G.N. Smit

2.2k total citations
51 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

G.N. Smit is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Forestry. According to data from OpenAlex, G.N. Smit has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 20 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 17 papers in Forestry. Recurrent topics in G.N. Smit's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (25 papers), Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (19 papers) and Forest ecology and management (11 papers). G.N. Smit is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (25 papers), Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (19 papers) and Forest ecology and management (11 papers). G.N. Smit collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Ethiopia and Namibia. G.N. Smit's co-authors include H.A. Snyman, E. Abule, N.F.G. Rethman, Tamirat Solomon, M. Timm Hoffman, W.R. Teague, David Joubert, J. E. Parlevliet, Andrew Moore and E.A. van der Grift and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Environmental Management, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment and Animal Feed Science and Technology.

In The Last Decade

G.N. Smit

50 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
G.N. Smit South Africa 23 798 780 603 385 359 51 1.6k
Anna C. Treydte Germany 22 562 0.7× 450 0.6× 669 1.1× 413 1.1× 198 0.6× 103 1.5k
Ayana Angassa Ethiopia 23 349 0.4× 1.1k 1.4× 541 0.9× 318 0.8× 221 0.6× 58 1.6k
Barbara Allen‐Diaz United States 19 861 1.1× 396 0.5× 858 1.4× 592 1.5× 128 0.4× 51 1.8k
Richard W.S. Fynn Botswana 23 942 1.2× 494 0.6× 993 1.6× 507 1.3× 210 0.6× 57 1.6k
Philipp Schönbach Germany 18 354 0.4× 475 0.6× 515 0.9× 210 0.5× 223 0.6× 21 1.2k
Robert L. Gillen United States 23 516 0.6× 477 0.6× 1.0k 1.7× 344 0.9× 394 1.1× 53 1.8k
Undarmaa Jamsran Mongolia 18 521 0.7× 448 0.6× 425 0.7× 230 0.6× 101 0.3× 49 1.0k
KC Hodgkinson Australia 24 916 1.1× 292 0.4× 721 1.2× 627 1.6× 316 0.9× 49 1.8k
N. M. Tainton South Africa 8 485 0.6× 337 0.4× 414 0.7× 315 0.8× 234 0.7× 18 1.1k
R. K. Heitschmidt United States 26 372 0.5× 248 0.3× 784 1.3× 304 0.8× 353 1.0× 79 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by G.N. Smit

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Fields of papers citing papers by G.N. Smit

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G.N. Smit

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of G.N. Smit. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of G.N. Smit 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 G.N. Smit. G.N. Smit 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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Cerjak, Marija, et al.. (2025). Breeding Motives and Attitudes Towards Stakeholders: Implications for the Sustainability of Local Croatian Breeds. Agriculture. 15(3). 321–321. 1 indexed citations
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Smit, G.N.. (2010). A simple, inexpensive method for estimating linear tree dimensions. Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa.
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Snyman, H.A., et al.. (2008). Soil seed bank evaluation along a degradation gradient in arid rangelands of the Somali region, eastern Ethiopia. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 129(4). 428–436. 52 indexed citations
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Solomon, Tamirat, H.A. Snyman, & G.N. Smit. (2006). Cattle-rangeland management practices and perceptions of pastoralists towards rangeland degradation in the Borana zone of southern Ethiopia. Journal of Environmental Management. 82(4). 481–494. 127 indexed citations
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Solomon, Tamirat, H.A. Snyman, & G.N. Smit. (2006). Soil seed bank characteristics in relation to land use systems and distance from water in a semi-arid rangeland of southern Ethiopia. South African Journal of Botany. 72(2). 263–271. 49 indexed citations
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Abule, E., H.A. Snyman, & G.N. Smit. (2005). Comparisons of pastoralists perceptions about rangeland resource utilisation in the Middle Awash Valley of Ethiopia. Journal of Environmental Management. 75(1). 21–35. 72 indexed citations
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Smit, G.N.. (2004). An approach to tree thinning to structure southern African savannas for long-term restoration from bush encroachment. Journal of Environmental Management. 71(2). 179–191. 109 indexed citations
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Waal, Cornelis van der, G.N. Smit, & Catharina C. Grant. (2003). Faecal nitrogen as an indicator of the nutritional status of kudu in a semi-arid savanna : research article. African Journal of Wildlife Research. 33(1). 33–41. 1 indexed citations
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Smit, G.N.. (2003). The coppicing ability ofAcacia erubescensandCombretum apiculatumsubsp.apiculatumin response to cutting. African Journal of Range and Forage Science. 20(1). 21–27. 7 indexed citations
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Smit, G.N.. (2001). The influence of tree thinning on the vegetative growth and browse production of Colophospermum mopane. African Journal of Wildlife Research. 31. 99–114. 18 indexed citations
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Smit, G.N., et al.. (1999). The influence of tree thinning on the establishment of herbaceous plants in a semi-arid savanna of southern Africa. African Journal of Range and Forage Science. 16(1). 9–18. 13 indexed citations
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Smit, G.N., N.F.G. Rethman, & Andrew Moore. (1996). Review article: Vegetative growth, reproduction, browse production and response to tree clearing of woody plants in African savanna. African Journal of Range and Forage Science. 13(2). 78–88. 16 indexed citations
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Smit, G.N., et al.. (1996). Browse production and leaf phenology of some trees and shrubs in different Colophospermum mopane savanna communities. African Journal of Range and Forage Science. 13(1). 15–23. 19 indexed citations
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Smit, G.N. & N.F.G. Rethman. (1992). Inter‐related floristic changes associated with different long‐term grazing treatments in Sourish Mixed Bushveld. Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa. 9(2). 76–82. 12 indexed citations
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Smit, G.N.. (1990). Cold damage to woody plants in the sourish mixed bushveld.. African Journal of Range and Forage Science. 7(3). 196–200. 4 indexed citations
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Smit, G.N. & J. E. Parlevliet. (1990). Mature plant resistance of barley to barley leaf rust, another type of resistance. Euphytica. 50(2). 159–162. 19 indexed citations
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Smit, G.N. & N.F.G. Rethman. (1989). Implikasies van subhabitat‐diversiteit en die rol van bestuur op die voorkoms van ‘n aantal grasspesies van die suuragtige‐gemengde bosveld. Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa. 6(1). 44–50. 7 indexed citations

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