Marc Bekoff

15.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
221 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Marc Bekoff is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Marc Bekoff has authored 221 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Social Psychology, 61 papers in Genetics and 55 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Marc Bekoff's work include Human-Animal Interaction Studies (53 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (40 papers) and Primate Behavior and Ecology (34 papers). Marc Bekoff is often cited by papers focused on Human-Animal Interaction Studies (53 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (40 papers) and Primate Behavior and Ecology (34 papers). Marc Bekoff collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Belgium. Marc Bekoff's co-authors include Marek Špinka, Ruth C. Newberry, Colin Allen, Thomas J. Daniels, Gordon M. Burghardt, John A. Byers, Michael Wells, Daniel Ramp, Dale Jamieson and Jessica Pierce and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Marc Bekoff

213 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

Mammalian Play: Training for the Unexpected 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 100 200 300 400 500

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Marc Bekoff United States 47 3.0k 2.5k 2.2k 1.6k 1.3k 221 8.0k
Patrick Bateson United Kingdom 52 3.7k 1.2× 2.0k 0.8× 2.2k 1.0× 3.3k 2.0× 1.5k 1.1× 179 12.7k
Gordon M. Burghardt United States 48 2.4k 0.8× 1.6k 0.6× 1.6k 0.7× 3.7k 2.2× 710 0.5× 235 8.0k
Bennett G. Galef Canada 52 4.6k 1.5× 1.7k 0.7× 960 0.4× 3.3k 2.0× 912 0.7× 225 9.6k
Simon M. Reader United Kingdom 37 3.0k 1.0× 1.9k 0.8× 1.2k 0.5× 4.7k 2.9× 586 0.4× 123 8.7k
Kurt Kotrschal Austria 47 2.5k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 2.1k 0.9× 2.7k 1.6× 1.2k 0.9× 207 6.8k
Phyllis C. Lee United Kingdom 46 3.8k 1.3× 2.8k 1.1× 1.2k 0.5× 2.4k 1.4× 842 0.6× 168 7.5k
Melissa Bateson United Kingdom 47 1.7k 0.6× 983 0.4× 1.4k 0.6× 2.1k 1.3× 1.9k 1.4× 142 8.3k
J. R. Krebs United Kingdom 36 1.9k 0.6× 3.9k 1.5× 1.8k 0.8× 5.3k 3.2× 430 0.3× 57 10.3k
Charles L. Nunn United States 57 4.4k 1.5× 3.4k 1.3× 1.8k 0.8× 3.4k 2.0× 392 0.3× 185 10.8k
Kay E. Holekamp United States 55 4.9k 1.6× 4.2k 1.7× 1.4k 0.6× 4.5k 2.7× 806 0.6× 186 9.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marc Bekoff

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Batavia, Chelsea, Michael Nelson, Jeremy T. Bruskotter, et al.. (2021). Emotion as a source of moral understanding in conservation. Conservation Biology. 35(5). 1380–1387. 35 indexed citations
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Wallach, Arian D., Marc Bekoff, Chelsea Batavia, Michael Nelson, & Daniel Ramp. (2018). Summoning compassion to address the challenges of conservation. Conservation Biology. 32(6). 1255–1265. 167 indexed citations
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Bekoff, Marc. (2015). Playful fun in dogs. Current Biology. 25(1). R4–R7. 12 indexed citations
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Corbey, Raymond, Kristin Andrews, Marc Bekoff, et al.. (2013). The Politics of Species. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Bekoff, Marc & Jessica Pierce. (2009). Wild Justice Honor and Fairness among Beasts at Play. WBI Studies Repository. 1(4). 451–475. 6 indexed citations
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Bekoff, Marc. (2007). The emotional lives of animals : a leading scientist explores animal joy, sorrow, and empathy--and why they matter. Dominican Scholar (Dominican University of California). 120 indexed citations
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Bekoff, Marc. (2006). Animal Passions and Beastly Virtues: Reflections on Redecorating Nature. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 32 indexed citations
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Bekoff, Marc & Paul W. Sherman. (2004). Reflections on animal selves. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 19(4). 176–180. 71 indexed citations
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Bekoff, Marc. (2003). Where’s the brain? Geometric and cognitive underpinnings of group-size effects on vigilance. Behavioural Processes. 63(3). 139–140. 3 indexed citations
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Bekoff, Marc. (2002). The Importance of Ethics in Conservation Biology: Let's Be Ethicists not Ostriches. WBI Studies Repository. 12 indexed citations
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Dugatkin, Lee Alan & Marc Bekoff. (2002). Play and the evolution of fairness: a game theory model. Behavioural Processes. 60(3). 209–214. 51 indexed citations
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Arnhart, Larry, et al.. (2001). Index to Volume 36. Zygon®. 36(4). 1 indexed citations
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Bekoff, Marc, et al.. (2000). Winner and loser effects and the development of dominance relationships in young coyotes: An integration of data and theoryUnopened XML element 'f' closed. Evolutionary ecology research. 2(7). 871–883. 3 indexed citations
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Allen, Colin, Marc Bekoff, & George Lauder. (1998). Nature's Purposes: Analyses of Function and Design in Biology. MIT Press eBooks. 70 indexed citations
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Bekoff, Marc. (1995). Cognitive ethology, vigilance, information gathering, and representation: Who might know what and why?. Behavioural Processes. 35(1-3). 225–237. 21 indexed citations
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Bekoff, Marc & Colin Allen. (1995). Teleology, function, design and the evolution of animal behaviour. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 10(6). 253–255. 16 indexed citations
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Bekoff, Marc & Dale Jamieson. (1990). Cognitive ethology and applied philosophy: The significance of an evolutionary biology of mind. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 5(5). 156–159. 18 indexed citations
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Daniels, Thomas J. & Marc Bekoff. (1989). Feralization: The making of wild domestic animals. Behavioural Processes. 19(1-3). 79–94. 26 indexed citations
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Clark, Tim W., et al.. (1989). American Marten, Martes americana, home ranges in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 103(3). 423–425. 2 indexed citations
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Burghardt, Gordon M. & Marc Bekoff. (1978). The Development of Behavior: Comparative and Evolutionary Aspects. 215 indexed citations

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