modelling: A Case Study of Kotmale Catchment Area, Sri Lanka, Assoc. Japanese Geography 2020 Spring Academic Conference, Japan, March  2020.

• Priyankara, P., Ranagalage, M., Dissanayake, D., Morimoto, T., Murayama, Y. A LST Study of the Seoul Metropolitan City, South Korea, Based on Landsat Data (1996 – 2017), Japan Geoscience Union Meeting, Japan, May 2019.

• Dissanayake, D., Morimoto, T., Murayama, Y., Yamashita, A., Kamusoko, C., and Ranagalage, M. Characterizing of Spatio-temporal Land Use/Land Cover Changes and Land Surface Temperature Variations: A Case Study of Harare Metropolitan Province, Zimbabwe, 7^th Conference of Sri Lanka-Japan Collaborative Research 2019, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, August 2019.

• Dissanayake, D., Morimoto, T., Murayamac, Y., Manjula, M. The Impact of landscape composition for urban heat island intensity in Addis Ababa City using Landsat data (1986-2016). International Cartographic Conference. Japan, July 2019.

• Dissanayake, D., Morimoto, T. Assessing the Agriculture Sustainability based on Geospatial Technique in a Tropical Mountain Area: A Case Study in Kotmale Catchment in Sri Lanka, Japan Geoscience Union Meeting, Japan, May 2019.

• Dissanayake, D., Assessing the soil erosion using geospatial technique based on RUSLE model: A case study of the Kotmale watershed, Sri Lanka, Japan Geoscience Union Meeting, Japan, May 2018.

• Ranagalage, M, Dissanayake, D., GIS based decision support system for Sri Lankan agriculture sector.  Japan Geoscience Union Meeting,  Japan, May 2017.

• Dissanayake, D.,  Web GIS based spatial data infrastructure (SDI) system for forestry management in Sri Lanka. 20th international forestry and environment symposium, Department of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka, October 2015

• Dissanayake, D., Web GIS based Spatial decision support system (SDSS) for the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. Second international research symposium, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Mihintale, October 2014.

• Dissanayake, D., A case study on solid waste disposal and environmental problem in the Kandy municipal council (KMC) area. 12^th International conference on Sri Lankan studies (ICSLS), Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka and The Open University of Sri Lanka, March 2010.

• Samarasingha, H.M.D.M.; Dissanayake, D.,  Soil erosion in unsystematic irrigation of vegetable field in Wilimada area, EMURS-RUSL,  Department of Environmental Management, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. January 2017.

• Athurupana, A.N.P.W.M.R.C.P., Dissanayake, D.,  Reduction of flood risk vulnerability: A case study in Kalukunnammaduwa GN division of Boo Oya stream in Vavuniya, EMURS-RUSL, Department of Environmental Management, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. January 2017.

• Dissanayake, D., Ranagalage, M.    Web-Based Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) system for the field of Archaeology and Heritage Management.   First National Annual Research Symposium, Department of Archaeology and Heritage Management, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, December 2013.

• Dissanayake, D.M.L., Kithsiri, T.N., Dissanayake, D., A Comparative Study on Water Consumption of satisfaction levels among Students at the University of Peradeniya and Rajarata University of Sri Lanka: An Approach of Medical Geography, Fourth National Geography Conference, Department of Geography, University of  Sri Jayewardenepura,  March 2011.

• Dissanayake, D., Dissanayake, D.M.L. Solid Waste Disposal Site Selection for KMC using Geographic System , 3^rd National geography conference, Department of Geography, University of Ruhuna, January 2010.

• Dissanayake, D. GIS-based soil erosion model for Hanguranketha DS division, Third International Symposium, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Belihuloya, Sri Lanka, August 2010.

• Ranagalage, M., Murayama, Y., Dissanayake, D., Simwanda, M. Landscape Changes and its Impact on Land Surface Temperature: A Case Study of Nuwara Eliya City in Sri Lanka, 7^th Conference of Sri Lanka-Japan Collaborative Research 2019, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, August 2019

Book chapters

• Herath N.S.K., Marashighe M.M.S.A., Gunawardana L.M.A.P., Ranagalage, M., Dissanayake D., 2017. “Environmental profile of Kokambe region in middle Yan oya river basin”, Department of Archaeology & Heritage Management, Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. P. 1-17. ISBN 978-955-42680-1-2.
• Dissanayake, D., 2011. History of the map of the world. Prof. Sirimal Ranawella Felicitation Volume, Department of History, University of Ruhuna. P.376-388. ISBN 978-955-30-2995-9

Books

• Dissanayake, Geographical Information System (GIS) for Environmental Management, Author Publication (2008), ISBN 978-955-51723-0-1.
• Dissanayake, Computer Hand Book, Author Publication (2009), ISBN 978-955-51723-1-8.
• Dissanayake, Water Resources Management, Author Publication (2008), ISBN 978-955-51723-2-5.

Memberships

1. Reviewers board member

• Remote Sensing Journal, MDPI, since 2020, (I.F. 4.118).
• Land Journal, MDPI, since 2020, (I.F. 2.429).

2. Member of the editorial board

• Journal of Tropical Environment, Department of Environmental Management, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, since 2020, (I.F. 2.429).

3. Guest Editor in special issue

• “Urban Heat Island Mitigation and Adaptation for Sustainability in Developing Countries” Sustainability Journal, MDPI, since 2020.
• “Urban Developments and Its Impacts on Disasters in Developing Counties,” Remote sensing Journal (Top 10% journal), since 2020.

4. Member of reviewer’s panel

• Journal of Sensors, Hindawi, Since 2020.
• Journal of IEEE Access, Since 2019.
• Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences (SLJSS), Since 2017.
• Journal of Food, Agriculture and Society, Since 2017.
• Journal of Current World Environment, Since 2019.
• Journal of Hindawi, Since 2020
• Journal of Insect Science, Since 2019.
• Journal of Remote Sensing, MDPI, Since 2019
• Journal of Sustainability, MDPI, Since 2019.
• Journal of ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, MDPI, Since 2020.
• Journal of Applied Science, MDPI, Since 2020.
• Journal of Climate, MDPI, Since 2020.
• Journal of Land, MDPI, Since 2020.
• Journal of Water, MDPI, Since 2020.
• Journal of resources, MDPI, Since 2020.