South AfricaOverall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Earth & Environmental Sciences
SubField 1:
Geochemistry & Geophysics
SubField 2:
Geology
Rank in SubField 1: 195 out of 103,460 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2025
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 13,076 | 10,554 |
| Total Cites | 12,810 | 15,857 |
| H-index | 63 | 73 |
| Hm-index | 38 | 41 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 28 | 28 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 1,219 | 1,498 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 57 | 57 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 3,452 | 4,191 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 142 | 142 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 6,745 | 8,480 |
| Composite Score | 4 | 4 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 7,081 | 7,746 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.81 | 2.05 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
19.22%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Earth & Environmental Sciences
SubField 1:
Geochemistry & Geophysics
SubField 2:
Geology
Rank in SubField 1: 232 out of 98,126 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2024
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 15,238 | 11,940 |
| Total Cites | 10,978 | 13,713 |
| H-index | 58 | 67 |
| Hm-index | 35 | 40 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 26 | 26 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 1,085 | 1,353 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 54 | 54 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 3,086 | 3,797 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 132 | 132 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 5,742 | 7,298 |
| Composite Score | 4 | 4 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 6,164 | 6,774 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.78 | 2.02 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
19.94%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Earth & Environmental Sciences
SubField 1:
Geochemistry & Geophysics
SubField 2:
Geology
Rank in SubField 1: 266 out of 92,230 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2023
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 17,466 | 14,038 |
| Total Cites | 9,313 | 11,738 |
| H-index | 54 | 61 |
| Hm-index | 33 | 37 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 26 | 26 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 958 | 1,218 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 54 | 54 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 2,723 | 3,409 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 119 | 119 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 4,885 | 6,286 |
| Composite Score | 4 | 4 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 5,278 | 5,822 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.76 | 2.02 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
20.66%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Earth & Environmental Sciences
SubField 1:
Geochemistry & Geophysics
SubField 2:
Geology
Rank in SubField 1: 334 out of 87,916 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2022
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 20,773 | 15,967 |
| Total Cites | 7,657 | 9,797 |
| H-index | 50 | 57 |
| Hm-index | 31 | 35 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 26 | 26 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 824 | 1,070 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 54 | 54 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 2,354 | 3,001 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 112 | 112 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 3,995 | 5,241 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 4 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 4,417 | 4,899 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.73 | 2.00 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
21.84%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Earth & Environmental Sciences
SubField 1:
Geochemistry & Geophysics
SubField 2:
Geology
Rank in SubField 1: 350 out of 81,218 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2021
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 21,588 | 16,389 |
| Total Cites | 7,113 | 9,180 |
| H-index | 48 | 56 |
| Hm-index | 30 | 34 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 24 | 24 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 776 | 1,019 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 52 | 52 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 2,209 | 2,857 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 105 | 105 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 3,691 | 4,908 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 4 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 4,120 | 4,577 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.73 | 2.01 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
22.52%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Earth & Environmental Sciences
SubField 1:
Geochemistry & Geophysics
SubField 2:
Geology
Rank in SubField 1: 413 out of 70,197 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2020
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 26,647 | 19,792 |
| Total Cites | 5,650 | 7,389 |
| H-index | 43 | 51 |
| Hm-index | 27 | 31 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 23 | 23 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 635 | 858 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 51 | 51 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 1,857 | 2,445 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 99 | 99 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 2,927 | 3,961 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 4 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 3,279 | 3,671 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.72 | 2.01 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
23.53%
|
|
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