J. Marcus Rowcliffe

13.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
160 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

J. Marcus Rowcliffe is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Marcus Rowcliffe has authored 160 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Ecology, 43 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 42 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in J. Marcus Rowcliffe's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (98 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (38 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (32 papers). J. Marcus Rowcliffe is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (98 papers), Primate Behavior and Ecology (38 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (32 papers). J. Marcus Rowcliffe collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. J. Marcus Rowcliffe's co-authors include Chris Carbone, Guy Cowlishaw, E.J. Milner‐Gulland, Patrick A. Jansen, Roland Kays, Bart Kranstauber, Samuel T. Turvey, Richard A. Pettifor, Noëlle F. Kümpel and Andrew A. Cunningham and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

J. Marcus Rowcliffe

156 papers receiving 8.8k citations

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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.

Estimating animal density using camera traps without the need for individual recognition

2008 611 citations J. Marcus Rowcliffe, Chris Carbone et al. profile →
Quantifying levels of animal activity using camera trap data

2014 407 citations J. Marcus Rowcliffe, Chris Carbone et al. Methods in Ecology and Evolution profile →
Scaling‐up camera traps: monitoring the planet's biodiversity with networks of remote sensors

2016 301 citations Jorge Ahumada, A. Cole Burton et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. Marcus Rowcliffe United Kingdom	56	6.3k	2.0k	1.9k	1.7k	1.7k	160	9.3k
Justin S. Brashares United States	43	6.5k 1.0×	1.4k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	966 0.6×	2.0k 1.2×	102	8.8k
Kevin R. Crooks United States	49	8.4k 1.3×	2.0k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	875 0.5×	1.8k 1.1×	172	11.4k
Christopher C. Wilmers United States	41	7.7k 1.2×	1.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	856 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	103	9.5k
Rob Slotow South Africa	56	6.9k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	326	10.7k
Chris Carbone United Kingdom	39	5.9k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	978 0.6×	969 0.6×	98	7.4k
Tim Caro United States	51	4.2k 0.7×	2.4k 1.2×	1.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	179	7.7k
Joël Berger United States	43	7.8k 1.2×	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	929 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	144	9.6k
Matt W. Hayward Australia	45	6.6k 1.0×	1.0k 0.5×	1.5k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	903 0.5×	180	8.0k
Graham I. H. Kerley South Africa	48	6.8k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	920 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	259	8.8k
Euan G. Ritchie Australia	46	8.8k 1.4×	1.2k 0.6×	2.1k 1.1×	773 0.5×	2.4k 1.5×	143	11.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Marcus Rowcliffe

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Koldewey, Heather J., et al.. (2025). No escape from microplastics: Contamination of reef manta ray feeding areas in a remote, protected archipelago. Conservation Science and Practice. 8(3).

Jones, Rachel, et al.. (2024). Big brands impact small islands: Sources of plastic pollution in a remote and protected archipelago. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 203. 116476–116476. 9 indexed citations

Woodroffe, Roșie, Peter N. M. Brotherton, Christl A. Donnelly, et al.. (2024). Farmer‐led badger vaccination in Cornwall: Epidemiological patterns and social perspectives. People and Nature. 6(5). 1960–1973. 3 indexed citations

Woodroffe, Roșie, et al.. (2024). Evaluating camera‐based methods for estimating badger ( Meles meles ) density: Implications for wildlife management. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(3).

Penn, Matthew J., et al.. (2023). Sherlock—A flexible, low‐resource tool for processing camera‐trapping images. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 15(1). 91–102. 5 indexed citations

Wearn, Oliver R., et al.. (2022). Estimating animal density for a community of species using information obtained only from camera‐traps. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 13(10). 2248–2261. 16 indexed citations

Brittain, Stephanie, et al.. (2022). Comparing interview methods with camera trap data to inform occupancy models of hunted mammals in forest habitats. Conservation Science and Practice. 4(4). 11 indexed citations

Casaer, Jim, Pablo Palencia, Joaquín Vicente, et al.. (2022). ENETWILD training: "First online course on the use of camera trapping for monitoring wildlife and density estimation in the framework of the European Observatory of Wildlife (5th May 2022). EFSA Supporting Publications. 19(6).

Zwerts, Joeri A., P. J. Stephenson, Fiona Maisels, et al.. (2021). Methods for wildlife monitoring in tropical forests: Comparing human observations, camera traps, and passive acoustic sensors. Conservation Science and Practice. 3(12). 68 indexed citations

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Santos, Fernanda, Chris Carbone, Oliver R. Wearn, et al.. (2019). Prey availability and temporal partitioning modulate felid coexistence in Neotropical forests. PLoS ONE. 14(3). e0213671–e0213671. 94 indexed citations

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Wearn, Oliver R., Chris Carbone, J. Marcus Rowcliffe, et al.. (2018). Land‐use change alters the mechanisms assembling rainforest mammal communities in Borneo. Journal of Animal Ecology. 88(1). 125–137. 14 indexed citations

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Caravaggi, Anthony, Peter B. Banks, A. Cole Burton, et al.. (2017). A review of camera trapping for conservation behaviour research. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. 3(3). 109–122. 223 indexed citations

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Marshall, Harry H., et al.. (2015). Social effects on foraging behavior and success depend on local environmental conditions. Ecology and Evolution. 5(2). 475–492. 13 indexed citations

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Wearn, Oliver R., J. Marcus Rowcliffe, Chris Carbone, Henry Bernard, & Robert M. Ewers. (2013). Assessing the Status of Wild Felids in a Highly-Disturbed Commercial Forest Reserve in Borneo and the Implications for Camera Trap Survey Design. PLoS ONE. 8(11). e77598–e77598. 71 indexed citations

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Hill, Nicholas, J. Marcus Rowcliffe, Heather J. Koldewey, & E.J. Milner‐Gulland. (2011). The Interaction between Seaweed Farming as an Alternative Occupation and Fisher Numbers in the Central Philippines. Conservation Biology. 26(2). 324–334. 65 indexed citations

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Chaber, Anne‐Lise, et al.. (2010). The scale of illegal meat importation from Africa to Europe via Paris. Conservation Letters. 3(5). 317–321. 113 indexed citations

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Jenkins, Richard K. B., et al.. (1999). The population status of chameleons within Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar, and recommendations for future monitoring. Oryx. 33(1). 38–46. 20 indexed citations

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Kirby, Jeff, et al.. (1999). Waterbird conflicts in Britain and Ireland: Ruddy Ducks Oxyura jamaicensis, Canada Geese Branta canadensis, and Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo. Wildfowl (Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust). 50(50). 77–99. 10 indexed citations

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Pettifor, Richard A., Jeffrey L. Black, Myrfyn Owen, J. Marcus Rowcliffe, & David J. Patterson. (1998). Growth of the Svalbard barnacle goose Branta leucopsis winter population 1958-1996: An initial review of temporal demographic changes. UCL Discovery (University College London). 5 indexed citations

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Rowcliffe, J. Marcus, Richard A. Pettifor, & Jeffrey L. Black. (1998). Modelling the dynamics of winter barnacle goose flocks: A progress report. UCL Discovery (University College London).

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