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Researcher · Tshwane University of Technology · South Africa

Van Heerden

Van Heerden publishes mostly in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Biomedical Engineering and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, on topics such as Biomedical and Engineering Education, Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies and Photonic and Optical Devices.

ORCID 0009-0004-9747-7215 OpenAlex
World rank
#972,694
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in South Africa
#3,254
of 5,570
Works
18
Citations
11
Citations per work
0.6

What does Van Heerden research?

Astronomy and Astrophysics: 17.6%Biomedical Engineering: 11.8%Orthopedics and Sports Medicine: 11.8%Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11.8%other fields: 47.0%18%top field
Astronomy and Astrophysics17.6%Biomedical Engineering11.8%Orthopedics and Sports Medicine11.8%Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health11.8%other fields47.0%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Astronomy and Astrophysics18% of their works
  2. 2Biomedical Engineering12% of their works
  3. 3Orthopedics and Sports Medicine12% of their works
  4. 4Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health12% of their works
  5. 5Sociology and Political Science6% of their works
  6. 6Electrical and Electronic Engineering6% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Van Heerden's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Hackathons, Ionosphere, Laser Ranging, Magnetosphere, Mars and Martian Surface.

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 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Biomechanics11 topic
  2. Biomedical Engineering11 topic
  3. Hackathons11 topic
  4. Ionosphere11 topic
  5. Laser Ranging11 topic
  6. Magnetosphere11 topic
  7. Mars11 topic
  8. Martian Surface11 topic
  9. Optical Modulators11 topic
  10. Ring Laser Gyroscope11 topic
  11. Rotational Seismology11 topic
  12. Running Injuries11 topic
  13. Silicon Photonics11 topic
  14. Solar System Abundances11 topic
  15. Terrestrial Planets11 topic
  16. Time-of-Flight11 topic

Where does Van Heerden work?

Van Heerden's main affiliation in the publication record is Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa.

How many publications and citations does Van Heerden have?

Science Explorer counts 18 works and 11 citations for Van Heerden, ranking #972,694 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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