South AfricaOverall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Earth & Environmental Sciences
SubField 1:
Geography
SubField 2:
Paleontology
Rank in SubField 1: 359 out of 20,228 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2025
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 69,753 | 51,249 |
| Total Cites | 316 | 418 |
| H-index | 8 | 9 |
| Hm-index | 5 | 5 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 82 | 82 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 59 | 74 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 164 | 164 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 163 | 227 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 195 | 195 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 213 | 292 |
| Composite Score | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 273 | 306 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.16 | 1.37 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
24.40%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Earth & Environmental Sciences
SubField 1:
Geography
SubField 2:
Paleontology
Rank in SubField 1: 453 out of 19,130 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2024
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 86,329 | 64,805 |
| Total Cites | 235 | 302 |
| H-index | 7 | 8 |
| Hm-index | 4 | 5 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 78 | 78 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 53 | 60 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 153 | 153 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 139 | 179 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 184 | 184 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 179 | 229 |
| Composite Score | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 205 | 240 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.15 | 1.26 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
22.19%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Earth & Environmental Sciences
SubField 1:
Paleontology
SubField 2:
Geography
Rank in SubField 1: 248 out of 21,102 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2023
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 85,349 | 61,294 |
| Total Cites | 233 | 332 |
| H-index | 7 | 8 |
| Hm-index | 5 | 6 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 63 | 63 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 44 | 53 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 130 | 130 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 134 | 199 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 157 | 157 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 178 | 262 |
| Composite Score | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 200 | 240 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.17 | 1.38 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
29.82%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Earth & Environmental Sciences
SubField 1:
Geography
SubField 2:
Paleontology
Rank in SubField 1: 594 out of 15,978 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2021
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 116,154 | 96,066 |
| Total Cites | 289 | 354 |
| H-index | 7 | 9 |
| Hm-index | 4 | 5 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 55 | 55 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 56 | 59 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 106 | 106 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 176 | 220 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 127 | 127 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 223 | 276 |
| Composite Score | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 245 | 278 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.18 | 1.27 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
18.36%
|
|
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