Dirk van Zyl

917 total citations
35 papers, 676 citations indexed

About

Dirk van Zyl is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Dirk van Zyl has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 676 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 8 papers in Building and Construction and 7 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Dirk van Zyl's work include Tailings Management and Properties (10 papers), Mining and Resource Management (8 papers) and Mine drainage and remediation techniques (7 papers). Dirk van Zyl is often cited by papers focused on Tailings Management and Properties (10 papers), Mining and Resource Management (8 papers) and Mine drainage and remediation techniques (7 papers). Dirk van Zyl collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and South Africa. Dirk van Zyl's co-authors include S. D. Prince, Konrad Wessels, Sandra MacFadyen, N. Zambatis, Marcello M. Veiga, Kevin Telmer, Samuel J. Spiegel, Simon Matti, Mary M. Poulton and W. Scott Dunbar and has published in prestigious journals such as Remote Sensing of Environment, Journal of Cleaner Production and Chemosphere.

In The Last Decade

Dirk van Zyl

32 papers receiving 633 citations

Peers

Dirk van Zyl
Huping Hou China
Kelly M. Kibler United States
Wendelin Wichtmann Germany
Tukimat Lihan Malaysia
Hongrui Ren China
Nariane Bernardo Brazil
Carlos Alberto Valera Brazil
Gehendra Kharel United States
Huping Hou China
Dirk van Zyl
Citations per year, relative to Dirk van Zyl Dirk van Zyl (= 1×) peers Huping Hou

Countries citing papers authored by Dirk van Zyl

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dirk van Zyl

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dirk van Zyl

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dirk van Zyl. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dirk van Zyl 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 Dirk van Zyl. Dirk van Zyl is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Yuan, et al.. (2025). Influence of pH on copper tailings sedimentation: A systematic approach to analyzing differential settling. Powder Technology. 458. 120956–120956. 1 indexed citations
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Zyl, Dirk van, et al.. (2023). Identification of grass species candidates for phytostabilization and enhanced metal(loid)s immobilisation using cost-effective amendments on sulfidic mine tailings. International Journal of Mining Reclamation and Environment. 37(7). 489–503. 4 indexed citations
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Dunbar, W. Scott, et al.. (2018). The state of outsourcing in the Canadian mining industry. Resources Policy. 59. 184–191. 14 indexed citations
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Sancinetti, Giselle Patrícia, et al.. (2016). The effect of acidic pH and presence of metals as parameters in establishing a sulfidogenic process in anaerobic reactor. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 51(10). 793–797. 21 indexed citations
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Veiga, Marcello M., et al.. (2015). Introduction and Assessment of a Socio-Economic Mine Closure Framework. Journal of Management and Sustainability. 5(1). 9 indexed citations
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Zyl, Dirk van, et al.. (2013). Event tree analysis for room and pillar mining affecting permeability beneath surface bodies of water. Georisk Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards. 8(2). 106–116. 3 indexed citations
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Zyl, Dirk van & Jack Caldwell. (2011). Brief history of the conference series. Open Collections. 1 indexed citations
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Shandro, Janis, Aleck Ostry, Malcolm J. Scoble, & Dirk van Zyl. (2011). Reaching economic and social prosperity – a need to collaborate with communities through commodity cycles to post-closure. Mine closure. 167–176. 1 indexed citations
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Poulton, Mary M., et al.. (2011). State of the World's Nonfuel Mineral Resources: Supply, Demand, and Socio-Institutional Fundamentals. Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 38(1). 345–371. 29 indexed citations
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Veiga, Marcello M., et al.. (2010). Policies and regulations for Brazil’s artisanal gold mining sector: analysis and recommendations. Journal of Cleaner Production. 19(6-7). 742–750. 43 indexed citations
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Tyler, S. W., et al.. (2008). Field‐Scale Analysis of Flow Mechanisms in Highly Heterogeneous Mining Media. Vadose Zone Journal. 7(3). 899–908. 16 indexed citations
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Zyl, Dirk van. (2008). Integrated Heap Leach Design — Incorporating Unsaturated Material Considerations. 153–166. 1 indexed citations
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Zyl, Dirk van, et al.. (2008). Evaluating Unsaturated Flow of Heap Leach Materials in Large Diameter Column Tests. 193–206. 2 indexed citations
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Wessels, Konrad, et al.. (2006). Relationship between herbaceous biomass and 1‐km2 Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) NDVI in Kruger National Park, South Africa. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 27(5). 951–973. 109 indexed citations
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Zyl, Dirk van, et al.. (2006). SATURATED AND UNSATURATED HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES CHARACTERIZATION AT MINE FACILITIES: ARE WE DOING IT RIGHT?. Journal American Society of Mining and Reclamation. 2006(2). 1273–1286. 9 indexed citations
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Wessels, Konrad, et al.. (2004). Assessing the effects of human-induced land degradation in the former homelands of northern South Africa with a 1 km AVHRR NDVI time-series. Remote Sensing of Environment. 91(1). 47–67. 268 indexed citations
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Zyl, Dirk van, et al.. (1996). Probabilistic Risk Assessment for Tailings Impoundment Founded on Paleokarst. 563–585. 1 indexed citations
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Zyl, Dirk van. (1984). In-situ testing for geotechnical investigations. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 8(3). 218–219. 7 indexed citations

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