C. N. Macvicar

483 total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 403 citations indexed

About

C. N. Macvicar is a scholar working on Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Civil and Structural Engineering and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, C. N. Macvicar has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 403 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 2 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 2 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in C. N. Macvicar's work include Soil and Land Suitability Analysis (2 papers), Soil and Unsaturated Flow (2 papers) and Clay minerals and soil interactions (2 papers). C. N. Macvicar is often cited by papers focused on Soil and Land Suitability Analysis (2 papers), Soil and Unsaturated Flow (2 papers) and Clay minerals and soil interactions (2 papers). C. N. Macvicar collaborates with scholars based in South Africa and Australia. C. N. Macvicar's co-authors include R. W. Fitzpatrick and John Hutson and has published in prestigious journals such as South African Journal of Plant and Soil, Journal of Soil Science and Medical Entomology and Zoology.

In The Last Decade

C. N. Macvicar

8 papers receiving 348 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Soil classification : a binomial system for South Africa

1977 369 citations C. N. Macvicar Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
C. N. Macvicar South Africa	5	140	132	131	76	67	8	403
G. Singh India	12	85 0.6×	174 1.3×	303 2.3×	105 1.4×	146 2.2×	22	568
Glen H. Cannell United States	11	78 0.6×	155 1.2×	69 0.5×	64 0.8×	41 0.6×	22	344
C. M. Feldhake United States	15	185 1.3×	122 0.9×	92 0.7×	144 1.9×	198 3.0×	40	603
ST Willatt Australia	11	37 0.3×	154 1.2×	247 1.9×	85 1.1×	46 0.7×	28	434
Paul E. Nyren United States	7	173 1.2×	78 0.6×	121 0.9×	119 1.6×	61 0.9×	11	450
P.N.S. Bartling United States	11	42 0.3×	108 0.8×	119 0.9×	92 1.2×	32 0.5×	19	349
EF Biddiscombe Australia	14	100 0.7×	159 1.2×	130 1.0×	163 2.1×	137 2.0×	32	457
Todd Nissen United States	10	38 0.3×	61 0.5×	181 1.4×	69 0.9×	66 1.0×	16	333
E. Steen Sweden	14	172 1.2×	195 1.5×	300 2.3×	92 1.2×	48 0.7×	28	574
J. J. Landsberg Australia	8	240 1.7×	356 2.7×	135 1.0×	81 1.1×	24 0.4×	12	700

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. N. Macvicar

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All Works

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Macvicar, C. N., et al.. (2004). Soil genesis and classification and soil resources databases. South African Journal of Plant and Soil. 21(5). 288–300. 6 indexed citations

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Macvicar, C. N., John Hutson, & R. W. Fitzpatrick. (1985). Soil formation in the coast aeolianites and sands of Natal. Journal of Soil Science. 36(3). 373–387. 3 indexed citations

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Macvicar, C. N., et al.. (1984). Highly weathered soils in the east coast hinterland of Southern Africa with thick, humus‐rich A1 horizons. Journal of Soil Science. 35(1). 103–115. 6 indexed citations

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Macvicar, C. N., et al.. (1980). Evidence of hydromorphy in some sands of the Kalahari.. 12(1). 21–23. 3 indexed citations

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Macvicar, C. N.. (1980). Advances in soil classification and genesis in Southern Africa.. 22–40. 6 indexed citations

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Macvicar, C. N., et al.. (1978). Soil survey of Grootvlei.. 1 indexed citations

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Macvicar, C. N.. (1977). Soil classification : a binomial system for South Africa. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 369 indexed citations breakdown →

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Macvicar, C. N.. (1969). A BASIS FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF SOIL. Journal of Soil Science. 20(1). 141–152. 9 indexed citations

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