Michael De Villiers

52 papers and 676 indexed citations i.

About

Michael De Villiers is a scholar working on Geometry and Topology, Theoretical Computer Science and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael De Villiers has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 676 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Geometry and Topology, 21 papers in Theoretical Computer Science and 14 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Michael De Villiers’s work include Mathematics and Applications (22 papers), History and Theory of Mathematics (21 papers) and Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (14 papers). Michael De Villiers is often cited by papers focused on Mathematics and Applications (22 papers), History and Theory of Mathematics (21 papers) and Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (14 papers). Michael De Villiers collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Germany. Michael De Villiers's co-authors include Gila Hanna, Nathalie Sinclair, Allen Leung, Keith Jones, Kay Owens, Maria Giuseppina Bartolini, Ulrich Kortenkamp, Mdutshekelwa Ndlovu, Dirk Wessels and Johan H. van Heerden and has published in prestigious journals such as ZDM, Weather and The Physics Teacher.

In The Last Decade

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael De Villiers

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

Fields of papers citing papers by Michael De Villiers

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries citing papers authored by Michael De Villiers

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