South AfricaOverall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Historical Studies
SubField 1:
Archaeology
SubField 2:
Paleontology
Rank in SubField 1: 21 out of 19,563 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2025
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 31,699 | 24,509 |
| Total Cites | 5,389 | 7,085 |
| H-index | 38 | 46 |
| Hm-index | 26 | 30 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 36 | 36 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 1,653 | 1,936 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 55 | 55 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 2,795 | 3,383 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 105 | 105 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 4,881 | 6,284 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 2,491 | 2,770 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 2.16 | 2.56 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
23.94%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Historical Studies
SubField 1:
Archaeology
SubField 2:
Paleontology
Rank in SubField 1: 21 out of 17,840 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2024
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 32,289 | 26,369 |
| Total Cites | 4,903 | 6,494 |
| H-index | 37 | 43 |
| Hm-index | 25 | 28 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 34 | 34 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 1,520 | 1,794 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 53 | 53 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 2,562 | 3,134 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 101 | 101 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 4,468 | 5,799 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 2,281 | 2,539 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 2.15 | 2.56 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
24.50%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Historical Studies
SubField 1:
Archaeology
SubField 2:
Paleontology
Rank in SubField 1: 20 out of 16,232 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2023
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 32,911 | 26,696 |
| Total Cites | 4,509 | 5,994 |
| H-index | 36 | 42 |
| Hm-index | 24 | 27 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 33 | 33 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 1,400 | 1,667 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 52 | 52 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 2,359 | 2,904 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 97 | 97 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 4,130 | 5,389 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 2,079 | 2,321 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 2.17 | 2.58 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
24.77%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Historical Studies
SubField 1:
Archaeology
SubField 2:
Paleontology
Rank in SubField 1: 19 out of 14,477 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2022
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 34,215 | 28,550 |
| Total Cites | 4,070 | 5,351 |
| H-index | 35 | 39 |
| Hm-index | 23 | 26 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 33 | 33 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 1,265 | 1,503 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 51 | 51 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 2,131 | 2,614 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 90 | 90 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 3,739 | 4,842 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 1,854 | 2,070 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 2.20 | 2.59 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
23.94%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Historical Studies
SubField 1:
Archaeology
SubField 2:
Anthropology
Rank in SubField 1: 16 out of 12,749 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2021
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 33,329 | 27,645 |
| Total Cites | 3,899 | 5,150 |
| H-index | 35 | 39 |
| Hm-index | 23 | 26 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 31 | 31 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 1,203 | 1,440 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 48 | 48 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 2,027 | 2,506 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 88 | 88 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 3,586 | 4,671 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 1,748 | 1,959 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 2.23 | 2.63 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
24.29%
|
|
Overall Rank
Rank in SubField 1
Publications
Citations
Main Field:
Historical Studies
SubField 1:
Archaeology
SubField 2:
Anthropology
Rank in SubField 1: 17 out of 10,479 Researchers
Data For The Year: 2020
| Metrics | Self-Citations Excluded | All |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Based on Composite Score | 35,583 | 28,827 |
| Total Cites | 3,383 | 4,536 |
| H-index | 34 | 37 |
| Hm-index | 21 | 25 |
| Number of Single Authored Papers | 29 | 29 |
| Total Cites to Single Authored Papers | 1,064 | 1,291 |
| Number of Single+First Authored Papers | 44 | 44 |
| Total Cites to Single+First Authored Papers | 1,782 | 2,237 |
| Number of Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 82 | 82 |
| Total Cites to Single+First+Last Authored Papers | 3,143 | 4,158 |
| Composite Score | 3 | 3 |
| Number of Distinct Citing Papers | 1,518 | 1,709 |
| Ratio of Total Citations to Distinct Citing Papers | 2.23 | 2.65 |
| Self-Citation Percentage |
25.42%
|
|
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