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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.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 419 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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

  • 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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