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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 62 1669 1493 6 3 419 14394

Wolf Uwe Reimold publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wolf Uwe Reimold between 1978 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wolf Uwe Reimold published across 49 years, from 1978 to 2026, averaging 8.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2010. 7 of the 438 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2010. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 3 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 3 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 13 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 20 publications 2003: 18 publications 2004: 24 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 26 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 6 publications 2026: 1 publication
1978 2026

438 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wolf Uwe Reimold: publications per year, 1978 to 2026
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 1
1982 3
1983 0
1984 1
1985 3
1986 2
1987 4
1988 2
1989 4
1990 11
1991 2
1992 9
1993 11
1994 13
1995 10
1996 11
1997 9
1998 10
1999 11
2000 9
2001 10
2002 20
2003 18
2004 24
2005 16
2006 15
2007 16
2008 9
2009 19
2010 26
2011 8
2012 6
2013 12
2014 7
2015 12
2016 10
2017 9
2018 11
2019 13
2020 5
2021 15
2022 8
2023 6
2024 9
2025 6
2026 1
Total 438
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Wolf Uwe Reimold 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 Wolf Uwe Reimold 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, 418–427 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: 419 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 39 419
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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Wolf Uwe Reimold 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 Wolf Uwe Reimold 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, 62 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: 62 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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
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 62
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Wolf Uwe Reimold is affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Their research spans Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Physics and Astronomy, with a notable focus on subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Paleontology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics with emphasis on:

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

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Ruthenium isotopes show the Chicxulub impactor was a carbonaceous-type asteroid," 2024, published in Science
  • "Characteristic landforms and geomorphic features associated with impact structures: Observations at the Dhala structure, north-central India," 2021, published in Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • "Multiple stages of migmatite generation during the Archean to Proterozoic crustal evolution in the Borborema Province, Northeast Brazil," 2020, published in Gondwana Research
  • "Upper Triassic to Middle Jurassic magmatic evolution of northern Patagonia: Insights from the tectonic and crustal evolution of the Los Menucos area, North Patagonian Massif, Argentina," 2021, published in Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • "The origin of Patagonia: insights from Permian to Middle Triassic magmatism of the North Patagonian Massif," 2022, published in Geological Magazine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Wolf Uwe Reimold include:

  • Natalia Hauser
  • Christian Koeberl
  • David Baratoux
  • Juan Ignacio Falco
  • L. Ferrière

Publishing venues where their contributions are regularly featured are:

  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • Meteoritics and Planetary Science
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Science

Best Publications

  • The Chicxulub Asteroid Impact and Mass Extinction at the Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary

    Peter Schulte;Laia Alegret;Ignacio Arenillas;José A. Arz

  • A 2.023 Ga age for the Vredefort impact event and a first report of shock metamorphosed zircons in pseudotachylitic breccias and Granophyre

    S.L. Kamo;W.U. Reimold;T.E. Krogh;W.P. Colliston

  • Experimental shock deformation in zircon: a transmission electron microscopic study

    H Leroux;W.U Reimold;C Koeberl;U Hornemann

  • Impact Origin of the Chesapeake Bay Structure and the Source of the North American Tektites

    Christian Koeberl;C. Wylie Poag;Wolf Uwe Reimold;Dion Brandt

  • Original size of the Vredefort Structure: Implications for the geological evolution of the Witwatersrand Basin

    A. M. Therriault;R. A. F. Grieve;W. U. Reimold

  • Terrestrial impact melt rocks and glasses

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  • Ries crater and suevite revisited—Observations and modeling Part I: Observations

    Dieter Stöffler;Dieter Stöffler;Natalia A. Artemieva;Natalia A. Artemieva;Natalia A. Artemieva;Kai Wünnemann;W. Uwe Reimold;W. Uwe Reimold

  • A TEM investigation of shock metamorphism in quartz from the Vredefort dome, South Africa

    Hugues Leroux;Wolf Uwe Reimold;Jean-Claude Doukhan

  • Impact structures in Africa: A review

    Wolf Uwe Reimold;Christian Koeberl

  • Integrated geophysical modelling of a giant, complex impact structure: anatomy of the Vredefort Structure, South Africa

    Herbert Henkel;Wolf Uwe Reimold

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

    W.U. Reimold;R.L. Gibson

  • Impact structures: What does crater diameter mean?

    E.P. Turtle;E. Pierazzo;G.S. Collins;G.R. Osinski

  • Estimating Duration and Intensity of Neoproterozoic Snowball Glaciations from Ir Anomalies

    Bernd Bodiselitsch;Bernd Bodiselitsch;Christian Koeberl;Christian Koeberl;Sharad Master;Sharad Master;Wolf U. Reimold;Wolf U. Reimold

  • An appraisal of the ages of terrestrial impact structures

    F. Jourdan;P.R. Renne;P.R. Renne;W.U. Reimold

  • Roter Kamm impact crater, Namibia: Geochemistry of basement rocks and breccias

    Wolf Uwe Reimold;Christian Koeberl;Christian Koeberl;Janice Bishop;Janice Bishop

  • Dating Terrestrial Impact Structures

    Fred Jourdan;W. Reimold;A. Deutsch

  • Re-Os isotope and geochemical study of the Vredefort Granophyre: Clues to the origin of the Vredefort structure, South Africa

    Christian Koeberl;Wolf Uwe Reimold;Steven B. Shirey

  • Morokweng, South Africa: A large impact structure of Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary age

    Christian Koeberl;Richard A. Armstrong;Wolf Uwe Reimold

  • Petrology and geochemistry of target rocks from the Bosumtwi impact structure, Ghana, and comparison with Ivory Coast tektites

    Christian Koeberl;Wolf Uwe Reimold;Joel D. Blum;C. Page Chamberlain

  • 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

  • Laser probe argon‐40/argon‐39 dating of coesite‐ and stishovite‐bearing pseudotachylytes and the age of the Vredefort impact event

    John G. Spray;Simon P. Kelley;W. Uwe Reimold

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Koeberl
Christian Koeberl University of Vienna
Roger L. Gibson
Roger L. Gibson University of the Witwatersrand
Cristiano Lana
Cristiano Lana Stellenbosch University
Steven B. Shirey
Steven B. Shirey Carnegie Institution for Science
Richard Armstrong
Richard Armstrong Australian National University
Dieter Stöffler
Dieter Stöffler Museum für Naturkunde
Hugues Leroux
Hugues Leroux University of Lille
Paul W. Layer
Paul W. Layer University of Alaska Fairbanks
Robert Frei
Robert Frei University of Copenhagen
David Phillips
David Phillips University of Melbourne

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