John P. Simaika

3.8k total citations
50 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

John P. Simaika is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, John P. Simaika has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Ecology, 29 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 25 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in John P. Simaika's work include Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (26 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (25 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (16 papers). John P. Simaika is often cited by papers focused on Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (26 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (25 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (16 papers). John P. Simaika collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Netherlands and Germany. John P. Simaika's co-authors include Michael J. Samways, Sami Domisch, Viola Clausnitzer, Stefan Stoll, Frank Suhling, Sonja C. Jähnig, Mathias Kuemmerlen, Jens Kipping, Klaas‐Douwe B. Dijkstra and James S. Pryke and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

John P. Simaika

47 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers

John P. Simaika

ECOLO

NLC

EEBS

GPC

Taku Kadoya Japan

Alex Bush Australia

Victor Lemes Landeiro Brazil

Frank Suhling Germany

Jonas Jourdan Germany

Jacob B. Socolar United States

Pedro Gomes Portugal

Karina Dias‐Silva Brazil

Kevin E. McCluney United States

Munemitsu Akasaka Japan

Taku Kadoya Japan

John P. Simaika

729 ×0.8

ECOLO

551 ×0.8

NLC

295 ×0.5

387 ×1.7

EEBS

356 ×2.1

GPC

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Countries citing papers authored by John P. Simaika

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John P. Simaika

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20 of 20 papers shown

Carvalho, Fernando Geraldo de, et al.. (2025). Dragonflies (Odonata) as bioindicators of the sustainability of agroforestry systems in the Atlantic Forest. Aquatic Sciences. 87(2).

Kitaka, Nzula, et al.. (2024). Agricultural intensification in Lake Naivasha Catchment in Kenya and associated nutrients and pesticides pollution. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 18539–18539. 5 indexed citations

Bruggen, J. J. A. van, et al.. (2024). Effects of combined nutrient and pesticide exposure on algal biomass, and Daphnia magna abundance. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 13(1). 4 indexed citations

Simaika, John P., Michael J. Samways, Guy F. Midgley, et al.. (2024). Drivers of compositional turnover in narrow‐ranged and widespread dragonflies and damselflies in Africa. Insect Conservation and Diversity. 17(3). 501–511. 4 indexed citations

Simaika, John P., James B. Stribling, Jennifer Lento, et al.. (2024). Towards harmonized standards for freshwater biodiversity monitoring and biological assessment using benthic macroinvertebrates. The Science of The Total Environment. 918. 170360–170360. 13 indexed citations

Vossenberg, Jack van de, John P. Simaika, Hans C. Komakech, et al.. (2021). Double-Stranded DNA Virus Assemblages in Groundwater in Three Informal Urban Settlements in Sub-Saharan Africa Differ from Each Other. ACS ES&T Water. 1(9). 1992–2000. 6 indexed citations

Heino, Jani, Fábio de Oliveira Roque, John P. Simaika, et al.. (2020). Conservation of freshwater macroinvertebrate biodiversity in tropical regions. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 30(6). 1238–1250. 44 indexed citations

Simaika, John P., Jessica L. Ware, Rosser W. Garrison, & Michael J. Samways. (2020). Phylogeny of the Synlestidae (Odonata: Zygoptera), with an emphasis on Chlorolestes Selys and Ecchlorolestes Barnard. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 15088–15088. 4 indexed citations

Simaika, John P. & Michael J. Samways. (2018). Insect conservation psychology. Journal of Insect Conservation. 22(3-4). 635–642. 30 indexed citations

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Simaika, John P., et al.. (2016). Artificial ponds increase local dragonfly diversity in a global biodiversity hotspot. Biodiversity and Conservation. 25(10). 1921–1935. 56 indexed citations

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Simaika, John P., et al.. (2015). Bundles of stream restoration measures and their effects on fish communities. Limnologica. 55. 1–8. 9 indexed citations

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Domisch, Sami, Sonja C. Jähnig, John P. Simaika, Mathias Kuemmerlen, & Stefan Stoll. (2015). Application of species distribution models in stream ecosystems: the challenges of spatial and temporal scale, environmental predictors and species occurrence data. Fundamental and Applied Limnology / Archiv für Hydrobiologie. 186(1-2). 45–61. 80 indexed citations

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Simaika, John P.. (2015). Catchment and River Basin Management: Integrating Science and Governance. African Journal of Aquatic Science. 40(3). 319–319. 7 indexed citations

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Samways, Michael J., et al.. (2013). Value of artificial ponds for aquatic beetle and bug conservation in the Cape Floristic Region biodiversity hotspot. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 24(4). 522–535. 23 indexed citations

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Simaika, John P. & Michael J. Samways. (2012). Using dragonflies to monitor and prioritize lotic systems: a South African perspective. Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 12(3). 251–259. 32 indexed citations

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Simaika, John P., Michael J. Samways, Jens Kipping, et al.. (2012). Continental-scale conservation prioritization of African dragonflies. Biological Conservation. 157. 245–254. 31 indexed citations

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Simaika, John P. & Michael J. Samways. (2010). Biophilia as a Universal Ethic for Conserving Biodiversity. Conservation Biology. 24(3). 903–906. 91 indexed citations

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Dijkstra, Klaas‐Douwe B., Michael J. Samways, & John P. Simaika. (2007). Two new relict Syncordulia species found during museum and field studies of threatened dragonflies in the Cape Floristic Region (Odonata: Corduliidae). Zootaxa. 1467(1). 11 indexed citations

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Simaika, John P. & Robert A. Cannings. (2006). The Odonata of Hamilton Marsh, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. 6(7). 72–79.

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Cannings, Robert A. & John P. Simaika. (2005). Lestes disjunctus and L. forcipatus (Odonata: Lestidae): An evaluation of status and distribution in British Columbia. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 102. 57–64. 1 indexed citations

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