L. Kalindekafe

599 total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 413 citations indexed

About

L. Kalindekafe is a scholar working on Geophysics, Ecology and Geochemistry and Petrology. According to data from OpenAlex, L. Kalindekafe has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 413 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Geophysics, 2 papers in Ecology and 2 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology. Recurrent topics in L. Kalindekafe's work include Seismic Waves and Analysis (3 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity (2 papers) and Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods (2 papers). L. Kalindekafe is often cited by papers focused on Seismic Waves and Analysis (3 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity (2 papers) and Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods (2 papers). L. Kalindekafe collaborates with scholars based in Malawi, United States and Israel. L. Kalindekafe's co-authors include Steven L. Forman, Thomas C. Johnson, Christopher A. Scholz, R. P. Lyons, L. R. McHargue, Isla S. Castañeda, Michael R. Talbot, Kristina R. M. Beuning, Jonathan T. Overpeck and Andrew S. Cohen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Geophysical Journal International and Journal of African Earth Sciences.

In The Last Decade

L. Kalindekafe

9 papers receiving 393 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.

East African megadroughts between 135 and 75 thousand years ago and bearing on early-modern human origins

2007 350 citations Christopher A. Scholz, Thomas C. Johnson et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
L. Kalindekafe Malawi	5	179	158	96	94	87	9	413
P. Y. Amoako United States	5	301 1.7×	172 1.1×	116 1.2×	101 1.1×	108 1.2×	8	542
Matthew L. Cupper Australia	13	256 1.4×	202 1.3×	135 1.4×	208 2.2×	102 1.2×	17	559
Guzel Danukalova Russia	13	400 2.2×	210 1.3×	111 1.2×	206 2.2×	68 0.8×	72	567
J.-J. Tiercelin France	5	219 1.2×	80 0.5×	94 1.0×	151 1.6×	83 1.0×	7	398
Patrice Brénac France	8	350 2.0×	167 1.1×	108 1.1×	98 1.0×	172 2.0×	14	559
M.H. Simon Norway	8	283 1.6×	171 1.1×	81 0.8×	125 1.3×	108 1.2×	19	407
Stefanie Kaboth‐Bahr Germany	15	454 2.5×	137 0.9×	113 1.2×	155 1.6×	189 2.2×	51	566
Zubair Jinnah South Africa	11	91 0.5×	149 0.9×	42 0.4×	424 4.5×	110 1.3×	19	624
Margarita Jambrina‐Enríquez Spain	14	229 1.3×	160 1.0×	91 0.9×	215 2.3×	44 0.5×	27	448
Mark D. Bourne United Kingdom	7	322 1.8×	126 0.8×	98 1.0×	157 1.7×	112 1.3×	13	458

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9 of 9 papers shown

Kalindekafe, L., et al.. (2018). Lightning Fatalities in Malawi : A retrospective study from 2010 to 2017. 105. 1–7. 4 indexed citations

Kolawole, Folarin, Estella A. Atekwana, Daniel A. Laó‐Dávila, et al.. (2018). High-resolution electrical resistivity and aeromagnetic imaging reveal the causative fault of the 2009 Mw 6.0 Karonga, Malawi earthquake. Geophysical Journal International. 213(2). 1412–1425. 19 indexed citations

Atekwana, Eliot A., et al.. (2017). Imaging of the Subsurface Expression of the Bilila-Mtakataka Fault Using Electrical Resistivity in the Central Malawi Rift. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2017. 1 indexed citations

Hamiel, Yariv, et al.. (2012). Seismic and aseismic slip evolution and deformation associated with the 2009-2010 northern Malawi earthquake swarm, East African Rift. Geophysical Journal International. no–no. 27 indexed citations

Kalindekafe, L., et al.. (2011). A comparative analysis of the distribution, composition and geochemistry of surface sediments in the Linthipe and Songwe River Deltas of Lake Malawi. Journal of African Earth Sciences. 60(3). 93–105. 4 indexed citations

Gaherty, J. B., D. J. Shillington, P. R. N. Chindandali, et al.. (2010). Faulting processes during early-stage rifting: seismic and geodetic analysis of the 2009-2010 Northern Malawi earthquake sequence. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2010. 1 indexed citations

Scholz, Christopher A., Thomas C. Johnson, Andrew S. Cohen, et al.. (2007). East African megadroughts between 135 and 75 thousand years ago and bearing on early-modern human origins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(42). 16416–16421. 350 indexed citations breakdown →

Scholz, Christopher A., Thomas C. Johnson, J. King, et al.. (2005). Initial Results of Scientific Drilling on Lake Malawi, East African Rift. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 4 indexed citations

Kalindekafe, L.. (1993). The mineralogy of Lake Malawi ferromanganese nodules. Journal of African Earth Sciences (and the Middle East). 17(2). 183–192. 3 indexed citations

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