This map shows the geographic impact of D.F. Malan's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by D.F. Malan with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites D.F. Malan more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by D.F. Malan. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by D.F. Malan. The network helps show where D.F. Malan may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of D.F. Malan
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of D.F. Malan.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of D.F. Malan based on the total number of
citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges
represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together.
Node borders
signify the number of papers an author published with D.F. Malan. D.F. Malan is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Malan, D.F., et al.. (2020). Numerical Assessment of the Perimeter Rule for Pillar Strength Calculations.1 indexed citations
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Malan, D.F., et al.. (2015). Crush pillar support - designing for controlled pillar failure. UpSpace Institutional Repository (University of Pretoria). 115(6). 481–488.2 indexed citations
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Napier, Johnathan A. & D.F. Malan. (2014). A Simplified Model of Local Fracture Processes to Investigate The Structural Stability and Design of Large-Scale Tabular Mine Layouts.9 indexed citations
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Malan, D.F.. (2012). Pillar Design in the Hard Rock Mines of South Africa. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.2 indexed citations
Malan, D.F. & Johnathan A. Napier. (2011). The design of stable pillars in the Bushveld Complex mines: a problem solved?. UpSpace Institutional Repository (University of Pretoria). 111(12). 821–836.19 indexed citations
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Malan, D.F., et al.. (2011). Evaluation of a limit equilibrium model to simulate crush pillar behaviour. UpSpace Institutional Repository (University of Pretoria). 111(12). 875–885.4 indexed citations
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Napier, Johnathan A. & D.F. Malan. (2011). Numerical computation of average pillar stress and implications for pillar design. UpSpace Institutional Repository (University of Pretoria). 111(12). 837–846.10 indexed citations
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Malan, D.F., et al.. (2007). The computational analysis of shallow depth tabular mining problems. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. 107(11). 725–742.21 indexed citations
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Malan, D.F., et al.. (2007). Stope deformation measurements as a diagnostic measure of rock behaviour : a decade of research. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. 107(11). 743–765.8 indexed citations
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Malan, D.F., et al.. (2000). Modeling the Post-Failure Relaxation Behaviour of Hard Rock.1 indexed citations
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Malan, D.F. & Johnathan A. Napier. (1999). The effect of geotechnical conditions on the time-dependent behaviour of hard rock in deep mines.4 indexed citations
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