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Louis Scott publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Louis Scott sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 156 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Louis Scott D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Louis Scott sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Louis Scott is affiliated with the University of the Free State in South Africa. Their research spans multiple disciplines within Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Social Sciences, with a focus on Anthropology, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Paleontology, and Archaeology.

The scientist has contributed to various topics, including:

  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Archaeology and Rock Art Studies

Louis Scott's frequent co-authors include:

  • Frank Neumann (10 collaborations)
  • Manuel Chevalier (5 collaborations)
  • Brian Chase (5 collaborations)
  • Lynne J. Quick (5 collaborations)
  • Liora Kolska Horwitz (4 collaborations)

They have published extensively in several journals, with repeated contributions to:

  • Quaternary International (4 publications)
  • Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology (3 publications)
  • Quaternary Science Reviews (2 publications)
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology (2 publications)
  • Palynology (2 publications)

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • The Middle to Upper Paleolithic transition in the southern Levant: New insights from the late Middle Paleolithic site of Far'ah II, Israel, 2020, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Late Quaternary palaeoenvironments in the central semi-arid region of South Africa from pollen in cave, pan, spring, stream and dung deposits, 2020, Quaternary International
  • Palynology and chronology of hyaena coprolites from the Piñar karstic Caves Las Ventanas and Carihuela, southern Spain, 2020, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • A 14000 year multi-proxy alluvial record of ecotone changes in a Fynbos-Succulent Karoo transition in South Africa, 2021, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Late Holocene environmental change and anthropogenic: Ecosystem interaction on the Laikipia Plateau, Kenya, 2021, AMBIO

Louis Scott has also contributed to book publications through the European Organization for Nuclear Research, with multiple editions of the Atlas of southern African pollen taxa published between 2020 and 2021.

Best Publications

  • Persistent millennial-scale climatic variability over the past 25,000 years in Southern Africa.

    Karin Holmgren;Julia A. Lee-Thorp;Gordon R.J. Cooper;Katarina Lundblad

  • Predictability of biomass burning in response to climate changes

    A.L. Daniau;P.J. Bartlein;S.P. Harrison;S.P. Harrison;I.C. Prentice;I.C. Prentice;I.C. Prentice

  • Biome reconstruction from pollen and plant macrofossil data for Africa and the Arabian peninsula at 0 and 6000 years

    Dominique Jolly;I. Colin Prentice;Raymonde Bonnefille;Aziz Ballouche

  • Pollen‐based biome reconstruction for southern Europe and Africa 18,000 yr bp

    H. Elenga;O. Peyron;R. Bonnefille;D. Jolly

  • A late quaternary pollen record from the Transvaal bushveld, South Africa

    Louis Scott

  • Pollen Analysis of Hyena Coprolites and Sediments from Equus Cave, Taung, Southern Kalahari (South Africa)

    Louis Scott

  • Terrestrial fossil-pollen evidence of climate change during the last 26 thousand years in Southern Africa

    L. Scott;F. H. Neumann;F. H. Neumann;G. A. Brook;C. B. Bousman;C. B. Bousman

  • Grassland development under glacial and interglacial conditions in southern Africa: review of pollen, phytolith and isotope evidence

    Louis Scott

  • A record of rapid Holocene climate change preserved in hyrax middens from southwestern Africa

    B.M. Chase;B.M. Chase;M.E. Meadows;L. Scott;D.S.G. Thomas

  • Synthetic reconstructions of southern African environments during the Last Glacial Maximum (21-18kyr) and the Holocene Altithermal (8-6kyr)

    T.C. Partridge;L. Scott;J.E. Hamilton

  • Vegetation history and climate in the Savanna biome South Africa since 190,000 ka: a comparison of pollen data from the Tswaing Crater (the Pretoria Saltpan) and Wonderkrater

    L. Scott

  • Late quaternary fossil pollen grains from the Transvaal, South Africa

    L. Scott

  • Regional and global context of the Late Cenozoic Langebaanweg (LBW) palaeontological site: West Coast of South Africa

    David L. Roberts;Thalassa Matthews;Andrew I.R. Herries;Claire Boulter

  • Rock hyrax middens: A palaeoenvironmental archive for southern African drylands

    Brian M. Chase;Brian M. Chase;Louis Scott;Michael E. Meadows;Graciela Gil-Romera

  • Quantification of climate change for the last 20,000 years from Wonderkrater, South Africa: Implications for the long-term dynamics of the Intertropical Convergence Zone

    Loïc Truc;Manuel Chevalier;Charly Favier;Rachid Cheddadi

  • Reconstruction of environmental and climate changes at Braamhoek wetland, eastern escarpment South Africa, during the last 16,000 years with emphasis on the Pleistocene–Holocene transition

    Elin Norström;Louis Scott;Timothy Partridge;Jan Risberg

  • A 35 ka pollen and isotope record of environmental change along the southern margin of the Kalahari from a stalagmite and animal dung deposits in Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa.

    G.A. Brook;L. Scott;L.B. Railsback;E.A. Goddard

  • The Pretoria Saltpan: a 200,000 year Southern African lacustrine sequence

    T.C. Partridge;S.J. Kerr;S.E. Metcalfe;L. Scott

  • A Holocene sequence of vegetation change at Lake Eteza, coastal KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Frank H. Neumann;Frank H. Neumann;Louis Scott;C.B. Bousman;C.B. Bousman;L. van As

  • Dating and context of rock engravings in southern Africa.

    Karl W. Butzer;Gerhard J. Fock;Louis Scott;Robert Stuckenrath

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Neumann
Frank Neumann University of Adelaide
Brian M. Chase
Brian M. Chase University of Montpellier
José S. Carrión
José S. Carrión University of Murcia
Marion K. Bamford
Marion K. Bamford University of the Witwatersrand
Yolanda Fernández-Jalvo
Yolanda Fernández-Jalvo Spanish National Research Council
Sandy P. Harrison
Sandy P. Harrison University of Reading
George A. Brook
George A. Brook University of Georgia
Michael E. Meadows
Michael E. Meadows University of Cape Town
Karin Holmgren
Karin Holmgren Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Hermann Behling
Hermann Behling University of Göttingen

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