South AfricaOverall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Earth & Environmental Sciences
SubField 1:
Paleontology
SubField 2:
Geology
Rank in SubField 1: 154 out of 21,817 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2024
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 71,417 | 54,473 |
| Total Cites | 404 | 521 |
| H-index | 8 | 10 |
| Hm-index | 5 | 6 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 11 | 11 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 39 | 42 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 46 | 46 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 110 | 133 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 100 | 100 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 198 | 240 |
| Composite Score | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 220 | 248 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.84 | 2.10 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
22.46%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Earth & Environmental Sciences
SubField 1:
Paleontology
SubField 2:
Geology
Rank in SubField 1: 175 out of 21,102 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2023
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 65,354 | 62,326 |
| Total Cites | 448 | 576 |
| H-index | 10 | 11 |
| Hm-index | 5 | 5 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 12 | 12 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 29 | 31 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 47 | 47 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 99 | 108 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 100 | 100 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 223 | 259 |
| Composite Score | 2 | 2 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 240 | 261 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.87 | 2.21 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
22.22%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Earth & Environmental Sciences
SubField 1:
Paleontology
SubField 2:
Geology
Rank in SubField 1: 114 out of 20,344 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2022
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 43,420 | 32,273 |
| Total Cites | 542 | 729 |
| H-index | 10 | 12 |
| Hm-index | 6 | 7 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 12 | 12 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 38 | 48 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 46 | 46 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 123 | 151 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 99 | 99 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 271 | 338 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 289 | 318 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.88 | 2.29 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
25.65%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Earth & Environmental Sciences
SubField 1:
Paleontology
SubField 2:
Geology
Rank in SubField 1: 93 out of 19,448 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2021
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 33,480 | 23,576 |
| Total Cites | 829 | 1,121 |
| H-index | 14 | 16 |
| Hm-index | 8 | 10 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 12 | 12 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 65 | 86 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 45 | 45 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 194 | 235 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 96 | 96 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 431 | 543 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 416 | 459 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.99 | 2.44 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
26.05%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Earth & Environmental Sciences
SubField 1:
Paleontology
SubField 2:
Geology
Rank in SubField 1: 120 out of 18,345 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2020
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 36,997 | 28,269 |
| Total Cites | 570 | 724 |
| H-index | 11 | 13 |
| Hm-index | 7 | 8 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 10 | 10 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 51 | 66 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 42 | 42 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 144 | 169 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 92 | 92 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 310 | 373 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 323 | 355 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 1.76 | 2.04 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
21.27%
|
|
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