Anslem de Silva

2.9k total citations
47 papers, 783 citations indexed

About

Anslem de Silva is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Genetics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Anslem de Silva has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 783 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 21 papers in Genetics and 14 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Anslem de Silva's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (31 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (13 papers) and Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (9 papers). Anslem de Silva is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (31 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (13 papers) and Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (9 papers). Anslem de Silva collaborates with scholars based in Sri Lanka, United States and Australia. Anslem de Silva's co-authors include Aaron M. Bauer, Todd R. Jackman, Eli Greenbaum, Indraneil Das, David A. Warrell, Varad B. Giri, Kate L. Sanders, Suranjan Karunarathna, Michael S. Y. Lee and Rodney E. Phillips and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Molecular Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Anslem de Silva

46 papers receiving 700 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Anslem de Silva Sri Lanka 16 454 385 196 185 140 47 783
Fernando Castro‐Herrera Colombia 15 532 1.2× 213 0.6× 159 0.8× 271 1.5× 119 0.8× 48 838
Maria da Graça Salomão Brazil 15 392 0.9× 418 1.1× 204 1.0× 84 0.5× 203 1.4× 29 770
Yan‐Fu Qu China 16 308 0.7× 200 0.5× 219 1.1× 132 0.7× 212 1.5× 57 667
Ígor Luís Kaefer Brazil 18 746 1.6× 306 0.8× 396 2.0× 266 1.4× 221 1.6× 74 1.0k
Colin R. Tilbury South Africa 13 340 0.7× 244 0.6× 214 1.1× 104 0.6× 188 1.3× 30 560
Kelum Manamendra‐Arachchi Sri Lanka 15 574 1.3× 374 1.0× 282 1.4× 285 1.5× 255 1.8× 27 913
Andrew M. Durso United States 16 341 0.8× 250 0.6× 122 0.6× 170 0.9× 345 2.5× 46 770
Laura R. V. Alencar Brazil 12 315 0.7× 212 0.6× 155 0.8× 127 0.7× 127 0.9× 26 516
Karthikeyan Vasudevan India 13 267 0.6× 183 0.5× 102 0.5× 129 0.7× 174 1.2× 58 561
Ming‐Chung Tu Taiwan 16 335 0.7× 176 0.5× 217 1.1× 136 0.7× 244 1.7× 26 561

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Fields of papers citing papers by Anslem de Silva

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anslem de Silva

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

All Works

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Datta‐Roy, Aniruddha, Matthew C. Brandley, Aaron M. Bauer, et al.. (2024). The Contemporary Distribution of Scincine Lizards Does Not Reflect Their Biogeographic Origin. Journal of Biogeography. 52(3). 767–779. 1 indexed citations
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Silva, Anslem de, et al.. (2022). Diversity, distribution, and natural history of the marine snakes of Sri Lanka. Marine Biodiversity. 52(2). 4 indexed citations
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Amarasinghe, A.A. Thasun, et al.. (2022). The hidden diversity and inland radiation of Sri Lanka’s ground-dwelling geckos of the genusCyrtodactylus(Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Systematics and Biodiversity. 20(1). 1–25. 2 indexed citations
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Amarasinghe, A.A. Thasun, et al.. (2022). Systematics of the Sri Lankan Water Snakes of the Genus Fowlea Theobald 1868 (Reptilia: Natricidae). Herpetologica. 78(3). 2 indexed citations
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Karunarathna, Suranjan, Parinya Pawangkhanant, Anslem de Silva, et al.. (2020). A little frog leaps a long way: compounded colonizations of the Indian Subcontinent discovered in the tiny Oriental frog genus Microhyla (Amphibia: Microhylidae). PeerJ. 8. e9411–e9411. 36 indexed citations
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Savitzky, Alan H., Naoko Yoshinaga, Shunsuke Aburaya, et al.. (2020). Dramatic dietary shift maintains sequestered toxins in chemically defended snakes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(11). 5964–5969. 23 indexed citations
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Karunarathna, Suranjan, et al.. (2016). Natural History and Conservation of Haly's Tree Skink ( Dasia Haliana ) in Dry Zone Forests of Sri Lanka. Herpetological conservation and biology. 1 indexed citations
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Amarasinghe, A.A. Thasun, et al.. (2015). Human-crocodile conflict and conservation implications of Saltwater Crocodiles Crocodylus porosus (Reptilia: Crocodylia: Crocodylidae) in Sri Lanka. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Silva, Anslem de & Ruchira Somaweera. (2015). Were human babies used as bait in crocodile hunts in colonial Sri Lanka?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(1). 6805–6809. 3 indexed citations
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Karunarathna, Suranjan, et al.. (2013). IMPACT OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON HERPETOFAUNAL MORTALITY IN A SAVANNAH FOREST, EASTERN SRI LANKA. TAPROBANICA The Journal of Asian Biodiversity. 5(2). 111–119. 4 indexed citations
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Silva, Anslem de, et al.. (2012). Molecular evidence that the deadliest sea snake Enhydrina schistosa (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae) consists of two convergent species. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 66(1). 262–269. 19 indexed citations
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Bauer, Aaron M., Todd R. Jackman, Eli Greenbaum, et al.. (2010). Molecular evidence for the taxonomic status of Hemidactylus brookii group taxa (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Herpetological Journal. 20(3). 129–138. 23 indexed citations
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Bauer, Aaron M., Todd R. Jackman, Eli Greenbaum, Varad B. Giri, & Anslem de Silva. (2010). South Asia supports a major endemic radiation of Hemidactylus geckos. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 57(1). 343–352. 76 indexed citations
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Das, Indraneil & Anslem de Silva. (2005). A photographic guide to snakes and other reptiles of Sri Lanka. 52 indexed citations
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Silva, Anslem de. (1996). The herpetofauna of Sri Lanka : a brief review. 13 indexed citations
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Silva, Anslem de, Suresh Mendis, & David A. Warrell. (1993). Neurotoxic envenoming by the Sri Lankan krait (Bungarus ceylonicus) complicated by traditional treatment and a reaction to antivenom. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 87(6). 682–684. 17 indexed citations
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Theakston, R.D.G., et al.. (1990). Envenoming by the common krait (Bungarus caeruleus) and Sri Lankan cobra (Naja naja naja): efficacy and complications of therapy with Haffkine antivenom. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 84(2). 301–308. 111 indexed citations

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