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Willem A. Landman 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 Willem A. Landman sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 158 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Willem A. Landman 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 Willem A. Landman sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Willem A. Landman is affiliated with the University of Pretoria in South Africa and contributes primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Oceanography.

Their main research topics cover:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Climate change impacts on agriculture
  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts

Recent publications demonstrate a focus on climate variability, environmental impacts, and health risks related to climate. Selected papers include:

  • "The 2015-19 multi year drought in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: it's evolution and impacts on agriculture" (2021, Journal of Arid Environments)
  • "Major climate change-induced risks to human health in South Africa" (2021, Environmental Research)
  • "Cut-off lows in the Southern Hemisphere and their extension to the surface" (2021, Climate Dynamics)
  • "Exploring rural hospital admissions for diarrhoeal disease, malaria, pneumonia, and asthma in relation to temperature, rainfall and air pollution using wavelet transform analysis" (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "Cape storm: A dynamical study of a cut-off low and its impact on South Africa" (2020, Atmospheric Research)

Frequent collaborators in their research include Christien J. Engelbrecht, Emma Archer, Steven Phakula, Michael A. Barnes, and Thando Ndarana. This network of co-authors indicates a multidisciplinary approach encompassing climate science and public health.

Their work appears regularly in specific publication venues such as Environmental Development, Meteorological Applications, Frontiers in Climate, arXiv (Cornell University), and the Journal of Arid Environments.

Best Publications

  • Climate change 2007 : the physical science basis, S. Solomon, D. Qin, M. Manning, M. Marquis, K. Averyt, M.M.B. Tignor, H. LeRoy Miller, Jr. and Z. Chen (Eds.) : book review

    Willem Landman

  • Climate and southern Africa's water-energy-food nexus

    Declan Conway;Emma Archer van Garderen;Emma Archer van Garderen;Delphine Deryng;Stephen Dorling

  • Seasonal to Decadal Prediction of Southern African Climate and Its Links with Variability of the Atlantic Ocean

    C.J.C Reason;W Landman;W Tennant

  • Multi-scale climate modelling over Southern Africa using a variable-resolution global model

    FA Engelbrecht;WA Landman;CJ Engelbrecht;S Landman

  • A synoptic decomposition of rainfall over the Cape south coast of South Africa

    Christien J. Engelbrecht;Willem A. Landman;Willem A. Landman;Francois A. Engelbrecht;Francois A. Engelbrecht;Johan Malherbe

  • Seasonal Climate Forecasts – Potential Agricultural-Risk Management Tools?

    E. Klopper;C. H. Vogel;W. A. Landman

  • Multi‐model forecast skill for mid‐summer rainfall over southern Africa

    Willem A. Landman;Willem A. Landman;Asmerom Beraki

  • Hydropower plans in eastern and southern Africa increase risk of concurrent climate-related electricity supply disruption

    Declan Conway;Carole Dalin;Carole Dalin;Willem A. Landman;Timothy J. Osborn

  • Statistical Recalibration of GCM Forecasts over Southern Africa Using Model Output Statistics

    Willem A. Landman;Lisa M. Goddard

  • System value and progress of CSP

    Paul Gauché;Justine Rudman;Mbalenhle Mabaso;Willem A. Landman

  • The Effect of Regional Climate Model Domain Choice on the Simulation of Tropical Cyclone-Like Vortices in the Southwestern Indian Ocean

    Willem A. Landman;Anji Seth;Suzana J. Camargo

  • Change in the association between Indian Ocean sea‐surface temperatures and summer rainfall over South Africa and Namibia

    Willem A. Landman;Simon J. Mason

  • Climate change 2007: the physical science basis

    Willem Landman

  • Statistical downscaling of GCM simulations to Streamflow

    Willem A. Landman;Simon J. Mason;Peter D. Tyson;Warren J. Tennant

  • Understanding the evolution of the 2014–2016 summer rainfall seasons in southern Africa: Key lessons

    Emma Rosa Mary Archer;Emma Rosa Mary Archer;Willem Adolf Landman;Mark Alexander Tadross;Johan Malherbe

  • Operational long‐lead prediction of South African rainfall using canonical correlation analysis

    Willem A. Landman;Simon J. Mason

  • Retro-active skill of multi-tiered forecasts of summer rainfall over Southern Africa

    Willem A. Landman;Simon J. Mason;Peter D. Tyson;Warren J. Tennant

  • Tropical systems from the southwest Indian Ocean making landfall over the Limpopo River Basin, southern Africa: a historical perspective

    J. Malherbe;F.A. Engelbrecht;W.A. Landman;W.A. Landman;C.J. Engelbrecht

  • ENSO and implications on rainfall characteristics with reference to maize production in the Free State Province of South Africa

    Mokhele Edmond Moeletsi;Sue Walker;Willem Adolf Landman;Willem Adolf Landman

  • Projected changes in tropical cyclone climatology and landfall in the Southwest Indian Ocean region under enhanced anthropogenic forcing

    Johan Malherbe;F. A. Engelbrecht;W. A. Landman;W. A. Landman

  • Climate and Southern Africa's Water-Energy-Food Nexus

    D. Conway;T. Osborn;S. Dorling;C. Ringler

Frequent Co-Authors

Francois Engelbrecht
Francois Engelbrecht University of the Witwatersrand
R. M. Garland
R. M. Garland University of Pretoria
Simon J. Mason
Simon J. Mason Columbia University
Timothy J. Osborn
Timothy J. Osborn University of East Anglia
Declan Conway
Declan Conway London School of Economics and Political Science
Claudia Ringler
Claudia Ringler International Food Policy Research Institute
David A. Randall
David A. Randall Colorado State University
Delphine Deryng
Delphine Deryng Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
James Thurlow
James Thurlow International Food Policy Research Institute
Lisa M. Goddard
Lisa M. Goddard Columbia University

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