Avi Shmida

7.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
93 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Avi Shmida is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Avi Shmida has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 48 papers in Plant Science and 38 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Avi Shmida's work include Plant and animal studies (69 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (38 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (27 papers). Avi Shmida is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (69 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (38 papers) and Plant Parasitism and Resistance (27 papers). Avi Shmida collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Netherlands. Avi Shmida's co-authors include Mark V. H. Wilson, Randolf Menzel, Tamar Keasar, Ronen Kadmon, Yuval Sapir, Nikolaus F. Troje, Lars Chıttka, Gidi Ne’eman, Michael Auerbach and Uzi Motro and has published in prestigious journals such as Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Ecology and The American Naturalist.

In The Last Decade

Avi Shmida

91 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Biological Determinants of Species Diversity

1985 1.1k citations Avi Shmida et al. profile →
Measuring Beta Diversity with Presence-Absence Data

1984 479 citations Avi Shmida et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Avi Shmida Israel	36	3.2k	2.4k	1.9k	1.3k	828	93	5.2k
Thomas M. Lewinsohn Brazil	33	3.0k 1.0×	2.2k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	775 0.9×	104	5.4k
Carol C. Horvitz United States	38	3.1k 1.0×	2.9k 1.2×	1.8k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	808 1.0×	84	4.8k
José Ramón Obeso Spain	34	2.6k 0.8×	2.7k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	429 0.5×	100	4.7k
Ørjan Totland Norway	38	3.7k 1.2×	3.1k 1.3×	2.9k 1.5×	819 0.6×	503 0.6×	103	5.4k
George D. Weiblen United States	43	4.1k 1.3×	2.5k 1.0×	2.4k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	98	6.3k
Ernesto Gianoli Chile	40	3.3k 1.0×	3.1k 1.3×	2.7k 1.4×	1.5k 1.1×	636 0.8×	178	6.7k
Pavel Kindlmann Czechia	34	2.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	610 0.7×	183	4.4k
Michael C. Singer United States	45	3.6k 1.2×	2.1k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	1.6k 1.9×	92	5.7k
Colin Fontaine France	28	3.1k 1.0×	1.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	830 0.6×	886 1.1×	64	4.4k
Daniel Garcı́a Spain	44	3.3k 1.0×	3.9k 1.6×	1.8k 0.9×	2.3k 1.7×	436 0.5×	124	5.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Avi Shmida

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Jong, Tom J. de, Heinjo J. During, & Avi Shmida. (2018). Differences and similarities of sex ratios between dioecious angiosperms and dioicous bryophytes. Evolutionary ecology research. 19(4). 365–386. 8 indexed citations

Barbour, Michael G., et al.. (2013). COMPARISON OF COASTAL DUNE SCRUB IN ISRAEL AND CALIFORNIA: PHYSIOGNOMY, ASSOCIATION PATTERNS, SPECIES RICHNESS, PHYTOGEOGRAPHY. Israel journal of botany. Basic and applied plant sciences. 30(4). 181–198. 4 indexed citations

Kigel, Jaime, et al.. (2013). COMPARATIVE PLANT SIZES AND REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGIES IN DESERT AND MEDITERRANEAN POPULATIONS OF EPHEMERAL PLANTS. Israel journal of botany. Basic and applied plant sciences. 39. 413–430. 9 indexed citations

Shmida, Avi. (2013). Whittaker's plant diversity sampling method. Israel journal of botany. Basic and applied plant sciences. 33(1). 41–46. 24 indexed citations

Ellner, Stephen P. & Avi Shmida. (2013). SEED DISPERSAL IN RELATION TO HABITAT IN THE GENUS PICRIS (COMPOSITAE) IN MEDITERRANEAN AND ARID REGIONS. Israel journal of botany. Basic and applied plant sciences. 33(1). 25–39. 8 indexed citations

Shmida, Avi & Stephen P. Ellner. (2013). SEED DISPERSAL ON PASTORAL GRAZERS IN OPEN MEDITERRANEAN CHAPARRAL, ISRAEL. Israel journal of botany. Basic and applied plant sciences. 32(3). 147–159. 11 indexed citations

Shmida, Avi. (2013). MEDITERRANEAN VEGETATION IN CALIFORNIA AND ISRAEL: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES. Israel journal of botany. Basic and applied plant sciences. 30(3). 105–123. 25 indexed citations

Vorobyev, Misha, et al.. (2012). Evidence of red sensitive photoreceptors in Pygopleurus israelitus (Glaphyridae: Coleoptera) and its implications for beetle pollination in the southeast Mediterranean. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 198(6). 451–463. 48 indexed citations

Ne’eman, Gidi, Shirrinka Goubitz, M. J. A. Werger, & Avi Shmida. (2011). Relationships between tree size, crown shape, gender segregation and sex allocation in Pinus halepensis, a Mediterranean pine tree. Annals of Botany. 108(1). 197–206. 35 indexed citations

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Jong, Tom J. de, Peter G. L. Klinkhamer, Avi Shmida, & Frank Thuijsman. (2011). On the evolution of protandry and the distinction between preference and rank order in pollinator visitation. Evolutionary ecology research. 13(3). 307–314. 5 indexed citations

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Jong, Tom J. de, Avi Shmida, & Frank Thuijsman. (2008). Sex allocation in plants and the evolution of monoecy. Evolutionary ecology research. 10(8). 1087–1109. 40 indexed citations

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Sapir, Yuval, Avi Shmida, & Gidi Ne’eman. (2005). Pollination of Oncocyclus irises (Iris: Iridaceae) by Night‐Sheltering Male Bees. Plant Biology. 7(4). 417–424. 55 indexed citations

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Sapir, Yuval, Avi Shmida, & Gidi Ne’eman. (2005). Morning floral heat as a reward to the pollinators of the Oncocyclus irises. Oecologia. 147(1). 53–59. 70 indexed citations

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Chıttka, Lars, Avi Shmida, Nikolaus F. Troje, & Randolf Menzel. (1994). Ultraviolet as a component of flower reflections, and the colour perception of hymenoptera. Vision Research. 34(11). 1489–1508. 364 indexed citations

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Kadmon, Ronen, Avi Shmida, & Reinhard Selten. (1991). WITHIN-PLANT FORAGING BEHAVIOR OF BEES AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO NECTAR DISTRIBUTION IN ANCHUSA STRIGOSA. Israel Journal of Plant Sciences. 40(4). 283–294. 14 indexed citations

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Dafni, Amots, et al.. (1990). RED BOWL-SHAPED FLOWERS: CONVERGENCE FOR BEETLE POLLINATION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION. Israel journal of botany. Basic and applied plant sciences. 39. 81–92. 107 indexed citations

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Kadmon, Ronen & Avi Shmida. (1990). COMPETITION IN A VARIABLE ENVIRONMENT: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY IN A DESERT ANNUAL PLANT POPULATION. Israel journal of botany. Basic and applied plant sciences. 39(4). 403–412. 40 indexed citations

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Shmida, Avi & Reuven Dukas. (1990). PROGRESSIVE REDUCTION IN THE MEAN BODY SIZES OF SOLITARY BEES ACTIVE DURING THE FLOWERING SEASON AND ITS CORRELATION WITH THE SIZES OF BEE FLOWERS OF THE MINT FAMILY (LAMIACEAE). Israel journal of botany. Basic and applied plant sciences. 39. 133–141. 25 indexed citations

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Auerbach, Michael & Avi Shmida. (1987). Spatial scale and the determinants of plant species richness. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 2(8). 238–242. 109 indexed citations

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Shmida, Avi, M. Evenari, & Imanuel Noy‐Meir. (1986). Hot desert ecosystems: an integrated view. 12. 379–387. 80 indexed citations

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