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D. M. Ramitha Y. P. Rupasinghe

Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Early career · publishing since 2019
Crystallization and Solubility StudiesX-ray Diffraction in CrystallographyLanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesCrystallography and molecular interactionsRadioactive element chemistry and processing

Publications

31

Citations

84

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

6

Publishing since 2019

Research summary
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This researcher works in inorganic and materials chemistry, focusing on the synthesis and structural characterization of complexes made from cerium, thorium, and other heavy (lanthanide/actinide) elements. A key theme is studying how specially designed 'redox-active' ligands (molecules that can help transfer electrons) enable unusual chemical reactions, such as multi-electron oxidation and formation of metal-oxygen bonds, in these metal complexes. Much of the work involves determining crystal structures using X-ray diffraction to understand how atoms are arranged in these compounds.

Lanthanide and actinide (cerium, thorium) coordination chemistryRedox-active ligand designMetal-ligand redox cooperativityX-ray crystal structure determinationActinide-oxygen multiple bonding

Publication output was minimal before 2019, rose sharply from 2021 to 2023 with a notable cluster of crystal structure reports, then dropped off in 2024, suggesting a concentrated burst of activity rather than a steady long-term trend.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.0/year recently
17182019: 1 publication192020: 2 publications202021: 8 publications212022: 8 publications222023: 11 publications11232024: 1 publication242526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Cambridge Structural Database×24
  • Inorganic Chemistry×2
  • Organometallics×2
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society×1
  • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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