Mario E. Favila

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
87 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Mario E. Favila is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Paleontology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mario E. Favila has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 36 papers in Paleontology and 35 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Mario E. Favila's work include Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography (33 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (30 papers) and Plant and animal studies (20 papers). Mario E. Favila is often cited by papers focused on Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography (33 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (30 papers) and Plant and animal studies (20 papers). Mario E. Favila collaborates with scholars based in Mexico, Brazil and Spain. Mario E. Favila's co-authors include Trond H. Larsen, Elizabeth Nichols, Sacha Spector, Júlio Louzada, Gonzalo Halffter, Kevina Vulinec, Federico Escobar, Adrian L. V. Davis, Lucrecia Arellano and Gabriela Vázquez and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Mario E. Favila

83 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Ecological functions and ecosystem services provided by Scarabaeinae dung beetles

2008 954 citations Mario E. Favila et al. profile →
Global dung beetle response to tropical forest modification and fragmentation: A quantitative literature review and meta-analysis

2007 486 citations Mario E. Favila et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mario E. Favila Mexico	23	1.7k	1.2k	1.1k	1.0k	700	87	3.0k
Adrian L. V. Davis South Africa	26	1.4k 0.8×	843 0.7×	850 0.8×	874 0.8×	459 0.7×	84	2.3k
Trond H. Larsen United States	19	1.9k 1.1×	979 0.8×	790 0.7×	1.4k 1.3×	610 0.9×	30	3.2k
Elizabeth Nichols United States	19	1.6k 1.0×	878 0.8×	632 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	527 0.8×	31	2.9k
Fernando Zagury Vaz‐de‐Mello Brazil	31	1.8k 1.1×	1.6k 1.4×	1.9k 1.8×	910 0.9×	515 0.7×	251	3.7k
Malva Isabel Medina Hernández Brazil	29	1.4k 0.8×	763 0.7×	655 0.6×	826 0.8×	372 0.5×	84	2.3k
Gonzalo Halffter Mexico	39	2.6k 1.5×	2.5k 2.1×	2.7k 2.6×	1.7k 1.7×	869 1.2×	166	5.5k
Eduardo Galante Spain	27	657 0.4×	850 0.7×	508 0.5×	623 0.6×	718 1.0×	106	1.8k
Claudia Palestrini Italy	22	758 0.4×	579 0.5×	433 0.4×	538 0.5×	339 0.5×	120	1.6k
Antonio Rolando Italy	33	1.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	282 0.3×	1.6k 1.6×	422 0.6×	148	3.1k
Darién E. Prado Argentina	18	1.4k 0.8×	2.0k 1.7×	442 0.4×	593 0.6×	180 0.3×	61	3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Mario E. Favila

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mario E. Favila

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Vázquez, Gabriela, Alonso Ramírez, Mario E. Favila, & M. S. Alvarado-Barrientos. (2023). Land use scenarios, seasonality, and stream identity determine the water physicochemistry of tropical cloud forest streams. PeerJ. 11. e15487–e15487. 2 indexed citations

Monteros, Alejandro Espinosa de los, et al.. (2023). The ecological functions of dung beetles are shaped by multiple dimensions of diversity. Insect Conservation and Diversity. 17(1). 102–111. 2 indexed citations

Salomão, Renato Portela, et al.. (2023). Cues of uncommon food habits within dung beetles: Notes from a seasonally dry tropical forest in South America. Journal of Arid Environments. 219. 105098–105098.

Monteros, Alejandro Espinosa de los, et al.. (2023). Beyond species loss: How anthropogenic disturbances drive functional and phylogenetic homogenization of Neotropical dung beetles. The Science of The Total Environment. 869. 161663–161663. 10 indexed citations

Navarrete‐Gutiérrez, Darío, et al.. (2020). Mechanisms of diversity maintenance in dung beetle assemblages in a heterogeneous tropical landscape. PeerJ. 8. e9860–e9860. 13 indexed citations

Favila, Mario E., et al.. (2017). Contests over reproductive resources in female roller beetles: Outcome predictors and sharing as an option. PLoS ONE. 12(8). e0182931–e0182931. 12 indexed citations

Salgado‐Maldonado, Guillermo, et al.. (2016). Host specificity and the structure of helminth parasite communities of fishes in a Neotropical river in Mexico. Parasite. 23. 61–61. 19 indexed citations

Caballero, Margarita, Gabriela Vázquez, Beatriz Ortega‐Guerrero, Mario E. Favila, & Socorro Lozano‐García. (2015). Responses to a warming trend and “El Niño” events in a tropical lake in western Mexico. Aquatic Sciences. 78(3). 591–604. 14 indexed citations

Favila, Mario E., et al.. (2014). COMPOSICIÓN, RIQUEZA Y ABUNDANCIA DE COLEÓPTEROS (COLEOPTERA) ASOCIADOS A BOSQUES SEMIDECIDUOS Y VEGETACIONES RUDERALES EN LA SIERRA DEL ROSARIO, CUBA. Boletín de la SEA. 329–339. 2 indexed citations

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Salgado‐Maldonado, Guillermo, et al.. (2014). The communities of helminth parasites ofHeterandria bimaculata(Teleostei: Poeciliidae) from the upper Río La Antigua basin, east-central Mexico show a predictable structure. Parasitology. 141(7). 970–980. 14 indexed citations

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Huerta, Carmen, et al.. (2013). The Role Of Dung Beetles In The SustainabilityOf Pasture And Grasslands. 64. 3 indexed citations

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Martínez‐Jerónimo, Fernando, et al.. (2012). Effects of land use on water quality and Ceriodaphnia dubia reproduction. Hidrobiológica. 22(3). 229–243. 8 indexed citations

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Favila, Mario E.. (2012). Historical, biogeographical and ecological factors explain the success of some native dung beetles after the introduction of Cattle in Mexico. POLI-RED (Revistas Digitales Politécnicas) (La Universidad Politécnica de Madrid). 42(2). 161–181. 21 indexed citations

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Halffter, Gonzalo, et al.. (2011). Relocalización de alimento y comportamiento de nidificación en Scarabaeus y Kheper (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae). ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N S ). 27(2). 305–324. 2 indexed citations

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Díaz, Alfonso Sánchez-Paus, Eduardo Galante, & Mario E. Favila. (2010). The Effect of the Landscape Matrix on the Distribution of Dung and Carrion Beetles in a Fragmented Tropical Rain Forest. Journal of Insect Science. 10(81). 1–16. 52 indexed citations

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Favila, Mario E., et al.. (2010). Removal Rates of Native and Exotic Dung by Dung Beetles (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in a Fragmented Tropical Rain Forest. Environmental Entomology. 39(2). 328–336. 44 indexed citations

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Favila, Mario E., et al.. (2009). COLEÓPTEROS (INSECTA, COLEOPTERA) DEL ÁREA PROTEGIDA DE RECURSOS MANEJADOS MIL CUMBRES, SIERRA DEL ROSARIO, CUBA. Boletín de la SEA. 317–325. 2 indexed citations

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Favila, Mario E.. (2001). Historia de vida y comportamiento de un escarabajo necrófago: Canthon cyanellus cuanellus Leconte (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae). Folia entomológica mexicana. 40(2). 245–278. 23 indexed citations

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Favila, Mario E., et al.. (1996). Canthon cyanellus cyanellus LeConte (Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae) makes a nest in the field with several brood balls.. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 50(1). 52–60. 33 indexed citations

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Halffter, Gonzalo, Mario E. Favila, & Lucrecia Arellano. (1995). Spatial distribution of three groups of Coleoptera along an altitudinal transect in the Mexican Transition Zone and its biogeographical implications. 9. 151–185. 61 indexed citations

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