David J. Simcox

1.7k total citations
14 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

David J. Simcox is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, David J. Simcox has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 11 papers in Genetics and 7 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in David J. Simcox's work include Plant and animal studies (13 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (7 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (7 papers). David J. Simcox is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (13 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (7 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (7 papers). David J. Simcox collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and Denmark. David J. Simcox's co-authors include Jeremy A. Thomas, Ralph T. Clarke, Nigel A. D. Bourn, Robin Curtis, G. W. Elmes, J. C. Wardlaw, Thomas Hovestadt, Michael Hochberg, J. A. Thomas and Chris D. Thomas and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Ecology Letters.

In The Last Decade

David J. Simcox

14 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David J. Simcox United Kingdom 12 921 761 523 414 310 14 1.3k
Miguel L. Munguira Spain 20 945 1.0× 680 0.9× 688 1.3× 561 1.4× 297 1.0× 69 1.5k
Gabriel Nève France 19 617 0.7× 499 0.7× 530 1.0× 267 0.6× 263 0.8× 40 1.0k
Magdalena Witek Poland 20 781 0.8× 352 0.5× 642 1.2× 174 0.4× 166 0.5× 49 1.0k
Adrián Forsyth United States 14 593 0.6× 599 0.8× 235 0.4× 146 0.4× 412 1.3× 41 1.2k
Adam D. Simmons United Kingdom 3 503 0.5× 481 0.6× 330 0.6× 488 1.2× 376 1.2× 5 985
Jan Klečka Czechia 16 522 0.6× 334 0.4× 197 0.4× 209 0.5× 323 1.0× 34 933
Jussi Päivinen Finland 14 484 0.5× 435 0.6× 206 0.4× 352 0.9× 236 0.8× 21 781
Paul A. Opler United States 16 676 0.7× 351 0.5× 414 0.8× 157 0.4× 174 0.6× 43 910
Peter S. Grimbacher Australia 15 447 0.5× 424 0.6× 196 0.4× 202 0.5× 318 1.0× 20 835
Otakar Kudrna Germany 7 473 0.5× 475 0.6× 200 0.4× 622 1.5× 283 0.9× 24 920

Countries citing papers authored by David J. Simcox

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of David J. Simcox's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by David J. Simcox with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites David J. Simcox more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by David J. Simcox

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by David J. Simcox. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by David J. Simcox. The network helps show where David J. Simcox may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of David J. Simcox

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

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
1.
2.
Simcox, David J., et al.. (2024). Rapid selection for increased dispersal rates by the endangered butterfly Phengaris (Maculinea) arion across restored landscapes. Insect Conservation and Diversity. 18(5). 798–809. 2 indexed citations
3.
Thomas, Jeremy A., Mike Edwards, David J. Simcox, et al.. (2015). Recent trends in UK insects that inhabit early successional stages of ecosystems. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 115(3). 636–646. 20 indexed citations
4.
5.
Thomas, Jeremy A., G. W. Elmes, Marcin Sielezniew, et al.. (2012). Mimetic host shifts in an endangered social parasite of ants. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 280(1751). 20122336–20122336. 33 indexed citations
6.
Thomas, Jeremy A., David J. Simcox, & Thomas Hovestadt. (2010). Evidence based conservation of butterflies. Journal of Insect Conservation. 15(1-2). 241–258. 116 indexed citations
7.
Thomas, Jeremy A., David J. Simcox, & Ralph T. Clarke. (2009). Successful Conservation of a Threatened Maculinea Butterfly. Science. 325(5936). 80–83. 209 indexed citations
8.
Schönrogge, Karsten, M. Gardner, G. W. Elmes, et al.. (2006). Host propagation permits extreme local adaptation in a social parasite of ants. Ecology Letters. 9(9). 1032–1040. 39 indexed citations
9.
Thomas, Jeremy A., Jennifer J. Knapp, Toshiharu Akino, et al.. (2002). Parasitoid secretions provoke ant warfare. Nature. 417(6888). 505–506. 35 indexed citations
10.
Thomas, Jeremy A., et al.. (2001). The quality and isolation of habitat patches both determine where butterflies persist in fragmented landscapes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 268(1478). 1791–1796. 429 indexed citations
11.
Elmes, G. W., Jeremy A. Thomas, J. C. Wardlaw, et al.. (1998). The ecology of Myrmica ants in relation to the conservation of Maculinea butterflies. Journal of Insect Conservation. 2(1). 67–78. 153 indexed citations
12.
Thomas, Jeremy A., David J. Simcox, J. C. Wardlaw, et al.. (1998). Effects of latitude, altitude and climate on the habitat and conservation of the endangered butterfly Maculinea arion and its Myrmica ant hosts. Journal of Insect Conservation. 2(1). 39–46. 82 indexed citations
13.
Thomas, J. A., Chris D. Thomas, David J. Simcox, & Ralph T. Clarke. (1986). Ecology and Declining Status of the Silver-Spotted Skipper Butterfly (Hesperia comma) in Britain. Journal of Applied Ecology. 23(2). 365–365. 100 indexed citations
14.
Thomas, J. A. & David J. Simcox. (1982). A quick method for estimating larval populations of Melitaea cinxia L. during surveys. Biological Conservation. 22(4). 315–322. 20 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Miguel L. Munguira Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Gabriel Nève Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Magdalena Witek Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Adrián Forsyth Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Adam D. Simmons Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jan Klečka Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jussi Päivinen Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Paul A. Opler Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Peter S. Grimbacher Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Otakar Kudrna
Rankless by CCL
2026