Darcy Ogada

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Darcy Ogada is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Darcy Ogada has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Ecology, 8 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 3 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Darcy Ogada's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (23 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (19 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (11 papers). Darcy Ogada is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (23 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (19 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (11 papers). Darcy Ogada collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United States and United Kingdom. Darcy Ogada's co-authors include Felicia Keesing, Munir Z. Virani, Ralph Buij, Vanessa O. Ezenwa, Margaret F. Kinnaird, Mark E. Torchin, Phil Shaw, André Botha, Richard S. Ostfeld and Ara Monadjem and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Darcy Ogada

31 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Another Continental Vulture Crisis: Africa's Vultures Collapsing toward Extinction
    2015 292 citations Darcy Ogada, Phil Shaw et al. Conservation Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Darcy Ogada Kenya 18 1.5k 563 289 241 159 32 1.8k
Pedro P. Olea Spain 25 1.3k 0.9× 479 0.9× 426 1.5× 307 1.3× 234 1.5× 80 1.8k
Francisco Botella Spain 25 1.1k 0.8× 477 0.8× 270 0.9× 226 0.9× 203 1.3× 58 1.5k
Patricia Mateo‐Tomás Spain 23 1.1k 0.8× 387 0.7× 352 1.2× 210 0.9× 200 1.3× 58 1.5k
Ralph Buij Netherlands 20 1.3k 0.9× 366 0.7× 276 1.0× 215 0.9× 140 0.9× 66 1.6k
Jonathan C. Reynolds United Kingdom 15 1.7k 1.2× 400 0.7× 264 0.9× 211 0.9× 181 1.1× 30 1.9k
Christer M. Rolandsen Norway 26 1.8k 1.2× 367 0.7× 269 0.9× 274 1.1× 236 1.5× 73 2.4k
Timothy R. Van Deelen United States 26 1.6k 1.1× 324 0.6× 268 0.9× 187 0.8× 209 1.3× 102 2.0k
Duane R. Diefenbach United States 25 1.6k 1.1× 365 0.6× 244 0.8× 244 1.0× 219 1.4× 76 1.8k
Julia Stahl Netherlands 23 1.1k 0.8× 295 0.5× 278 1.0× 373 1.5× 168 1.1× 49 1.8k
Christopher L. Burdett United States 15 1.0k 0.7× 207 0.4× 285 1.0× 164 0.7× 180 1.1× 26 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Darcy Ogada

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Darcy Ogada

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

All Works

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Shaw, Phil, Darcy Ogada, Leah Dunn, et al.. (2024). African savanna raptors show evidence of widespread population collapse and a growing dependence on protected areas. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 8(1). 45–56. 17 indexed citations
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Ogada, Darcy, Munir Z. Virani, Corinne J. Kendall, et al.. (2022). Evidence of widespread declines in Kenya's raptor populations over a 40-year period. Biological Conservation. 266. 109361–109361. 14 indexed citations
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Buechley, Evan R., Marco Girardello, Andrea Santangeli, et al.. (2021). Priority areas for vulture conservation in the Horn of Africa largely fall outside the protected area network. Bird Conservation International. 32(2). 188–205. 14 indexed citations
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Ogada, Darcy, Phil Shaw, René Beyers, et al.. (2015). Another Continental Vulture Crisis: Africa's Vultures Collapsing toward Extinction. Conservation Letters. 9(2). 89–97. 292 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ogada, Darcy, André Botha, & Phil Shaw. (2015). Ivory poachers and poison: drivers of Africa's declining vulture populations. Oryx. 50(4). 593–596. 70 indexed citations
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Buij, Ralph, Gerhard Nikolaus, Robin C. Whytock, Daniel J. Ingram, & Darcy Ogada. (2015). Trade of threatened vultures and other raptors for fetish and bushmeat in West and Central Africa. Oryx. 50(4). 606–616. 80 indexed citations
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Kane, Adam, Andrew L. Jackson, Darcy Ogada, Ara Monadjem, & Luke McNally. (2014). Vultures acquire information on carcass location from scavenging eagles. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 281(1793). 20141072–20141072. 53 indexed citations
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Ogada, Darcy, Mark E. Torchin, Margaret F. Kinnaird, & Vanessa O. Ezenwa. (2012). Effects of Vulture Declines on Facultative Scavengers and Potential Implications for Mammalian Disease Transmission. Conservation Biology. 26(3). 453–460. 205 indexed citations
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Botha, André, Darcy Ogada, & Munir Z. Virani. (2012). Proceedings of the Pan-African Vulture Summit 2012. 5 indexed citations
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Ogada, Darcy, et al.. (2012). Breeding Ecology of Mackinder's Eagle-Owls (Bubo capensis mackinderi) In Farmlands of Central Kenya. Journal of Raptor Research. 46(4). 327–335. 7 indexed citations
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Ogada, Darcy, Felicia Keesing, & Munir Z. Virani. (2011). Dropping dead: causes and consequences of vulture population declines worldwide. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1249(1). 57–71. 352 indexed citations
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Ogada, Darcy & Felicia Keesing. (2010). Decline of Raptors over a Three-Year Period in Laikipia, Central Kenya. Journal of Raptor Research. 44(2). 129–135. 35 indexed citations
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Ogada, Darcy, Julian Kerbis Peterhans, & Bernard Agwanda. (2009). Preliminary Report of Shrews and Rodents in and Around Lake Bogoria National Reserve, Kenya. Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 98(1). 129–139. 2 indexed citations
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Ogada, Darcy, Michelle E. Gadd, Richard S. Ostfeld, Truman P. Young, & Felicia Keesing. (2008). Impacts of large herbivorous mammals on bird diversity and abundance in an African savanna. Oecologia. 156(2). 387–397. 71 indexed citations
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Ogada, Darcy. (2008). Rural Culture and The Conservation of Mackinders Eagle Owls (Bubo Capensis Mackinderi) in Kenya. Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery. 22(2). 158–160. 2 indexed citations
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Goheen, Jacob R., Felicia Keesing, Brian F. Allan, Darcy Ogada, & Richard S. Ostfeld. (2004). NET EFFECTS OF LARGE MAMMALS ON ACACIA SEEDLING SURVIVAL IN AN AFRICAN SAVANNA. Ecology. 85(6). 1555–1561. 84 indexed citations

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