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Samantha Chandranath Karunarathna

Qujing Normal University, Mae Fah Luang University School of Science

Research areas: Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Plant Science · Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases · Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions · Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies

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Samantha Chandranath Karunarathna is a professor at the Center for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization, College of Biology and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University. He graduated with his Ph.D. from the Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand, in 2016. After completing his Ph.D., he pursued postdoctoral work at the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Samantha's 13 years of mycology work in Yunnan is a testament to his experience in fungal taxonomy, phylogeny, and their economic importance. He has published over 300 SCI publications (h-index = 58, Citations = 17,700) related to fungal taxonomy and phylogeny. Samantha's work has been recognized with three National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) grants, the Yunnan Talents Grant 2022, and the Yunnan Friendship Award 2022. He was also acknowledged as one of the world's top 2% scientists in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, according to the rankings by Stanford University.

Employment

Education

  • Mae Fah Luang University School of Science Ph.D.
    2010 - 2016

Projects & Funding

  • National Science Foundation; CAS President’s International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI) National Natural Science Foundation of China, CAS President’s International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI)

Publications (265)