South AfricaOverall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Social Sciences
SubField 1:
Development Studies
SubField 2:
Geography
Rank in SubField 1: 60 out of 4,916 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2024
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 86,222 | 97,857 |
| Total Cites | 1,874 | 1,941 |
| H-index | 20 | 20 |
| Hm-index | 18 | 19 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 35 | 35 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 1,818 | 1,878 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 35 | 35 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 1,818 | 1,878 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 36 | 36 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 1,838 | 1,901 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 1,565 | 1,592 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.20 | 1.22 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
3.45%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Social Sciences
SubField 1:
Development Studies
SubField 2:
Geography
Rank in SubField 1: 64 out of 4,726 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2023
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 94,972 | 103,373 |
| Total Cites | 1,682 | 1,745 |
| H-index | 18 | 19 |
| Hm-index | 17 | 18 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 34 | 34 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 1,633 | 1,689 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 34 | 34 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 1,633 | 1,689 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 35 | 35 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 1,650 | 1,709 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 1,414 | 1,440 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.19 | 1.21 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
3.61%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Social Sciences
SubField 1:
Development Studies
SubField 2:
Geography
Rank in SubField 1: 67 out of 4,477 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2022
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 100,244 | 108,450 |
| Total Cites | 1,483 | 1,544 |
| H-index | 17 | 18 |
| Hm-index | 16 | 17 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 34 | 34 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 1,437 | 1,493 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 34 | 34 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 1,437 | 1,493 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 35 | 35 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 1,453 | 1,512 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 1,259 | 1,285 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.18 | 1.20 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
3.95%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Social Sciences
SubField 1:
Development Studies
SubField 2:
Geography
Rank in SubField 1: 64 out of 4,267 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2021
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 98,071 | 109,005 |
| Total Cites | 1,410 | 1,473 |
| H-index | 17 | 18 |
| Hm-index | 16 | 16 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 33 | 33 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 1,370 | 1,429 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 33 | 33 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 1,370 | 1,429 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 34 | 34 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 1,385 | 1,447 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 1,196 | 1,221 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.18 | 1.21 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
4.28%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Social Sciences
SubField 1:
Geography
SubField 2:
Development Studies
Rank in SubField 1: 322 out of 12,879 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2020
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 99,811 | 115,570 |
| Total Cites | 1,195 | 1,247 |
| H-index | 17 | 17 |
| Hm-index | 16 | 16 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 31 | 31 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 1,162 | 1,210 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 31 | 31 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 1,162 | 1,210 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 32 | 32 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 1,174 | 1,225 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 1,019 | 1,041 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.17 | 1.20 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
4.17%
|
|
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