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2022

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 67 1216 5 198 16625

Nicolas J. Beukes publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nicolas J. Beukes between 1973 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nicolas J. Beukes published across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2009. 6 of the 208 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2009. 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 1 publication
1973 2025

208 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nicolas J. Beukes: publications per year, 1973 to 2025
Year Publications
1973 1
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 3
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 7
1988 2
1989 2
1990 4
1991 1
1992 3
1993 1
1994 0
1995 3
1996 5
1997 7
1998 3
1999 5
2000 3
2001 4
2002 4
2003 5
2004 4
2005 3
2006 11
2007 2
2008 12
2009 14
2010 5
2011 3
2012 6
2013 6
2014 3
2015 6
2016 13
2017 6
2018 9
2019 8
2020 4
2021 4
2022 10
2023 8
2024 5
2025 1
Total 208
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Nicolas J. Beukes publications per year - data summary

  • Nicolas J. Beukes, a Earth Science scholar from University of Johannesburg, has 208 publications recorded across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1973 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2009, with 14 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1973, 1977, 1984, 1991 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 11 of the 53 years in the span carry no publications at all (1974, 1975, 1976, 1978 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 5.0 per year counting only the 42 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 28 publications, 13% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1973-1990: 21 publications (1.2 per year); 1991-2008: 76 publications (4.2 per year); 2009-2025: 111 publications (6.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Nicolas J. Beukes 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 Nicolas J. Beukes 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, 198–207 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: 198 publications — 62nd percentile

62% 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
198–207 333 198
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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Nicolas J. Beukes publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Nicolas J. Beukes, a Earth Science scholar from University of Johannesburg, records 198 publications - the 62nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 62% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Nicolas J. Beukes, and about 38% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Nicolas J. Beukes ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Nicolas J. Beukes 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 Nicolas J. Beukes 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, 67 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: 67 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 67
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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Nicolas J. Beukes D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Nicolas J. Beukes, a Earth Science scholar from University of Johannesburg, records 67 D-Index - the 87th percentile of the discipline.
  • 87% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Nicolas J. Beukes, and about 13% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Nicolas J. Beukes ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

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
  • GSA Honorary Fellow Award, The Geological Society of America

Overview

Nicolas J. Beukes was affiliated with the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. Their research primarily focused on Earth and Planetary Sciences, contributing extensively to the study of geological processes and geochemical analysis. Their work spanned several key subfields, including Geophysics, Paleontology, Geochemistry and Petrology, Artificial Intelligence, and Geology.

The scientist published research on a variety of topics, with notable work in Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis. Other areas of study included Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geological formations and processes, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Among the recent papers authored by Nicolas J. Beukes were:

  • Archean to early Paleoproterozoic iron formations document a transition in iron oxidation mechanisms, 2022, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Bulk and grain-scale minor sulfur isotope data reveal complexities in the dynamics of Earth's oxygenation, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Reconciling discrepant minor sulfur isotope records of the Great Oxidation Event, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Chemical evolution of seawater in the Transvaal Ocean between 2426 Ma (Ongeluk Large Igneous Province) and 2413 Ma ago (Kalahari Manganese Field), 2020, Gondwana Research
  • The paleoenvironmental implications of pre-Great Oxidation Event manganese deposition in the Mesoarchean Ijzermijn Iron Formation Bed, Mozaan Group, Pongola Supergroup, South Africa, 2022, Precambrian Research

The frequent co-authors who collaborated with the scientist included:

  • Albertus J.B. Smith
  • Stefan V. Lalonde
  • Gareth Izon
  • Jens Gutzmer
  • Michiel de Kock

Nicolas J. Beukes published multiple articles in prominent venues such as the South African Journal of Geology, Precambrian Research, Abstracts with Programs of the Geological Society of America, Goldschmidt2022 Abstracts, and Geological Magazine.

The scientist was recognized with the GSA Honorary Fellow Award by The Geological Society of America. The award reflects their contributions to the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Dating the rise of atmospheric oxygen

    A. Bekker;H. D. Holland;P.-L. Wang;D. Rumble

  • Atmospheric oxygenation three billion years ago

    Sean Andrew Crowe;Lasse N. Døssing;Lasse N. Døssing;Nicolas J. Beukes;Michael Bau

  • Evidence for oxygenic photosynthesis half a billion years before the Great Oxidation Event

    Noah J. Planavsky;Dan Asael;Axel Hofmann;Christopher T. Reinhard

  • Geochemistry and sedimentology of a facies transition from limestone to iron-formation deposition in the early Proterozoic Transvaal Supergroup, South Africa

    Cornelis Klein;Nicolas J. Beukes

  • Low-latitude glaciation in the Palaeoproterozoic era

    D. A. Evans;N. J. Beukes;J. L. Kirschvink

  • Iron isotopes constrain biologic and abiologic processes in banded iron formation genesis

    Clark M. Johnson;Brian L. Beard;Cornelis Klein;Nic J. Beukes

  • Rapid oxygenation of Earth’s atmosphere 2.33 billion years ago

    Genming Luo;Genming Luo;Shuhei Ono;Nicolas J. Beukes;David T. Wang

  • Origin and Paleoenvironmental Significance of Major Iron Formations at the Archean-Paleoproterozoic Boundary

    Nicolas J. Beukes;Jens Gutzmer

  • Ancient geochemical cycling in the Earth as inferred from Fe isotope studies of banded iron formations from the Transvaal Craton

    Clark M. Johnson;Brian L. Beard;Nicolas J. Beukes;Cornelis Klein

  • Sedimentology and geochemistry of the glaciogenic late Proterozoic Rapitan Iron-Formation in Canada

    Cornelis Klein;Nicolas J. Beukes

  • Facies relations, depositional environments and diagenesis in a major early Proterozoic stromatolitic carbonate platform to basinal sequence, Campbellrand Subgroup, Transvaal Supergroup, Southern Africa

    Nicolas J. Beukes

  • 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

  • Fe, C, and O isotope compositions of banded iron formation carbonates demonstrate a major role for dissimilatory iron reduction in ~2.5 Ga marine environments

    Adriana Heimann;Adriana Heimann;Adriana Heimann;Clark M. Johnson;Clark M. Johnson;Brian L. Beard;Brian L. Beard;John W. Valley;John W. Valley

  • Carbonate petrography, kerogen distribution, and carbon and oxygen isotope variations in an early Proterozoic transition from limestone to iron-formation deposition, Transvaal Supergroup, South Africa

    Nicolas J. Beukes;Cornelis Klein;Alan J. Kaufman;J. M. Hayes

  • Chemostratigraphy of the Paleoproterozoic Duitschland Formation, South Africa: Implications for Coupled Climate Change and Carbon Cycling

    A. Bekker

  • Precambrian Iron-Formations of Southern Africa

    N. J. Beukes

  • Dating the Oldest Greenstone in India: A 3.51-Ga Precise U-Pb SHRIMP Zircon Age for Dacitic Lava of the Southern Iron Ore Group, Singhbhum Craton

    Joydip Mukhopadhyay;N.J. Beukes;Richard Armstrong;Udo Zimmermann

  • Geochemistry and sedimentology of a facies transition — from microbanded to granular iron-formation — in the early Proterozoic Transvaal Supergroup, South Africa

    Nicolas J. Beukes;Cornelis Klein

  • A paleoweathering profile from Griqualand West, South Africa: evidence for a dramatic rise in atmospheric oxygen between 2.2 and 1.9 bybp

    H D Holland;N J Beukes

  • Pb, O, and C isotopes in silicified Mooidraai dolomite (Transvaal Supergroup, South Africa): implications for the composition of Paleoproterozoic seawater and `dating' the increase of oxygen in the Precambrian atmosphere

    Michael Bau;Rolf L. Romer;Volker Lüders;Nicolas J. Beukes

Frequent Co-Authors

Jens Gutzmer
Jens Gutzmer Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Clark M. Johnson
Clark M. Johnson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Brian L. Beard
Brian L. Beard University of Wisconsin–Madison
Cornelis Klein
Cornelis Klein University of New Mexico
Ronny Schoenberg
Ronny Schoenberg University of Tübingen
Bruce M. Simonson
Bruce M. Simonson Oberlin College
Michael Bau
Michael Bau Constructor University
Kurt O. Konhauser
Kurt O. Konhauser University of Alberta
Harald Strauss
Harald Strauss University of Münster

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