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Maarten J. de Wit 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 Maarten J. de Wit sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 250 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Maarten J. de Wit 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 Maarten J. de Wit sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in South Africa Leader Award
  • GSA Honorary Fellow Award, The Geological Society of America
  • GSA Honorary Fellow Award, The Geological Society of America
  • GSA Honorary Fellow Award, The Geological Society of America

Overview

Maarten J. de Wit was affiliated with Nelson Mandela University in South Africa and contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spanned several subfields including Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Anthropology, and Artificial Intelligence.

The focus of their work included specialized topics such as Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geological formations and processes, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide, earthquake and tectonic studies, and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping.

Maarten J. de Wit published notable papers such as:

  • South African speleothems reveal influence of high- and low-latitude forcing over the past 113.5 k.y., 2021, Geology
  • Geochemical reconnaissance of the Guéra and Ouaddaï Massifs in Chad: evolution of Proterozoic crust in the Central Sahara Shield, 2021, South African Journal of Geology
  • Pillow Talk: Volcanic rocks of the Karoo that formed many leagues under the Gondwanan Sea, 2020, South African Journal of Geology
  • Proterozoic-Paleozoic Sedimentary Rocks and Mesozoic-Cenozoic Landscapes of the Cape Mountains Across the Kango Complex Reveal 'More Gaps Than Record' from Rodinia and Gondwana to Africa, 2020, Geoscience Canada

Their frequent co-authors included Bastien Linol, Brian Chase, Chris Harris, J. H. Kramers, and Sean Doel, indicating collaborative efforts across various geological research projects.

Maarten J. de Wit's research was published primarily in venues such as the South African Journal of Geology, Geology, and Geoscience Canada. These journals are recognized platforms for dissemination of geological and Earth science research.

During their career, Maarten J. de Wit received the GSA Honorary Fellow Award from The Geological Society of America, recognizing contributions to the field, though the specific year of the award is not documented.

Best Publications

  • Formation of an Archaean continent

    Maarten J. de Wit;Cornel E. J. de Ronde;Marian Tredoux;Chris Roering

  • On Archean granites, greenstones, cratons and tectonics: does the evidence demand a verdict?

    Maarten J. de Wit

  • Changes in surface water supply across Africa with predicted climate change.

    Maarten de Wit;Jacek Stankiewicz

  • Fossil marginal basin in the southern Andes

    Ian W. D. Dalziel;Maarten J. de Wit;Keith F. Palmer;Keith F. Palmer

  • Age and tectonic evolution of Neoproterozoic ductile shear zones in the Southern Granulite Terrain of India, with implications for Gondwana studies

    Joy Gopal Ghosh;Joy Gopal Ghosh;Maarten J. de Wit;R. E. Zartman

  • Early Archean fossil bacteria and biofilms in hydrothermally-influenced sediments from the Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa

    Frances Westall;Maarten J de Wit;Jesse Dann;Sjerry van der Gaast

  • Early Life Recorded in Archean Pillow Lavas

    Harald Furnes;Neil R. Banerjee;Neil R. Banerjee;Karlis Muehlenbachs;Hubert Staudigel

  • The stratigraphy of the 3.5-3.2 Ga Barberton Greenstone Belt revisited: A single zircon ion microprobe study

    R.A. Armstrong;R.A. Armstrong;R.A. Armstrong;W. Compston;M.J. de Wit;I.S. Williams

  • A Vestige of Earth's Oldest Ophiolite

    Harald Furnes;Maarten de Wit;Hubert Staudigel;Minik Rosing

  • Making ends meet in Gondwana: retracing the transforms of the Indian Ocean and reconnecting continental shear zones

    Colin Reeves;Maarten De Wit

  • Tectonic history of the Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa: 490 million years of Archean crustal evolution

    Cornel E. J. de Ronde;Maarten J. de Wit

  • EMPLACEMENT CONDITIONS OF KOMATIITE MAGMAS FROM THE 3.49 GA KOMATI FORMATION, BARBERTON GREENSTONE BELT, SOUTH AFRICA

    S.W. Parman;J.C. Dann;T.L. Grove;M.J. de Wit

  • Age and tectonic evolution of Neoproterozoic ductile shear zones in southwestern Madagascar, with implications for Gondwana studies

    Maarten J. de Wit;Sam A. Bowring;Lew D. Ashwal;Leon G. Randrianasolo

  • Subduction and terrane collision stabilize the western Kaapvaal craton tectosphere 2.9 billion years ago

    Mark D Schmitz;Mark D Schmitz;Samuel A Bowring;Maarten J de Wit;Volker Gartz

  • Field and geochemical data bearing on the development of a mesozoic volcano-tectonic rift zone and back-arc basin in southernmost South America

    Ronald L. Bruhn;Charles R. Stern;Maarten J. De Wit

  • Precambrian greenstone sequences represent different ophiolite types

    H. Furnes;Y. Dilek;Y. Dilek;M. de Wit

  • Four billion years of ophiolites reveal secular trends in oceanic crust formation

    Harald Furnes;Maarten de Wit;Yildirim Dilek;Yildirim Dilek

  • Tectonic model for the evolution of the Limpopo Belt

    C. Roering;D.D. van Reenen;C.A. Smit;J.M. Barton

  • The evolution of the Scotia Arc as a Key to the reconstruction of southwestern Gondwanaland

    Maarten J. De Wit

  • Late Cretaceous magmatism in Madagascar: palaeomagnetic evidence for a stationary Marion hotspot

    T.H Torsvik;R.D Tucker;L.D Ashwal;E.A Eide

Frequent Co-Authors

Harald Furnes
Harald Furnes University of Bergen
François Guillocheau
François Guillocheau University of Rennes
Karlis Muehlenbachs
Karlis Muehlenbachs University of Alberta
Charles R. Stern
Charles R. Stern University of Colorado Boulder
Hubert Staudigel
Hubert Staudigel University of California, San Diego
Yildirim Dilek
Yildirim Dilek Miami University
Richard Armstrong
Richard Armstrong Australian National University
Blair Schoene
Blair Schoene Princeton University
Martin J. Van Kranendonk
Martin J. Van Kranendonk Curtin University

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