J. W. Kitching
Impact in
- Paleontology top 0.5%
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
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- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
Papers in
- Paleontology 31
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology 29
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies 23
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils 7
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- Ichthyology and Marine Biology 9
- Co-authors
- Michael A. Raath (4 shared papers)Adam M. Yates (1 shared paper)James A. Hopson (1 shared paper)Bruce S. Rubidge (4 shared papers)Edwin H. Colbert (4 shared papers)C. E. Gow (4 shared papers)Roger M. H. Smith (1 shared paper)Eugene S. Gaffney (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- American Museum Novitates (4 papers)South African Journal of Science (2 papers)Journal of Educational Administration & History (1 paper)The South African Archaeological Bulletin (1 paper)Science (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- South AfricaUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
J. W. Kitching
39 papers receiving 1.0k citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 63
- Paleontology 1.0k
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 585
- Earth-Surface Processes 79
- Archeology 12
- Anthropology 80
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fossils from the Elliot and Clarens Formations (Karoo sequence) of the Northeastern Cape, Orange Free State and Lesotho, and a suggested biozonation based on tetrapods | 1984 | 150 |
| 2 | 2003 | 146 | |
| 3 | A REVISED CLASSIFICATION OF CYNODONTS (REPTILIA; THERAPSIDA) | 1972 | 74 |
| 4 | 1997 | 67 | |
| 5 | Skulls of the prosauropod dinosaur Massospondylus carinatus Owen in the collections of the Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research | 1990 | 52 |
| 6 | 1996 | 49 | |
| 7 | 1972 | 47 | |
| 8 | 1994 | 45 | |
| 9 | The stratigraphic distribution and occurrence of South African fossil Amphibia in the Beaufort beds | 1978 | 33 |
| 10 | On some fossil Arthropoda from the Limeworks , Makapansgat, Potgietersrus | 1980 | 33 |
| 11 | 1997 | 30 | |
| 12 | 1958 | 29 | |
| 13 | 2003 | 29 | |
| 14 | A new small Stereospondylous labyrinthodont from the Triassic beds of South Africa | 1958 | 28 |
| 15 | 2003 | 26 | |
| 16 | Dinosaur tracks in Triassic Molteno sediments: the earliest evidence of dinosaurs in South Africa? | 1990 | 26 |
| 17 | The distribution of the Karroo vertebrate fauna : with special reference to certain genera and the bearing of this distribution on the zoning of the Beaufort beds | 1977 | 25 |
| 18 | First record of Triassic Rhynchosauria (Reptilia: Diapsida) from the Lower Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe | 1992 | 24 |
| 19 | The Triassic reptile Procolophon in Antarctica. American Museum novitates ; no. 2566 | 1975 | 24 |
| 20 | Preliminary report on a clutch of six dinosaurian eggs from the upper Triassic Elliot Formation, Northern Orange Free State | 1979 | 24 |
About J. W. Kitching
J. W. Kitching is a scholar working on Paleontology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Geology, Global and Planetary Change and Anthropology, having authored 39 papers that have together received 1.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (29 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (23 papers), Ichthyology and Marine Biology (9 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (7 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (4 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (3 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (3 papers) and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (1.0k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (585 citations), Earth-Surface Processes (79 citations), Archeology (12 citations) and Anthropology (80 citations). J. W. Kitching has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Michael A. Raath, Adam M. Yates, James A. Hopson, Bruce S. Rubidge, Edwin H. Colbert, C. E. Gow, Roger M. H. Smith, Eugene S. Gaffney, М. А. Шишкин and R Damiani. Their work appears in journals such as American Museum Novitates, South African Journal of Science, Journal of Educational Administration & History, The South African Archaeological Bulletin and Science.
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