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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 34 8076 7491 35 26 179 3779

Roger L. Gibson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Roger L. Gibson between 1963 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Roger L. Gibson published across 63 years, from 1963 to 2025, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2010. 9 of the 246 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1963 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2010. 1963: 1 publication 1964: 1 publication 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 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: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 8 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 5 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 5 publications
1963 2025

246 publications in total across all disciplines

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Roger L. Gibson: publications per year, 1963 to 2025
Year Publications
1963 1
1964 1
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 2
1986 0
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 2
1993 2
1994 3
1995 5
1996 5
1997 9
1998 4
1999 10
2000 3
2001 9
2002 6
2003 15
2004 17
2005 10
2006 17
2007 10
2008 12
2009 12
2010 20
2011 8
2012 7
2013 3
2014 4
2015 4
2016 1
2017 8
2018 6
2019 6
2020 1
2021 5
2022 3
2023 3
2024 4
2025 5
Total 246
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Roger L. Gibson 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 Roger L. Gibson 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, 178–187 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: 179 publications — 54th percentile

54% 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
178–187 414 179
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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Roger L. Gibson 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 Roger L. Gibson 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, 34 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: 34 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% 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 34
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
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

Roger L. Gibson is affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions in the subfields of Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geology, Artificial Intelligence, and Atmospheric Science.

Their work covers a range of topics including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Frequent publication venues for their research are:

  • Neuro-Oncology
  • South African Journal of Geology
  • South African Journal of Science
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Tectonophysics

Roger L. Gibson has collaborated regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • M. A. G. Andreoli
  • S. Wela
  • Grant Bybee
  • Monika Yadav
  • Viveka Nand Yadav

Recent papers authored by Roger L. Gibson include:

  • "Granitoid gneisses of the Morokweng impact structure: Implications for Neoarchaean evolution of the western Kaapvaal craton," 2022, Lithos
  • "Melt breccias in parautochthonous basement rocks of the Morokweng impact structure, South Africa - Evidence for a friction origin," 2024, Journal of African Earth Sciences

Other notable recent publications related to the field include:

  • "Timescales of impact melt sheet crystallization and the precise age of the Morokweng impact structure, South Africa," 2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • "A reappraisal of legacy reflection seismic data from the western margin of the Kaapvaal craton, South Africa, with implications for Mesozoic-Cenozoic regional tectonics," 2021, Tectonophysics
  • "Amphibolite facies metamorphism in lower Witwatersrand Supergroup rocks exposed in the Vredefort Dome - a Ventersdorp LIP connection," 2022, South African Journal of Geology

Best Publications

  • Precise U-Pb titanite age constraints on the emplacement of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa

    Ian Samuel Buick;Roland Maas;R L Gibson

  • The Namaqua-Natal Province

    D.H. Cornell;Robert James Thomas;R. Gibson;H.F.G. Moen

  • Geology and evolution of the Vredefort Impact Structure, South Africa

    W.U. Reimold;R.L. Gibson

  • A SHRIMP U–Pb and LA-ICP-MS trace element study of the petrogenesis of garnet–cordierite–orthoamphibole gneisses from the Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt, South Africa

    Ian S. Buick;Jörg Hermann;Ian S. Williams;Roger L. Gibson

  • The age and thermal evolution of the Vredefort impact structure: A single-grain UPb zircon study

    R.L. Gibson;R.A. Armstrong;W.U. Reimold

  • Thermal-metamorphic signature of an impact event in the Vredefort dome, South Africa

    Roger L. Gibson;W. Uwe Reimold;Gary Stevens

  • High-δ13C Paleoproterozoic carbonates from the Transvaal Supergroup, South Africa

    I. S. Buick;R. Uken;R. L. Gibson;T. Wallmach

  • The melt rocks of the Vredefort impact structure – Vredefort Granophyre and pseudotachylitic breccias: Implications for impact cratering and the evolution of the Witwatersrand Basin

    Wolf Uwe Reimold;Roger L. Gibson

  • Shock pressure distribution in the Vredefort impact structure, South Africa

    Roger L. Gibson;Wolf Uwe Reimold

  • Archean crustal structure of the Kaapvaal craton, South Africa – evidence from the Vredefort dome

    Cristiano Lana;Roger L. Gibson;Alexander F.M. Kisters;W.Uwe Reimold

  • Impact-induced melting of Archean granulites in the Vredefort Dome, South Africa. I: anatexis of metapelitic granulites

    R. L. Gibson

  • Tectono‐metamorphic setting and paragenetic sequence of Au‐U mineralisation in the Archaean Witwatersrand Basin, South Africa

    L. J. Robb;E. G. Charlesworth;G. R. Drennan;R. L. Gibson

  • Impact tectonics in the core of the Vredefort dome, South Africa: Implications for central uplift formation in very large impact structures

    C. Lana;R. L. Gibson;W. U. Reimold

  • Spinel–cordierite symplectites replacing andalusite: evidence for melt-assisted diapirism in the Bushveld Complex, South Africa

    T. Johnson;M. Brown;R. Gibson;B. Wing

  • Partial Melting of Metapelitic Rocks Beneath the Bushveld Complex, South Africa

    Tim E. Johnson;Roger L. Gibson;Michael Brown;Ian S. Buick

  • Mid-crustal granulite facies metamorphism in the Central Kaapvaal craton: the Bushveld Complex connection

    Gary Stevens;Roger L. Gibson;Giles T.R. Droop

  • Economic Mineral Deposits in Impact Structures: A Review

    Wolf Uwe Reimold;Christian Koeberl;Roger L. Gibson;Burkhard O. Dressler

  • Processes on the early Earth

    Wolf Uwe Reimold;Roger L. Gibson

  • Hercynian low-pressure-high-temperature regional metamorphism and subhorizontal foliation development in the Canigou massif, Pyrenees, France—Evidence for crustal extension

    Roger L. Gibson

  • Nature of the archean midcrust in the core of the Vredefort dome, Central Kaapvaal Craton, South Africa

    C. Lana;W.U. Reimold;R.L. Gibson;C. Koeberl

  • New observations on shatter cones in the Vredefort impact structure, South Africa, and evaluation of current hypotheses for shatter cone formation

    F. Wieland;W. U. Reimold;W. U. Reimold;R. L. Gibson

  • Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution IV

    Roger L. Gibson;Wolf Uwe Reimold

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Koeberl
Christian Koeberl University of Vienna
Wolf Uwe Reimold
Wolf Uwe Reimold University of the Witwatersrand
Cristiano Lana
Cristiano Lana Stellenbosch University
Ian S. Buick
Ian S. Buick Stellenbosch University
Ulrich Riller
Ulrich Riller Universität Hamburg
Richard Armstrong
Richard Armstrong Australian National University
Mark Jessell
Mark Jessell University of Western Australia
Judith A. Kinnaird
Judith A. Kinnaird University of the Witwatersrand
David Baratoux
David Baratoux Paul Sabatier University
Axel Hofmann
Axel Hofmann University of Johannesburg

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