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Researcher · Water Research Commission · South Africa

Gerhard R. Backeberg

Gerhard R. Backeberg publishes mostly in Ocean Engineering, Soil Science and Strategy and Management, on topics such as Water resources management and optimization, Public-Private Partnership Projects and Land Rights and Reforms.

OpenAlex
World rank
#2,310,429
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in South Africa
#9,855
of 29,826
Works
34
Citations
533
Citations per work
15.7
h-index
13
i10-index 15Top 25% in Ocean Engineering
Gerhard R. Backeberg

What does Gerhard R. Backeberg research?

Gerhard R. Backeberg's work is mostly in Engineering (30%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (12%), Business, Management and Accounting (9%).

Physical Sciences: 13 works · 37.5% of their workEngineering: 10 works · 30.0% of their workOcean Engineering: 8 works · 25.0% of their workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 works · 5.0% of their workEnvironmental Science: 3 works · 7.5% of their workWater Science and Technology: 3 works · 7.5% of their workEverything else: 12 works · 34.9% of their workSocial Sciences: 5 works · 15.1% of their workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 works · 8.8% of their workStrategy and Management: 3 works · 8.8% of their workSocial Sciences: 2 works · 6.3% of their workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 works · 6.3% of their workLife Sciences: 4 works · 12.5% of their workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 works · 12.5% of their workSoil Science: 4 works · 12.5% of their workTHEIR WORKGerhard R.Backeberg34works
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences38%Social Sciences15%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1030.0%
    2. Environmental Science37.5%
  2. Everything else1234.9%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting38.8%
    2. Social Sciences26.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences412.5%
  1. 1Ocean Engineering25% of their works
  2. 2Soil Science12% of their works
  3. 3Strategy and Management9% of their works
  4. 4Water Science and Technology8% of their works
  5. 5Political Science and International Relations6% of their works
  6. 6Civil and Structural Engineering5% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Gerhard R. Backeberg's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Sustainability, Climate Change, Reservoir Operation, Water Resources, Rural Development, Public-Private Partnerships, Risk Allocation and Land Tenure.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability293 topics
  2. Climate Change262 topics
  3. Reservoir Operation201 topic
  4. Water Resources201 topic
  5. Rural Development92 topics
  6. Public-Private Partnerships71 topic
  7. Risk Allocation71 topic
  8. Land Tenure61 topic
  9. Nexus61 topic
  10. Property Rights61 topic
  11. Water61 topic
  12. Hydrosocial Cycle51 topic
  13. Water Privatization51 topic
  14. Leak Detection41 topic
  15. Water Distribution Networks41 topic
  16. Agricultural Innovation31 topic
  17. Community Gardens31 topic
  18. Livelihood Diversification31 topic
  19. Urban Agriculture31 topic

Where does Gerhard R. Backeberg work?

Gerhard R. Backeberg's main affiliation in the publication record is Water Research Commission, South Africa.

How many publications and citations does Gerhard R. Backeberg have?

OpenAlex counts 34 works and 533 citations for Gerhard R. Backeberg, an h-index of 13, ranking #2,310,429 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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