Guy A. Balme

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Guy A. Balme is a scholar working on Ecology, Genetics and Small Animals. According to data from OpenAlex, Guy A. Balme has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Ecology, 19 papers in Genetics and 16 papers in Small Animals. Recurrent topics in Guy A. Balme's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (59 papers), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (16 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (14 papers). Guy A. Balme is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (59 papers), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (16 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (14 papers). Guy A. Balme collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and United Kingdom. Guy A. Balme's co-authors include Luke Hunter, Rob Slotow, Philipp Henschel, Ross T. Pitman, Matt W. Hayward, Graham I. H. Kerley, Markus Hofmeyr, John O’Brien, Peter A. Lindsey and Julien Fattebert and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Guy A. Balme

59 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Prey preferences of the leopard (Panthera pardus)

2006 471 citations Matt W. Hayward, Philipp Henschel et al. Journal of Zoology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Guy A. Balme United States	32	2.9k	711	661	563	531	61	3.1k
K. Ullas Karanth India	23	3.2k 1.1×	602 0.8×	662 1.0×	722 1.3×	643 1.2×	47	3.6k
Philipp Henschel United States	22	2.1k 0.7×	352 0.5×	551 0.8×	602 1.1×	475 0.9×	48	2.5k
N. Samba Kumar India	26	3.0k 1.0×	434 0.6×	569 0.9×	424 0.8×	881 1.7×	44	3.2k
Marion Valeix France	33	2.9k 1.0×	707 1.0×	464 0.7×	613 1.1×	453 0.9×	58	3.2k
Jan F. Kamler United Kingdom	30	2.5k 0.9×	587 0.8×	746 1.1×	299 0.5×	415 0.8×	106	2.8k
Paul J. Funston South Africa	34	2.6k 0.9×	360 0.5×	618 0.9×	816 1.4×	434 0.8×	71	3.0k
Morten Odden Norway	26	2.0k 0.7×	420 0.6×	435 0.7×	431 0.8×	411 0.8×	58	2.2k
Michael J. Somers South Africa	29	2.1k 0.7×	336 0.5×	661 1.0×	406 0.7×	396 0.7×	125	2.5k
Qamar Qureshi India	28	2.2k 0.8×	355 0.5×	520 0.8×	327 0.6×	577 1.1×	144	2.7k
Luke Hunter United States	38	4.1k 1.4×	852 1.2×	957 1.4×	778 1.4×	900 1.7×	104	4.6k

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Spalton, J. A., Marine Drouilly, Abdullah Alshehri, et al.. (2023). Searching for spots: a comprehensive survey for the Arabian leopard Panthera pardus nimr in Saudi Arabia. Oryx. 58(3). 351–362. 5 indexed citations

Balme, Guy A., et al.. (2023). Cheetah spatiotemporal overlap with other large carnivores and prey at camera-trap sites: do they fit the niche-complementarity hypothesis?. Mammalian Biology. 103(5). 505–517. 1 indexed citations

Balme, Guy A., Matthew S. Rogan, Mark D. Needham, et al.. (2020). Longitudinal assessment of illegal leopard skin use in ceremonial regalia and acceptance of faux alternatives among followers of the Shembe Church, South Africa. Conservation Science and Practice. 2(11). 17 indexed citations

Veldhuis, Michiel P., Tim R. Hofmeester, Guy A. Balme, et al.. (2020). Predation risk constrains herbivores’ adaptive capacity to warming. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 4(8). 1069–1074. 44 indexed citations

Miller, Jennifer R. B., Ross T. Pitman, Gareth K.H. Mann, Angela K. Fuller, & Guy A. Balme. (2018). Lions and leopards coexist without spatial, temporal or demographic effects of interspecific competition. Journal of Animal Ecology. 87(6). 1709–1726. 57 indexed citations

Balme, Guy A., Jennifer R. B. Miller, Ross T. Pitman, & Luke Hunter. (2017). Caching reduces kleptoparasitism in a solitary, large felid. Journal of Animal Ecology. 86(3). 634–644. 74 indexed citations

Balme, Guy A., et al.. (2017). Leopard distribution and abundance is unaffected by interference competition with lions. Behavioral Ecology. 28(5). 1348–1358. 59 indexed citations

Pitman, Ross T., Julien Fattebert, Samual T. Williams, et al.. (2016). Cats, connectivity and conservation: incorporating data sets and integrating scales for wildlife management. Journal of Applied Ecology. 54(6). 1687–1698. 46 indexed citations

Braczkowski, Alexander, Guy A. Balme, Amy Dickman, et al.. (2016). Scent Lure Effect on Camera-Trap Based Leopard Density Estimates. PLoS ONE. 11(4). e0151033–e0151033. 70 indexed citations

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Fattebert, Julien, Guy A. Balme, Hugh S. Robinson, et al.. (2016). Population recovery highlights spatial organization dynamics in adult leopards. Journal of Zoology. 299(3). 153–162. 41 indexed citations

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Lindsey, Peter A., Guy A. Balme, Paul J. Funston, Philipp Henschel, & Luke Hunter. (2015). Life after Cecil: channelling global outrage into funding for conservation in Africa. Conservation Letters. 9(4). 296–301. 66 indexed citations

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Braczkowski, Alexander, Guy A. Balme, Amy Dickman, et al.. (2015). Who Bites the Bullet First? The Susceptibility of Leopards Panthera pardus to Trophy Hunting. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0123100–e0123100. 8 indexed citations

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Balme, Guy A., Peter A. Lindsey, Lourens H. Swanepoel, & Luke Hunter. (2013). Failure of Research to Address the Rangewide Conservation Needs of Large Carnivores: Leopards in South Africa as a Case Study. Conservation Letters. 7(1). 3–11. 62 indexed citations

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Lindsey, Peter A., Guy A. Balme, Paul J. Funston, et al.. (2013). The Trophy Hunting of African Lions: Scale, Current Management Practices and Factors Undermining Sustainability. PLoS ONE. 8(9). e73808–e73808. 51 indexed citations

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Minin, Enrico Di, Luke Hunter, Guy A. Balme, et al.. (2013). Creating Larger and Better Connected Protected Areas Enhances the Persistence of Big Game Species in the Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany Biodiversity Hotspot. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e71788–e71788. 49 indexed citations

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Balme, Guy A., Luke Hunter, & Alexander Braczkowski. (2012). Applicability of Age-Based Hunting Regulations for African Leopards. PLoS ONE. 7(4). e35209–e35209. 76 indexed citations

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Lindsey, Peter A., Robert R. Alexander, Guy A. Balme, Neil Midlane, & John Craig. (2012). Possible relationships between the South African captive-bred lion hunting industry and the hunting and conservation of lions elsewhere in Africa : research article. African Journal of Wildlife Research. 42(1). 11–22. 1 indexed citations

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Balme, Guy A., et al.. (2010). An estimate of leopard population density in a private reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, using camera-traps and capture-recapture models : research article. African Journal of Wildlife Research. 40(2). 114–120. 1 indexed citations

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Packer, Craig, Margaret Kosmala, Hilary S. Cooley, et al.. (2009). Sport Hunting, Predator Control and Conservation of Large Carnivores. PLoS ONE. 4(6). e5941–e5941. 169 indexed citations

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Hayward, Matt W., Philipp Henschel, John O’Brien, et al.. (2006). Prey preferences of the leopard (Panthera pardus). Journal of Zoology. 270(2). 298–313. 471 indexed citations breakdown →

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