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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 45 4579 19 147 5393

Allan H. Wilson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Allan H. Wilson between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Allan H. Wilson published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2013. 5 of the 171 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2013. 1982: 2 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 3 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 4 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 2 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 3 publications
1982 2025

171 publications in total across all disciplines

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Allan H. Wilson: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 2
1983 0
1984 1
1985 0
1986 6
1987 1
1988 3
1989 6
1990 3
1991 0
1992 1
1993 2
1994 2
1995 2
1996 1
1997 3
1998 2
1999 3
2000 4
2001 2
2002 0
2003 2
2004 1
2005 4
2006 4
2007 1
2008 2
2009 7
2010 9
2011 3
2012 10
2013 14
2014 3
2015 6
2016 6
2017 12
2018 5
2019 9
2020 7
2021 5
2022 5
2023 7
2024 2
2025 3
Total 171
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Allan H. Wilson publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Allan H. Wilson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 138–147 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 147 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491 147
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Allan H. Wilson D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Allan H. Wilson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257 45
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Allan H. Wilson is affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Their research primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences with additional work in Computer Science. Within these fields, their subfield expertise includes geophysics, artificial intelligence, paleontology, geochemistry and petrology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The focus of Wilson's research covers various scientific topics such as geological and geochemical analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geochemistry and geologic mapping, earthquake and tectonic studies, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, geochemistry and elemental analysis, and occupational and environmental lung diseases.

Wilson has contributed to numerous publications, with several recent papers including:

  • The tungsten-182 record of kimberlites above the African superplume: Exploring links to the core-mantle boundary, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Long-term preservation of Hadean protocrust in Earth's mantle, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Zircon U-Pb-Hf isotope systematics of Transvaal Supergroup - Constraints for the geodynamic evolution of the Kaapvaal Craton and its hinterland between 2.65 and 2.06 Ga, 2020, Precambrian Research
  • Zircon melt inclusions in mafic and felsic rocks of the Bushveld Complex - Constraints for zircon crystallization temperatures and partition coefficients, 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Zircon formation in mafic and felsic rocks of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa: Constraints from composition, zoning, Th/U ratios, morphology, and modelling, 2020, Chemical Geology

Wilson frequently collaborates with multiple scholars. Notable frequent coauthors include:

  • Robert Bolhar
  • Sebastian Tappe
  • Armin Zeh
  • Axel Hofmann
  • C.R. Anhaeusser

Their research is frequently published in several scientific venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • Precambrian Research
  • Chemical Geology
  • South African Journal of Geology
  • Lithos
  • Economic Geology

Best Publications

  • The Bushveld Complex was emplaced and cooled in less than one million years – results of zirconology, and geotectonic implications

    Armin Zeh;Maria Ovtcharova;Allan H. Wilson;Urs Schaltegger

  • The Geology of the Great 'Dyke', Zimbabwe: The Ultramafic Rocks

    A. H. Wilson

  • PGE Tenor and Metal Ratios within and below the Merensky Reef, Bushveld Complex: Implications for its Genesis

    A. J. Naldrett;Allan Wilson;Judith Kinnaird;Gordon Chunnett

  • The origin of chromitites and related PGE mineralization in the Bushveld Complex: new mineralogical and petrological constraints

    A. J. Naldrett;Allan Wilson;Judith Kinnaird;Marina Yudovskaya

  • A Chill Sequence to the Bushveld Complex: Insight into the First Stage of Emplacement and Implications for the Parental Magmas

    Allan H. Wilson

  • Felsic igneous rocks within the 3.3- to 3.5-Ga Barberton Greenstone Belt: High crustal level equivalents of the surrounding Tonalite-Trondhjemite Terrain, emplaced during thrusting

    Maarten J. de Wit;Richard Armstrong;Rodger J. Hart;Allan H. Wilson

  • A New Model for Barberton Komatiites: Deep Critical Melting with High Melt Retention

    Christophe C. M. Robin-Popieul;Nicholas T. Arndt;Catherine Chauvel;Gary R. Byerly

  • Chromite composition and PGE content of Bushveld chromitites: Part 1 – the Lower and Middle Groups

    A. J. Naldrett;J. Kinnaird;A. Wilson;M. Yudovskaya

  • Trace-element and Sr–Nd isotopic geochemistry of the PGE-bearing Xinjie layered intrusion in SW China

    Hong Zhong;Hong Zhong;Yong Yao;Stephen A. Prevec;Allan H. Wilson

  • Archaean ultra-depleted komatiites formed by hydrous melting of cratonic mantle

    A. H. Wilson;S. B. Shirey;R. W. Carlson

  • Deep hydrous mantle reservoir provides evidence for crustal recycling before 3.3 billion years ago

    Alexander V. Sobolev;Alexander V. Sobolev;Evgeny V. Asafov;Andrey A. Gurenko;Nicholas T. Arndt

  • The great dyke of Zimbabwe : I- tectonic setting, stratigraphy, petrology, structure, emplacement and crystallization

    A.H Wilson;M.D Prendergast

  • A multielement geochronologic study of the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe: significance of the robust and reset ages

    S.B. Mukasa;A.H. Wilson;R.W. Carlson

  • Horizontal and vertical variations in noble-metal distribution in the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe: A model for the origin of the PGE mineralization by fractional segregation of sulfide

    A.J. Naldrett;A.H. Wilson

  • Concentration of PGE in the Earth's Crust with Special Reference to the Bushveld Complex

    Tony Naldrett;Judith Kinnaird;Allan Wilson;Gordon Chunnett

  • A new class of silica enriched, highly depleted komatiites in the southern Kaapvaal Craton, South Africa

    A.H Wilson

  • A Sm-Nd and Pb isotope study of Archaean greenstone belts in the southern Kaapvaal Craton, South Africa

    A.H. Wilson;R.W. Carlson

  • The Great Dyke of Zimbabwe

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  • The great dyke of Zimbabwe : II- mineralization and mineral deposits

    M.D Prendergast;A.H Wilson

  • SHRIMP Zircon U-Pb Age, Geochemistry, and Nd-Sr Isotopes of the Gaojiacun Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusive Complex, Southwest China

    W.-G. Zhu;H. Zhong;H.-L. Deng;A. H. Wilson

  • The Geology of the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe: Crystallization, Layering, and Cumulate Formation in the P1 Pyroxenite of Cyclic Unit 1 of the Darwendale Subchamber

    Allan H. Wilson

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas T. Arndt
Nicholas T. Arndt Grenoble Alpes University
Axel Hofmann
Axel Hofmann University of Johannesburg
Armin Zeh
Armin Zeh Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Judith A. Kinnaird
Judith A. Kinnaird University of the Witwatersrand
Alexander V. Sobolev
Alexander V. Sobolev Grenoble Alpes University
Gary R. Byerly
Gary R. Byerly Louisiana State University
Anthony J. Naldrett
Anthony J. Naldrett University of Toronto
Sebastian Tappe
Sebastian Tappe TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Maxim Portnyagin
Maxim Portnyagin GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Hong Zhong
Hong Zhong Chinese Academy of Sciences

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