Willo Stear

487 total citations
20 papers, 236 citations indexed

About

Willo Stear is a scholar working on Anthropology, Paleontology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Willo Stear has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 236 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Anthropology, 8 papers in Paleontology and 7 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Willo Stear's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (16 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (7 papers) and Geological formations and processes (6 papers). Willo Stear is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (16 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (7 papers) and Geological formations and processes (6 papers). Willo Stear collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United Kingdom and United States. Willo Stear's co-authors include Hayley C. Cawthra, Charles Helm, Jan C. De Vynck, Martin G. Lockley, Andrew S. Carr, Xander Combrink, Jan A. Venter, Bernhard Zipfel, Marion K. Bamford and R. M. Catchpole and has published in prestigious journals such as Sedimentary Geology, Quaternary Research and Journal of Coastal Research.

In The Last Decade

Willo Stear

16 papers receiving 224 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Willo Stear South Africa 7 124 109 103 73 62 20 236
Nathan M. Rabideaux United States 7 48 0.4× 144 1.3× 92 0.9× 107 1.5× 44 0.7× 22 221
Filomena Ornella Amore Italy 10 76 0.6× 234 2.1× 54 0.5× 35 0.5× 99 1.6× 19 277
Rachel Lupien United States 9 44 0.4× 170 1.6× 97 0.9× 128 1.8× 65 1.0× 15 260
Nina Davtian France 8 39 0.3× 180 1.7× 38 0.4× 48 0.7× 70 1.1× 10 215
Abdullah Memesh Saudi Arabia 8 35 0.3× 43 0.4× 85 0.8× 42 0.6× 12 0.2× 16 159
Lennart Bornmalm Sweden 8 50 0.4× 171 1.6× 34 0.3× 36 0.5× 67 1.1× 22 236
Martine Clet France 10 155 1.3× 269 2.5× 65 0.6× 58 0.8× 36 0.6× 23 308
C. Santisteban Spain 9 77 0.6× 142 1.3× 123 1.2× 9 0.1× 28 0.5× 16 272
Andrey Mazurkevich Russia 11 29 0.2× 134 1.2× 154 1.5× 72 1.0× 53 0.9× 47 274
Marlies van der Schee Spain 5 139 1.1× 194 1.8× 36 0.3× 12 0.2× 30 0.5× 6 277

Countries citing papers authored by Willo Stear

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Fields of papers citing papers by Willo Stear

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Willo Stear

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Willo Stear. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Willo Stear 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 Willo Stear. Willo Stear 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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Helm, Charles, et al.. (2026). Cretaceous dinosaur tracks in the Brenton Formation, Western Cape. South African Journal of Science. 122(1/2).
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Helm, Charles, et al.. (2025). Pleistocene aardvark ( Orycteropus afer ) burrow traces on South Africa’s Cape coast. Quaternary Research. 124. 139–152.
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Whitfield, Alan K., et al.. (2025). The Coastal Hypothesis: one possible migration route for Late Pleistocene Homo sapiens from the southern tip of Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 80(2). 133–155.
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Helm, Charles, Andrew S. Carr, Hayley C. Cawthra, et al.. (2024). A PURPORTED PLEISTOCENE SAND SCULPTURE FROM SOUTH AFRICA. 41(1). 58–73. 2 indexed citations
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Helm, Charles, R. M. Catchpole, Hayley C. Cawthra, et al.. (2024). Scratch circles and circular purported ammoglyphs: Novel observations from the Cape south coast of South Africa. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. 135(3). 247–259. 1 indexed citations
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Helm, Charles, Andrew S. Carr, Hayley C. Cawthra, et al.. (2024). A cluster of Pleistocene hominin ichnosites on South Africa’s Cape South Coast. Ichnos/Ichnos : an international journal for plant and animal traces. 31(4). 293–316. 1 indexed citations
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Helm, Charles, Martin G. Lockley, Hayley C. Cawthra, et al.. (2023). Possible shod-hominin tracks on South Africa’s Cape coast. Ichnos/Ichnos : an international journal for plant and animal traces. 30(2). 79–97. 6 indexed citations
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Helm, Charles, Mark D. Bateman, Andrew S. Carr, et al.. (2023). Pleistocene fossil snake traces on South Africa’s Cape south coast. Ichnos/Ichnos : an international journal for plant and animal traces. 30(2). 98–114.
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Helm, Charles, Andrew S. Carr, Martin G. Lockley, et al.. (2023). Dating the Pleistocene hominin ichnosites on South Africa’s Cape south coast. Ichnos/Ichnos : an international journal for plant and animal traces. 30(1). 49–68. 11 indexed citations
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Helm, Charles, Andrew S. Carr, Hayley C. Cawthra, et al.. (2023). Elephant seismicity: Ichnological and rock art perspectives from South Africa. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. 135(1). 18–35. 2 indexed citations
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Helm, Charles, Andrew S. Carr, Hayley C. Cawthra, et al.. (2022). Large Pleistocene tortoise tracks on the Cape south coast of South Africa. Quaternary Research. 112. 93–110. 7 indexed citations
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Helm, Charles, Andrew S. Carr, Hayley C. Cawthra, et al.. (2022). Possible Pleistocene Pinniped Ichnofossils on South Africa's Cape South Coast. Journal of Coastal Research. 38(4). 6 indexed citations
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Helm, Charles, Marion K. Bamford, Andrew S. Carr, et al.. (2022). Coprolites in Cemented Pleistocene Deposits on the Cape South Coast of South Africa. Journal of Coastal Research. 39(2). 3 indexed citations
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Helm, Charles, Hayley C. Cawthra, Richard M. Cowling, et al.. (2021). Protecting and preserving South African aeolianite surfaces from graffiti. Koedoe. 63(1). 3 indexed citations
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Helm, Charles, et al.. (2021). Morphology of Pleistocene elephant tracks on South Africa's Cape south coast and probable elephant trunk-drag impressions. Quaternary Research. 105. 100–114. 11 indexed citations
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Helm, Charles, et al.. (2020). Pleistocene large reptile tracks and probable swim traces on South Africa’s Cape south coast. South African Journal of Science. 116(3/4). 19 indexed citations
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Helm, Charles, et al.. (2020). Elephant Tracks: A Biogenic Cause of Potholes in Pleistocene South African Coastal Rocks. Journal of Coastal Research. 37(1). 6 indexed citations
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Helm, Charles, et al.. (2019). Patterns in the sand: A pleistocene hominin signature along the South African coastline?. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. 130(6). 719–740. 14 indexed citations
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Stear, Willo. (1980). The sedimentary environment of the Beaufort Group Uranium Province in the vicinity of Beaufort West, South Africa. 24 indexed citations

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