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h-index: 42
Works: 161
Citations: 5,501

Most-cited papers

Initiation of the western branch of the East African Rift coeval with the eastern branch
E. Roberts, N. Stevens, P. O'Connor, P. Dirks +5 more
2012328 citations Open access
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Mining and the African Environment
D. Edwards, S. Sloan, Ling-Fei Weng, P. Dirks +2 more
2014256 citations Open access
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The age of Homo naledi and associated sediments in the Rising Star Cave, South Africa
P. Dirks, E. Roberts, H. Hilbert-Wolf, J. Kramers +16 more
2017eLife236 citations Open access
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Australopithecus sediba at 1.977 Ma and Implications for the Origins of the Genus Homo
R. Pickering, P. Dirks, Z. Jinnah, D. D. de Ruiter +5 more
2011Science194 citations
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Geological Setting and Age of Australopithecus sediba from Southern Africa
P. Dirks, J. Kibii, Brian F. Kuhn, Christine M. Steininger +8 more
2010Science182 citations
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New fossil remains of Homo naledi from the Lesedi Chamber, South Africa
J. Hawks, Marina C. Elliott, P. Schmid, S. Churchill +34 more
2017eLife130 citations Open access
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Mineral industries, growth corridors and agricultural development in Africa
Ling-Fei Weng, A. Boedhihartono, P. Dirks, J. Dixon +2 more
2013129 citations
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Homo naledi and Pleistocene hominin evolution in subequatorial Africa
L. Berger, J. Hawks, P. Dirks, Marina C. Elliott +1 more
2017eLife89 citations Open access
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Shear wave velocity structure of the lower crust in southern Africa: evidence for compositional heterogeneity within Archaean and Proterozoic terrains
E. Kgaswane, A. Nyblade, J. Julià, P. Dirks +2 more
200984 citations
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Comparing orthomagmatic and hydrothermal mineralization models for komatiite-hosted nickel deposits in Zimbabwe using multiple-sulfur, iron, and nickel isotope data
A. Hofmann, A. Bekker, P. Dirks, B. Gueguen +2 more
2013Mineralium Deposita73 citations Open access
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Hominin-bearing caves and landscape dynamics in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa
P. Dirks, L. Berger
201363 citations
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Mineralogical Distribution of Germanium, Gallium and Indium at the Mt Carlton High-Sulfidation Epithermal Deposit, NE Australia, and Comparison with Similar Deposits Worldwide
Fredrik Sahlström, A. Arribas, P. Dirks, I. Corral +1 more
201759 citations Open access
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Zircon U–Pb ages and Lu–Hf isotope systematics from late-tectonic granites, Geita Greenstone Belt: Implications for crustal growth of the Tanzania Craton
I. Sanislav, R. Wormald, P. Dirks, T. Blenkinsop +2 more
201456 citations Open access
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Stress analysis, post-orogenic extension and 3.01 Ga gold mineralisation in the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa
P. Dirks, E. Charlesworth, M. R. Munyai, R. Wormald
201352 citations
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Low-Velocity Zone Structure Beneath the Kaapvaal Craton From S-wave Receiver Functions
S. Hansen, A. Nyblade, J. Julià, P. Dirks +1 more
200852 citations
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Comparative development benefits from small and large scale mines in North Sulawesi, Indonesia
J. Langston, M. I. Lubis, J. Sayer, C. Margules +2 more
201551 citations
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Taphonomic Analysis of the Faunal Assemblage Associated with the Hominins (Australopithecus sediba) from the Early Pleistocene Cave Deposits of Malapa, South Africa
A. Val, P. Dirks, L. Backwell, F. d'Errico +1 more
2015PLoS ONE47 citations Open access
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A primitive mantle source for the Neoarchean mafic rocks from the Tanzania Craton
Y. Cook, I. Sanislav, J. Hammerli, T. Blenkinsop +1 more
201644 citations Open access
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The structural history and mineralization controls of the world-class Geita Hill gold deposit, Geita Greenstone Belt, Tanzania
I. Sanislav, M. Brayshaw, S. L. Kolling, P. Dirks +2 more
2017Mineralium Deposita40 citations Open access
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Cratonic extension and archaean gold mineralisation in the Sheba-Fairview mine, Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa
P. Dirks, E. Charlesworth, M. R. Munyai
200937 citations
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Shear wave velocity structure of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa
E. Kgaswane, A. Nyblade, R. Durrheim, J. Julià +2 more
201235 citations Open access
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Source Mechanisms of Mine-Related Seismicity, SavukaMine, South Africa
J. Julià, A. Nyblade, R. Durrheim, L. Linzer +3 more
200833 citations Open access
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Providing context to the Homo naledi fossils: Constraints from flowstones on the age of sediment deposits in Rising Star Cave, South Africa
Jessie L. Robbins, P. Dirks, E. Roberts, J. Kramers +7 more
202129 citations
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The age of fossil StW573 (‘Little Foot’): An alternative interpretation of 26Al/10Be burial data
J. Kramers, P. Dirks
201729 citations Open access
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Botanical remains from a coprolite from the Pleistocene hominin site of Malapa, Sterkfontein Valley, South Africa
M. Bamford, F. Neumann, L. Pereira, L. Scott +2 more
201029 citations
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The geology of the giant Nyankanga gold deposit, Geita Greenstone Belt, Tanzania
I. Sanislav, S. L. Kolling, M. Brayshaw, Y. Cook +4 more
201528 citations Open access
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Source Mechanisms of Mine Related Seismicity
J. Julià, A. Nyblade, R. Durrheim, Lindsay Linzer +3 more
200927 citations
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Geochemistry of indium in magmatic-hydrothermal tin and sulfide deposits of the Herberton Mineral Field, Australia
Avish A. Kumar, I. Sanislav, H. Cathey, P. Dirks
2023Mineralium Deposita26 citations Open access
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Evidence for deliberate burial of the dead by Homo naledi
L. Berger, T. Makhubela, Keneiloe Molopyane, Ashley Krüger +33 more
2024bioRxiv25 citations Open access
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Using (1)(0)Be cosmogenic isotopes to estimate erosion rates and landscape changes during the Plio-Pleistocene in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa.
P. Dirks, C. Placzek, D. Fink, A. Dosseto +1 more
2016Journal of Human Evolution24 citations
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ARCHAEAN GOLD MINERALISATION DURING POST-OROGENIC EXTENSION IN THE NEW CONSORT GOLD MINE, BARBERTON GREENSTONE BELT, SOUTH AFRICA
M. R. Munyai, P. Dirks, E. Charlesworth
201124 citations
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1750–1710 Ma deformation along the eastern margin of the North Australia Craton
Joshua S. Spence, I. Sanislav, P. Dirks
202121 citations
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Evidence for a 1750–1710 Ma orogenic event, the Wonga Orogeny, in the Mount Isa Inlier, Australia: Implications for the tectonic evolution of the North Australian Craton and Nuna Supercontinent
Joshua S. Spence, I. Sanislav, P. Dirks
2022Precambrian Research19 citations
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Zircon U-Pb ages and Hf isotope data from the Kukuluma Terrain of the Geita Greenstone Belt, Tanzania Craton: Implications for stratigraphy, crustal growth and timing of gold mineralization
S. Kwelwa, I. Sanislav, P. Dirks, T. Blenkinsop +1 more
201819 citations
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AfricaArray: Developing a geosciences workforce for Africa's natural resource sector
A. Nyblade, P. Dirks, R. Durrheim, S. Webb +3 more
200819 citations
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Termites and necrophagous insects associated with early Pleistocene (Gelasian) Australopithecus sediba at Malapa, South Africa
L. Backwell, J. Huchet, T. Jashashvili, P. Dirks +1 more
202018 citations Open access
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The tectonic history of a crustal-scale shear zone in the Tanzania Craton from the Geita Greenstone Belt, NW-Tanzania Craton
I. Sanislav, P. Dirks, T. Blenkinsop, S. L. Kolling
2018Precambrian Research18 citations Open access
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Metamorphic diamond from the northeastern margin of Gondwana: Paradigm shifting implications for one of Earth’s largest orogens
A. Edgar, I. Sanislav, P. Dirks, C. Spandler
2022Science Advances17 citations Open access
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Geoscience Initiative Develops Sustainable Science in Africa
A. Nyblade, R. Durrheim, P. Dirks, G. Graham +2 more
201117 citations
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The geological setting of the indium-rich Baal Gammon and Isabel Sn-Cu-Zn deposits in the Herberton Mineral Field, Queensland, Australia
Avish A. Kumar, I. Sanislav, P. Dirks
2022Ore Geology Reviews14 citations Open access
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Geological setting and mineralization characteristics of the Tick Hill Gold Deposit, Mount Isa Inlier, Queensland, Australia
T. X. Le, P. Dirks, I. Sanislav, J. Huizenga +2 more
202114 citations
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Biotite chemistry and the role of halogens in Archaean greenstone hosted gold deposits: A case study from Geita Gold Mine, Tanzania
Matthew R. van Ryt, I. Sanislav, P. Dirks, J. Huizenga +2 more
2019Ore Geology Reviews14 citations
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The Paleozoic Mount Carlton Deposit, Bowen Basin, Northeast Australia: Shallow High-Sulfidation Epithermal Au-Ag-Cu Mineralization Formed During Rifting
Fredrik Sahlström, P. Dirks, Z. Chang, A. Arribas +3 more
2018Economic Geology14 citations Open access
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Archaean Gold Mineralization in an Extensional Setting: The Structural History of the Kukuluma and Matandani Deposits, Geita Greenstone Belt, Tanzania
S. Kwelwa, P. Dirks, I. Sanislav, T. Blenkinsop +1 more
201814 citations Open access
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Proterozoic 40Ar/39Ar ages from cave deposits of the Malapa, Sterkfontein and Dinaledi fossil sites, Cradle of Humankind, South Africa.
T. Makhubela, J. Kramers, G. Belyanin, P. Dirks +1 more
201714 citations
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The Lawn Hill annulus: An Ordovician meteorite impact into water‐saturated dolomite
V. Darlington, T. Blenkinsop, P. Dirks, J. Salisbury +1 more
201614 citations Open access
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Geochronological constraints on the geological history and gold mineralization in the Tick Hill region, Mt Isa Inlier
T. X. Le, P. Dirks, I. Sanislav, J. Huizenga +2 more
2021Precambrian Research13 citations
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Expanded Explorations of the Dinaledi Subsystem, Rising Star Cave System, South Africa
Marina C. Elliott, T. Makhubela, Juliet K. Brophy, S. Churchill +15 more
202113 citations
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Alteration paragenesis and the timing of mineralised quartz veins at the world-class Geita Hill gold deposit, Geita Greenstone Belt, Tanzania
Matthew R. van Ryt, I. Sanislav, P. Dirks, J. Huizenga +2 more
201713 citations
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The Watershed Tungsten Deposit, Northeast Queensland, Australia: Permian Metamorphic Tungsten Mineralization Overprinting Carboniferous Magmatic Tungsten
J. Poblete, P. Dirks, Z. Chang, J. Huizenga +2 more
202012 citations
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