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Researcher · Nelson Mandela University · South Africa

Tim G. Downing

Tim G. Downing publishes mostly in Environmental Chemistry, Biochemistry and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, on topics such as Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism and Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology.

ORCID 0000-0001-8106-5188 OpenAlex
World rank
#1,617,940
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in South Africa
#6,748
of 29,826
Works
36
Citations
1.6k
Citations per work
45.1
h-index
21
i10-index 28Top 27% in Environmental Chemistry
Tim G. Downing

What does Tim G. Downing research?

Tim G. Downing's work is mostly in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (22%), Environmental Science (18%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%).

Life Sciences: 14 works · 38.3% of their workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 works · 22.5% of their workBiochemistry: 5 works · 15.0% of their workMolecular Biology: 3 works · 7.5% of their workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 works · 9.3% of their workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 works · 9.3% of their workNeuroscience: 2 works · 6.5% of their workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 works · 6.5% of their workEverything else: 13 works · 36.4% of their workPhysical Sciences: 9 works · 25.3% of their workEnvironmental Science: 6 works · 17.8% of their workEnvironmental Chemistry: 6 works · 17.8% of their workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 works · 7.5% of their workOceanography: 3 works · 7.5% of their workTHEIR WORKTim G. Downing36works
Life Sciences38%Physical Sciences25%

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. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology822.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences39.3%
    3. Neuroscience26.5%
  2. Everything else1336.4%
    1. Environmental Science617.8%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences37.5%
  1. 1Environmental Chemistry18% of their works
  2. 2Biochemistry15% of their works
  3. 3Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics9% of their works
  4. 4Molecular Biology8% of their works
  5. 5Oceanography8% of their works
  6. 6Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience6% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Tim G. Downing's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Cyanobacteria, Eutrophication, Harmful Algal Blooms, Freshwater Ecosystems, Nutrient Control, Amino Acid Transporters, D-Serine and Biological Soil Crusts.

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 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Cyanobacteria262 topics
  2. Eutrophication242 topics
  3. Harmful Algal Blooms242 topics
  4. Freshwater Ecosystems161 topic
  5. Nutrient Control161 topic
  6. Amino Acid Transporters131 topic
  7. D-Serine131 topic
  8. Biological Soil Crusts101 topic
  9. UV Protection101 topic
  10. Neurodegeneration92 topics
  11. Dissolved Organic Matter81 topic
  12. Oceanic Carbon Cycle81 topic
  13. Marine Microbes61 topic
  14. Microbial Biogeography61 topic
  15. Brain Iron Accumulation51 topic
  16. Pantothenate Kinase51 topic
  17. FUS/TLS41 topic
  18. Neurotransmission41 topic
  19. Synaptic Plasticity41 topic
  20. TDP-4341 topic

Where does Tim G. Downing work?

Tim G. Downing's main affiliation in the publication record is Nelson Mandela University, South Africa.

How many publications and citations does Tim G. Downing have?

OpenAlex counts 36 works and 1,625 citations for Tim G. Downing, an h-index of 21, ranking #1,617,940 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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