V. R. Smith
V. R. Smith publishes mostly in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Ecology, on topics such as Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Bryophyte Studies and Records and Lichen and fungal ecology.
- World rank
- #387,636 of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
- Rank in South Africa
- #1,093 of 5,570
- Works
- 18
- Citations
- 128
- Citations per work
- 7.1
What does V. R. Smith research?
Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.
- 1Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics37% of their works
- 2Plant Science23% of their works
- 3Ecology17% of their works
- 4Environmental Chemistry7% of their works
- 5Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering3% of their works
- 6Water Science and Technology3% of their works
Research topics
Which keywords describe V. R. Smith's research?
The keywords of their largest research topics: Biogeography, Mosses, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Invasive Species, Flora and Phylogeny.
- Soil Fertility
- Cyanobacteria
- Biological Soil Crusts
- Nutrient Cycling
- Antarctic
- Liverworts
- Bryophyte
- Phylogeny
- Invasive Species
- Climate Change
- Mosses
- Biogeography
- Biodiversity
- Conservation
- Flora
- Vascular Plants
- Lichen
- Symbiosis
- Microorganisms
- Water Quality
- Crop Productivity
- Mediterranean
- Vascular Flora
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 23 words, with their numbers
- Biogeography134 topics
- Mosses102 topics
- Biodiversity82 topics
- Climate Change82 topics
- Conservation72 topics
- Invasive Species72 topics
- Flora61 topic
- Phylogeny62 topics
- Vascular Plants61 topic
- Bryophyte51 topic
- Lichen51 topic
- Liverworts51 topic
- Symbiosis51 topic
- Antarctic21 topic
- Microorganisms21 topic
- Nutrient Cycling21 topic
- Water Quality21 topic
- Biological Soil Crusts11 topic
- Crop Productivity11 topic
- Cyanobacteria11 topic
- Mediterranean11 topic
- Soil Fertility11 topic
- Vascular Flora11 topic
Where does V. R. Smith work?
V. R. Smith's main affiliation in the publication record is Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
How many publications and citations does V. R. Smith have?
Science Explorer counts 18 works and 128 citations for V. R. Smith, ranking #387,636 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite 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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