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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 69 1021 900 4 2 238 29378

Jan Kramers publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jan Kramers between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jan Kramers published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 5 papers a year. Output peaked at 39 publications in 2008. 3 of the 262 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 39. Peak 39 publications in 2008. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 39 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 6 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1974 2025

262 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jan Kramers: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 1
1976 0
1977 1
1978 0
1979 1
1980 0
1981 3
1982 1
1983 2
1984 0
1985 1
1986 1
1987 2
1988 3
1989 4
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 2
1995 4
1996 2
1997 7
1998 9
1999 9
2000 8
2001 9
2002 5
2003 9
2004 3
2005 4
2006 14
2007 6
2008 39
2009 10
2010 10
2011 10
2012 0
2013 1
2014 6
2015 7
2016 7
2017 12
2018 6
2019 6
2020 2
2021 15
2022 9
2023 5
2024 2
2025 1
Total 262
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Jan Kramers 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 Jan Kramers 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, 238–247 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: 238 publications — 75th percentile

75% 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
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
238–247 243 238
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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Jan Kramers 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 Jan Kramers 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, 69 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: 69 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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
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 69
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2021 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
  • 1998 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Jan Kramers is affiliated with the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. Their research is mainly situated within the domain of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in geophysics, paleontology, artificial intelligence applications in geosciences, earth-surface processes, and anthropology.

The scientist's work encompasses several topics closely related to geological and geochemical analysis, including geochemistry and geologic mapping, geological formations and processes, and studies of Pleistocene-era hominins and archaeology. Their research also includes high-pressure geophysics and materials, geology and paleoclimatology research, and paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils.

Jan Kramers has published research in a number of venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Chemical Geology
  • Journal of African Earth Sciences
  • South African Journal of Geology
  • Goldschmidt2022 abstracts
  • Publications (Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts, and Design)

Selected recent papers authored by Jan Kramers include:

  • Providing context to the Homo naledi fossils: Constraints from flowstones on the age of sediment deposits in Rising Star Cave, South Africa, 2021, Chemical Geology
  • Expanded Explorations of the Dinaledi Subsystem, Rising Star Cave System, South Africa, 2021, Publications (Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts, and Design)
  • Geology, zircon U-Pb dating and εHf data for the Julie greenstone belt and associated rocks in NW Ghana: Implications for Birimian-to-Tarkwaian correlation and crustal evolution, 2021, Journal of African Earth Sciences
  • Age constraints of the Sturtian glaciation on western Baltica based on U-Pb and Ar-Ar dating of the Lapichi Svita, 2022, Precambrian Research
  • Petrogenesis of potassic granite suites along the southern margin of the Zimbabwe Craton, 2023, South African Journal of Geology

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Tebogo V. Makhubela
  • Axel Hofmann
  • G.A. Belyanin
  • Paul H.G.M. Dirks
  • Eric M. Roberts

Jan Kramers has been recognized in the scientific community through awards such as the Geochemistry Fellow Honor from the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry in 2021 and membership in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1998.

Best Publications

  • Approximation of terrestrial lead isotope evolution by a two-stage model

    J.S. Stacey;J.D. Kramers

  • Holocene forcing of the Indian monsoon recorded in a stalagmite from southern Oman.

    Dominik Fleitmann;Stephen J. Burns;Manfred Mudelsee;Ulrich Neff

  • Holocene ITCZ and Indian monsoon dynamics recorded in stalagmites from Oman and Yemen (Socotra)

    Dominik Fleitmann;Stephen J. Burns;Augusto Mangini;Manfred Mudelsee

  • History of Atmospheric Lead Deposition Since 12,370 14C yr BP from a Peat Bog, Jura Mountains, Switzerland

    W. Shotyk;D. Weiss;P. G. Appleby;A. K. Cheburkin

  • Molybdenum isotope records as a potential new proxy for paleoceanography

    Christopher Siebert;Thomas Nägler;Friedhelm von Blanckenburg;Jan Dirk Kramers

  • Timing and climatic impact of Greenland interstadials recorded in stalagmites from northern Turkey

    D. Fleitmann;D. Fleitmann;H. Cheng;S. Badertscher;S. Badertscher;R. L. Edwards

  • Determination of molybdenum isotope fractionation by double‐spike multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

    Christopher Siebert;Thomas F. Nägler;Jan D. Kramers

  • Two terrestrial lead isotope paradoxes, forward transport modelling, core formation and the history of the continental crust

    Jan Dirk Kramers;Igor Tolstikhin;Igor Tolstikhin

  • Geochemistry of the peat bog at Etang de la Gruère, Jura Mountains, Switzerland, and its record of atmospheric Pb and lithogenic trace metals (Sc, Ti, Y, Zr, and REE) since 12,370 14 C yr BP

    W. Shotyk;D. Weiss;J.D. Kramers;R. Frei

  • Two thousand years of atmospheric arsenic, antimony, and lead deposition recorded in an ombrotrophic peat bog profile, Jura Mountains, Switzerland

    William Shotyk;Andrij K. Cheburkin;Peter G. Appleby;Andreas Fankhauser

  • Indian Ocean Climate and an Absolute Chronology over Dansgaard/Oeschger Events 9 to 13

    Stephen J. Burns;Dominik Fleitmann;Albert Matter;Jan Kramers

  • The age of Homo naledi and associated sediments in the Rising Star Cave, South Africa

    P.H.G.M. Dirks;P.H.G.M. Dirks;Eric M. Roberts;Eric M. Roberts;Hannah Louise Hilbert-Wolf;Jan Dirk Kramers

  • Atmospheric Pb Deposition since the Industrial Revolution Recorded by Five Swiss Peat Profiles: Enrichment Factors, Fluxes, Isotopic Composition, and Sources

    Dominik Weiss;William Shotyk;Peter G. Appleby;Jan Dirk Kramers

  • Evidence for a gradual rise of oxygen between 2.6 and 2.5 Ga from Mo isotopes and Re-PGE signatures in shales

    Martin Wille;Jan Kramers;Thomas Nägler;N.J. Beukes

  • Hydrogen sulphide release to surface waters at the Precambrian/Cambrian boundary

    Martin Wille;Thomas F. Nägler;Bernd Lehmann;Stefan Schröder

  • Climate on the Southern Black Sea coast during the Holocene: implications from the Sofular Cave record

    O.M. Göktürk;O.M. Göktürk;D. Fleitmann;D. Fleitmann;S. Badertscher;S. Badertscher;H. Cheng;H. Cheng

  • Lead, uranium, strontium, potassium and rubidium in inclusion-bearing diamonds and mantle-derived xenoliths from Southern Africa

    J.D. Kramers

  • Geological Setting and Age of Australopithecus sediba from Southern Africa

    Paul H. G. M. Dirks;Paul H. G. M. Dirks;Job M. Kibii;Brian F. Kuhn;Christine Steininger

  • A high-resolution, absolute-dated deglacial speleothem record of Indian Ocean climate from Socotra Island, Yemen

    Jeremy D. Shakun;Stephen J. Burns;Dominik Fleitmann;Jan Kramers

  • Evidence for a widespread climatic anomaly at around 9.2 ka before present

    Dominik Fleitmann;Dominik Fleitmann;Manfred Mudelsee;Stephen J. Burns;Raymond S. Bradley

  • Unraveling the record of successive high grade events in the Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt using Pb single phase dating of metamorphic minerals

    L. Holzer;R. Frei;J.M. Barton;J.D. Kramers

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas F. Nägler
Thomas F. Nägler University of Bern
Paul H.G.M. Dirks
Paul H.G.M. Dirks James Cook University
Robert Frei
Robert Frei University of Copenhagen
Eric M. Roberts
Eric M. Roberts James Cook University
Balz S. Kamber
Balz S. Kamber Queensland University of Technology
Dominik Fleitmann
Dominik Fleitmann University of Basel
Lee R. Berger
Lee R. Berger James Cook University
Igor M. Villa
Igor M. Villa University of Milano-Bicocca
Albert Matter
Albert Matter University of Bern
Stephen J. Burns
Stephen J. Burns University of Massachusetts Amherst

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